When Apple Silicon launched in 2020, Apple included a way for Intel apps to still work on Apple Silicon. That was was Rosetta 2. And it was a godsend for developers as they could take their time to make their apps compatible with Apple Silicon. However the side effect of that is that some developers didn’t make their apps compatible for whatever reason. Instead they relied on Rosetta to allow their apps to work.
Well, those developers may have to get their butts into gear to change that. I say that because Apple announced via their Platforms State of the Union that developers have until macOS 28 to get their apps running natively on Apple Silicon. That’s a two year deadline. And to be frank, I am surprised that this deadline is that long. Apple Silicon has been a runaway success for Apple. Thus I expected Apple to try and kill off Intel support as early as next year. But I guess they must be concerned that there would be backlash from this. Regardless, this combined with this announcement that macOS Tahoe won’t support Intel Macs at all means that the end is near for Intel Macs.
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If You’re An Apple Developer, You Should Know That Two Years From Now Will Be The End Of Rosetta 2 Support
When Apple Silicon launched in 2020, Apple included a way for Intel apps to still work on Apple Silicon. That was was Rosetta 2. And it was a godsend for developers as they could take their time to make their apps compatible with Apple Silicon. However the side effect of that is that some developers didn’t make their apps compatible for whatever reason. Instead they relied on Rosetta to allow their apps to work.
Well, those developers may have to get their butts into gear to change that. I say that because Apple announced via their Platforms State of the Union that developers have until macOS 28 to get their apps running natively on Apple Silicon. That’s a two year deadline. And to be frank, I am surprised that this deadline is that long. Apple Silicon has been a runaway success for Apple. Thus I expected Apple to try and kill off Intel support as early as next year. But I guess they must be concerned that there would be backlash from this. Regardless, this combined with this announcement that macOS Tahoe won’t support Intel Macs at all means that the end is near for Intel Macs.
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