Monday October 19, 2026 10:28 am PDT by Juli Clover
Apple is testing the next macOS Golden Gate update, and developers can download the macOS Golden Gate 27.2 release candidate. The RC comes a week after Apple released the fourth beta.
Registered developers can download macOS Golden Gate 27.2 by opening up the System Settings app, clicking on General, selecting Software Update, and opting into macOS Golden Gate betas.
macOS Golden Gate 27.2 introduces Siri AI in new languages and includes new brightness and volume sliders.
We're expecting macOS Golden Gate 27.2 to launch toward the end of October.
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