Apple removes AirPort Utility app from App Store, impacting old router users
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Anurag Chawake
Summary
Apple is removing the AirPort Utility app from the App Store, as noted in iOS 27 and macOS 27 beta 2 release notes. The app, which allows users to configure AirPort routers (AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express, and Time Capsule), hasn't been updated in years and is being discontinued. This affects users still relying on Apple's discontinued line of wireless routers, as new users won't be able to configure them once the app disappears. The move is upsetting many long-time Apple users who still depend on these devices for their home Wi-Fi networks.
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bskyApple removes AirPort Utility app from App Store, impacting old router userscultofmac.comKey quotes
· 4 pulledAirPort Utility, first released more than a decade ago, hasn't been updated since years.
Buried in iOS 27 and macOS 27 beta 2 release notes, Apple says it is removing the app that lets anyone configure an AirPort router from the App Store.
If you are still using an AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express or Time Capsule with your home Wi-Fi, this is your warning.
Once the app disappears, new users won't be able to do
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