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When does the MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) stop getting updates?

Each figure is from the source marked1 unless it carries its own number.

Quick look

Newest macOS it runs
macOS Big Sur2newest macOS Apple lists it for
Current macOS
macOS 27 Golden Gatecurrent macOSReleased 14 September 2026
Security updates
2 February 2026Big Sur security support ended, per endoflife.date
Feature updates
Not available3Feature updates until
Shipped with
OS X Yosemite4shipped with
Released
10 April 20155Available online; Apple gave no in-store day
Releases since launch
Not available6macOS releases since it launched
Releases newer than its newest macOS
6releases newer than its newest macOSMonterey, Ventura, Sonoma, Sequoia, Tahoe and Golden Gate

Software support

Basis
endoflife.date’s listed end of security support for Big Sur7
Security support for Big Sur, as endoflife.date lists it
Ended 2 February 2026

Earlier MacBook 12-inch models

Earlier MacBook 12-inch models
Not available8

Apple’s pattern

New macOS
One a year
Patched in recent years
The two releases before the newest9
Older releases
Sometimes patched for longer9

More on this Mac

Sources

  1. endoflife.date — Apple macOS · Default for MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) · third-party figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  2. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  3. Not published by Apple. Apple has never published a date when a Mac stops getting macOS or security updates, and this site does not invent one. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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  4. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Unveils All-New MacBook · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

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  5. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Unveils All-New MacBook · Apple’s figure · read 11 Oct 2026

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  6. Not counted: the MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) launched before 7 October 2019, the oldest release in the list.

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  7. This is endoflife.date’s cycle end for Big Sur, not necessarily the day of Apple’s last patch. The newest macOS Apple lists this Mac for is macOS Big Sur. endoflife.date records security updates for Big Sur as ended on 2 February 2026. Source: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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  8. No earlier MacBook 12-inch model has a recorded end to its security updates yet, so there is no precedent to show for the MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015).

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  9. An inference from Apple’s past releases, not a commitment from Apple, which publishes no date when a Mac stops getting macOS or security updates. A Mac missing from a new macOS compatibility list is not supported by that release; this page changes when that list does.

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