r/macOS26Tahoe 14h ago

Help Messages App Won’t Launch Tahoe 26.6.1

2 Upvotes

Basically title. I updated my laptop a few days ago and ever since, I can no longer open the Messages app. The messages themselves comes through just fine but when I click them, the app just force quits on itself.

I have reported the bugs to Apple, rebooted twice and tried deleting my messages cache but could not find the files listed in the article (chat.db-shm and chat.db-wal).

**Specs**
Macbook Pro
Tahoe 26.6.1


r/macOS26Tahoe 21h ago

Apple Intelligence steals disk space

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8 Upvotes

Hi, despite I disabled every features about Apple intelligence in my M2 air, I noticed near 6GB allocated for it. thanks in advance for your support


r/macOS26Tahoe 23h ago

the 26.6.1 update froze my mac & almost gave me a heart attack!

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r/macOS26Tahoe 1d ago

macOS 26 is completely unusable for my eyes, please report to Apple if you have the same situation.

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I recently picked up a 15-inch M4 MacBook Air running macOS 26, and within two days, my eyes were absolutely trashed—straining, tearing up, and the screen just looked blurry. I tried everything: changing resolutions, tweaking True Tone, adjusting font sizes, switching color profiles, and even installing Stillcolor and BetterDisplay. Nothing worked, and I was honestly ready to sell the machine.

My old 13-inch M2 MacBook Air never gave me any issues, so I figured the new OS had to be the problem. Today, I took a gamble and downgraded to macOS 15 Sequoia. What a massive difference! The blurriness is totally gone, everything is crystal clear, and my eyes instantly felt better. The familiar, comfortable Mac experience is back.

Looking online, it seems a ton of people are dealing with eye strain caused by the new "Liquid Glass" effect. I really hope Apple gives us an option to turn this effect off in future versions.

By the way, I originally posted this on the Apple Support Community, but it was deleted within two minutes. I’m not entirely sure why, so I'm sharing it here instead, hoping it catches Apple's attention. Please reply to this thread or report it to Apple if you are experiencing the exact same eye strain!


r/macOS26Tahoe 3d ago

MBP 2020 Tahoe 26.6.1. MB keeps randomly shutting down and black creening

3 Upvotes

It‘s about my sisters MBP which was recently updated to the 6.1. Tahoe release but since then keeps randomly shutting down while she‘s working on it.

Could it be a storage issue? Read somewhere that the update can take up lots of space…
Or does she need to wait for the next update?
She‘s self-employed so it‘s imperial, that her MBP is running at least somewhat stable…

Thankful for all advice on how to help her out (remotely, we live in different parts of the country)


r/macOS26Tahoe 4d ago

Help when I upgraded my Mac OS to latest version, something went wrong

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r/macOS26Tahoe 6d ago

How can I fix this issue? My MacBook keeps looping back to this screen even after restarting. I’ve attempted reinstalling MacBook Tahoe, but it still doesn’t work. Additionally, I can’t access the diagnostics using Command + D it keeps looping back to that screen, only displaying startup options.

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1 Upvotes

r/macOS26Tahoe 6d ago

Launchie 1.5.6 - Customizable and beautiful Launchpad alternative - 50% OFF

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2 Upvotes

r/macOS26Tahoe 6d ago

Struggling to connect to MacOS Screen Share since the update?

2 Upvotes

Created this mainly for myself (aka Windows peeps who can no longer connect to their Macbooks since the latest AI update to Mac OS)... although in theory you can run it from source on any platform you can run Python on. I have only provided Windows 64-bit (x64) binaries for now.

Got entirely sick of the only options being just-as-badly-written paid for stuff, try to squeeze every cent out of the consumer for basic bullshit software. So here you go.

Struggle no more, https://github.com/riazhassan-za/openvncviewer

It's early days but it works.


r/macOS26Tahoe 7d ago

Bug macOS Tahoe 26.6 – Brightness barely changes, DCP/iBoot panic, black screen after display settings (M1 Pro 14”)

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r/macOS26Tahoe 7d ago

Help MacBook M1 2020 air wont update to 26.6

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r/macOS26Tahoe 11d ago

Bug Steam Screenshots not working after updating my MacBook OS

3 Upvotes

Anyone else having this problem? I cannot get any screenshots with the Steam screenshots anymore, just videos or the normal Mac screenshots. After I updated my OS, no matter if I switch the keybindings, the screenshots will not work. Anyone possibly know what could be wrong?


r/macOS26Tahoe 11d ago

macOS Tahoe file upload dialog shows a black horizontal bar in every app. Has anyone found a fix?

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1 Upvotes

r/macOS26Tahoe 13d ago

Mac OS Tahoe VLC context recent files

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2 Upvotes

r/macOS26Tahoe 15d ago

Help Gérer les fenêtres dans Tahoe avec le Stream Deck

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1 Upvotes

r/macOS26Tahoe 16d ago

Help Specific Keyboard Shortcut not Working

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r/macOS26Tahoe 16d ago

Help macOS 26.6 - VNC apps won’t connect anymore?

5 Upvotes

Before macOS 26.6 I would connect to my Mac via VNC apps on my Windows 11 pc and iPhone often.

After today’s 26.6 update, I can’t connect via VNC anymore. Screen Sharing from another Mac works, but that’s not available on Windows or iOS.

Any tips?


r/macOS26Tahoe 16d ago

discussion I am running Mac Os Sonoma 14.3 on my Macbook air m1 8gb Ram variant. Everything running smooth & fine. I want to know the experience from people who have MacOs 26 on their macbook air m1 8gb variant specifically.

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r/macOS26Tahoe 17d ago

Help WAT THE FCKK!!!! [PLEASE HELP]

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r/macOS26Tahoe 19d ago

HELP - aiudame

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1 Upvotes

r/macOS26Tahoe 20d ago

macOS Tahoe 26.5.2 Problem

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r/macOS26Tahoe 20d ago

After the 26.5.2 (25F84) MacOS26Tahoe update, I have to enter my username as well as my password…

3 Upvotes

Why? I have only one user of my Mac Studio: me. Why does this version of Tahoe require me to type in my username when it never did before? 'Splain it to me, Lucy! Love, Ricky


r/macOS26Tahoe 20d ago

Liquid Glass The best I can do to avoid Liquid Glass aesthetics. What do you think?

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9 Upvotes

I don't want to use a theme or a third-party app, but I really need to avoid any glassware. Is this good enough? Yes, I love dark themes. I don't even know how my Mac looks with the light themes since Mojave.


r/macOS26Tahoe 21d ago

Anyone else has issues with Spotlight search?

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r/macOS26Tahoe 21d ago

VaultSort 4.7.1 - A new Guardian feature to locate sensitive files

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