Oracle to Stop Maintaining macOS/x64 Java Port in JDK 27
As of JDK 27, Oracle engineers will thus stop maintaining the macOS/x64 port
As Apple shifts to AArch64, Oracle engineers will cease maintaining the macOS/x64 port starting with JDK 27 to reduce costs. Attempting to build for this architecture will now trigger a deprecation warning, requiring a special flag to proceed. The port may be removed entirely in future releases unless credible developers step forward to take over its maintenance.
There will be no guarantee that the port will build, much less function.
- amiga386
If this is as stated, then Oracle will still offer macOS/x64 ports of Java 11 LTS, Java 17 LTS, Java 21 LTS and Java 25 LTS.
Java 25 LTS was released last year. All these LTS versions are still receiving updates. You'll only be in trouble if you need some new feature of Java that will only begin to exist in JDK 27 or later, but want to run on macOS/x64.
- mark_l_watson
That sounds reasonable, Intel Macs aren't much used anymore.
- lekevicius
Totally makes sense, macOS Golden Gate will no longer run x64 apps.
- splix
I guess I'm the only one who is still on x64. I don't like I'm pushed to migrate only because the software wants that, otherwise the hardware works with no problem.
- mikhael28
If you have Apple Intel hardware, I strongly strongly strongly recommend you migrate to Linux. It works amazingly on MacOS, except I guess the sound drivers aren't perfect. Too many security holes in old, unpatched software.