macOS 26 Tahoe fixes a major pet peeve of Google Chrome users

Macworld

While the macOS Tahoe developer beta is now available, I usually install the first beta on a spare Mac and wait until the public beta before installing it on my main Mac. The first beta can be flaky, but I might take the risk this time, and it’s all because I use Google Chrome.

An X post by @aaronp613 explains why I may jump in. In macOS Tahoe, SMS verification codes can now fill in automatically, just like Safari. OMG!




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This sounds like a minor feature (stop giggling, Safari users), but it addresses a major pet peeve of Chrome. You don’t realize how valuable this feature is until you access several online accounts in a day and have to go through the tedious task of waiting for the SMS verification code to arrive, copy that code (or, if you feel like doing some mental calisthenics, memorize it) and then paste/type it into the field. This addition turns a 6-second task into an instantaneous one. What will I do with all that free time? Plenty.

Apple revealed macOS 26 Tahoe at WWDC25 earlier this week. The developer beta is now available, and a public beta will be available in July, and the official release will ship to the general public this fall. There are lots of other great feature to explore, but for my money, this one’s at the top.