Month: September 2025

macOS Tahoe 26.0.1 Update! Everything You Need to Know.

macOS Tahoe 26.0.1 (25A362) is now Available For All Users!

UPDATED: 10/01/25

This article will be continually updated as new information comes in.

Apple just released the first update for macOS Tahoe to the public! Let’s jump in and find out what’s new.

The following Apple Support documents have been released:

IMPORTANT NOTE! If you do not want your Mac to upgrade to macOS Tahoe, make sure you turn off “Download new updates when available” This is ESPECIALLY important for OCLP users You can still check for and install updates, but you do not want the update to auto download & stage!

IMPORTANT NOTE 2: Apple has upped the BuildVersion of the public release version of Tahoe from 25A353 to 25A354. So if you are on the beta track and on the RC version, you need to turn off beta updates and upgrade to the public release version.

OpenCore Legacy Patcher for Unsupported Macs

OCLP 2.4.1 & macOS Tahoe 26.0.1 : DO NOT INSTALL! NOT COMPATIBLE YET. This release is in full testing and it is not recommended that you attempt to install it yet.!

Kernel Debug Kit (KDK) Status: = https://github.com/dortania/KdkSupportPkg/releases

Metallibsupport.pkg Status: = https://github.com/dortania/MetallibSupportPkg/releases

macOS Tahoe Beta Patch Notes Summary

  • 1. New Features/Improvements – 0
  • 2. Security Fixes – 1 CVE
  • 3. Enterprise Changes – 2
  • 4. Safari Security (Webkit) – ?
  • 5. Full installer & IPSW – Both are now available!
  • 6. Safari – 26.0.1 Updated in Tahoe
  • 7. OpenCore Legacy Patcher Users – NOT COMPATIBLE!

Full Apple Update Release list

macOS 💻 ✅

  • Tahoe 26.0.1 (25A362)
  • Sequoia 15.7.1 (24G231)
  • Sonoma 14.8.1 (23J30)
  • Safari – 26.0.1
  • Xcode – Xcode 26
  • Command Line Tools for Xcode – Xcode 26 Command Line Tools

Other 📲📺⌚️✅

  • iOS & iPadOS 26.0.1 (23A355)
  • iOS & iPadOS 18.7.1 (22H31)
  • homePodOS 26.0.1 (23J362)
  • watchOS 26.0.2 (23R362)
  • watchOS 26.0.2 (23R8362)Apple Watch Ultra 3 Only
  • tvOS 26.0.1 (23J362)
  • visionOS 26.0.1 (23M341)

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Table of Contents

  • 1. macOS Tahoe Apple Links
  • 2. macOS Tahoe Release History
  • 3. macOS Tahoe Full Installer.app
  • 4. Apple Silicon macOS Tahoe IPSW Restore file Database
  • 5. macOS Tahoe Update sizes
  • 6. Apple Silicon System Firmware Version
  • 7. Apple Silicon OS loader Version (iBoot)
  • 8. Intel T2 BridgeOS Update
  • 9. Intel T2 Firmware Update
  • 10. Safari Update
  • 11. What’s new for enterprise in macOS Tahoe
  • 12. Security Content of macOS Tahoe
  • 13. macOS Tahoe Release Notes / Patch Notes / Changes

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macOS Tahoe 26.0 IS HERE! Everything You Need to Know

macOS Tahoe 26.0 (25A354) is now Available For All Users!

UPDATED: 9/22/25

This article will be continually updated as new information comes in.

Apple just released macOS Tahoe update to the public! Let’s jump in and find out what’s new.

Apple has also released Safari 26.0 for macOS Sequoia and macOS Sonoma as standalone updates. Safari 26.0 is included in macOS Tahoe 26.0.

The following Apple Support documents have been released:

UPDATE 1:48PM: Apple is staggering the Tahoe upgrade. The update was at first, only showing up for Intel Mac users. But now is starting to show up on all Apple Silicon Macs. Also don’t forget to turn off the beta track if you were on it before!

