Bugfix update for Tahoe brings macOS to version 26.4.1
Just over two weeks after macOS 26.4, another update for the Mac follows. This time, a specific Wi-Fi problem is being addressed.
macOS 26 first appeared in autumn 2025.
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Following iOS 26.4.1 and iPadOS 26.4.1, it continues with the Mac: Apple released macOS 26.4.1 on Thursday evening. This update is also a pure bugfix release, with improvements being limited. Security-relevant bug fixes are not included, as was the case with iOS 26.4.1 and iPadOS 26.4.1 not on board. There are no published CVEs, Apple stated briefly. There are no updates for older macOS versions.
Enterprise innovation spotted
In the release notes for macOS 26.4.1, Apple only writes that the update contains bug fixes. A look at the macOS information for enterprise customers shows that there is at least one new feature: "Resolved an issue where MacBook Air with M5 and MacBook Pro with M5 Pro or M5 Max failed to join 802.1X Wi-Fi networks while using content filter extensions." Such content filters are usually only used in companies and operate at the system level. Apple did not disclose how the error occurred.
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Serious problems related to iCloud, where iPhones and iPads from iOS 26.4 and iPad 26.4 no longer synchronized correctly with Apple's servers, affecting both third-party apps and Apple programs, did not occur under macOS 26.4. Apple did not have to intervene here. iOS 26.4.1 and iPadOS 26.4.1 had also automatically activated the so-called Stolen Device Mode for enterprise customers with MDM management, which is intended to better protect devices from thieves who possess the device PIN. For private customers, Apple had already enforced the protection by default with iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4.
macOS 26.5 and Co. already in beta testing
The three small updates come at a time when Apple is already working on macOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, and iOS 26.5. Both developer and public betas are already available. Here too, the focus is primarily on technical clean-up work.
The long-awaited context-aware Siri, announced by Apple two summers ago, has so far shown no signs of appearing in the preview version. Observers now believe that Apple will not release its improved AI assistant before iOS 27 & Co. in the fall.
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