10 Hacks Every macOS 27 User Should Know
macOS 27 Golden Gate is now available for every Mac that runs Apple Silicon. As long as you don't own a Mac with an Intel processor, you should be able to update to macOS 27. This update includes a bunch of new features, but Apple's focus has been more on stability, bug fixes, and to some extent, fixing some design missteps from macOS 26.
- ▪macOS 27 Golden Gate is now available for every Mac that runs Apple Silicon.
- ▪As long as you don't own a Mac with an Intel processor, you should be able to update to macOS 27.
- ▪This update includes a bunch of new features, but Apple's focus has been more on stability, bug fixes, and to some extent, fixing some design missteps from macOS 26.
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macOS 27 Golden Gate is now available for every Mac that runs Apple Silicon. As long as you don't own a Mac with an Intel processor, you should be able to update to macOS 27. This update includes a bunch of new features, but Apple's focus has been more on stability, bug fixes, and to some extent, fixing some design missteps from macOS 26. I've been running Golden Gate on my primary Mac for a few weeks now, and these are the 10 best macOS 27 hacks I've found:Use this slider to reduce Liquid Glass effectsmacOS 26 Tahoe introduced Liquid Glass animations, but that didn't resonate with many users. Apple has walked back those changes since, and with macOS 27, you can use a slider to precisely control Liquid Glass effects.
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