Apple Dropping AirPort Utility From the App Store With iOS 27

Apple is readying to region the AirPort Utility app from the App Store successful the adjacent future, according to the merchandise notes for iOS 27 beta 2. The app is nary longer afloat supported successful ‌iOS 27‌, and Apple warns that it is not guaranteed to work.


AirPort Utility volition nary longer beryllium disposable for caller downloads from the App Store. If you antecedently downloaded the app, you tin inactive re-download it. When utilizing AirPort Utility connected iOS 27 and later, functionality is not guaranteed.
Users who person downloaded AirPort Utility successful the past volition beryllium capable to re-download it if needed.

Apple besides plans to region AirPort Utility from caller installations of macOS, but users who already person it installed volition proceed to beryllium capable to usage it aft updating to caller versions of macOS. As with ‌iOS 27‌, Apple says it isn't guaranteed to enactment successful macOS Golden Gate.

AirPort Utility lets users negociate AirPort basal stations similar the AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express, and AirPort Time Capsule. Apple discontinued its AirPort routers backmost successful 2018, but has continued to enactment them done the AirPort Utility app.

With ‌macOS Golden Gate‌, Apple is eliminating AFP support, which means the Time Machine diagnostic connected Macs volition nary longer enactment with the AirPort Time Capsule.

With Time Capsule enactment ending and Apple sunsetting the AirPort Utility app, it's wide Apple does not program to proceed offering updates to users who are inactive holding connected to their AirPort devices.
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