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"Major"?

Is this really a "major release"? I suppose it qualifies by virtue of what it removes, not what it adds… Namely, dropping support for Intel Macs and AFP, because rounding the mouse cursor should not warrant calling it a "major" update. It's also about Apple's perspective as opposed to the end-user's. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Binba (talk • contribs) 01:33, 9 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Apple does not typically hold keynote addresses for minor software updates (referred to as point releases, like 26.1, 26.2, etc). Additionally, going by semantic versioning, which Apple appears to use for their OS updates, any X.Y.Z release where the X number is changed would be considered a major release. GSK 01:46, 9 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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... that macOS Golden Gate was the first MacOS version to be supported only on ARM chips? Source: [1] [2] [3]
- Reviewed: [[]]
- Comment: Uses the same name as the Golden Gate Bridge. This is a new article, and it may be improved as the page gets updated.

Created by Cosmic840 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

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General eligibility:
New enough:
Long enough:
Other problems: - Still has maintenance templates that need to be resolved.

Policy compliance:

Adequate sourcing: - Several sentences/bullets/grafs are uncited.
Neutral: - Mildly promotional, as I'd expect any article written on the day of a new software release to be.
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
Other problems: - Sources OK if we are to accept MacRumors as reliable; it seems to scrape by at RSN.

Hook eligibility:

Cited: - Hook is not in the article and thus not cited.
Interesting: - Fails WP:DYKINT; hook requires specialized knowledge to understand.
Other problems: - Unclear - "first version" of what? Of macOS or some broader set of operating systems?

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Much on this article needs to be improved, including a completely different angle on the hook and new citations. Dclemens1971 (talk) 16:38, 9 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Supported devices table

I don’t think it’s necessary to make it into a table, as all devices support Apple Intelligence. We should make it into a traditional list like previous releases instead. EvanTech10 (talk) 01:43, 9 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Release history section

I think that we shouldn't use the Version template as it doesn't allow for changing the labels for the colours which is needed to add the Security Response updates. Instead, we should go with our earlier approach of a separate legend. ChipsPacketLover (talk) 14:24, 9 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Just noticed that this is present in other Wikipedia pages of macOS too. Seems the changes were done today. Request someone to revert these changes for all the pages, I am reverting it for this one. ChipsPacketLover (talk) 14:29, 9 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The Version template is designed for this exact purpose. There is no reason for security response updates to have their own color, they are just updates. Every other version table like this, including those across macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS use this template, as do the overarching articles like macOS version history. YannickFran (talk) 07:53, 10 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

And - assuming Apple's still doing rapid security responses (they haven't done one in a while, as far as I know) - the update can be marked as such in the version column. Guy Harris (talk) 08:30, 10 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I guess they're now called "Background Security Updates",^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] and, like Rapid Security Responses, the software version number gets a parenthesized lower-case letter after it, so that's how you'd mark a Background Security Improvement in the version column. Guy Harris (talk) 08:49, 10 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Ponce, Nicolas (March 17, 2026). "Apple's First Background Security Improvement (BSI) for macOS, iOS, & iPad: What IT Admins Need to Know". Addigy.
^ "About Background Security Improvements for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS". Apple Support. March 17, 2026.
^ "About the security content of Background Security Improvements for iOS 26.3.1, iPadOS 26.3.1, macOS 26.3.1, and macOS 26.3.2". Apple Support. March 17, 2026.
^ "Background Security Improvements on Apple devices". Apple Platform Development. Apple. December 17, 2025.

Name

The preview page calls it "macOS 27 Golden Gate." Skeetacus25 (talk) 23:25, 11 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

We typically call it "macOS Golden Gate" (without the version number, 27). This is to be consistent with other releases of macOS (e.g. macOS Sequoia, macOS Tahoe). Be consistent when macOS releases use officially marketed codenames. Slackintosh (talk) 19:53, 14 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, but if the final release is called "macOS 27 Golden Gate" (with the version number as part of its name), surely it'll be mentioned in the lead, correct? Skeetacus25 (talk) 03:27, 15 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

A lot of sources simply call it "macOS Golden Gate". On Wikipedia, we don't typically include version numbers within most names of macOS releases (e.g. "macOS Sequoia" and not "macOS 15 Sequoia").

In the article's lead section, the version number is within parentheses but not bolded: "macOS Golden Gate (version 27) is the...". How the name and version number are written is correct and consistent with other releases of macOS. Slackintosh (talk) 04:46, 15 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I mean, if the name ends up being "macOS 27 Golden Gate," the lead (macOS Golden Gate (version 27)) will be consistent with previous releases, but it'll be wrong. But WP:NORUSH, I was just curious.

Several sources also use "macOS 27 Golden Gate":

Ars Technica: here, here, and here
MacRumors: here and here
TechRadar: here, here, and here
The Verge: here and here
Wired: here
Macworld: here
Engadget: here and here
Mashable: here and here
The Seattle Times via Bloomberg: here (republished from the original Bloomberg article by Mark Gurman)

Skeetacus25 (talk) 05:25, 15 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

According to 9to5Mac, Apple has started replacing names with version numbers on various support articles. Skeetacus25 (talk) 22:08, 16 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed something similar. Another operating system, Android (for mobile devices), formerly used names from Android Cupcake (1.5) to Pie (9). Because their use on version numbers (1.5 to 9) are less frequent, it's correct for respective Wikipedia articles to use these Android names. Google stopped using such names starting with Android 10.

Our names of macOS articles would be similar to recent releases of Android if Apple officially stopped using names for macOS. That is, if macOS 28 was only called by its version number without an official name, it would be in the nature of Android 10 onwards. Slackintosh (talk) 22:48, 16 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Apple Intelligence section

Where would the section which describes new Apple Intelligence features go in this article? Slackintosh (talk) 19:44, 14 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Ponce, Nicolas (March 17, 2026). "Apple's First Background Security Improvement (BSI) for macOS, iOS, & iPad: What IT Admins Need to Know". Addigy.

[2] "About Background Security Improvements for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS". Apple Support. March 17, 2026.

[3] "About the security content of Background Security Improvements for iOS 26.3.1, iPadOS 26.3.1, macOS 26.3.1, and macOS 26.3.2". Apple Support. March 17, 2026.

[4] "Background Security Improvements on Apple devices". Apple Platform Development. Apple. December 17, 2025.

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