Battery charge limits are finally on Mac. You can now cap charging between 80-100%. For a managed Mac fleet this matters – battery degradation is a real support cost at scale, and this gives MDM-managed devices a policy lever that iPhone and iPad have had for a while. Expect Intune and Jamf support to follow shortly.

Rosetta 2 deprecation warnings have started. Every time a user launches an Intel app, macOS now shows a notice that support will end in macoS 28. If you are still running Intel binaries in your environment – line of business apps, internal tools, legacy plugins – the clock is visible to your users now, not just your roadmap. Time to run that app compatibility audit if you haven’t.

Safari compact tab bar is back. Small UX thing. Bigger signal: Apple keeps iterating on the productivity layer. If you manage Safari settings via MDM, worth reviewing your config profiles.

Intel Mac support ends here. 26.4 is confirmed as the final release supporting Intel hardware. If you have Intel Macs still in your fleet lifecycle plan, this is the line.

Most organisations are 12-18 months behind on OS lifecycle management. The Rosetta warnings starting now means your end users are getting the message whether IT is ready or not.