At this point and not being privy to Apple's plans I cannot see any obvious major technical changes e.g. However in 2019 which is when 10.15 is likely to be launched a Mac mini 2012 will be seven years old as such it may well be dropped from support by Apple. As such in terms of Mac mini models it is at greatest risk is loosing support when 10.15 is launched.Īs you mention we cannot give definitive answers as to what Apple will do - only Apple could and they won't until 10.15 enters testing.

The Mac mini 2012 is already the oldest Mac mini model that can run Mojave. I just need this thing to be viable long enough for me to get the tiniest of trickles from app sales to help my development fetish be just a bit self sustaining, in regards to hardware upgrades every few years. But am I wasting my time? Am I going to pick this thing up only to have OS X 10.15 come along with no 2012 device support, an Xcode 11 and iOS 13 SDK release that requires 10.15, all required for new App Store releases, etc.? That would completely shut me down before I could really get back into it, a paperweight as far as usefulness to me. So my plan is to make my company an offer on this old 2012 Mac Mini that just sits there, never gets powered on, no one uses it. Can’t use my company MacBook Pro, or my company would own my personal projects instead of me.Īpple hardware is just getting leaps and bounds more outrageously. I want to pick up where I left off again, but no longer personally own the required hardware (all outdated for iOS dev now). Since my latest job change I’ve had to put my personal projects down for many years due to time and budget constraints. I have written many business related apps at work, but used to write games in my own spare time. I love the Apple ecosystem, I love writing iOS apps. I realize I may not get a definitive answer, but any predictions on when the 2012 Mac Mini May cease to receive new OS X upgrades?

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