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by vlovich123 2358 days ago
32-bit Apple mobile devices stopped with the launch of iPhone 5s (~5 years ago). Apple dropped support for 32-bit only desktop CPUs ~7 years ago (Lion) and 32-bit only mobile CPUs ~2 years ago (iOS 11). Apple dropped support for 32-bit apps completely in iOS 11 and in macOS 10.15 (this latest release).

TLDR: No recent Apple OSes support running 32-bit at all.
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kohtatsu 2358 days ago
FWIW the iPhone 5s was September 2013, i.e. 6.25 years ago.

I only mention it because the timing was a surprise to everyone in the industry.

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oarsinsync 2358 days ago
> TLDR: No recent Apple OSes support running 32-bit at all.

macOS Mojave 10.14 (released 2018) supports running 32-bit apps.

iOS 10 (released 2016) supports running 32 bit apps.

I would agree that iOS 10 is not recent, in the context of the iOS timeline. I would disagree that macOS Mojave is not recent, given that Apple still has numerous show-stopper bugs in the upgrade process to Catalina.

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