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How Apple Leaked Itself
MacRumors • • technology
Key Points:
- The macOS Tahoe 26.7 Release Candidate contained numerous references to unannounced Apple products, including home devices, iPhones, iPads, AirPods, and Macs, which is unusual for a near-final software release.
- Bloomberg's Mark Gurman explained that an internal development build with unreleased product support was likely mistakenly merged into the release candidate, causing these references to appear publicly.
- Apple typically merges multiple development branches for final releases, and this mix-up suggests confusion or error during that process, though the exact cause remains unknown.
- Most of the product references had appeared in earlier software versions, except for AirPods with cameras, which are expected around 2027 and shown in a reportedly shelved hardware version.
- The references to unreleased products will likely be removed before the official public release of macOS Tahoe 26.7.
