Block macOS 26 Updates (Still Works in 2026, Removes the Badge)
Why block updates at all After macOS 26 came out, the update nag kept popping up every few days. I kept worrying I’d slip and hit “Update Now”, confirmation or not. It got frequent enough that I wanted a fix that sticks. My reasons, plainly: The red badge drives me crazy Older machines don’t handle the new system well, and I don’t want the slowdown I need a stable work setup, and an upgrade breaking my dev environment is not worth the risk I dislike the liquid glass look in macOS 26, and some apps may not be compatible yet So after upgrading to macOS 15.7.3, I decided to block macOS updates completely and get rid of the badge. ...
