Release appearance
macOS 26.0 Beta 3
Recorded context
About this appearance
A clean archived Apple DocC boundary isolates macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3; the raw diff has 24 added or status-changed lines and 16 removed or superseded lines, grouped here into 8 sourced occurrences.
- Date
- Jul 7, 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 3 without crossing another macOS 26 milestone. The after-state page explicitly identifies itself as macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3 Release Notes.[1][2]
Documented Beta 3 delta
The raw comparison contains 24 added or status-changed lines and 16 removed or superseded lines. This article groups the high-signal issue-ID transitions into 8 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 3 Release Notes — 20250713024323 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · After-state raw payload 20250713024323; macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3 Release Notes
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · Before-state raw payload 20250703030443; macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3 Release Notes — 20250713024323 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · App Store — Resolved Issues; issue 152878930
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3 Release Notes — 20250713024323 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · Background Assets — Resolved Issues; issues 151709449 and 153128086
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · Before-state raw payload 20250703030443; comparison baseline
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3 Release Notes — 20250713024323 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · Foundation Models framework — Resolved Issues; issues 152280144, 152681332, 153216183, FB17990794, and 153216632
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3 Release Notes — 20250713024323 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · Game Mode — Resolved Issues; issue 153125166
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3 Release Notes — 20250713024323 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · Metal and MetalFX — Resolved Issues; issues 145066238, 146436460, and 146436741
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3 Release Notes — 20250713024323 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · Object Capture — New Features; issue 145220451
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3 Release Notes — 20250713024323 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · Swift Charts — New Features; issue 148361385
- Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3 Release Notes — 20250713024323 raw state
Apple Developer · 2026-07-30 · VideoToolbox — Resolved Issues; issue 153243806
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
bugFix · fixed
App Store iPhone and iPad app update-hang fix
The App Store progress hang moves from Known Issues to Resolved Issues at the clean Beta 3 boundary.
- [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3 Release Notes — 20250713024323 raw state · App Store — Resolved Issues; issue 152878930
- [2] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state · Before-state raw payload 20250703030443; comparison baseline
developerApi · introduced
Swift Charts Chart3D
Chart3D first appears in the clean Beta 3 snapshot diff.
- [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state · Before-state raw payload 20250703030443; comparison baseline
- [2] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3 Release Notes — 20250713024323 raw state · Swift Charts — New Features; issue 148361385
bugFix · fixed
Background Assets essential-pack installation fixes
Two Background Assets installation limitations move to resolved status in the Beta 3 payload.
- [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3 Release Notes — 20250713024323 raw state · Background Assets — Resolved Issues; issues 151709449 and 153128086
- [2] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state · Before-state raw payload 20250703030443; comparison baseline
developerApi · introduced
Low-texture Object Capture reconstruction
Beta 3 adds a reconstruction path for low-texture objects captured outside the ObjectCaptureSession front end.
- [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state · Before-state raw payload 20250703030443; comparison baseline
- [2] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3 Release Notes — 20250713024323 raw state · Object Capture — New Features; issue 145220451
bugFix · fixed
Metal and MetalFX rendering fixes
The clean diff moves three graphics limitations into Resolved Issues.
- [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state · Before-state raw payload 20250703030443; comparison baseline
- [2] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3 Release Notes — 20250713024323 raw state · Metal and MetalFX — Resolved Issues; issues 145066238, 146436460, and 146436741
bugFix · fixed
Game Mode Info.plist support fix
The Game Mode declaration key moves from ignored to resolved status at the Beta 3 boundary.
- [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state · Before-state raw payload 20250703030443; comparison baseline
- [2] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3 Release Notes — 20250713024323 raw state · Game Mode — Resolved Issues; issue 153125166
bugFix · fixed
Foundation Models naming, rate, and visibility fixes
Four prior framework limitations move to resolved status at the isolated Beta 3 boundary.
- [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state · Before-state raw payload 20250703030443; comparison baseline
- [2] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3 Release Notes — 20250713024323 raw state · Foundation Models framework — Resolved Issues; issues 152280144, 152681332, 153216183, FB17990794, and 153216632
bugFix · fixed
High-bitrate HEVC decoding fix
The Beta 3 payload adds a resolved high-bitrate HEVC performance issue.
- [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 Release Notes — 20250703030443 raw state · Before-state raw payload 20250703030443; comparison baseline
- [2] Archived macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 3 Release Notes — 20250713024323 raw state · VideoToolbox — Resolved Issues; issue 153243806