What's new in macOS 26.5 (25F71) · Mac17,9

Previous releasemacOS 26.4.125E253Mac17,9 · Released on Apr 9, 2026

This releasemacOS 26.525F71Mac17,9 · Released on May 11, 2026

Compared sources7app_os, dyld_cache, exclave_cache, exclave_os, filesystem, kernelcache, system_os

New and removed binaries

By firmware source. Only sources both builds index completely are compared.

9 added · 7 removed

Source	Change	Logical path	Size	Records
dyld_cache	Added	/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleAccountTransparency.framework/Versions/A/AppleAccountTransparency	80.4 KiB	29
dyld_cache	Added	/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BNNSGraphPCC.framework/Versions/A/BNNSGraphPCC	657.8 KiB	642
dyld_cache	Added	/System/iOSSupport/System/Library/Frameworks/AccessoryLiveActivities.framework/Versions/A/AccessoryLiveActivities	792.6 KiB	1,347
dyld_cache	Added	/System/iOSSupport/System/Library/Frameworks/AccessoryNotifications.framework/Versions/A/AccessoryNotifications	757.1 KiB	1,473
dyld_cache	Added	/System/iOSSupport/System/Library/Frameworks/AccessoryTransportExtension.framework/Versions/A/AccessoryTransportExtension	305.6 KiB	975
dyld_cache	Removed	/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/InAppFeedback.framework/Versions/A/InAppFeedback	161.9 KiB	353
dyld_cache	Removed	/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SwiftUITracingSupport.framework/Versions/A/SwiftUITracingSupport	6.7 MiB	12,938
filesystem	Added	/System/Library/ExtensionKit/Extensions/Vermillion.appex/Contents/MacOS/Vermillion	306.0 KiB	605
filesystem	Added	/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleAccountTransparency.framework/Versions/A/Resources/appleaccounttransparencyd	100.6 KiB	64
filesystem	Added	/System/Library/Sandbox/Profiles/com.apple.appleaccounttransparencyd.sb	3.1 KiB	62
filesystem	Removed	/System/Library/Assistant/FlowDelegatePlugins/EdutainmentFlowPlugin.bundle/Contents/MacOS/EdutainmentFlowPlugin	425.3 KiB	982
filesystem	Removed	/System/Library/CoreServices/Applications/Archive Utility.app/Contents/XPCServices/AUQuarantineService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/AUQuarantineService	133.5 KiB	216
filesystem	Removed	/System/Library/CoreServices/UAUPlugins/FileVaultUpdaterPlugin.bundle/Contents/MacOS/FileVaultUpdaterPlugin	134.8 KiB	298
filesystem	Removed	/System/Library/Frameworks/LinkPresentation.framework/Versions/A/PlugIns/YouTubePlayer.wkbundle/Contents/MacOS/YouTubePlayer	131.1 KiB	224
filesystem	Removed	/System/iOSSupport/System/Library/Frameworks/LinkPresentation.framework/Versions/A/PlugIns/YouTubePlayer.wkbundle/Contents/MacOS/YouTubePlayer	131.1 KiB	226
system_os	Added	/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SwiftUITracingSupport.framework/Versions/A/SwiftUITracingSupport	18.9 MiB	16,923

New frameworks and dylibs

Added framework binaries and dynamic libraries.

6 frameworks · 0 dylibs

Frameworks

Dylibs

No new dylib.

Entitlement keys

Top-level keys no binary held before, and keys no binary holds any more. Compare entitlements

13 new · 1 removed

New keys

com.apple.authorization.air 1 holder
com.apple.chrono.accessoryLiveActivities.app.tool 1 holder
com.apple.developer.accessory-data-provider 1 holder
com.apple.nsurlsession.private.session-bundle-id 1 holder
com.apple.private.Installer.RemotePluginService 1 holder
com.apple.private.ecosystem.processreporter.access 1 holder
com.apple.private.healthkit.access 1 holder
com.apple.private.healthkit.read_authorization_bypass 1 holder
com.apple.private.no-read-procargs 1 holder
com.apple.private.sharing.activity-advertiser 1 holder
com.apple.private.usernotifications.accessorynotifications.settings 1 holder
com.apple.springboard.homeScreenLayoutAvailability 1 holder
com.apple.transparencyd.aet 1 holder

Removed keys

com.apple.private.AUQuarantineService.XPC 1 holder before

New Objective-C classes

The binaries gaining the most classes, compared exactly. Every binary whose classes changed

