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 đź’» âś…

  • 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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1. Apple macOS Tahoe Links

When Apple releases the official macOS Tahoe support links, they will be listed below.

  1. What’s new in the updates for macOS Tahoe – Waiting
  2. What’s new for enterprise in macOS Tahoe – Waiting
  3. Apple Security Updates Pagehttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222
  4. macOS Tahoe Mac App Store link – Waiting
  5. macOS Tahoe features pagehttps://www.apple.com/macos/os/
  6. Platform Security Guide – New macOS Rapid Security Response system.
  7. Platform Guide Deployment – What’s new in Apple platform deployment

AppleSeed Notes Link = appleseed.apple.com/

Developer Public Link = developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-notes

macOS Deployment References Changes – https://support.apple.com/guide/deployment-reference-macos/document-revision-history-apd04dff7069/web

3. macOS Tahoe Final & Beta Release History

    • 12. macOS Tahoe 26.0.1 (25A362) – 10/29/25
    • 11. macOS Tahoe 26.0.0 (25A354) – 10/15/25
    • 10. macOS Tahoe 26 RC (25A353) – 10/09/25
    • 9. macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 9 (25A5349a) – 10/02/25
    • 8. macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 8 (25A5349a) – 9/25/25
    • 7. macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 7 (25A5346a) – 8/18/25
    • 6. macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 6 (25A5338b) – 8/11/25
    • 5. macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 5 (25A5327h) – 8/07/25
    • 4. macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 4 (25A5316i) – 7/22/25
    • 3. macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3 (25A5306g) – 7/07/25
    • 2. macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 (25A5295e) – 6/23/25
    • 1. macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 1 (25A5279m) – 6/09/25

    4. macOS Tahoe Full Installer.app

    Apple has released the full installer for macOS Sonoma. I list all the of the Full installers in the link below.

    https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-tahoe-full-installer-database-download-directly-from-apple/

    InstallAssistant.pkg = Full download. Installing this package will add the full “Install macOS Tahoe.app” to your applications folder.

    5. Apple Silicon IPSW Restore file Update

    Apple has released the full IPSW restore file of macOS for Apple Silicon Macs. I keep track of all of them in my Apple Silicon Firmware Database

    Get them here –> https://mrmacintosh.com/apple-silicon-m1-full-macos-restore-ipsw-firmware-files-database/

    6. macOS Tahoe Update sizes

    Delta Update

    The delta update will automatically change in size for exactly what your macOS version needs.

    Full update & OCLP Users = NOT SUPPORTED YET

    Apple Silicon Updates

    Delta from macOS Tahoe 26.0.0 with size = 1.76GB

    Intel Updates

    Delta from macOS Tahoe 26.0.0 with size = 846MB

    7. Apple Silicon System Firmware Version

    This update has a new firmware update. The version number is reported in System Information under “System Firmware Version

    Apple Silicon Firmware = Not Updated.

    • 12. macOS Tahoe 26.0.1 = 13822.1.2
    • 11. macOS Tahoe 26.0 = 13822.1.2
    • 10. macOS Tahoe RC = 13822.1.2
    • 9. macOS Tahoe Beta 9 = 13822.1.2
    • 8. macOS Tahoe Beta 8 = 13822.1.2
    • 7. macOS Tahoe Beta 7 = 13822.1.2
    • 6. macOS Tahoe Beta 6 = 13822.1.2
    • 5. macOS Tahoe Beta 5 = 13822.0.277.0.3
    • 4. macOS Tahoe Beta 4 = 13822.0.233
    • 3. macOS Tahoe Beta 3 = 13822.0.194.0.3
    • 2. macOS Tahoe Beta 2 = 13822.0.166.0.1
    • 1. macOS Tahoe Beta 1 = 13822.0.88.511.1

    8. Apple Silicon OS loader Version (iBoot)

    OS Loader Version (iBoot) also referred to as “iBoot second-stage loader”, is Apple’s stage 2 bootloader. The OS loader version will be the same as the “System Firmware Version” on the latest OS. On previous versions of macOS Monterey and Big Sur, the OS loader version will be a version behind. Example = Monterey = 7459.121.3 & Big Sur = 6723.140.2

    OS Loader version = Not Updated.

