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The first macOS Tahoe developer beta does not support the legacy FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 data-transfer standards, according to @NekoMichi on X, and a Reddit post.
The first developer beta of macOS 26 Tahoe appears to have dropped support for the FireWire 400 and 800 standards.
macOS Tahoe Beta entfernt FireWire 400/800 Support komplett. Erste iPod-Modelle und alte Festplatten können nicht mehr verwendet werden.
It looks like macOS Tahoe 26 is dropping support for the legacy FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 data-transfer standards. The first macOS Tahoe 26 beta, released to developers last week, does not include support for FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 data transfers, according to @NekoMichi on X, as well as a Reddit post.
A wave of nostalgia (and a twinge of disappointment) has swept through the Mac community with the news that the very first developer beta of macOS 26 “Tahoe” appears to have removed support for FireWire 400 and 800 devices. This revelation comes from posts on social platforms—most notably a tweet by @NekoMichiUBC and various Reddit threads —and has been corroborated by hands-on testers ...
Unlike on macOS Sequoia and earlier versions, the first macOS Tahoe beta does not include a FireWire section in the System Settings app. Of course, this could all end up being a false alarm. It is still early in the macOS Tahoe beta testing cycle, and FireWire support could return in a later beta version, or in time for the final release.
A New Era Begins—But at a Cost Apple’s latest macOS 26 “Tahoe” developer beta has triggered a wave of nostalgia and frustration among long-time users. The update appears to drop native support for FireWire 400 and 800, the iconic connectivity standard that defined an era of Apple devices—from the original iPod to MiniDV camcorders and external drives like the popular LaCie series ...
Apple just released the first beta of macOS Tahoe Beta 1 update to developers! Let’s jump in and find out what’s new. OpenCore Legacy Patcher for Unsupported Macs OCLP 2.4.0 & macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 1 : DO NOT INSTALL NOT COMPATIBLE YET. This release is in full testing and it is not recommended that you attempt to install it yet.!
FireWire's final curtain call may be upon us. In the first developer beta of macOS 26 Tahoe, Apple has removed all FireWire support.
The first macOS Tahoe beta appears to drop support for legacy FireWire 400 and 800, making it impossible to sync or mount older iPods and external drives that rely on the standard. MacRumors reports: Unlike on macOS Sequoia and earlier versions, the first macOS Tahoe beta does not include a FireWir...