iOS and macOS 26.6 arrive today, paving the way for iOS and macOS 27

iOS 和 macOS 26.6 今日发布，为 iOS 和 macOS 27 铺平道路

Apple has released iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS 26.6. Apart from potential security hotfixes, these are likely the last updates before the arrival of iOS 27, macOS 27, and so on. All of today’s releases include minor bug fixes, and there are numerous security updates: more than 150 for macOS 26.6. Apple also rolled out macOS 14.8.8 and macOS 15.7.8 for older devices, also focused on security fixes.

苹果公司今日发布了 iOS、iPadOS、macOS、watchOS 和 tvOS 26.6 版本。除了潜在的安全热修复补丁外，这些很可能是 iOS 27、macOS 27 等新一代系统发布前的最后一次更新。今日发布的所有版本均包含细微的错误修复，并提供了大量的安全更新：其中 macOS 26.6 包含超过 150 项安全修复。此外，苹果还为旧设备推送了 macOS 14.8.8 和 macOS 15.7.8，同样侧重于安全修复。

In terms of new features, you won’t find many in these releases, as they mainly pave the way for the next major OS update, likely to hit sometime in September. Most notably, the release notes for iOS and iPadOS 26.6 say the update “optimizes the Spotlight index to prepare for iOS 27.” This update will kick off some indexing work that will then be leveraged in an ostensibly much more robust Spotlight search feature when iOS 27 launches next month.

在功能方面，这些版本并没有太多新特性，因为它们主要是为预计在九月份发布的下一个重大操作系统更新做准备。最值得注意的是，iOS 和 iPadOS 26.6 的发布说明中提到，此次更新“优化了 Spotlight 索引，为 iOS 27 做准备”。该更新将启动一些索引工作，当 iOS 27 下个月发布时，这些工作将被用于一个据称更加强大的 Spotlight 搜索功能中。

Additionally, it’s not noted in the release notes, but there will now be a new alert that notifies users when they have hit the limit in terms of number of blocked contacts. Previously, users didn’t get any helpful feedback about that. It’s common for Apple to keep the last non-hotfix update for an OS release cycle pretty slim.

此外，虽然发布说明中未提及，但现在系统会增加一项新提醒，当用户达到屏蔽联系人数量上限时会通知用户。此前，用户无法获得任何相关的有效反馈。苹果通常会将操作系统发布周期内的最后一次非热修复更新保持得非常精简。

That said, iOS and macOS 27 aren’t expected to be huge reworks themselves. The flagship feature is Siri AI, a new approach to Siri that in many cases leverages large language models without having to kick requests to a third party. There will also be further refinements to the Liquid Glass redesign, which faced some usability and accessibility issues, as well as several bugs, just as Apple’s previous major OS redesign did.

话虽如此，iOS 和 macOS 27 本身预计不会有巨大的重构。其旗舰功能是 Siri AI，这是一种全新的 Siri 处理方式，在许多情况下能够利用大语言模型，而无需将请求发送给第三方。此外，Liquid Glass 设计也将得到进一步完善，该设计此前曾面临一些可用性和无障碍问题，以及若干漏洞，正如苹果之前的重大操作系统重构一样。

All of Apple’s 26.6 updates should be available to users today. There’s no release date yet for iOS or macOS 27, but the company has historically rolled those out in the fall.

苹果所有的 26.6 版本更新现已面向用户开放。目前尚未公布 iOS 或 macOS 27 的具体发布日期，但根据以往惯例，苹果通常会在秋季推出这些系统。