OneDrive gets huge update on macOS

OneDrive is an excellent cloud storage service, particularly if you get it bundled with Microsoft 365. Although people aren't a fan of some recent changes such as the ability to add AI agents to the platform, there's no denying that it's a robust service that gets updated with new features fairly regularly. Today, Microsoft has unveiled a big update for OneDrive on macOS.

For starters, Microsoft has revealed a brand-new Activity Center UX on macOS 26 that is based on Apple's Liquid Glass design language and powered SwiftUI. The Redmond giant says that you'll notice that this interface is a lot more performant as soon as you open it by clicking the OneDrive icon in the menu bar. The company has highlighted the intuitive and fresh design, while also touting support for accessibility options like VoiceOver and Full Keyboard Access.

You'll also notice that while the new Activity Center doesn't lose any details, it is a lot more compact. Additionally, images and videos now have thumbnails so it's easier to track what changed in the Activity Center.

Next, we have native macOS dialog boxes that show up when providing extra information or requiring user interaction. This should make Mac users feel right at home in OneDrive, rather than it feeling like a shoehorned interface that leverages aesthetics from other platforms.

The good news is that these updates are rolling out right now to Insiders running build 26.017. The bad news is that there is no word yet on general availability, but since these are mostly cosmetic changes, you would hope that the new experience arrives sooner rather than later. For Insiders, the upgrade should happen automatically, as soon as the new experience is seeded to them. Microsoft has encouraged customers to leverage the Send Feedback option available in the Activity Center to file feedback directly to the company.

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Posted Friday 20 February 2026 at 12:11 pm AEST (my time).

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