155 binaries changed

Binary	New	Removed	Classes
dyld_cache /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AdPlatformsCommon.framework/Versions/A/AdPlatformsCommon	30	4	`AdMetricsEventPayloadAdMetricsReceiverBridgeAdMetricsReceiverObjCAdPlatformsCommon.EventProducerAdPlatformsCommon.ClientDatabaseAdPlatformsCommon.AdMetricsReceiverAdPlatformsCommon.ClientDatabasePathAdPlatformsCommon.BucketIdXPCInjectorAdPlatformsCommon.CappingDatabasePathAdPlatformsCommon.DatabaseBackingStoreAdPlatformsCommon.AdEventEnvelopeBridgeAdPlatformsCommon.CappingDatabaseHelper`30 in all
dyld_cache /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppSubscriptions.framework/Versions/A/AppSubscriptions	26	2	`AppSubscriptions.AnyCallbackAppSubscriptions.AppContainerAppSubscriptions.AnyDefinitionAppSubscriptions.ContainerLockAppSubscriptions.ContainerGraphAppSubscriptions.ContainerStoreAppSubscriptions.ContainerFactoryAppSubscriptions.ContainerManagerAppSubscriptions.StoreKitObserverAppSubscriptions.AnyContainerObjectAppSubscriptions.DynamicPageBuilderAppSubscriptions.ContainerObjectStore`26 in all
dyld_cache /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Morpheus.framework/Versions/A/Morpheus	25	1	`Morpheus.MathModuleMorpheus.MultiIndexMorpheus.PyTime_ZoneMorpheus.SeriesILocMorpheus.PandasIndexMorpheus.DataFrameLocMorpheus.PandasModuleMorpheus.DataFrameILocMorpheus.SeriesGroupByMorpheus.SeriesRollingMorpheus.MorpheusModuleMorpheus.PyTime_ZoneInfo`25 in all
system_os /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SwiftUITracingSupport.framework/Versions/A/SwiftUITracingSupport New binary	24	0	`SwiftUITracingSupport.ChangelistSwiftUITracingSupport.KtraceFileSwiftUITracingSupport.InterpreterSwiftUITracingSupport.SwiftUITraceSwiftUITracingSupport.FileCompressorSwiftUITracingSupport._Chunk_StorageSwiftUITracingSupport.AggregateContainerSwiftUITracingSupport.ViewTreeDisplayOrderSwiftUITracingSupport.CLISwiftUITracingSupport.HostSwiftUITracingSupport.ChunkSwiftUITracingSupport.BitSet`24 in all
dyld_cache /System/iOSSupport/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/PromotedContentUI.framework/Versions/A/PromotedContentUI	24	2	`PromotedContentUI.AdEventsViewPromotedContentUI.AdCardImageViewPromotedContentUI.AdCardVideoViewPromotedContentUI.AdMetricsHelperPromotedContentUI.KeyboardObserverPromotedContentUI.RankedApplePOIAdPromotedContentUI.OcclusionDetectorPromotedContentUI.RankableApplePOIAdPromotedContentUI.ModalAdViewScrimViewPromotedContentUI.POIAdRankingStrategyPromotedContentUI.FilteredPOIAdReceiverPromotedContentUI.NewsAdPrefetchManager`24 in all
filesystem /System/Applications/Maps.app/Contents/MacOS/Maps	22	0	`RNGEOAPMapsSearchHomeAnalyticsHandlerRNGEOAPMapsSearchResultListAnalyticsHandlerRNGEOAPMapsSearchResultMapViewAnalyticsHandlerRNGEOAPMapsSearchResultOrbAnalyticsHandlerMaps.SearchHomePlacesViewMaps.SearchEnrichmentManagerMaps.SearchEnrichmentRequestMaps.AppLaunchEnrichmentAlertMaps.SearchEnrichmentResponseMaps.SearchEnrichmentConstantsMaps.SearchEnrichmentEligibilityMaps.SearchHomePlaceWrapperObject`22 in all
dyld_cache /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/GeoServices.framework/Versions/A/GeoServices	14	0	`GEOBrowseCategorySuggestionResultGEOEnrichmentTriggerGEOLogMsgStateSearchHomeGEOPDEnrichmentTriggerGEOPDMapsSearchHomeSectionTapMetadataGEOPDMapsSearchHomeSectionTapTypeAllGuidesMetadataGEOPDMapsSearchHomeSectionTapTypeCitySelectorMetadataGEOPDMapsSearchHomeSectionTapTypeGuidesHomeMetadataGEOPDMapsSearchHomeSectionTapTypeSearchMetadataGEOPDPlaceSummaryLayoutUnitEnrichmentMarkerGEOPDPlaceSummaryLayoutUnitUserLibUserNoteClientFixGEOPDSearchEnrichmentRequestMetadata`14 in all
dyld_cache /System/iOSSupport/System/Library/Frameworks/AccessoryNotifications.framework/Versions/A/AccessoryNotifications New binary	12	0	`AccessoryNotifications.NotificationsForwardingAccessoryNotifications.AccessoryNotificationCenterAccessoryNotifications.AccessoryNotificationManagerAccessoryNotifications.NotificationSwiftPayloadAdapterAccessoryNotifications.NotificationsForwardingConnectionAccessoryNotifications.AccessoryNotificationManagerFactoryAccessoryNotifications.(ScopedSandboxExtensionHandle in _36F64CFA93B38394A8C45422E39CCEB6)AccessoryNotifications.NotificationsForwarding.SessionAccessoryNotifications.NotificationsForwarding.Session.ConnectionArbitratorAccessoryNotifications.NotificationsForwarding.Session.(ExportedObject in _EC090A179A116047E8CC4127E7CEE6FF)AccessoryNotifications.AlertCoordination.ResponseAccessoryNotifications.AccessoryNotification.FileProvider`

