Menu bar and Control Center on a Mac, fixed in plain English.
18 fixes for macOS 26 Tahoe and macOS 27 Golden Gate.
The Mac version of the Windows system trayStatus icons and Control Center sit on the right side of the menu bar at the top of the screen.Get back menu bar icons hidden by the notchThere is no room for every icon next to the camera notch, so extra icons are hidden.Show the battery percentage in your MacBook's menu barThe battery icon only shows the percentage if you turn that on.Open Control Center on your Mac for quick settingsControl Center collects quick switches in one place in the menu bar.Stop your Mac menu bar from hiding at the top of the screenAuto-hide for the menu bar is on, so it only appears when the pointer touches the top of the screen.Remove icons you don't want from your Mac menu barThe icon is switched on in Menu Bar settings or belongs to an app that shows its own icon.Keep the menu bar visible when an app is full screenIn full screen the menu bar slides away until you move the pointer to the top edge.Bring back the Wi-Fi icon in your Mac's menu barThe Wi-Fi item is turned off for the menu bar.Change how the clock looks in your Mac's menu barThe menu bar clock shows only the basics until you change its options.Hide your name (or user icon) in the Mac menu barFast User Switching puts your account name or icon in the menu bar.Put the Bluetooth icon back in your Mac's menu barThe Bluetooth item is turned off for the menu bar.Get a missing app icon back in your Mac menu barmacOS lets you switch menu bar items on or off per app, so the app may have been blocked or turned off.Add, remove and move controls in Control Center on your MacControl Center only shows the controls you have added, and Tahoe lets you edit it.Get the clock back in your Mac's menu barThe clock is always shown, so when it seems gone, other icons are crowding it out.Bring the battery icon back to your MacBook's menu barThe Battery item is turned off for the menu bar.Keep the Screen Mirroring icon in your Mac's menu barThe Screen Mirroring item is set to show only when active, or is turned off.Bring back Recent Items in your Mac's Apple menuRecent items depend on the "Recent documents, applications, and servers" setting.Put a brightness slider in your Mac's menu barThe Display item is set to show only when needed, or is turned off.