32-Bit Apps Are on the Outs in iOS 11, The Mac is Next

32-Bit Apps Are on the Outs in iOS 11, The Mac is Next

Apple has already pulled the plug on 32-bit apps in iOS with the release of the iOS 11 beta. Now comes news they’ll do the same on the macOS platform.

32-Bit Apps Are on the Outs in iOS 11, The Mac is Next

MacRumors:

During its Platform State of the Union keynote at the Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple told developers that macOS High Sierra will be the “last macOS release to support 32-bit apps without compromises.”

Beginning in January 2018, Apple will require all new apps submitted to the Mac App Store to be 64-bit. All apps and app updates must be 64-bit by June of that year.

The next version of macOS, after “High Sierra,” will begin “aggressively” warning its users about the 32-bit app phase out. Apple began doing something similar with iOS 10, and as of the release of the iOS 11 beta, users attempting to open 32-bit apps are met with an alert informing them the app needs to be updated before it is allowed to run on iOS 11.