Macworld Podcast: iOS 26, macOS Tahoe, Liquid Glass, and what to expect

The newest versions of Apple’s operating systems are now officially available. On this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we talk about what to expect from iOS 26, macOS Tahoe, iPadOS 26, and more. 

This is episode 951 with Michael Simon, Jason Cross,  and Roman Loyola. 

Watch episode 951 on YouTube

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xOS 26 releases

This Week in Apple History 

September 16 marks the 40th anniversary of Steve Jobs’ departure from Apple. Read more about the history of Apple. 

On the show, Roman talked about the “live blog” he wrote for MacLife while standing in line for the original iPhone. You can read it on the Internet Archive. Roman also talked about being an extra for the Steve Jobs movie.

Macworld Podcast Mailbag   

Your comments about recent Macworld articles and podcast, and recent Apple happenings. 

iPhone Air 

We posted video shorts from last week’s podcast about the iPhone 17 Air. A few people had thoughts on the new phone. 

I have a 14 pro max, just preordered the Air and super exited to have a phone that’s not as heavy as a brick 

Riley Rayne on TikTok 

The battery is fine. Not everyone is a cinematic photographer. 

Opossum on TikTok

It makes a difference acoustically I’ve had all the iPhones 

Anthony Acoma on TikTok 

It’s minor, but does make a difference if you are watching videos in landscape mode without headphones. Not unless they are doing a really good job of simulating stereo with a single speaker. 

Zivzulander on YouTube 

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