The release of macOS 26 Tahoe has now been a little over three months ago. As we know from various reports, the project start of the next major release usually takes place directly in the summer, i.e. a short time after the WWDC. In the fall, the developers will implement demo functions, and in December the decision will be made as to which of them should make it into the final version. There is then until April/May to start the actual development work, the results of which can always be viewed in June. We looked at the cycle in more detail in this article. It is therefore not surprising to be able to report now: macOS 27 is leaving its first traces, the semi-public tests have begun. macOS 27 is being tested with public offerings
As usual, our own server statistics speak volumes, as Synium Software’s services continue to be in Apple’s “heavy rotation”. On the one hand, Apple has been testing macOS 27, the release planned for September 2026, for days. The accesses undoubtedly come from Apple’s IP network, so manipulated agents are not responsible for the sightings.
Quite a late start this time
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the tests in question have been running in public for a while, but it is still quite late. When extensive renovations were necessary, Apple was often already in the phase in late summer to autumn. What can be deduced with some probability from observing the timing is at least the absence of major changes. If this existed (like before the ARM switch or the introduction of Catalyst), the access would have been noticed in September or earlier.
No more Intel support
One thing is already certain: macOS 27 will no longer run on Intel Macs. At WWDC last June, Apple had already made it clear that macOS 26 Tahoe was the last Intel-compatible version, even though the number of x86 Macs supported was already quite small. Around six years after the first M-Macs were launched, the Intel era for Apple has come to an end.
