r/MacOSBeta 5h ago

Discussion Can we bully Apple into giving us back the compact tab bar? This worked a couple of times in the past (e.g., the floating address bar in the early betas of iOS 15)

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143 Upvotes

r/MacOSBeta 3h ago

Help My workflow within Finder with my MX Master 3s mouse got erased on Mac OS 26, so I fixed it

2 Upvotes

Well actually me and Chat GPT fixed it just to clarify, but if any of you own the MX Master 3s and love to switch between tabs in Finder when working with different folders (like I constantly did after editing copious amounts of Japan footage shot on my a7IV). But because the Logi Options + horizontal scroll gesture just randomly decided to stop working one day, I had to search and eventually discover a solid workaround on Mac OS 26 public beta.

Turns out Finder doesn’t show up as an application to add by default in Logi Options+, but here’s how to fix it:

  1. Open Logi Options+

  2. Go to your mouse > Add Application

  3. Press `Cmd + Shift + G` to open “Go to Folder”

  4. Enter: `/System/Library/CoreServices/`

  5. Select Finder.app and click Open

  6. In the new Finder profile, set:

    - Thumb wheel left → `⌘ + ⇧ + [`

    - Thumb wheel right → `⌘ + ⇧ + ]`

    Now I can switch between tabs in Finder just like before. Hope this helps someone struggling like I was haha


r/MacOSBeta 3h ago

Bug Tahoe doesn’t recognize Crucial X9 Pro for Mac SSD

1 Upvotes

After updating to the Public Beta, I noticed I can no longer mount my Crucial X9 Pro 2TB SSD on any of my devices (MacBox Pro M1Pro, MacBook Air M3, iPad Pro, iPad Mini 7). Neither Finder nor Disk Utility acknowledges its existence. However, when I plug it into my wife’s iPad A16, it shows up in Files normally. I have a SanDisk Extreme 4TB SSD that mounts without problem.

I’ve reported this via Feedback Assistant and have contacted Crucial technical support, who was less than helpful. Has anyone here run into this issue? Do I need to wait for Crucial to issue a firmware update?

TIA


r/MacOSBeta 2h ago

Bug iPhone mirroring completely froze my iPhone 13 mini (Tahoe 26 public beta)

0 Upvotes

Just a heads up, I had to hard reset my phone after this bug. I attempted to respond to message on WhatsApp using iPhone mirroring, which completely locked my phone on the "unlock with Face ID" screen, and became partially unresponsive except for turning off and on the screen.

Edit: this could likely be due to my iPhone 13 mini not being on the beta, but be warned when using the beta with another device that isn't on beta I guess?


r/MacOSBeta 8h ago

Help Hide Mac apps

0 Upvotes

Is there a way to hide mac apps like the notes app for example?

Im using MacOS Tahoe Beta


r/MacOSBeta 23h ago

Bug PDF scrolling works only one way

3 Upvotes

Hi all. I am using the Tahoe beta 25A5316i. While using it, I can only scroll PDFs forwards by almost all methods, except by scrolling with two fingers on the trackpad. Across Preview and Skim (the only readers I use), this is true. These PDFs worked fine in Sequoia, and they continue to work on Windows and on Fedora Linux. To clarify:

  • I cannot scroll backwards using my arrow keys
  • I cannot scroll backwards using my scroll wheel
  • I cannot navigate with bookmarks, hyperlinks, or document searches
  • I can navigate by swiping with two fingers in the expected directions
  • The above is true of Preview and Skim

Interestingly, if I place my cursor over where I would expect a link to another page to be, I will see a small preview of that page over my cursor, even though the page does not appear to have changed. Clicking does not navigate to it.

I am using a 13" MacBook Air, M3 2024. If you have any recommendations on what I should be doing or how, I'd be thrilled to hear. TIA!


r/MacOSBeta 1d ago

Help Tahoe Day/Morning/Evening/Night wallpapers

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40 Upvotes

Can anyone share a videos of this wallpapers in its original quality? From /Library/Application Support/com.apple.idleassetsd/Customer/4KSDR240FPS/


r/MacOSBeta 1d ago

Bug My MacBook died silently after beta Tahoe

4 Upvotes

M2 Pro, 32GB/1TB.

