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Did Apple just leak a notchless MacBook in macOS Tahoe? Scott Younker 18 August 2025 This would be the first notchless MacBook since 2020 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: MacRumors) Apple’s latest macOS 26 Tahoe is set to release later this fall, but it's currently in a public beta, allowing curious Apple fans to test out the latest features. With the most recent update, Apple may have accidentally revealed a notchless MacBook. The potential new Apple laptop was spotted by Redditor Zealousideal-Bit-280, who shared a screenshot from the beta, which appears to show a MacBook sans notch. (Image credit: Reddit - Zealousideal-Bit-280) Interestingly, the screenshot appears to be a rather thin laptop, leading us to believe that the notchless model could be a MacBook Air or possibly an entry-level MacBook. We haven’t seen a notchless MacBook since 2020. You may like macOS 26 Tahoe could drop support for more Macs than we thought MacBook Pro OLED dreams could be on ice until 2027 as M6 roadmap goes fuzzy — here's what we know Apple's entire Mac lineup until 2026 revealed in leak — here's every MacBook, Mac Pro and more to expect The notch arrived at a strange time with the MacBook Pro 2021, just as the company was removing the same feature from the iPhone 14 Pro models and introducing the Dynamic Island. It was not well-received. At the time, Apple claimed that the notch was a “smart way to give you more space for your content.” “What we've done is we've actually made the display taller,” explained Shruti Haldea, Pro Mac Product Line Manager at Apple, on the Same Brain podcast. “Like on the 16-inch notebook, you still have a 16.0 active area on the diagonal in that 16:10-inch window, and we just grew the display up from there and put the Menu Bar up there.” When could the notch-free MacBook arrive? (Image credit: Henry T. Casey) Some claim not to notice the little bump out, but Apple users have been patiently waiting half a decade for Apple to get rid of the notch. Sign up to get the BEST of Tom's Guide direct to your inbox. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Current rumors say that the M6 MacBook Pro will feature a tandem OLED panel, similar to the one found in the M4 iPad Pro. This could spell the end of the notch with Apple moving to a punch-hole webcam, enabling the Dynamic Island to debut on a Mac. Lending further credence to this theory is the addition of Live Activities arriving in macOS Tahoe, which utilizes the Dynamic Island on your iPhone to highlight things like live sports scoring. 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