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macOS Emerald to macOS Big Bear: What Will Apple Name macOS 27? Tuesday June 2, 2026 8:20 am PDT by Joe Rossignol Every year heading into WWDC , one thought on many Mac fans' minds is what Apple will choose as the name for the next version of macOS. …
Apple Releases macOS Tahoe 26.5.1 to Fix Shutdown Issue Affecting Enterprise Users on M5 Macs Monday June 1, 2026 10:31 am PDT by Juli Clover Apple today released macOS Tahoe 26.5.1, a small update to the macOS Tahoe operating system that came out last year. macOS Tahoe 26.5.1 comes three weeks… …
… Intel-based Macs that can run macOS Tahoe but will not be compatible with macOS 27: 13-inch MacBook Pro 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports 16-inch MacBook Pro 2019 27-inch iMac 2020 Mac Pro 2019 Apple said Intel-based Macs will continue to receive security updates for three years. macOS 27's exact comp… …
… Related Roundups: macOS Tahoe , macOS Golden Gate Related Forum: macOS Tahoe
macOS 27 Golden Gate Is the Last to Support Intel Apps via Rosetta 2 Wednesday June 10, 2026 5:39 am PDT by Hartley Charlton macOS 27 Golden Gate is the final version of macOS to feature full Rosetta 2 support, meaning the translation layer that keeps Intel-built apps running on Apple silicon Macs … …
… Intel Macs that can run macOS Tahoe, but not macOS Golden Gate: 13-inch MacBook Pro 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports 16-inch MacBook Pro 2019 27-inch iMac 2020 Mac Pro 2019 Apple said Intel-based Macs will continue to receive security updates for three years. macOS 27 Golden Gate can still run Intel … …
… Apple has also said that beyond macOS 27, it will keep some Rosetta functionality to support older unmaintained gaming titles that rely on Intel-based frameworks. Related Roundup: macOS 27
… Some of the same features that are coming in iOS 27 will come to macOS 27, like the new version of Siri and the dedicated Siri app, but we want to hear from MacRumors readers. What are you hoping to see in macOS 27? …
Apple Announces macOS Golden Gate Monday June 8, 2026 10:19 am PDT by Joe Rossignol Apple today announced that macOS 27 is named macOS Golden Gate. Much like Mac OS X Snow Leopard in 2009, Apple said it focused on improving macOS's performance and dozens of underlying technologies this year. …
… This enhancement allows users to tap and interact with macOS elements with a finger on their iPad. This strongly hints at Apple preparing to bring touch-screen support to macOS after years of resisting. Second, macOS 27 adds iPhone-like pull-to-refresh support to the Mac. …
