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Apple’s release notes for iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 reveal that AirPort Utility will soon be removed from the App Store. Here are the details.
Earlier today, Apple released iOS 27 developer beta 2, alongside its counterparts for the upcoming 27 release cycle of its operating systems.
In the release notes for the new systems, where the company also confirmed that AirPods Max 2 users can now install beta firmware updates, Apple announced that the AirPort Utility app will soon be removed from the App Store.
And here’s a similar item in the macOS 27 Golden Gate Beta 2 Release Notes:
Apple has not formally announced when the app will be removed and will likely confirm a date closer to its departure from the App Store.
For now, the company is simply warning that the app will be going away soon and may no longer work properly on iOS 27 and macOS 27 Golden Gate or future releases.
Today’s news comes just days after reports highlighted that macOS 27 would drop support for the file-sharing protocols used by Apple’s discontinued Time Capsule, preventing it from serving as a Time Machine backup destination.
A Microsoft engineer has since released a workaround that restores compatibility, even as Apple prepares to phase out the app used to configure the device, and you can learn more about that workaround here.