Apple's New Macs to Ship With macOS Golden Gate

Apple's new Mac mini and Mac Studio models, announced this week, will ship with macOS Golden Gate, according to Daring Fireball's John Gruber, citing Apple's product pages and FCC documents. Apple's press release confirms the new Mac mini will feature Siri AI and Apple Intelligence, with both models releasing on Tuesday, September 22, and macOS Golden Gate expected to launch the week of September 14.

The new Mac mini and Mac Studio models https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/25/everything-apple-announced-today/ announced by Apple this week are "slated to ship" with macOS Golden Gate, according to Daring Fireball 's John Gruber. Apple's product pages for the new Mac mini and Mac Studio models mention macOS Golden Gate features such as Siri AI, providing further evidence that the computers will ship with the latest operating system, instead of macOS Tahoe. In addition, FCC documents and other evidence uncovered by MacRumors all point towards the new Macs coming with macOS Golden Gate preinstalled. "The new Mac mini comes to life with the upcoming macOS 27, which includes Siri AI, a profoundly more capable and personal assistant; helpful Apple Intelligence features across everyday apps; and an expansive set of improvements that make the Mac even more responsive and reliable," said Apple, in a press release. Apple said the new Mac mini and Mac Studio will be released on Tuesday, September 22, so macOS Golden Gate would need to be released before that date if the computers will ship with that operating system. Based on historical patterns, macOS Golden Gate will most likely be released during the week of Monday, September 14. This article, " Apple's New Macs to Ship With macOS Golden Gate https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/27/new-macs-to-ship-with-macos-golden-gate/ " first appeared on MacRumors.com https://www.macrumors.com Discuss this article https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apples-new-macs-to-ship-with-macos-golden-gate.2488080/ in our forums