# Not a Snow Leopard

- Author: @gurupanguji
- Date: 2026-10-16
- URL: https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/10/16/not-a-snow-leopard/
- Categories: essay, technology
- Tags: mac, macos

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> On macOS Tahoe, the Passwords app does put the keyboard focus in the password field on launch.
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> Password field with focus
> How does Apple mess up something as fundamental as keyboard focus? Are they now vibe-coding macOS?

*Source:* [macOS Golden Gate is a buggy mess](https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2026/10/5.html)

To be fair, we are still in 27.0.1. However, apart from reverting a terrible UX decision, the raw edges of Golden Gate are showing up more and more.