The macOS 27 beta is already a 'mind-blowing' revelation for some MacBook owners — here are 3 reasons why it isn't the lowkey release it seems
Apple revealed macOS 27 Golden Gate at WWDC 2026 this week, with the first beta version of its next desktop operating system becoming available to download.
To be clear, this is an initial developer beta not intended for the general computing public – a beta for everyday users won't come until later – but even so, we saw an odd rush to grab this very first release of macOS 27.
Why? It certainly wasn't because Mac owners were very keen to get their pointers on a whole load of shiny, glitzy new features, because as we made clear, macOS 27 doesn't add anything particularly attention-grabbing. Indeed, one of the most notable things about macOS 27 is that it shuts the Golden Gate on Macs that don't run on Apple's M-series silicon (or the A18 Pro in the case of the MacBook Neo), with Intel chips officially being ditched.
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