June 2025 - Mr. Macintosh

RIP macOS Intel Support 2006-2026

Monday June, 9th 2025

Intel Macs are Dead

Apple just announced that macOS Tahoe is the final supported release for Intel Macs. The video below is my reaction and I would like to hear your thoughts.

macOS Tahoe 26.0 Beta 1 – Everything You Need to Know!

macOS 26.0 (25A5279m) Beta 1 is now Available!

UPDATED: 6/09/25

This article will be continually updated as new information comes in.

Apple just released the first beta of macOS Tahoe Beta 1 update to developers! Let’s jump in and find out what’s new.

OpenCore Legacy Patcher for Unsupported Macs

OCLP 2.4.0 & macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 1 : DO NOT INSTALL NOT COMPATIBLE YET. This release is in full testing and it is not recommended that you attempt to instal lit yet.!

Kernel Debug Kit (KDK) Status:

macOS 26 Patch Notes Summary

1. New Features/Improvements –
2. Security Fixes –
3. Enterprise Changes –
4. Safari Security (Webkit) –
5. Full installer & IPSW –
6. Safari –
7. OpenCore Legacy Patcher Users –

Full Apple Update Release list

macOS 💻 ✅

iOS 📲 ✅

Safari –
Xcode –
Command Line Tools for Xcode –

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1. Apple macOS Tahoe Links
2. macOS 15 Final & Beta Release History
3. macOS 15 Full Installer.app
4. Apple Silicon M1 M2 & M3 IPSW Restore file Update
5. macOS 15 Update sizes
6. Apple Silicon System Firmware Version
7. Apple Silicon OS loader Version (iBoot)
8. Intel T2 BridgeOS Update
9. Safari Update
10. What’s new for enterprise in macOS 15
11. Security Content of macOS 15
12. macOS 15 Release Notes / Patch Notes / Changes

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macOS Tahoe Full Installer Database. Download Directly from Apple!

Download Tahoe Full Installer – Public & Beta Versions.

This database will contain download links for macOS Tahoe full Installer pkg files (InstallAssistant.pkg). This file is the same full installer that you would download directly from the App Store for Intel and Apple Silicon M1/M2/M3/M4 Mac Computers. The InstallAssistant.pkg is stored on Apple’s servers and contains the full “Install macOS.app”. Once downloaded, all you need to do is install the pkg and the full installer of macOS will be in your applications folder. This change was made when Apple revised the full installer for Big Sur. The InstallAssistant.pkg is not available for Catalina or Mojave.

UPDATED: 6/09/25

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macOS Tahoe PUBLIC Full Installer

macOS Tahoe PUBLIC	Version	Build	App	Avail	Date
Due September 2025
Beta Versions below

macOS Tahoe BETA Full Installer

macOS Tahoe BETA	Version	Build	App	Avail	Date
InstallAssistant.pkg	26.0	25A5279m	Beta 1	YES	6/9

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