Apple released the macOS 26 Tahoe public beta today, alongside the public betas for iOS, iPadOS, and other operating systems.

A pple’s first macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta introduced a big change to the Finder icon that I really didn’t like, but thankfully, the company has reversed it with the second beta released today.

When Apple initially announced macOS Tahoe 26, it showed a redesigned Finder icon that moved the blue color to the right side, which went against nearly 30 years of history. Monday's beta fixes that.

Apple released the second beta for macOS Tahoe this week. With it, the beta adds three key new features and changes, including a fix for the Finder icon from beta 1 and a way to enroll in a beta ...

And with the latest macOS beta, the Finder icon looks like this: Justice has been served. Well, sort of. There's still something a bit off about the design.

In the initial macOS Tahoe beta, Apple swapped the colors of the Finder icon, a longtime Mac classic. Rather than featuring blue on the left side of... macOS Tahoe Beta 2 Brings Back Classic ...

Apple has restored decades of precedent and restored color balance to the Finder icon in macOS Tahoe 26 beta 2. A controversial change in beta 1 was met with a healthy dose of criticism.

Perhaps the Finder icon will soon fall under the same category. But until then, I hope Apple reverses course in subsequent macOS betas. Meanwhile, make sure to check out our rundown of the 5 best ...

macOS 16 could, like Big Sur, take inspiration from iOS without intentionally preparing for touch at all. But either way, get ready for that speculation from five years ago to spin up again.