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Third macOS Tahoe 26.5 Beta Now Available for Developers

Apple today provided the third beta of an upcoming macOS Tahoe 26.5 update to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming a week after the second beta.

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Developers can download the ‌macOS Tahoe‌ 26.5 update by opening up the System Settings app, selecting the General category, and then choosing Software Update. Beta Updates will need to be enabled, and a free developer account is required.

No new features were found in the first two ‌macOS Tahoe‌ 26.5 betas, and it's likely the update primarily focuses on bug fixes and performance improvements.

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Top Rated Comments

2 weeks ago
build number is 25F5058e

the other betas released today:

macOS 15.7.7 RC 1 (24G716)
macOS 14.8.7 RC 1 (23J516)
iOS 26.5 beta 3 (23F5059e)
iPadOS 26.5 beta 3 (23F5059e)
tvOS 26.5 beta 3 (23L5460d)
audioOS 26.5 beta 3 (23L5460d)
visionOS 26.5 beta 3 (23O5458e)
watchOS 26.5 beta 3 (23T5558e)
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2 weeks ago
Loaded with intelligence. Or not. 🤣
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dillacom Avatar
2 weeks ago
Bitdefender Gravity Zone isnt working with it. the network plugin blocks all internet traffic.
and does not let you install it again
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
2 weeks ago
On my MacBook Pro ADGuard (nightly) does cause issues with this beta. If it es enabled, not one app can access the internet.
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2 weeks ago

Release candidate 15.7.7 ? What about 15.7.6 ?
yeah that's strange isn't it.

i was kinda expecting rc 3's for 15.7.6 and 14.8.6 as they have not been publicly released yet.

but they have jumped to 15.7.7 and 14.8.7 rc 1

it raises a question will the public releases jump from 15.7.5 to 15.7.7 and 14 8.5 to 14.8.7 skipping 15.7.6 and 14.8.6 altogether - if so why?

or - releasing 15.7.6 and 14.8.6 today which also doesn't make sense as they did not yet release 26.5 (- usually the releases come on same day)
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