{"slug": "macos-27-public-beta-2-arrives-everything-to-know-about-the-update", "title": "macOS 27 public beta 2 arrives. Everything to know about the update.", "summary": "Apple has released the second public beta for macOS 27 Golden Gate, bringing updates to Siri AI, Liquid Glass, system search, and Apple Intelligence. The beta also introduces tools for creating custom Safari extensions and Shortcuts using natural language with AI, as well as new aspect ratio support in Phone Mirroring hinting at a foldable iPhone feature.", "body_md": "# macOS 27 public beta 2 arrives. Everything to know about the update.\n\nThe second public beta for macOS 27 Golden Gate has just been released by Apple. The first beta brought some brand-new features to Mac, including a relaunch of Siri as a true AI assistant.\n\nSiri AI can answer questions based on a user's inbox, documents, and camera roll, and can also carry out tasks in a user's email, messages, and other apps. And, as Mashable [ previously covered](https://mashable.com/tech/macos-27-beta-secret-siri-ai-interface), users can also access a hidden Siri AI interface, which is very much in its test phase, within the public beta.\n\nmacOS 27 public beta 2 brings even more updates. First, there are some fixes and tweaks to Liquid Glass, as well as the glitchy system search feature, a common complaint with macOS 26.\n\n**You May Also Like**\n\nApple Intelligence also gets some updates in the new beta, with design changes, a new set of writing tools, and improved Visual Intelligence. The public beta also introduces a tool for users to create custom Safari extensions and new Shortcuts using natural language with AI.\n\n[Terms of Use](https://www.ziffdavis.com/terms-of-use)and\n\n[Privacy Policy](https://www.ziffdavis.com/ztg-privacy-policy).\n\nAs [ 9to5Mac](https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/22/macos-27-public-beta-2-now-available-heres-how-to-install-it/) points out, there's also a new aspect ratio support in Phone Mirroring, which seems to hint at a feature for Apple's foldable iPhone.\n\nIf you want to experience some of the long-awaited Siri AI features, improved system search, and the latest changes to Liquid Glass, here's how you can check out the mac OS 27 Golden Gate beta 2 now.\n\n## Download and install the macOS 27 beta 2\n\nFirst, you'll need to enroll your Mac into Apple's public beta program if you haven't already. You can do so at [ https://beta.apple.com](https://beta.apple.com).\n\nNext, go to System Settings, then General Software, followed by Update.\n\nSelect the \"i\" icon beside Beta Updates and select the latest macOS 27 Golden Gate Public Beta from the dropdown menu.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/macos-27-public-beta-2-arrives-everything-to-know-about-the-update", "canonical_source": "https://mashable.com/tech/macos-27-public-beta-2-arrives-everything-to-know", "published_at": "2026-07-23 18:55:51+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-23 19:48:04.545403+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Apple", "macOS 27 Golden Gate", "Siri", "Liquid Glass", "Apple Intelligence", "Safari", "Shortcuts", "Phone Mirroring"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/macos-27-public-beta-2-arrives-everything-to-know-about-the-update", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/macos-27-public-beta-2-arrives-everything-to-know-about-the-update.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/macos-27-public-beta-2-arrives-everything-to-know-about-the-update.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/macos-27-public-beta-2-arrives-everything-to-know-about-the-update.jsonld"}}