Developers can stop supporting Intel Macs, says Apple
Apple has notified developers that they will no longer be required to make their apps compatible with Intel Macs, while also confirming that Intel-only apps will not run after macOS 27 . The much-missed Mac Pro was the last Mac to switch from Intel to Apple Silicon The forthcoming macOS Tahoe is the last release that will run on Intel-based Macs , and that will run Intel-only apps. It's not a surprise, as Apple has been clear about this transition since it began the move to Apple Silicon back in 2020. Now, though, it has released an updated support document about the transition, and also emailed developers directly. Headed "Upcoming changes to Rosetta support for Intel-based macOS apps," the support document says "we're now concluding this transition" from Intel to Apple Silicon. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Apple has notified developers that they will no longer be required to make their apps compatible with Intel Macs, while also confirming that Intel-only apps will not run after macOS 27 . The much-missed Mac Pro was the last Mac to switch from Intel to Apple Silicon The forthcoming macOS Tahoe is the last release that will run on Intel-based Macs , and that will run Intel-only apps. It's not a surprise, as Apple has been clear about this transition since it began the move to Apple Silicon back in 2020. Now, though, it has released an updated support document about the transition, and also emailed developers directly. Headed "Upcoming changes to Rosetta support for Intel-based macOS apps," the support document says "we're now concluding this transition" from Intel to Apple Silicon. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Apple has notified developers that they will no longer be required to make their apps compatible with Intel Macs, while also confirming that Intel-only apps will not run after macOS 27 .
The much-missed Mac Pro was the last Mac to switch from Intel to Apple Silicon The forthcoming macOS Tahoe is the last release that will run on Intel-based Macs , and that will run Intel-only apps.
It's not a surprise, as Apple has been clear about this transition since it began the move to Apple Silicon back in 2020.
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