macOS 27 Drops Tahoe’s Menu Icons in a Move Toward Simpler UI

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Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate reverses macOS Tahoe’s icon-heavy menu design by removing most menu item icons (keeping them only where genuinely useful) and updating Human Interface Guidelines to use icons sparingly. The change signals a shift toward a more minimalist UI and is currently in developer beta, with a public beta next month and a fall general release.
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