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macOS Tahoe 26.7 beta references several unreleased products like Home Hub

AppleInsider • Tue, 18 Aug 2026

Apple inadvertently left a lot of feature flags visible in its macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate, which include references to products like AirPods with cameras, the OLED iPad mini, and more. References to future iPhone Air, HomePods, and more found in macOS code Developer betas are one of the easiest ways for Apple to accidentally share future product information. It has occurred before , like during iOS 26 testing, and has happened again on Monday. According to information discovered by MacRumors in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate, Apple has many new products in development. Some are known from previous leaks, while others have designators that can't be tied to any other product. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Apple inadvertently left a lot of feature flags visible in its macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate, which include references to products like AirPods with cameras, the OLED iPad mini, and more.

References to future iPhone Air, HomePods, and more found in macOS code Developer betas are one of the easiest ways for Apple to accidentally share future product information.

It has occurred before , like during iOS 26 testing, and has happened again on Monday.

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