Release appearance
macOS 26.0 Beta 2
Recorded context
About this appearance
A clean archived Apple DocC boundary isolates macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2; the raw diff has 43 added or status-changed lines and 25 removed or superseded lines, grouped here into 10 sourced occurrences.
- Date
- Jun 23, 2025
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- No
Release notes
What changed
Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.
Sequential archive diff
The CDX-confirmed before and after payloads bracket Beta 2 without crossing another macOS 26 milestone. The after-state page explicitly identifies itself as macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes.[1][2]
Documented Beta 2 delta
The raw comparison contains 43 added or status-changed lines and 25 removed or superseded lines. This article groups the high-signal issue-ID transitions into 10 copyright-safe editorial occurrences rather than reproducing Apple's changelog.[1][2]
Attribution boundary
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · After-state raw payload 20250703030443; macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta Release Notes — 20250609212708 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · Before-state raw payload 20250609212708; macOS Tahoe 26 Beta Release Notes
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · AGL — Deprecations; issue 153913819
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · AuthenticationServices — New Features; issue 150688929
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · Background Assets — Resolved Issues; issues 143281558, 151498902, 151647839, and 151942388
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta Release Notes — 20250609212708 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · Before-state raw payload 20250609212708; comparison baseline
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · Foundation Models framework — Known Issues; issues 152681332, 153216183, FB17990794, and 153216632
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · Foundation Models framework — Resolved Issues; issues 151926006, 152325506, 153255533, and FB18004324
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · General — New Features; issue 151856202
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · Resolved Issues diff; issues 151833204, 152468267, 148633307, 151778655, 152193702, 151266898, 150947515, 149401758, 149450560, 149263281, 152201501, 152456435, 151268030, 147787689, 151682699, and 152088799
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · Rosetta — New Features; issue 136764433
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · Settings — Known Issues; issue 153570422
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · TextKit — New Features; issue 152045248
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
developerApi · introduced
Rosetta dependency testing boot argument
Beta 2 adds an explicit failure mode for processes that would otherwise require Rosetta, enabling compatibility testing.
- [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta Release Notes — 20250609212708 raw state · Before-state raw payload 20250609212708; comparison baseline
- [2] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state · Rosetta — New Features; issue 136764433
developerApi · introduced
TextKit natural-alignment resolution APIs
The Beta 2 state introduces explicit alignment-resolution behavior shared across the OS 26 SDK family.
- [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta Release Notes — 20250609212708 raw state · Before-state raw payload 20250609212708; comparison baseline
- [2] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state · TextKit — New Features; issue 152045248
bugFix · fixed
Background Assets reliability fixes
Four Beta 1 limitations move to Resolved Issues in the clean Beta 2 snapshot diff.
- [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state · Background Assets — Resolved Issues; issues 143281558, 151498902, 151647839, and 151942388
- [2] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta Release Notes — 20250609212708 raw state · Before-state raw payload 20250609212708; comparison baseline
knownIssue · knownIssue
Separate Spaces login-crash known issue
Beta 2 documents a login-time WindowServer crash and a Recovery-based preference workaround.
- [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta Release Notes — 20250609212708 raw state · Before-state raw payload 20250609212708; comparison baseline
- [2] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state · Settings — Known Issues; issue 153570422
bugFix · fixed
Beta 2 system and application reliability fixes
This grouped occurrence preserves the issue-ID status transitions confirmed by the Beta 1-to-Beta 2 archive diff without reproducing Apple's individual notes.
- [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta Release Notes — 20250609212708 raw state · Before-state raw payload 20250609212708; comparison baseline
- [2] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state · Resolved Issues diff; issues 151833204, 152468267, 148633307, 151778655, 152193702, 151266898, 150947515, 149401758, 149450560, 149263281, 152201501, 152456435, 151268030, 147787689, 151682699, and 152088799
feature · introduced
Recovery Assistant
Beta 2 adds a recovery workflow that can inspect startup problems and attempt supported repairs.
- [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta Release Notes — 20250609212708 raw state · Before-state raw payload 20250609212708; comparison baseline
- [2] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state · General — New Features; issue 151856202
developerApi · introduced
Immediately available passkey registration
Beta 2 extends the immediate-availability request option to passkey registration and suppresses UI unless a credential is immediately available.
- [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state · AuthenticationServices — New Features; issue 150688929
- [2] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta Release Notes — 20250609212708 raw state · Before-state raw payload 20250609212708; comparison baseline
bugFix · fixed
Foundation Models availability and rate-limit fixes
The Beta 2 state resolves three retained framework failures spanning schema prompts, Playground requests, and Catalyst builds.
- [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta Release Notes — 20250609212708 raw state · Before-state raw payload 20250609212708; comparison baseline
- [2] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state · Foundation Models framework — Resolved Issues; issues 151926006, 152325506, 153255533, and FB18004324
knownIssue · knownIssue
Foundation Models command-line and macro limitations
The clean diff adds three framework limitations and preserves their separate issue identifiers.
- [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta Release Notes — 20250609212708 raw state · Before-state raw payload 20250609212708; comparison baseline
- [2] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state · Foundation Models framework — Known Issues; issues 152681332, 153216183, FB17990794, and 153216632
removal · removed
AGL SDK removal
The Beta 2 diff removes the legacy Carbon-era OpenGL presentation interface from usable SDK surface.
- [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state · AGL — Deprecations; issue 153913819
- [2] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta Release Notes — 20250609212708 raw state · Before-state raw payload 20250609212708; comparison baseline