Apple Is Officially Dropping Support for Intel-Based Macs

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In 2020, Apple announced that it would be transitioning from Intel's chips to Apple silicon on all Macs. Over the next couple years, Apple replaced all Intel Macs with those running its own M-series Apple silicon processors. The company then began slowly dropping software support for Intel Macs—and now, that process is complete. At WWDC, Apple announced that it won't be supporting any Intel Macs going forward, which means that none of those devices will get macOS 27 Golden Gate.

All the Macs that won't get macOS 27

Every single Apple silicon-powered Mac, including my humble MacBook Air (M1, 2020), will be getting macOS 27 Golden Gate, which is expected to release this fall. However, the following Intel Macs have been dropped for the upcoming version of macOS:

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)

MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, with four Thunderbolt ports)

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020)

Mac Pro (2019)

The peculiar thing is that the 2020 MacBook Pro with two Thunderbolt ports was already dropped from software support last year, but the version with four of those ports got updated to macOS 26 Tahoe. For macOS 27 Golden Gate, even that variant has been left behind. This marks the end of an era, as Apple's finally completed the transition from Intel Macs to Apple silicon.

These iPads won't get iPadOS 27

Apple's done well to bring iOS 27 to every iPhone that supports iOS 26, including the humble iPhone 11, which was unveiled in September 2019. However, the company isn't doing the same thing with all iPad models. The following iPads will not be getting the iPadOS 27 update:

iPad mini (5th Gen)

iPad (8th Gen)

iPad Air (3rd Gen)

iPad Pro (11-inch, 1st Gen)

iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 3rd Gen)