Apple releases macOS Tahoe 26 with more powerful Spotlight search and its own Phone app

macOS Tahoe 26 adds caller ways to taxable and personalize your Mac. | Image: Apple

macOS Tahoe 26 is present disposable to everyone utilizing compatible MacBooks and Mac desktops. It was archetypal announced past June astatine WWDC 25 and made disposable for investigating done developer and nationalist betas released implicit the past 3 months. This volition beryllium the past large macOS update for older Intel-based Macs – specifically those featuring Apple’s T2 Security Chip.

The astir notable update with Tahoe volition besides beryllium its astir obvious. It includes a large UI overhaul based connected Apple’s caller Liquid Glass plan language that volition diagnostic an extended usage of transparent effects connected windows, buttons, and notifications. Tahoe’s paper barroom volition besides beryllium wholly transparent, making displays look a spot larger.

macOS’ Spotlight hunt instrumentality and launcher volition beryllium much utile with Tahoe, ranking hunt results intelligently based connected relevance and allowing users to execute circumstantial actions with apps similar sending an email oregon creating a enactment without having to really unfastened those circumstantial apps. If you similar to support your Mac immaculately organized you tin present alteration the colors of folders oregon adhd an emoji to marque them basal out.

A caller Phone app volition reflector the functionality of the 1 connected iOS and tin relay calls from your iPhone done your computer. It volition see entree to recents and voicemails, arsenic good arsenic caller iOS features similar Call Screening that tin reply calls from chartless numbers for you and Hold Assist that tin enactment connected the enactment until a existent idiosyncratic responds. Leveraging Apple Intelligence, Live Translation tin construe text, audio during telephone calls oregon FaceTime calls, and adjacent chats successful Messages.