AirPort Utility App Going Away: Time Capsule Backups at Risk

Apple's Beta 2 release notes for iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 Golden Gate confirm that the AirPort Utility app is going away, 9to5Mac reported. The app has been Apple's official management tool for AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express, and AirPort Time Capsule hardware since Apple discontinued that product line in 2018. Eight years of post-discontinuation software support is ending this fall. The stakes differ by use case — and significantly. AirPort router users risk losing configuration access but keep a working device. AirPort Time Capsule users face something harder: MacRumors reports that macOS Golden Gate is also eliminating support for AFP, the Apple Filing Protocol used by AirPort Time Capsule Time Machine backup workflows. If that holds, upgrading to macOS 27 would likely mean losing the backup function entirely, not just the ability to manage the device. What Apple's release notes actually say, platform by platformApple's deprecation language is precise, and reading it closely