Apple has finally unveiled the details of its next major update for computers during the opening keynote of WWDC 2026. Dubbed as macOS 27 Golden GateThe system pays clear homage to the iconic San Francisco bridge and marks a definitive turning point in the brand's history by focusing fully on the integration of smart tools that promise to change how we interact with the team.
This version isn't just a simple cosmetic makeover; it comes loaded with internal changes that aim to improve the stability and performance general of our devices. Although you can already play around with the first developer betas, the final version for the general public will arrive in September, bringing with it a much smoother experience, although with some nuances for users in the European Union due to current local regulations.
Goodbye to Macs with Intel processors
What many feared has been confirmed: macOS 27 is the first version that It excludes teams with Intel. Completely. If you still have a late 2019 MacBook Pro or a 2020 iMac, you'll be stuck with the previous version and won't be able to officially upgrade. Apple has decided that the power of its chips is absolutely essential to smoothly run its new AI architecture. Apple Silicon, from the M1 onwards, which marks the end of a technological era for the company.
This decision aims to make the system much more efficient by leveraging the neural cores of its own processors. In fact, the company claims that this optimization will allow the application opening speed is 30% faster and that the transfer of large files via AirDrop improves its speed by 80%, something that professionals who work with large files will appreciate in their daily work.
Apple Intelligence and the new era of Siri
The star of this edition is Apple Intelligence, a set of features that connect the operating system with advanced artificial intelligence models. The iconic Siri has been revamped and is now much more capable thanks to the collaboration with Google Geminiallowing us to have contextual conversations and understand what we are doing at any given moment on the Mac screen.
One of the most striking features is Visual Intelligence, which allows the user to select any visual element on the desktop to ask questions or request actions complex editing tools. For example, within the Photos app, it's now possible to use tools to remove unwanted objects from an image or even enlarge the margins of a photograph generating new content that did not originally exist, all through processes that run privately and securely on the device.
Productivity and changes in visual design
In terms of navigation, the Safari browser gets smarter with the automatic tab organization by topic and a notification system that alerts us to changes on monitored websites. Apple has also taken the opportunity to refine the design of Liquid glassunifying the corner radii across all windows and adding more colorful sidebar icons that facilitate the visual distinction of folders and files in the Finder.
For enthusiasts who can't wait and want to try the beta right now, the most sensible thing to do is to install the system on a separate APFS volumeThis way, you can run macOS Tahoe and the new Golden Gate on the same machine, preventing potential bugs in a preview version from disrupting your main workflow or causing problems. loss of important information before the official launch in the fall.
This is an ambitious update that aims to unify the Mac experience with current trends in machine learning and cloud processing. While the exclusion of older processors may be a bitter pill to swallow for some users, the leap in power and new tools... photo editing and file management These factors seem to justify the move. We'll have to see how all these features are ultimately deployed in Spain and the rest of Europe, but what's clear is that the future of Apple computers lies in a much more human-like Siri and a system that Learn from our habits to be more useful.
