MacOS 26 Tahoe is the newest version of macOS reported at the June WW Dev Conference, set to launch this fall. MacOS 26 follows MacOS 16 aka Sequoia, with Apple streamlining the numbering for all of its operating system updates.
(The following information was gathered from news sites like MacRumors, 9to5Mac, etc)
iOS 18 will jump to iOS 26. All in favour of the “year” aka 2026. Along with tvOS, Watch OS…
MacOS Tahoe, like iOS 26, adopts Apple’s new Liquid Glass material design. Liquid Glass is translucent and it behaves like glass would in the real world, reflecting light and the color that’s behind it.
Liquid Glass extends to desktop icons, folders, the Dock, in-app navigation, menus, toolbars, and the Control Center. The menu bar is translucent, revealing more of the display so it feels larger.
The Control Center is customizable, as is the menu bar, and users can adjust the layout and choose what apps and controls appear in both places.
There are options to set colors for folders, app icons and widgets. App icons support light and dark tints, and the same clear look that’s available on iOS. Folders can get colors and emoji characters, making them more recognizable at a glance.
Safari has an updated tab design that’s rounded and floating in the toolbar, with a new look for tabs and favorites. The sidebar has been redesigned to make it easier to find saved content like iCloud Tabs. Apple also made Safari faster, and it is 50 percent quicker at loading frequently visited websites than Chrome. It’s more secure, too, with Apple adding advanced fingerprinting protection in all browsing by default.
