Apple quietly removes support for Intel Macs and MacBooks

If you’re using an older Mac or MacBook with an Intel chip, then we have bad news, as Apple has quietly dropped support for any device sold before 2020 that doesn’t have an Arm-based Apple silicon chip (i.e. Macs with M1 or newer chips, or the A18 Pro, in the case of the MacBook Neo).

Apple announced macOS 27 Golden Gate at WWDC 2026, highlighting new features and performance improvements. However, it didn’t reveal which Macs would receive the next operating system, which will be released “this fall,” so expect it around October.

Instead, we found the confirmation hidden at the bottom of the macOS news site. This is a bit cheeky, as it’s a major change that will affect a lot of people, although it’s also not all that surprising, as it was only a matter of time before Apple stopped supporting older Macs.

Goodbye Intel

Here is the list of Macs and MacBooks that will be able to run macOS 27 Golden Gate:

MacBook Air M1 or later
MacBook Pro M1 or later
MacBook Pro 13-inch M1 2020 or later
14-inch MacBook Pro M1 Pro 2021 or later
16-inch MacBook Pro M1 Pro 2021 or later
macbook neo
iMac M1 2020 or later
Mac mini M1 2020 or later
Mac Studio 2022 and later

By focusing on its own chips, which use the Arm architecture, Apple no longer has to worry about Macs running on Intel’s x86 chip technology, which will hopefully mean the macOS team has more opportunities to improve software performance and add features in the future.

If you have an Intel Mac, you can continue using it with macOS 26, although it is not recommended to run an older operating system that may not receive security updates in the future. So, it might be time to consider a new Mac; Check out some of the best deals below.

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