- There is a new rumor on mac compatible with macOS 26
- In theory, the low -end models of the 13 -inch MacBook Pro from 2020 are excluded
- Logically, this also means that the 2019 MacBook Pro models will not be compatible either – although there can be an exception in this regard
The last of the rumor on compatibility with the next version of MacOS temporarily excludes an surprisingly new Mac with an Intel chip, a 2020 MacBook Pro to be precise.
A new compatible Mac list for what is supposed to be MacOS Tahoe (or MacOS 26) comes from a private source on X that 9TO5MAC has reported. The technological site notes that it keeps the anonymous account, which is fairly fair, but that it is a trustworthy source which “regularly shares specific information” on the software levels of Apple.
The list of Macs who are “ good to go ” with MacOS Tahoe echoes the one who was disclosed previously, lending more weight to this, but he adds another laptop: the Apple MacBook Pro to 2020, the entry -level model with only two Thunderbolt ports rather than four. (And there are potentially more MacBook Pro models left aside in the cold here, by logical extension, and I will come back to this point shortly).
However, the source does not seem to be fully convinced of what they have heard, adding that they “do not believe it” as notes of 9 to 5 Mac.
So, assuming this is true, we have a slightly revised list of Mac which will be compatible with MacOS 26 (apply a seasoning now):
- MacBook Air M1 or subsequent version
- MacBook Pro (2020, 4 ports) or subsequent version
- IMAC 2020 or later
- Mac Mini M1 or subsequent version
- Mac Pro 2019 or later
- Mac studio all models
If this takes place, it is not difficult to imagine that the next embodiment of MacOS which landed in 2026 could only argue Apple Silicon.
Analysis: some delicate compatibility wrinkles?
Previously, thought was that only those who have a 2018 MacBook Pro would not be treated in hand for MacOS Tahoe, but it seems that many more recent models could be lucky for support here.
Okay, so it seems quite improbable, which is why the source indicates their own skepticism about what they have been told. But still, there is a sound logic in play here, as 9 to 5 Mac points out. This two -port model from the MacBook Pro 2020 was equipped with an older CPU than the four -port version, an 8th generation intel chip (Coffee Lake), compared to a 10th generation processor (Lake ICE).
So that could Potentially be a key difference in compatibility issues. With the MacBook Pro 2019 also using 8th generation processors, this will also be excluded, although there is an exception in the 16 -inch spin of the 2019 laptop harvest which has packaged a 9th generation chip.
However, if Apple will cut access to a MacBook Pro 2020 model (with 8th generation CPU), it might seem a bit strange to respond to one of the flavors of 2019 before it. Admittedly, we could find ourselves in a situation where Apple warns that the 16 -inch MacBook Pro 2019 model is correct. However, this seems just cleaner in the scenario where Apple excludes the MacBook Pro 2020 model potentially problematic, which it had also simply deleted.
This rumor could completely bark the bad compatibility tree, beware, and the previous speculation could be correct. We will know it soon enough, later in the day in fact, when Apple will remove the wraps of what should be MacOS Tahoe on WWDC 25.
