Month: August 2026

macOS Tahoe 26.6.1 Update! Everything you need to know.

macOS Tahoe 26.6.1 (25G76) is now Available For All Users!

UPDATED: 08/06/26

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

Today, Apple released macOS Tahoe 26.6.1 to the public. The update is available through Software Update in System Settings for all compatible Macs.

Apple’s release notes provide only a summary of the changes included in this update. As with previous macOS releases, many additional changes are uncovered through testing, system analysis, and comparing files between builds.

This article provides a detailed technical breakdown of macOS Tahoe 26.6.1, including new features, bug fixes, update sizes, firmware updates, security changes, developer updates, and other discoveries found while analyzing the release.

macOS Tahoe Patch Notes Summary

  • 1. New Features – 0
  • 2. Developer Documented Fixes – 0
  • 3. Security Fixes – Waiting
  • 4. Enterprise Fixes –
  • 5. Safari Security (Webkit) –
  • 7. Full installer & IPSW – Both Released
  • 8. OpenCore Legacy Patcher Users – NOT COMPATIBLE!

System Settings > Software Update:

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Full Apple Update Release list

Update List 💻📲 ✅

  • Tahoe 26.6.1 (25G76)
  • Sequoia 15.7.9 (24G830)
  • Sonoma 14.8.9 (23J631)
  • iOS/iPadOS 26.6 (23G71) (remains the same)
  • iOS/iPadOS 18.7.9 (22H355) (remains the same)
  • iPadOS 17.7.11 (21H461) (remains the same)
  • iOS/iPadOS 16.7.16 (20H392) (remains the same)
  • iOS/iPadOS 15.8.8 (19H422) (remains the same)
  • watchOS 26.6 (23U67) (remains the same)
  • homePodOS 26.6 (remains the same)
  • tvOS 26.6 (23L773) (remains the same)
  • visionOS 26.6 (23O770) (remains the same)
  • Studio Display Firmware 26.4 (23E246) (remains the same)
  • Safari – 26.6 – (included in 26.6 but a separate install for Sequoia & Sonoma)
  • Xcode – 26.6 (remains the same)
  • Command Line Tools for Xcode – 26.6 (remains the same)

OpenCore Legacy Patcher for Unsupported Macs

OCLP 2.4.1 & macOS Tahoe 26.6.1 : DO NOT INSTALL! NOT COMPATIBLE YET. This release is in full testing and it is not recommended that you attempt to install it yet.!

OCLP 2.4.1 Testing Status =

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

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

Security Vulnerabilities Patched

This is a list of all the CVE Security Vulnerabilities Patched:

Credit: Tony Young

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
  • 10. Intel OS Loader Version
  • 12. Apple Silicon macOS Recovery Version
  • 13. What’s new for enterprise in macOS Tahoe
  • 14. Security Content of macOS Tahoe
  • 15. macOS Tahoe Release Notes / Patch Notes / Changes
  • 16. macOS Tahoe Developer Release Notes

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