IMPORTANT NOTE! If you do not want your Mac to upgrade to macOS Tahoe, make sure you turn off “Download new updates when available” This is ESPECIALLY important for OCLP users You can still check for and install updates, but you do not want the update to auto download & stage!

IMPORTANT NOTE 2: Apple has upped the BuildVersion of the public release version of Tahoe from 25A353 to 25A354. So if you are on the beta track and on the RC version, you need to turn off beta updates and upgrade to the public release version.

Apple has released the main patch notes for what shows up in the update window.

macOS Tahoe introduces a stunning new design and Apple Intelligence features, along with delightful ways to work across your devices and boost your productivity.

Design The new design, featuring Liquid Glass, gives Mac a fresh new look thatÆs more expressive and delightful yet instantly familiar.

Apple Intelligence Unlock new ways to communicate across languages with Live Translation, tap into new intelligent actions in Shortcuts, combine favorite emoji together with Genmoji, and explore more options as you create images in Image Playground.

Continuity Get even more ways to work seamlessly across devices with the all-new Phone app and Live Activities on Mac.

Productivity Discover new features for Spotlight, Shortcuts, and Messages to enhance your productivity and how you communicate on Mac.

OpenCore Legacy Patcher for Unsupported Macs

OCLP 2.4.1 & macOS Tahoe 26 : DO NOT INSTALL! NOT COMPATIBLE YET. This release is in full testing and it is not recommended that you attempt to install it yet.!

Kernel Debug Kit (KDK) Status: = https://github.com/dortania/KdkSupportPkg/releases

Metallibsupport.pkg Status: = https://github.com/dortania/MetallibSupportPkg/releases

macOS Tahoe Beta Patch Notes Summary

  • 1. New Features/Improvements –
  • 2. Security Fixes – 77 CVE’s
  • 3. Enterprise Changes –
  • 4. Safari Security (Webkit) –
  • 5. Full installer & IPSW – Both are now available!
  • 6. Safari – 26.0
  • 7. OpenCore Legacy Patcher Users – NOT COMPATIBLE!

Full Apple Update Release list

macOS 💻 ✅

  • Tahoe 26.0 (25A354)
  • Sequoia 15.7 (24G222)
  • Sonoma 14.8 (23J21)
  • Safari – 26.0
  • Xcode – Xcode 26
  • Command Line Tools for Xcode – Xcode 26 Command Line Tools

Other 📲📺⌚️✅

  • iOS/iPadOS 26 (23A341)
  • iOS/iPadOS 18.7 (22H20)
  • iOS/iPadOS 16.7.12 (20H364)
  • iOS/iPadOS 15.8.5 (19H394)
  • watchOS 26 (23R352)
  • homePodOS 26 (23J353)
  • tvOS 26 (23J353)
  • visionOS 26 (23M336)

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Table of Contents

  • 1. macOS Tahoe Apple Links
  • 2. macOS Tahoe Release History
  • 3. macOS Tahoe Full Installer.app
  • 4. Apple Silicon macOS Tahoe IPSW Restore file Database
  • 5. macOS Tahoe Update sizes
  • 6. Apple Silicon System Firmware Version
  • 7. Apple Silicon OS loader Version (iBoot)
  • 8. Intel T2 BridgeOS Update
  • 9. Intel T2 Firmware Update
  • 10. Safari Update
  • 11. What’s new for enterprise in macOS Tahoe
  • 12. Security Content of macOS Tahoe
  • 13. macOS Tahoe Release Notes / Patch Notes / Changes

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macOS Tahoe RC Everything You Need to Know!

macOS Tahoe 26 RC (25A353) is now Available!

UPDATED: 9/09/25

This article will be continually updated as new information comes in.

Apple just released macOS Tahoe RC update to developers! Let’s jump in and find out what’s new.

We are getting close to the iPhone event announcement and this could be the final beta version before the RC or Release Candidate!

OpenCore Legacy Patcher for Unsupported Macs

OCLP 2.4.1 & macOS Tahoe 26 RC : DO NOT INSTALL NOT COMPATIBLE YET. This release is in full testing and it is not recommended that you attempt to install it yet.!

