Downgrade from macOS 26 Tahoe Smoothly on New M4 Macs

Downgrade from macOS 26 Tahoe Smoothly on New M4 Macs

A fellow Ars Technica colleague recently purchased a new M4 MacBook Air, and while the hardware itself is impressive, they faced challenges adjusting to the latest macOS 26 Tahoe update and its Liquid Glass redesign. As the Mac's first major software design overhaul since the Apple Silicon era began with macOS 11 Big Sur in 2020, the Liquid Glass interface has drawn mixed reactions from longtime users.

While the negative consumer feedback on Liquid Glass has been overstated by some Apple enthusiast media, the Mac's transition to this new design has elicited particular ire from devoted users. Developers like Jeff Johnson and Norbert Heger have been closely tracking the persistent Finder and window resizing issues that have plagued the Liquid Glass update.

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