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macOS 26.1

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
6
Beta cycle
42d
Average interval
8d
Public release
Nov 3, 2025

Release notes

Overview

Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.

Release overview

macOS Tahoe 26.1 reached the public channel on November 3, 2025. macOS Tahoe 26.1 added an opacity choice for Liquid Glass, extended Apple Music AutoMix to AirPlay, improved FaceTime audio under constrained network conditions, and changed default protections for existing child accounts.[1][2]

Documented security record

Apple's advisory records a broad security pass across authorization, privacy, code-signing, sandbox, file-system, media, kernel, Safari, and WebKit surfaces. The grouped entries below are a reader-oriented index, not a replacement for the full CVE bulletin.[3]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. About the security content of macOS Tahoe 26.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · macOS Tahoe 26.1 — Released 2025-11-03

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  2. What's new in the updates for macOS Tahoe 26

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · macOS Tahoe 26.1

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  3. About the security content of macOS Tahoe 26.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · macOS Tahoe 26.1 — security content

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Documented & observed

Changes in this version

Source-linked features, fixes, known issues, removals, and community-observed behavior recorded across this version’s appearances and verified builds.

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

bugFix · fixed

SwiftUI navigation indicator crash fix

documentedconfirmed

The first macOS beta state documents the SDK-rebuild requirement for receiving this cross-version SwiftUI compatibility fix.

Recorded at Beta 1

  1. [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26.1 Beta Release Notes · SwiftUI — Resolved Issues; 158236264 and FB19613386; raw payload 20250926135045

knownIssue · knownIssue

sudo configuration ownership checks

documentedconfirmed

The archived note explains that sudo may fail when its configuration owner is not root and provides a Recovery-based ownership repair.

Recorded at Beta 1

  1. [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26.1 Beta Release Notes · sudo — Known Issues; 155330149 and FB18698477; raw payload 20250926135045

knownIssue · knownIssue

Apple TV app search-bar known issue

documentedconfirmed

The first retained macOS 26.1 beta state lists the missing Apple TV app search control as a known issue.

Recorded at Beta 1

  1. [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26.1 Beta Release Notes · Apple TV app — Known Issues; 159419539; raw payload 20250926135045

bugFix · fixed

Background Assets local URL lookup fix

documentedconfirmed

The archived macOS state marks the AssetPackManager lookup failure for locally stored asset files as resolved.

Recorded at Beta 1

  1. [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26.1 Beta Release Notes · Background Assets — Resolved Issues; 157959878 and FB19512759; raw payload 20250926135045

bugFix · fixed

Game controller press timestamp correction

documentedconfirmed

Apple's initial macOS beta notes resolve the incorrect time domain returned for a controller input's last-pressed timestamp.

Recorded at Beta 1

  1. [1] Archived macOS Tahoe 26.1 Beta Release Notes · Game Controller — Resolved Issues; 159124910; raw payload 20250926135045

security · fixed

Code-signing, sandbox, and file-system protections

documentedconfirmed

The update tightened code-signing downgrade checks, sandbox and entitlement boundaries, symbolic-link handling, installer behavior, and access to protected file-system locations.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the security content of macOS Tahoe 26.1 · AppleMobileFileIntegrity, Assets, CloudKit, Disk Images, Installer, Sandbox, and TCC entries

enhancement · introduced

Tinted Liquid Glass appearance

documentedconfirmed

A new appearance control let users choose the original clear Liquid Glass material or a more opaque tinted presentation in apps.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] What's new in the updates for macOS Tahoe 26 · macOS Tahoe 26.1 — Liquid Glass setting

enhancement · changed

Apple Music AutoMix over AirPlay

documentedconfirmed

Apple Music's AutoMix transitions became available when playback was sent over AirPlay.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] What's new in the updates for macOS Tahoe 26 · macOS Tahoe 26.1 — Apple Music AutoMix

enhancement · changed

FaceTime audio in low-bandwidth conditions

documentedconfirmed

FaceTime received an audio-quality improvement for calls operating with limited network bandwidth.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] What's new in the updates for macOS Tahoe 26 · macOS Tahoe 26.1 — FaceTime audio quality

security · fixed

Authorization and privacy hardening

documentedconfirmed

Apple documented repairs for sensitive-data exposure, embedded-view screenshots, logging, permissions, and authorization across account, application, and system services.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the security content of macOS Tahoe 26.1 · Apple Account, App Store, Contacts, FileProvider, and privacy-related entries

behavior · changed

Child-account protection defaults

documentedconfirmed

Communication Safety and adult-site filtering became default-on protections for existing child accounts in the documented 13–17 age range, with the exact age varying by region.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] What's new in the updates for macOS Tahoe 26 · macOS Tahoe 26.1 — Communication Safety and Web content filters

security · fixed

Safari and WebKit security repairs

documentedconfirmed

Safari spoofing and privacy issues were addressed alongside multiple WebKit memory-safety, cross-origin, and process-stability vulnerabilities.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the security content of macOS Tahoe 26.1 · Safari, WebKit, and WebKit Canvas entries

Milestones

Release history

Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.

  1. Developer beta

    Beta 1

    Full articleEditorially verified

    The first retained Apple DocC state after macOS 26.1 Beta 1 and before Beta 2 contains 5 substantive, itemized developer-note entries.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    7 linked
    Open this appearance
  2. +14 days

    Developer beta

    Beta 2

    Full articleEditorially verified

    A sequential comparison of preserved Apple DocC states supports 2 substantive macOS 26.1 Beta 2 deltas without importing later cumulative notes.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    7 linked
    Open this appearance
  3. +7 days
  4. +7 days
  5. +8 days
  6. +6 days

    Public release

    Public

    Full articleEditorially verified

    macOS Tahoe 26.1 reached the public channel on 2025-11-03. macOS Tahoe 26.1 added an opacity choice for Liquid Glass, extended Apple Music AutoMix to AirPlay, improved FaceTime audio under constrained network conditions, and changed default protections for existing child accounts.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    10 linked
    Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.

Historical avg for .1 releases

91 days, 9.0 milestones

Based on 1 previous macOS .1 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

42d (avg: 106d)

64 days shorter than the macOS average

Duration ranking

#22 of 27

Middle of the pack macOS beta cycles

Longest gap in this cycle

14 days

Between Beta 1 and Beta 2

Previous .1 releases (macOS)

Previous comparable macOS releases
VersionYearCycleMilestonesAvg. Interval
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Official release notes