There are no iOS forums specific to the operating system found on iPads, iPod Touch, AppleTV, Apple Watch, and iPhones. And 10.12> 10.11.5 in terms of the left OS being newer than the one on the right. Starting with Big Sur, Apple ended the use of 10.x.x in the Mac OS, and started increasing the whole OS number each year with each new release. The X in the version is important, and so is the preceding 10 in the version if it exists.Questions saying X.1 could refer to Mac OS X 10.13.1, 10.1. Apple menu -> About This Mac will tell you the Mac OS version or System version you are running. Posting in those forums about a current Mac, shows you have not researched your Mac sufficiently to get a succinct answer to your query. Note:PowerMac, PowerPC, eMac, iMac PPC, iBook (Apple recycled the name iBook for its eBook application on new Macs and iOS devices), Powerbook, Classic all refer to Macs that are older than the present seriesof Macs. This article defines which Macs are Apple Silicon. Late 2020, Apple introduced Apple Silicon Macs. When you have no serial number, use one of these third party sites to find your model, production year, time in year(early, middle, late) is a great resource to isolate your model based on EMC#, Apple part number, and other features.

Site map of Communities and Categories - Apple Community Do not post the serial number on this board, as that is your key to any support you may have left.Use this tip also to help figure out which portion of the Support Community to post in, as this tip explains: This tip replaces version 2126 originally released on the Discussions Feedback forum.įind the serial number of your Apple product - Apple SupportĬheck Your Service and Support Coverage - Apple Supportĭo not use third party links as they may not be secure.

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