macOS Tahoe Beta 8 Everything You Need to Know!

macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 8 (25A5349a) is now Available!

UPDATED: 8/27/25

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

Apple just released macOS Tahoe Beta 8 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 2.4.0 & macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 8 : 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 đź’» âś…

  • 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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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 Page – https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222
  4. macOS Tahoe Mac App Store link – Waiting
  5. macOS Tahoe features page – https://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

  • 6. macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 6 (25A5338b) – 8/11/25
  • 5. macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 5 (25A5327h) – 8/07/25 Public Beta 2 (25A5327m)
  • 4. macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 4 (25A5316i) – 7/22/25 (Also Public Beta 1)
  • 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 Beta 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 with size = 6.78GB

Intel Updates

Delta from macOS Sequoia 15.6 with size = 4.23GB

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

  • 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

  • 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 = Updated!

  • 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!

  • 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 macOS 26

Enterprise changes in macOS Tahoe beta

  • Apple does not provide enterprise notes for Beta releases.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213893

12. Security Content of macOS Tahoe Beta

Apple does not disclose security information on macOS Beta versions.

Security vulnerabilities in this Update

Fixes addressed in this update =

Safari 26.0 =

Webkit =

13. macOS Tahoe Beta Release Notes

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

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