macOS 27 Golden Gate Ends Rosetta 2 Support, Dropping Intel App Compatibility Next Year
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Summary
macOS 27 Golden Gate is the final version of macOS to include full Rosetta 2 support, marking the end of Intel-based Mac hardware support and the eventual removal of the Intel-to-Apple Silicon app translation layer in the next major macOS release. While Golden Gate itself is limited to Apple silicon Macs, the removal of Rosetta 2 in future updates will also affect Apple silicon owners who still rely on Intel-compiled apps.
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· 3 pulledmacOS 27 Golden Gate is the final version of macOS to feature full Rosetta 2 support, meaning the translation layer that keeps Intel-built apps running on Apple silicon Macs is set to disappear entirely with next year's major macOS release.
Golden Gate is the first macOS release limited to Apple silicon Macs and marks the end of the road for Intel-based hardware, but the implications reach Apple silicon owners too.
Rosetta 2 is the dynamic binary translator Apple introduced alongside the M1 chip in late 2020.
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