Kernel Debug Kit (KDK) Status: Beta = Kernel_Debug_Kit_26.0_build_25A5279m.dmg

Metallibsupport.pkg Status: = None https://github.com/dortania/MetallibSupportPkg/releases

macOS Tahoe Beta Patch Notes Summary

  • 1. New Features/Improvements
  • 2. Security Fixes
  • 3. Enterprise Changes
  • 4. Safari Security (Webkit)
  • 5. Full installer & IPSW 
  • 6. Safari
  • 7. OpenCore Legacy Patcher Users 

Full Apple Update Release list

macOS 💻 ✅

  • Tahoe 26.0 Developer Beta 8
  • Tahoe 26.0 Public Beta 4
  • Sequoia – 15.7 Beta
  • Sonoma – 14.7.8 Beta
  • Safari – 26.0
  • Xcode – Xcode 26 beta (17A5241e)
  • Command Line Tools for Xcode – Xcode 26 Command Line Tools

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Table of Contents

  • 1. macOS Tahoe Apple Links
  • 2. macOS Tahoe Beta Release History
  • 3. macOS Tahoe Full Installer.app
  • 4. Apple Silicon macOS Tahoe IPSW Restore file Database
  • 5. macOS Tahoe Update sizes
  • 6. Apple Silicon System Firmware Version
  • 7. Apple Silicon OS loader Version (iBoot)
  • 8. Intel T2 BridgeOS Update
  • 9. Intel T2 Firmware Update
  • 10. Safari Update
  • 11. What’s new for enterprise in macOS Tahoe
  • 12. Security Content of macOS Tahoe
  • 13. macOS Tahoe Beta Release Notes / Patch Notes / Changes

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macOS Tahoe Beta 9 Everything You Need to Know!

macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 9 (25A5351b) is now Available!

UPDATED: 9/02/25

This article will be continually updated as new information comes in.

Apple just released macOS Tahoe Beta 9 update to developers! Let’s jump in and find out what’s new.

We are getting close to the iPhone event announcement and this could be the final beta version before the RC or Release Candidate!

OpenCore Legacy Patcher for Unsupported Macs

OCLP 2.4.1 & macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 9 : DO NOT INSTALL NOT COMPATIBLE YET. This release is in full testing and it is not recommended that you attempt to install it yet.!

Kernel Debug Kit (KDK) Status: Beta = Kernel_Debug_Kit_26.0_build_25A5279m.dmg

Metallibsupport.pkg Status: = None https://github.com/dortania/MetallibSupportPkg/releases

macOS Tahoe Beta Patch Notes Summary

  • 1. New Features/Improvements
  • 2. Security Fixes
  • 3. Enterprise Changes
  • 4. Safari Security (Webkit)
  • 5. Full installer & IPSW 
  • 6. Safari
  • 7. OpenCore Legacy Patcher Users 

Full Apple Update Release list

macOS 💻 ✅

  • Tahoe 26.0 Developer Beta 8
  • Tahoe 26.0 Public Beta 4
  • Sequoia – 15.7 Beta
  • Sonoma – 14.7.8 Beta
  • Safari – 26.0
  • Xcode – Xcode 26 beta (17A5241e)
  • Command Line Tools for Xcode – Xcode 26 Command Line Tools

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Table of Contents

  • 1. macOS Tahoe Apple Links
  • 2. macOS Tahoe Beta Release History
  • 3. macOS Tahoe Full Installer.app
  • 4. Apple Silicon macOS Tahoe IPSW Restore file Database
  • 5. macOS Tahoe Update sizes
  • 6. Apple Silicon System Firmware Version
  • 7. Apple Silicon OS loader Version (iBoot)
  • 8. Intel T2 BridgeOS Update
  • 9. Intel T2 Firmware Update
  • 10. Safari Update
  • 11. What’s new for enterprise in macOS Tahoe
  • 12. Security Content of macOS Tahoe
  • 13. macOS Tahoe Beta Release Notes / Patch Notes / Changes

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