If you're still using a Mac with an Intel processor, here's another reminder that its era is slowly but surely coming to an end. Apple namely, it now allows developers to remove Intel Mac support from their applications distributed via Mac App StoreAnd that's a change that even regular users may feel in the coming months.
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Until now, it was true that if a developer offered Mac App Store universal application supporting Intel i Apple Silicon, Intel couldn't simply remove support. Apple now removes this restriction. If the application requires minimacOS 13 Ventura, its developer can remove the x86_64 architecture and release future versions only for Macs with Apple Silicon.
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The app won't disappear, but it will stop updating.
Pro majitele Intel Mac to naštěstí neznamená, že by jim podporované aplikace ze dne na den přestaly fungovat. Pokud se vývojář rozhodne Intel opustit, na starším Mac zůstane dostupná poslední kompatibilní verze aplikace. Novější aktualizace už ale zařízení nedostane. Apple The change is primarily justified for developers by the possibility of simplifying development while reducing the size of applications during download and installation. Developers will no longer have to include code designed for two completely different processor architectures in their applications.
The move isn't too surprising, of course. macOS Tahoe 26 is the last version of the system to support Intel Macs, while this year's macOS 27 Golden Gate already requires Apple Silicon M1 or later. Apple So, six years after the introduction of the first M1, Mac is finally completing the transition to its own chips.
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And a similar fate awaits Rosetta 2, thanks to which they can Apple Silicon Macs can run old applications created only for Intel. Apple has now confirmed again that macOS 27 will be the last version with full support for it. After it, most Intel-only apps will stop working on new Macs, although Apple will retain limited support for some older games, for example. For me, the current change is mainly a clear signal to owners of the latest Intel Macs. Of course, your computer will not stop working, but in addition to the new macOS, you may also gradually start to lose new versions of your favorite applications. And reasons to switch to Apple Silicon so it will only increase.