    • 12. macOS Tahoe 26.0.1 = 13822.1.2
    • 11. macOS Tahoe 26.0 = 13822.1.2
    • 10. macOS Tahoe RC = 13822.1.2
    • 9. macOS Tahoe Beta 9 = 13822.1.2
    • 8. macOS Tahoe Beta 8 = 13822.1.2
    • 7. macOS Tahoe Beta 7 = 13822.1.2
    • 6. macOS Tahoe Beta 6 = 13822.1.2
    • 5. macOS Tahoe Beta 5 = 13822.0.277.0.3
    • 4. macOS Tahoe Beta 4 = 13822.0.233
    • 3. macOS Tahoe Beta 3 = 13822.0.194.0.3
    • 2. macOS Tahoe Beta 2 = 13822.0.166.0.1
    • 1. macOS Tahoe Beta 1 = 13822.0.88.511.1

    9. Intel T2 BridgeOS Update

    The Version of BridgeOS for your T2 Security Chip (2018-2020 Intel Macs) was updated.

    BridgeOS version = Not Updated.

    • 12. macOS Tahoe 26.0.1 = 23.16.10350.0.0
    • 11. macOS Tahoe 26.0 = 23.16.10350.0.0
    • 10. macOS Tahoe RC = 23.16.10350.0.0
    • 9. macOS Tahoe Beta 9 = 23.16.10350.0.0
    • 8. macOS Tahoe Beta 8 = 23.16.10348.5.1
    • 7. macOS Tahoe Beta 7 = 23.16.5342.0.1
    • 6. macOS Tahoe Beta 6 = 23.16.5342.0.1
    • 5. macOS Tahoe Beta 5 = 23.16.5331.0.4
    • 4. macOS Tahoe Beta 4 = 23.16.5320.0.2
    • 3. macOS Tahoe Beta 3 = N/A
    • 2. macOS Tahoe Beta 2 = N/A
    • 1. macOS Tahoe Beta 1 = 23.16.5283.0.7

    10. Safari Update

    The new version of Safari was 26 is included in the macOS 26 update.

    Safari = Updated!

    • 12. macOS Tahoe 26.0.1 = Safari 26.0.1 (21622.1.22.11.15)
    • 11. macOS Tahoe 26.0 = Safari 26.0 (21622.1.22.11.14)
    • 10. macOS Tahoe RC = Safari 26.0 (21622.1.22.11.14)
    • 9. macOS Tahoe Beta 9 = Safari 26.0 (21622.1.22.11.13)
    • 8. macOS Tahoe Beta 8 = Safari 26.0 (21622.1.22.11.12)
    • 7. macOS Tahoe Beta 7 = Safari 26.0 (21622.1.22.11.11)
    • 6. macOS Tahoe Beta 6 = Safari 26.0 (21622.1.22.11.5)
    • 5. macOS Tahoe Beta 5 = Safari 26.0 (21622.1.21.11.3)
    • 4. macOS Tahoe Beta 4 = Safari 26.0 (21622.1.19.11.2)
    • 3. macOS Tahoe Beta 3 = Safari 26.0 (21622.1.18.1.5)
    • 2. macOS Tahoe Beta 2 = Safari 26.0 (21622.1.16.11.2)
    • 1. macOS Tahoe Beta 1 = Safari 26.0 (21622.1.14.11.4)

    11. What’s new for Enterprise in Tahoe

    Enterprise changes in macOS Tahoe 26.0.1

    • New Features – 0
    • New Fixes – 2

    1. The profile editor window in Apple Configurator for Mac is correctly displayed.

    2. Device management configurations with hardware-bound 802.1X identities are successfully installed.

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/124963

    12. Security Content of macOS Tahoe

    Security vulnerabilities in this Update

    Fixes addressed in this update = 1

    Safari 26.0 = ?

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/100100

    13. macOS Tahoe Release Notes

    macOS Tahoe 26.0.1

    This update provides important bug fixes, security updates, and resolves an issue that prevented some users from upgrading to macOS Tahoe on Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, 2025).

    https://developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-notes

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