If Apple’s new Liquid Glass interface has been making text harder to read, you’ll appreciate Adam Engst’s detailed guide to taming transparency across all Apple operating systems. Adam also explores how a bug affecting juice jacking protection in iOS 26 has left some users with reduced security settings, and his coverage of Apple TV+’s rebranding to just “Apple TV” highlights the confusion this causes for users and writers. We also share news that Apple is retiring its Clips video app. Notable Mac app releases this week include Camo Studio 2.4, DEVONthink 4.1.1, Fission 2.9.1, EagleFiler 1.9.19, Mimestream 1.8.3, Parallels Desktop 26.1.1, Scrivener 3.5, SoundSource 5.8.8, and SpamSieve 3.2.1.
In a puzzling move that seems to epitomize form over function, Apple has rebranded its streaming service from Apple TV+ to simply Apple TV, despite the obvious confusion with its app and hardware of the same name.
Apple’s protection against juice jacking attacks—theoretical though they may be for everyday users—isn’t working as intended in iOS 26, with some users finding their security settings locked to Always Allow.
Apple’s new Liquid Glass interface design can be hard to read in certain situations. If you encounter any issues, here’s how to adjust the transparency and other visual effects across macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS to suit your needs.
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Virtual camera system brings improvements to USB device adjustment controls. ($49.99 annual subscription, free update, 81.4 MB, macOS 12.3+)
Adds support for new AI models, including Anthropic’s Claude 4.5 Sonnet and Google's Nano Banana. ($99 new, free update, 83.7 MB, macOS 13+)
Updates the audio editor with initial support for macOS 26 Tahoe and interface updates. ($35 new, free update, 14.3 MB, macOS 11+)
Brings a short list of enhancements to the document organization and archiving app. ($49.99 new, free update, 34.1 MB, macOS 10.13+)
Introduces new Liquid Glass app icon and fixes several bugs related to macOS 26 Tahoe. ($49.99 annual subscription, free update, 12.2 MB, macOS 12+)
Updates the virtualization software with Linux and Windows improvements. ($99.99 Standard Edition new, free update, 5.4 MB, macOS 13+)
Long-form writing tool adds support for macOS 26 Tahoe. ($59.99 new, free update, 117 MB, macOS 11+)
Brings more workarounds for bugs in macOS 26 Tahoe to the audio control utility. ($45 new, free update, 38.6 MB, macOS 14.5+)
Maintenance update with bug fixes and improvements for the spam-filtering utility. ($39.99 new, free update, 61 MB, macOS 10.13+)