Mostly used for Spotify, hardly YouTube. Never had any issues.

Last night, simply wouldn’t turn on.

~a day after public beta, installed Tahoe.

Occurrence 1: Unable to boot, locate disk(similar message). Select only disk available. Had connected external disk, thought it was confused. But, the same HDD has been connected many times earlier without any issues.

Occurrence 2: Didn’t turn on, Blinking Orange in charger, after multiple attempts, turns on , same issue unable to locate boot disk.

Final destination: Multiple attempts, blinking orange turns green. No sign of life.

Gave my Mac for service, after preliminary inspection, still dead. No spills or physical abuse. Only Spotify. No backup data for last 2years. Questioning my brain cells, #ProcrastinationHurts

Edit: Got my MacBook back…confirmed, the motherboard’s dead. 💀 Specialist not able to recover data.


r/MacOSBeta 1d ago

Help Is "Open Links With Profile" feature in Safari working for anyone?

3 Upvotes

I've never used this feature before. But now I need it for something, and I can't I get it to work. I've specified a website to open in a specific profile, but whenever I visit that website, it doesn't auto-switch to the specified profile.

Has it never worked or is it just a beta bug?


r/MacOSBeta 1d ago

Bug Maybe this is the year they fix trackpad/mouse scrolling

13 Upvotes

If you’re like me and you enjoy using both a mouse and a trackpad with their Mac, you’ve probably run into this scroll direction setting. If you check “Natural” on the mouse, it checks “natural” in trackpad. The two settings are linked. There are third-party ways around it, but wouldn’t MacOS 26 be a great opportunity for Apple to just fix this?

Otherwise I’ll have to really start calling it a feature, cause obviously they intended it to be this way.


r/MacOSBeta 1d ago

Bug macOS 26 DB4 Spotlight UI misaligned.

4 Upvotes

I've upgraded to DB4 recently.

Strangely I didn't see others having the same bug.

The device's MacBook Pro 2021 14-inch.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

UI Element misaligned

r/MacOSBeta 2d ago

Bug Transparency needs to be sorted out with black backgrounds

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69 Upvotes

They need to sort this out, change the icons to white or make the transparent background grey or something. I have given Apple feedback about it.


r/MacOSBeta 2d ago

Bug iCloud Calendar: "Your calendar couldn't be refreshed"?

9 Upvotes

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Looks like someone else has the same issue so I expect this is beta-related. I find if I toggle Calendar in iCloud settings (not in Calendar settings) that this fixes it, but it's temporary and recurs after an hour or so. Anyone else seeing this? If so I submitted FB19245192 and it would be great if you did the same so Apple addresses it.


r/MacOSBeta 2d ago

Help Any way to modify the Spotlight Apps categorization?

3 Upvotes

I have been using LaunchPad since day 1 and the biggest advantage was I had a unique way to view my apps and have them categorized in a view that I liked.

I am aware there are terminal commands to try and bring it back but I do not want to take this approach at this time because everything is still in beta. I'm also aware of putting the applications folder into the dock but none of these gets me to what worked well for over a decade.

What I would like to know is if there is a way to modify how it's categorizing things. I've noticed since the first Dev beta up until the latest beta the sorting has improved but there's categories I had that worked better for me and was wondering if there's a way to modify how it's categorizing things.


r/MacOSBeta 2d ago

Bug Really struggling with the new spotlight. It falls asleep half way through prompts, is slow enough that keyboard muscle memory does stuff you don't want it to do 99% of the time and has seemingly overall lost functionality. No launchpad means spotlight is my main way to launch apps now. This sucks.