Sandbox operations and profiles

Operations the sandbox checks and the compiled profiles it ships. Compare sandbox records

1 binary changed

Binary	Collection	Changes
kernelcache com.apple.security.sandbox	Sandbox profiles	1 updated`platform/platform`

Largest API-surface changes

Binaries whose exported interface changed, by record delta. Every API-surface change

7,931 binaries

Binary	Records	Changed collections
dyld_cache /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CryptexServer.framework/Versions/A/CryptexServer	+4,241	C strings +3,425Undefined imports +968Exports -173Objective-C classes +8Objective-C ivars +6Linked libraries +4Sections +3Dylib identities changed
dyld_cache /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AdPlatformsCommon.framework/Versions/A/AdPlatformsCommon	+2,655	Exports +2,209C strings +271Objective-C ivars +66Objective-C methods +59Objective-C classes +26Objective-C properties +18Undefined imports +3Linked libraries +2Objective-C protocol adoptions +1Objective-C protocols changedSections changed
filesystem /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MapsIntelligence.framework/IntelligenceBundles/SearchPersonalization.bundle/Contents/MacOS/SearchPersonalization	-1,210	C strings -1,463Chained imports +126Undefined imports +126Sections +1Code identities changedLinked libraries changedObjective-C ivars changedObjective-C methods changed
dyld_cache /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SecureMessaging.framework/Versions/A/SecureMessaging	+1,162	Exports +997Objective-C ivars +77C strings +57Undefined imports +22Objective-C classes +8Linked libraries +1Sections changed
dyld_cache /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Morpheus.framework/Versions/A/Morpheus	+1,009	Exports +595C strings +313Objective-C ivars +60Objective-C classes +24Undefined imports +15Linked libraries +2Sections changed
dyld_cache /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreTransparency.framework/Versions/A/CoreTransparency	+965	Exports +937Undefined imports +15C strings +14Linked libraries -1Sections changed
dyld_cache /System/iOSSupport/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/PromotedContentUI.framework/Versions/A/PromotedContentUI	+935	Exports +610C strings +239Objective-C ivars +136Objective-C methods -58Objective-C properties -56Undefined imports +39Objective-C classes +22Objective-C protocols -6Linked libraries +5Objective-C protocol adoptions +4Sections changed
filesystem /System/Applications/Maps.app/Contents/MacOS/Maps	+922	C strings +329Objective-C methods +284Objective-C properties +101Objective-C ivars +76Chained imports +37Undefined imports +37Objective-C classes +22Objective-C protocol adoptions +19Objective-C protocols +15Linked libraries +2Code identities changedSections changed
dyld_cache /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DeviceAccess.framework/Versions/A/DeviceAccess	+788	C strings +404Objective-C methods +194Objective-C ivars +64Objective-C properties +60Exports +26Undefined imports +21Objective-C protocol adoptions +9Objective-C classes +8Linked libraries +1Objective-C categories +1Sections changed
dyld_cache /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/GeoServices.framework/Versions/A/GeoServices	+755	C strings +276Objective-C methods +260Objective-C ivars +97Objective-C properties +64Exports +32Objective-C classes +14Objective-C protocol adoptions +11Undefined imports +1Dylib identities changedLinked libraries changedSections changed