{"id":1191,"date":"2025-09-15T21:08:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T17:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/ive-been-using-macos-tahoe-26-since-june-and-here-are-the-eight-best-things-about-it\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T21:08:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T17:08:41","slug":"ive-been-using-macos-tahoe-26-since-june-and-here-are-the-eight-best-things-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/ive-been-using-macos-tahoe-26-since-june-and-here-are-the-eight-best-things-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019ve been using macOS Tahoe 26 since June and here are the eight best things about it"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A 15-inch MacBook Air on a table with its lid open and screen on. It\u2019s running macOS Tahoe 26 and showing the desktop with a blue wallpaper.\" data-caption=\"Liquid Glass may polarize, but it\u2019s here.\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/091525_MacBook_Air_15_M4_macOS_Tahoe_ADiBenedetto_0001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\tLiquid Glass may polarize, but it\u2019s here.\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-text-align-none\">Apple&rsquo;s new version of macOS, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/os\/macos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tahoe 26<\/a>, launches today for all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/683846\/macos-tahoe-intel-x86-arm-m-cpu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">compatible Macs<\/a>. I&rsquo;ve already shared many feelings about Liquid Glass in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/apple\/685052\/apple-macos-tahoe-26-beta-hands-on-liquid-glass-themes-spotlight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my look at the developer<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/711358\/apple-macos-tahoe-26-public-beta-impressions-macbook-liquid-glass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public betas<\/a>, and my opinion on the new, polarizing UI remains lukewarm. But after using Tahoe through the beta periods to full release, I can confidently say that there are some decent improvements to macOS worth diving further into.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\">The updated Spotlight: power user lite<\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-slider\">\n<div class=\"image-slider\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Tahoe-Finder-inputs-demo.gif?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,4.8532731376975,100,90.293453724605\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"&lt;em&gt;A brief walkthrough of Spotlight's UI behavior: using the keyboard shortcuts, using the arrow keys, and hovering over with the mouse to show the icons.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-15-at-8.38.11%E2%80%AFAM.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,4.8732943469786,100,90.253411306043\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/>\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Command + Spacebar was always a helpful shortcut for calling up Spotlight and launching an app with just the keyboard. Now, you can do much more with it, and if you train up the muscle memory it  \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/apple-mac-os\/777936\/apple-macos-tahoe-26-final-release-testing-impressions-liquid-glass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liquid Glass may polarize, but it\u2019s here. Apple&rsquo;s new version of macOS, Tahoe 26, launches today for all compatible Macs. 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