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Any way to run Mojave on the new 13-inch?
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One big reason for me would be 32 bit apps.
This member was able to install Mojave on his 13" that shipped with Catalina: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...2019-mbp.2233887/?post=28430625#post-28430625
Getting Mojave running on a 2019 13" is an entirely different scenario. Those computers first came with Mojave and then Catalina was released mid-stream.
Just like with the 16", there will be no way to make Mojave work on the 2020.
The difference is that the Model that poster did this with shipped with Mojave when it was released but by the time they bought theirs Catalina was the OS shipping. A brand new model is likely not going to work.
Yes, I amended my comment to reflect this. The 2019 13" MBP originally had Mojave installed on it.
The OP's 2019 13" came with Catalina: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...2019-mbp.2233887/?post=28426896#post-28426896
That doesn't matter. That model originally shipped with Mojave, so support already existed in the operating system.
The OP of the thread we're posting in? I presume they're asking about the new model released today, which would NOT have support in Mojave.
That is not quite correct.
While Apple does not support installing an OS that was released prior to the release of the machine, in some cases people have managed to get them to install, using various tweaks/hacks.
For example, Snow Leopard on a 2011 Mac mini. Somebody also managed this with a late 2011 MBP - unfortunately I can't seem to find the link.
The most likely candidate for Mojave among the 2020 13 rMBP models is the 2-port one - it uses the same CPU/GPU as the 2019 model, so in theory the drivers in Mojave should work. The 4-port model has a newer CPU/GPU. There's also a question as to whether the T2 chip will make things more difficult/impossible.
Thank you guys. Yes, the basic model seems to be a good candidate, but the one I'd consider would be the top 4-port one. I guess it's a lost case...