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With macOS Tahoe you can easily launch Shortcuts using Spotlight. Better still, you can include text input that the Shortcut then uses. Watch as I explore this new functionality.

If you miss Launchpad in macOS Tahoe and liked to organize your apps into groups or launch apps using your mouse or trackpad, here is a way to build Launchpad-like functionality into your Mac Dock.

Here are some useful tips for getting the most from your iPhone in iOS 26.

In macOS Tahoe and beyond you can set a folder color in the Finder, and also apply a symbol or Emoji character to the folder. This will help folders stand out from others. It also works across devices and will appear on your iPad and iPhone.

In macOS Tahoe Spotlight is more powerful than ever, with a whole mode dedicated to just search for files. Learn some powerful tips for using Spotlight file search mode.

A live look at customizing folders with colors, symbols and emoji. Gary experiments live with colors and even shows a Terminal hack for using more than one character on a folder.

With LaunchPad gone in macOS Tahoe and beyond, you still have many different easy ways to uninstall apps. You can use the App Store app, System Settings, drag-and-drop to the Trash/Bin or a developer-provided uninstall method.

Shortcuts can be triggered by action and events on your Mac. You can set this up in the Automation section of the Shortcuts app. Take a look at how to do it with five examples.

New in macOS Tahoe is the ability to change the app icons in the Dock and elsewhere to make them darker, transparent or tint them with a color of your choice. Have a look at all of the options.

Learn how you can use advanced techniques to place objects exactly where you want them in apps like Pages, Keynote, Freeform, Preview and even third-party graphics and design apps.

If you need to resize a photo or graphic on your iPhone, or export it into a different format or compression amount, you can now do so with the Preview app in iOS 26. In fact you can resize, crop, markup, compress and save out a file from Photos, an existing image file, or even from other apps or screenshots.

macOS Tahoe gets rid of Launchpad, which was just one way to launch apps on your Mac. You can still use Spotlight and other methods, as well as a new Spotlight Application Launcher mode. Also learn how to create a custom folder of application icons that works like Launchpad but with even more features.

Once you have updated to iOS 26 on your iPhone, here are some new settings to check out.

Spotlight in macOS Tahoe includes a variety of special actions you can take an a special section for them. You can also create your own actions using the Shortcuts app.

Here's an in-depth guide to the new Spotlight Clipboard History feature in macOS Tahoe 26. With this new feature you can recall things you have copied in the past and paste them. Learn about how it works, its limitations, and get some tips and see some hidden functionality.

A big new feature in iOS 26 is the Preview app. As Mac users already know, Preview is much more than just a way to view some files. You can also use it to fill out PDF forms, split and merge PDFs, edit images, and annotate both PDFs and images with markup tools.

A new feature in macOS Tahoe is a dedicated app launcher as part of the Spotlight menu. Learn how to use this new method of launching applications and how to replaces LaunchPad.

Beyond the major new additions to macOS, the new macOS Tahoe 26 also includes many small and hidden features like multiple Control Centers, Game Overlay, Notes Markdown export, Messages backgrounds and more.

Not everything new in iOS 26 is a big change. Here are some small new features that could make a big difference to many users.

Here are the major new changes you will find after updating to macOS Tahoe 26 after it is released.