Release record
Release notes
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macOS Tahoe 26.2 reached the public channel on December 12, 2025. macOS Tahoe 26.2 introduced Edge Light for video calls, richer Podcast navigation, new Games-library and controller tools, AirDrop verification codes, Freeform tables, and several News, Music, and reliability refinements.[1][2]
The accompanying advisory covers payment-token access, communications privacy, sandbox and Gatekeeper boundaries, kernel privileges, media parsing, and WebKit. Apple's exploited-in-the-wild language concerns targeted attacks on versions of iOS before iOS 26; it is not evidence that macOS 26.2 itself had been exploited.[3]
Source ledger
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Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · macOS Tahoe 26.2 — Released 2025-12-12
Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · macOS Tahoe 26.2
Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · macOS Tahoe 26.2 — security content
Documented & observed
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Release changes
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enhancement · changed
News added topic-section shortcuts in its sidebar, while Apple Music surfaced Favorite Songs in Top Picks.
Recorded at Public
enhancement · changed
The Games app gained library filters, real-time challenge-leader banners, and support for working with connected controllers.
Recorded at Public
security · fixed
The security update addressed FaceTime caller-ID spoofing, unintended password-field exposure during remote control, call-history logging, and sensitive App Store token access.
Recorded at Public
bugFix · fixed
Apple fixed a Music-library condition in which a pre-release album could remain unavailable immediately after its scheduled release time.
Recorded at Public
security · fixed
The bulletin includes multiple WebKit memory-safety repairs. Apple linked two entries to an extremely sophisticated attack against specific individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26, not to observed exploitation of macOS Tahoe 26.2.
Recorded at Public
security · introduced
AirDrop could require a receiver-displayed code when sharing with an unknown contact, adding an explicit verification step.
Recorded at Public
enhancement · introduced
Podcasts added automatically generated episode chapters and direct links to other shows mentioned in an episode.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
Freeform boards gained resizable tables whose cells could contain text, images, documents, and drawings.
Recorded at Public
security · fixed
Apple tightened sandboxed file access, file bookmarks, Gatekeeper validation, and kernel privilege and memory boundaries.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
Edge Light used the Mac display as a configurable virtual light during low-light video calls, with pointer-aware behavior and an automatic option on supported newer Macs.
Recorded at Public
Milestones
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Developer beta
Developer beta
Developer beta
Release candidate
Public release
macOS Tahoe 26.2 reached the public channel on 2025-12-12. macOS Tahoe 26.2 introduced Edge Light for video calls, richer Podcast navigation, new Games-library and controller tools, AirDrop verification codes, Freeform tables, and several News, Music, and reliability refinements.
Historical context
Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.
Historical avg for .2 releases
49 days, 7.0 milestones
Based on 1 previous macOS .2 releases
Cycle vs. platform average
36d (avg: 106d)
70 days shorter than the macOS average
Duration ranking
#27 of 27
One of the shortest macOS beta cycles
Longest gap in this cycle
16 days
Between Beta 3 and RC
| Version | Year | Cycle | Milestones | Avg. Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| macOS 15.2 | 2024 | 49d | 7 | 8d |
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