Release appearance
macOS 26.7 RC 2
Recorded context
About this appearance
Apple seeded macOS Tahoe 26.7 RC 2 on August 24, 2026 as build 25G224, seven days after build 25G220. One outlet reports that the second candidate removed the unannounced-product references and media found in RC 1. Apple has not documented that cleanup, and Version Record records it as reported rather than confirmed.
- Date
- Aug 24, 2026
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- Yes
- Build
25G224
Release notes
What changed
Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.
macOS Tahoe 26.7 RC 2 arrived on August 24, 2026 as build 25G224, one week after RC build 25G220. The numeric part of the build advanced by four, matching the movement from 24H16 to 24H20 in the macOS Sequoia 15.8 candidate released beside it.[1][2]
The second candidate followed the unusually broad leak in RC 1, where reporters found unannounced-device references and a camera-equipped AirPods demonstration video. Tech Times reports that RC 2 removed those references, media assets, and staging code.[3][4]
Apple has not published a change note confirming that cleanup, and Version Record has not independently compared the two binaries. The removal is therefore an attributed report, not a confirmed Apple changelog item. The existence of artifacts in RC 1 also remains separate from whether any referenced product will ship.[5][6]
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- Apple rolls out macOS Tahoe 26.7 and macOS Sequoia 15.8 RCs
9to5Mac · 2026-08-17T00:00:00Z · First-candidate build numbers 25G220 and 24H16
- Second Release Candidates for macOS Tahoe 26.7 and macOS Sequoia 15.8 now available
9to5Mac · 2026-08-24T00:00:00Z · RC 2 build numbers 25G224 and 24H20; one week after the first candidates
- Apple's Camera-Equipped AirPods Confirmed: See Them in Action
MacRumors · 2026-08-17T00:00:00Z · AirPods demonstration video and B790 code string found in RC 1
- Apple Erases Its Own Leak: macOS 26.7 RC2 Scrubs Foldable iPhone, Camera AirPods from Code
Tech Times · 2026-08-25T00:00:00Z · Article reporting that RC 2 removed internal hardware references, media assets, and staging code
- How Apple Leaked Itself
MacRumors · 2026-08-24T00:00:00Z · Analysis distinguishing build artifacts, reported explanation, and expected cleanup
- Second Release Candidates for macOS Tahoe 26.7 and macOS Sequoia 15.8 now available
9to5Mac · 2026-08-24T00:00:00Z · RC 2 release report listing builds without an Apple cleanup note
- Apple Erases Its Own Leak: macOS 26.7 RC2 Scrubs Foldable iPhone, Camera AirPods from Code
Tech Times · 2026-08-25T00:00:00Z · Article reporting removal of internal hardware references, media assets, and staging code in build 25G224
- Second Release Candidates for macOS Tahoe 26.7 and macOS Sequoia 15.8 now available
9to5Mac · 2026-08-24T00:00:00Z · macOS Tahoe 26.7 RC 2, build 25G224, August 24, 2026
- Apple Erases Its Own Leak: macOS 26.7 RC2 Scrubs Foldable iPhone, Camera AirPods from Code
Tech Times · 2026-08-25T00:00:00Z · Reported cleanup in RC 2
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
other · removed
Shipped builds reference unannounced camera-equipped AirPods (B790)
Tech Times reports that macOS Tahoe 26.7 RC 2 removed the unannounced-product references, media assets, and staging code found in RC 1, including the camera-equipped AirPods material. Apple has not documented the cleanup, and Version Record has not independently compared the binaries, so this occurrence remains reported rather than confirmed.
- [1] Apple Erases Its Own Leak: macOS 26.7 RC2 Scrubs Foldable iPhone, Camera AirPods from Code · Article reporting removal of internal hardware references, media assets, and staging code in build 25G224