{
  "id": 6459309,
  "title": "Apple rolls out fourth developer and public RCs for macOS Tahoe 26.7 and macOS Sequoia 15.8",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-rolls-out-fourth-developer-and-public-rcs-for-macos-tahoe-26-7",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-09T18:55:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/09/apple-rolls-out-fourth-developer-and-public-rcs-for-macos-tahoe-26-7-and-macos-sequoia-15-8/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple has released the fourth developer and public Release Candidate (RC) versions for macOS Tahoe 26.7 and macOS Sequoia 15.8. These updates were announced shortly after Apple's \"Surprise and Shine\" event, which introduced new iPhones such as the iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, and iPhone 18 Pro Max.\n\nmacOS 26.7 is primarily focused on bug fixes and performance enhancements, rather than introducing new user-facing features. Similarly, macOS Sequoia 15.8 aims to improve stability and speed up security updates through advancements in AI-assisted security research.\n\nDevelopers and users in Apple's public beta program can access the new RC builds at their discretion. The Release Candidate for macOS Tahoe 26.7 is designated as 25G229, while the RC 4 for macOS Sequoia 15.8 is identified as 24H23.\n\nIt is recommended for users to update their Mac systems as soon as these versions are officially released in the coming days. For further coverage of Apple's \"Surprise and Shine\" event, readers can refer to 9to5Mac's comprehensive report.",
  "summary": "New Release Candidates for macOS Tahoe 26.7 and macOS Sequoia 15.8 are available to developers and users in the public beta program. Here are the details. more…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}