California, June 8 -- Amid a lot of anticipation, Apple officially announced the name for its next Mac operating system at the 2026 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday.

During the keynote address, Apple's Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi, announced that macOS 27 will now be officially called the 'Golden Gate'.

According to The Verge, macOS 27 - the next version of its desktop operating system- brings a global slider to adjust the opacity of Liquid Glass UI effects, along with a tighter corner radius of windows. This comes alongside Apple's other updates to Apple Intelligence, search, and parental controls.

macOS Golden Gate also brings Liquid Glass design changes. For example, apps on the Appl...