Following yesterday’s report that Apple will unify its working system versioning to 26 (so the subsequent model of macOS will likely be macOS 26 as an alternative of macOS 16), a report by AppleInsider reveals what Macs will be capable of run macOS 16, itemizing the next Macs:
- 2019 or later MacBook Professional
- M1 or later MacBook Air
- 2020 or later iMac
- M1 or later Mac mini
- All Mac Studio fashions
- 2019 or later Mac Professional
What’s notable in regards to the checklist is that the latest Intel MacBook Air and Mac mini fashions, and the iMac Professional will not be on it. Three Intel Mac fashions do make the checklist: the 2019 MacBook Professional, the 2020 5K iMac, and the 2019 Mac Professional.
When Apple introduced it was going to drop Intel processors again in 2020, the corporate additionally said that it will assist Intel Macs for a number of years, although a selected timeframe has by no means been disclosed. Usually, Apple gives {hardware} compatibility with the newest model of macOS for 5 to seven years; after that, that Mac can not improve to the latest model of macOS, although they may obtain safety updates for a pair for years. The Macs which have been dropped from the macOS 26 compatibility checklist are about seven years outdated.
The dwindling checklist of suitable Intel Macs brings up the query of when they are going to be dropped fully from the macOS checklist. Subsequent 12 months, you possibly can most likely wager that the 2019 Intel MacBook Professional and the 2020 5K iMac will likely be dropped. That would go away the 2019 Mac Professional, which can keep on the checklist somewhat longer on account of its high-end processor and contemplating that its Apple Silicon substitute was launched solely two years in the past.
AppleInsider additionally cites unnamed sources which have seen the supply code of the brand new model of macOS and that it contains references to macOS 26, although macOS 16 references additionally exist. For the reason that code remains to be a piece in progress, these references will change earlier than the software program is formally launched. No matter it’s referred to as, Apple will reveal the following model of macOS at WWDC25 on June 9, which may also reveal the official compatibility checklist.
