macOS 27 is a lifesaver for killing leftover AI Agent processes
Apple’s new macOS 27 Golden Gate seems to make an example out of apps like Gemini that sneakily run in the background after a user quits the software. The most explicit change in macOS 27 Golden Gate is how Apple displays an app on your Dock if it’s still running in the background. For example, quitting the Gemini Mac app on macOS 26 Tahoe or earlier would just remove the running app indicator from beneath the app, or remove the icon from your Dock.
- ▪Apple’s new macOS 27 Golden Gate seems to make an example out of apps like Gemini that sneakily run in the background after a user quits the software.
- ▪The most explicit change in macOS 27 Golden Gate is how Apple displays an app on your Dock if it’s still running in the background.
- ▪For example, quitting the Gemini Mac app on macOS 26 Tahoe or earlier would just remove the running app indicator from beneath the app, or remove the icon from your Dock.
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