Apple released a new developer beta build of macOS 26 Tahoe today, and it came with another big update for a familiar icon. The old Macintosh HD hard drive icon, for years represented by a facsimile ...

Among the many iconic changes in macOS Tahoe is the icon used for the Mac’s internal storage. Since Macs no longer use hard drives, the hard drive icon in macOS Sequoia and older isn’t accurate. So, ...

Designer and app icon connoisseur Michael Flarup is celebrating the Mac, desktop icons, and the designers who make them with a new project called The macOS App Icon Book. What will ultimately be a ...

You’ve read a lot about the macOS 26 interface this summer, but it’s not just menus and buttons that will be different on the Mac later this year. Apple is taking advantage of the Liquid Glass ...

macOS Tahoe quietly retires the old Mac drive icon in favor of a sleeker, SSD-inspired design. Tuesday's developer beta release of macOS Tahoe 26 brought a bit of sad news. The old Macintosh HD icon ...

Apple's macOS Tahoe menu icons break long-standing design rules, creating visual clutter and inconsistency that slows user ...