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Enable a hidden Terminal command on your Mac running macOS Golden Gate to quickly insert emojis by typing a colon (:) followed by the emoji’s name.

There are a few easy ways to insert emojis on your Mac, but my personal favorite is pressing the fn key (or Control + Command + Space Bar) to open the Character Viewer window and select one from there.

The second option is to show the keyboard icon in the menu bar and access emojis from there.

Or, if there is an emoji you use a lot, you can set up text replacements for it, just like I have set ‘ggcc‘ to insert a green check mark (✅) and ‘rrcc‘ to insert a red cross (❌), as I need these often when renaming files in Finder.

The tip below (first discovered by @pdfu on X) seems to simplify emoji insertion even further.

If you’re a Slack user, you’ll feel right at home. In case you’ve never used Slack, note that it lets you select and insert an emoji by typing a colon (:), followed by the emoji name!

Thanks to this hidden discovery in macOS 27, you can use the same Slack method to insert emojis in Notes, TextEdit, Calendar, and other AppKit text editors. It also works in apps like Messages, albeit with a delay. However, per pdfu (and verified by me), this emoji trick lacks WebKit implementation, so it fails in apps like Mail and Safari.

Also check out: How to know what an emoji means

Insert emoji on Mac by typing a colon, followed by the emoji name

1) Open Terminal on your Mac.

2) Copy and paste the following command and press the return / enter key.

sudo mkdir -p /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain && \
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain/Stickers InlineEmojiSearch -dict Enabled -bool true

3) Type your Mac’s password and press the return / enter key. Terminal won’t show visual confirmation when you enter the password, so type it carefully.

4) Restart your Mac. This is important!

5) Now open Notes or TextEdit, type a colon (:) and then enter the initials of the desired emoji name, like smi for smiling emoji or hea for heart. You’ll see an emoji pane right where you’re typing; select the one you want to insert.

If you change your mind and don’t want to use this feature, open Terminal and run the command below. Then restart your Mac for the changes to take effect.

sudo defaults delete /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain/Stickers InlineEmojiSearch

What do you think of this? I love it, but unfortunately, I do most of my typing in Google Chrome, and it doesn’t work there.

Other hidden macOS tips discovered by pdfu:

• How to see when your Mac was manufactured in macOS 27
• How to enable the hidden Siri UI in macOS 27

Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2026/10/12/insert-emoji-macos-like-slack/

Apple today added the first-generation Apple TV 4K, released in 2017, to the vintage products list on its website, four days before a new model is expected to debut.

The listing, spotted by MacRumors, covers the original 4K set-top box (model A1842), which Apple introduced on September 12, 2017, with an A10X Fusion chip, support for 4K HDR and Dolby Vision, and the original glass-top Siri Remote. Apple stopped selling the model on April 20, 2021, when the second-generation Apple TV 4K arrived.

Under Apple’s definitions, a product becomes vintage once more than five years have passed since it was discontinued, and obsolete after seven years. Vintage status does not end support outright. Apple and authorized providers can still service the hardware, but only while parts remain available. Once a product is marked obsolete, Apple no longer offers hardware service.

The timing is pointed. A fourth-generation Apple TV 4K is expected to be unveiled on Tuesday, October 13th, as part of Apple’s “Welcome home” launch, which the company confirmed yesterday with a teaser from marketing chief Greg Joswiak and invites to a hands-on experience in New York. Reporting from various sources points to a refreshed set-top box alongside a new smart home hub and an updated HomePod mini. The new Apple TV 4K is widely expected to keep the current box design while moving to a much newer chip, an N-series networking component, and a revised Siri Remote, with Apple Intelligence and Siri AI features for the living room among the rumored additions.

Owners of the 2017 model have already been left behind on software. The box is not eligible for tvOS 27, which Apple limited to the 2021 and 2022 Apple TV 4K models. Streaming apps continue to run on the older software, but the vintage designation is a further signal that the first 4K Apple TV is entering the late stage of its support life just as a replacement is about to be announced.

We’ve been waiting for what feels like forever to order a bunch of new Apple TV units!

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Source link: https://macdailynews.com/2026/10/09/apple-marks-original-apple-tv-4k-as-vintage-days-before-expected-successor/