From The Verge · Jay Peters · · 1m 20s
macOS 27 Golden Gate lands
Apple's new Mac release brings a rebuilt Siri, softer Liquid Glass, and a hard cutoff for Intel machines.
In brief
Apple's new Mac release brings a rebuilt Siri, softer Liquid Glass, and a hard cutoff for Intel machines. macOS 27 is worth installing for the new Siri app and the calmer Liquid Glass, but only if your Mac runs Apple Silicon. Originally reported by The Verge.
macOS 27 is out
Apple shipped macOS 27 Golden Gate on Monday. It packs the new Siri AI assistant, Liquid Glass refinements, and performance gains.
Intel Macs are done
The update only runs on Apple Silicon. Intel Macs got their last big release last year with macOS Tahoe, so that hardware stops here.
Siri finally does things
The new Siri answers questions, searches your personal context like photos and emails, and takes actions inside apps such as Messages and Reminders.
A Siri app with memory
There's a dedicated Siri app now, and it keeps an archive of your chats so you can go back and find what you asked.
But it ships as beta
Siri AI launches in beta and English only. Everyone else waits, and early users should expect rough edges.
Liquid Glass calms down
Apple promises uniform refraction and better contrast, plus a slider to dial the transparency up or down. Window corner radii are finally consistent.
“uniform refraction and improved contrast”
What to remember
macOS 27 is worth installing for the new Siri app and the calmer Liquid Glass, but only if your Mac runs Apple Silicon.
