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macOS Golden Gate ships September 14 and drops more Intel Macs

macOS 27 requires an M1 or newer and is the last major release to include the full Rosetta translation layer.

By Priya Raman· September 10, 2026 at 12:15 AM ·1 min read

Apple will release macOS 27, named macOS Golden Gate, on Monday, September 14. It arrives on the same day as iOS 27 and the other 27 platform updates. A developer beta appeared in June and a public beta followed in July.

The update requires a Mac with an M1 chip or newer. According to MacRumors, supported systems include the MacBook Neo, Apple-silicon MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models from 2020 onward, the 2021 iMac, the 2020 Mac mini, the 2022 Mac Studio and the 2023 Mac Pro.

Four Intel Macs that run macOS Tahoe cannot upgrade: the 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro, the 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro, the 2020 27-inch iMac and the 2019 Mac Pro. Apple says Intel Macs will receive security updates for three years.

Golden Gate still runs Intel apps through Rosetta, but it is described as the last major macOS release that includes the full translation layer. Headline features include Siri AI, design changes and performance improvements.

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