Is it safe to update macOS 26 on MacBook Air M2?

IbnaShifat wrote:

is it safe mac os 26 tahoe update on macbook air m2??

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Original Title: update mac os tahoe

there are issues in any upgraded macOS. The unknown bugs come to the surface after millions of user engage, and get sorted out along the way .

Nothing new here.

point updates keep rolling out for about 4-5 years on supported operating systems...

if you have reservations— then don't. I am certainly not going to try and convince you one way or the other.

ref: Upgrading macOS without fear

ref: Apple makes a point of having a current backup before upgrading

Update macOS on Mac - Apple Support

Xsabi wrote:

No way. In MacOS 26, someone clever replaced the launchpad with a useless spotlight search engine. If it were easy, I would immediately go back to an earlier version.

That doesn't make the update "unsafe." It just makes the update "something Xsabi really doesn't like."

You should submit your feedback to Apple:

Product Feedback - Apple

Lesson for the future: Don't update right away. Wait a couple of weeks and read what people are saying on the forums and in the press.

IbnaShifat wrote:

is it safe mac os 26 tahoe update on macbook air m2??

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Original Title: update mac os tahoe

We can not and should not make that decision for you

I do suggest reading about macOS 26 Tahoe Before you considering upGrading

We do see some who regret upgrading for some reason or another

On the whole, Tahoe version 26.0, still has some refinements that will probably be addressed in further updates

Have upgraded 3 machines from Sequoia 15.6.1 to macOS 26.0 Tahoe

No real issue apart from " the elimination of Launchpad problematic. " credit to @ neuroanatomist

https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macos-26/

Xsabi wrote:

No way. In MacOS 26, someone clever replaced the launchpad with a useless spotlight search engine. If it were easy, I would immediately go back to an earlier version.

Launchpad was in the top five of most useless features of macOS.

I have never used launchpad, but I have used Spotlight from the moment it was able to launch applications. If all Spotlight did was launch applications, it would be far and away one of the most useful features of macOS.

Barney-15E wrote:

I have never used launchpad, but I have used Spotlight from the moment it was able to launch applications. If all Spotlight did was launch applications, it would be far and away one of the most useful features of macOS.

I was frankly astonished by the number of people who say it was important to them. I remember when it was released, people were complaining about how dumbed down it was and why would you use it when you Finder windows. I think a lot of people don't really know what you can do with Finder windows and aliases.

SinceI figured out how to stop my (way too many) iPhone apps from showing, I love the new version. I've been using Spotlight as my app launcher for years. This just adds another option.

dialabrain wrote:

“You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”.

― John Lydgate

Seabright's Corollary: Some of the people expect to be pleased all of the time. They will be disappointed most of the time.

IbnaShifat wrote:

is it safe mac os 26 tahoe update on macbook air m2??

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Original Title: update mac os tahoe

Why wouldn't it be safe...?

There are always issues when upgrading any macOS. Nothing new to that premise.

Sort them out as you go.

good luck

Yes, your Mac will fully support Tahoe. Seems to be generally stable, a few very minor bugs, some people do find the elimination of Launchpad problematic.

What does “safe“ mean?

IbnaShifat wrote:

safe mean if I update mac os tahoe then I will face any issues or not??

Nobody here knows what garbage you have installed that might cause problems for you.

No way. In MacOS 26, someone clever replaced the launchpad with a useless spotlight search engine. If it were easy, I would immediately go back to an earlier version.

“You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”.

― John Lydgate

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