macOS Tahoe deep dive, F1, iPadOS 26 Files speed testing on the AppleInsider Podcast
Apple is pushing its "F1" movie hard, but we're discovering ever more about the company's first macOS Tahoe and iPadOS 26 betas, all on this week's episode of the AppleInsider Podcast.
There's more to macOS Tahoe than its Liquid Glass redesign
Apple has never pushed a film as hard as it has "F1: The Movie," and just as this episode was recorded, that promotion included a new Apple Vision Pro experience. One of your hosts immediately took it for a ride, while the other got to listen to the sound of racing cars in the distance.
But both hosts are now up close with Apple's beta releases, particularly with macOS Tahoe. You only know what an OS is really like when you use it constantly -- and it's also now that you find out so much more that Apple hasn't had time to promote.
Plus over on the iPad with iPadOS 26, the Files app has gone from non-existent, to not very useful, to now practically working as well as the Mac's Finder. The question is how effective it is -- and whether the iPad continues to be its own thing, separate from the Mac and the iPhone.
Subscribe via Patreon or Apple Podcasts to hear AppleInsider+, the extended edition. This time, everyone tells you not to install Apple's beta software, and so many people do anyway. Here what it's like, and what we regret, about using the very first betas of macOS 26 and more, for everyday work.
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Links from the Show
- Five ways macOS Tahoe makes you radically more productive
- How to check if your Mac apps are Intel or Apple Silicon code
- How folder emoji & customization works in macOS Tahoe
- macOS Tahoe gets Liquid Glass visual redesign & major tools updates
- Apple has again Sherlocked developers with Clipboard History
- macOS Tahoe is the last big update for Intel Macs
- WWDC25: macOS Tahoe Breaks Decades of Finder History - 512 Pixels
- Craig Federighi says macOS would ruin what makes the iPad special
- iPadOS 26 fixes nearly everything wrong with the platform after everyone already left
- Apple finally brings Journal to iPad & Mac for better writing, sketching & reflection
- Files iPadOS 26 vs iPadOS 18: Refinements & speed improvements make Files actually usable
- Apple gives iOS gaming a real home, just not a new direction
- Apple's continued lack of native apps on Vision Pro isn't a good sign for the platform
- Personas compared: a much more natural digital you on Apple Vision Pro
- Apple Music Sing gets karaoke mode, visualizer in tvOS 26
- Is the Apple One subscription worth it in 2025?
- 16 billion logins discovered across exposed datasets, but don't panic
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