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Fourth macOS Tahoe 26.5 Beta Now Available for Developers

Apple today provided the fourth beta of an upcoming macOS Tahoe 26.5 update to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming a week after the third beta.

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Developers can download the ‌macOS Tahoe‌ 26.5 update by opening up the System Settings app, selecting the General category, and then choosing Software Update. Beta Updates will need to be enabled, and a free developer account is required.

No new features were found in the first three ‌macOS Tahoe‌ 26.5 betas, and it's likely the update primarily focuses on bug fixes and performance improvements.

Update 1:05 pm: The update is now also available to public beta testers.

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Top Rated Comments

UrfinJuice Avatar
14 weeks ago
Went back to Sequoia from 26.4 today. 🤮 Please wake me up when 27.8 will come out.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
turbineseaplane Avatar
14 weeks ago
I hope somebody is working on Finder

I swear there are memory leaks in Tahoe Finder.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Edgecrusherr Avatar
14 weeks ago

I hope somebody is working on Finder

I swear there are memory leaks in Tahoe Finder.
Unfortunately, I think Apple's dedicating too much time to pushing out new shiny features in general, and not enough time in fixing bugs. macOS 15.7.5 is having so many issues with Bluetooth, audio, Safari, and overall performance, that I'm going to have to wipe and downgrade to 15.4 if they don't have it resolved in the next month.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
14 weeks ago
build number is 25F5068a

others released today

macOS 15.7.7 RC 2 (24G718)
macOS 14.8.7 RC 2 (23J518)
iOS 26.5 beta 4 (23F5069b)
iPadOS 26.5 beta 4 (23F5069b)
watchOS 26.5 beta 4 (23T5568a)
visionOS 26.5 beta 4 (23O5468a)
tvOS 26.5 beta 4 (23L5469a)
audioOS 26.5 beta 4 (23L5469a)
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
14 weeks ago
Why, when Apple releases a new OS, do they need to fix things that were already working fine?

For example, if Bluetooth issues were fixed in macOS Sequoia, why are they broken again in macOS Tahoe?

You get my point? it feels like releasing a new OS is like breaking everything that was already fixed. I don’t get it.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
reyesmac Avatar
14 weeks ago
I cant believe they are sticking with an all white interface, its blinding and unless you have apple monitors the contrast of ui elements is low. The OS already looked better in its past when improvements were for usability and not hey I like glass lets put that everywhere.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)