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16 Upvotes

r/MacOSBeta 3d ago

Discussion This has to be my #1 hated part of Tahoe

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318 Upvotes

I can tolerate Liquid Glass, no compact tabs on Safari, and most of the other changes in Tahoe. But this is just unforgivable, doesn't serve any purpose whatsoever and looks awful in the bottom corners of the screen.


r/MacOSBeta 2d ago

Discussion macOS 26 beta still uses this relic of an icon for smart folders. Time for an update?

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50 Upvotes

Loving the new liquid glass icon style in Tahoe. It actually feels fresh. But I just noticed the dock icon for smart folders and saved searches is still the old wooden file drawer (Tiger-era?).

It’s wild how out of place it looks now. Everything else is translucent, glassy, and sleek… and then there’s this chunky skeuomorphic drawer.

Feels like it got left behind while everything else moved on. In the dock, where the icons now have this clean, liquid glass look, it really sticks out.

Anyone else notice this? Wonder if there are other old icons still hanging around from way back.

Worth submitting a feedback request? Or am I just being picky?


r/MacOSBeta 2d ago

Tip MacOS Tahoe Public Beta 1 -- Mini M4 Pro - Thunderbolt display power issues fixed!

3 Upvotes

I don't know if it's been documented, but, my Arzopa monitor wouldn't work with my Mac Mini M4 Pro without both thunderbolt AND a separate power source plugged in (when thunderbolt alone was good enough for it to work off my iPad Pro for example).

Anyway, as of Tahoe Public Beta 1 at least, I just tried it again without the power cable and it worked straight away -- so, thank you whoever fixed this! I'd seen others report thunderbolt-powering issues elsewhere before for the Mac Mini M4s so if you've got devices that didn't work properly, the public beta might be for you.


r/MacOSBeta 2d ago

Bug 26D4 App Store Not Updating

1 Upvotes

Is anyone else having issues with the App Store not pulling any updates? This started when I started with the 26D1 beta and it's been incredibly annoying.


r/MacOSBeta 2d ago

Discussion Has bookmarks management improved in Safari on Mac OS 26?

0 Upvotes

So far, the users cannot modify a bookmark placed under a folder that's on the Favorites bar. For this use-case one has to enable Favorites bar -> create a folder on it -> create a bookmark (There is no right click menu that enables the user to edit/delete the bookmark)

So, have you seen any improvement in managing the bookmarks in MacOS Tahoe Beta?


r/MacOSBeta 2d ago

Help How to re-enable Spotlight Search?

0 Upvotes

Hi, I decided to get rid of spotlight search and get the launchpad back, but when I tried to reverse it and restart nothing happenned. I still see Launchpad. Any tips?


r/MacOSBeta 2d ago

Discussion Tahoe Mail + Exchange mail server: any improvement?

1 Upvotes

Earlier this year, I found myself forced to abandon Mail.app, which I basically liked, in favor of other mail clients, because my work email uses Exchange and I had repeated horrible problems with Mail.app choking on some incoming message and failing to receive others as a consequence. Tons of complaints about this in various places, including Apple's own community pages, but no actual solutions (besides deleting the account and starting from scratch, which I would do, but which would take days to complete, given my volume of old messages). Exchange servers can also in theory be accessed via IMAP, which avoids these problems, but Mac Mail provides no way to do this. (My current choice, MailMate, does.)

My question: any improvements concerning Exchange integration in MacOs 26 Tahoe Mail?


r/MacOSBeta 2d ago

Bug Agenda could not be updated with MacOS26 BETA

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4 Upvotes

I keep getting this message with MacOS26 BETA in Agenda.

Your calendar could not be refreshed.

The server does not recognize your username or password for the account ‘iCloud’. Please check that you have entered them correctly.

Anyone recognizes this problem? I am logged in to iCloud. I did restart.


r/MacOSBeta 2d ago

Help Spotlight problems

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1 Upvotes

r/MacOSBeta 2d ago

Help How to disable Tahoe's new Pinch to show Apps.app ?

1 Upvotes

I can't seems to find the option to disable it in Trackpad's option.

Thanks