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☂️ Deprecate Intel on macOS #188328

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See Design Doc: https://flutter.dev/go/macos-intel-deprecation

Stage 0: Announce planned reduction of support

Stage 1: Remove Rosetta requirement

Stage 2: Reduce support by removing Intel bots from CI

Stage 3: Stop support for development on Intel-machines

Stage 4: Stop support for building universal macOS apps

  • Flutter CLI errors if attempting to build an Intel macOS app
  • FlutterMacOS.xcframework should be converted to ARM-only (e.g. macos-arm64_x86_64 -> macos-arm64)
  • Intel specific DEPS can be removed (1, 2, 3, 4)
  • Intel specific toolchains can be removed (1, 2)
  • Remove Intel specific skia things (1, 2, 3)
  • Optional: Change artifact cache path from darwin-x64 to darwin-arm64 for Android and macOS

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    team-iosOwned by iOS platform team
    platform-iosiOS applications specifically
    platform-macosBuilding on or for macOS specifically
    toolAffects the "flutter" command-line tool. See also t: labels.
    on Jun 22, 2026
  2. kjxbyz commented on Jun 23, 2026

    @kjxbyz
  3. added
    P2Important issues not at the top of the work list
    triaged-iosTriaged by iOS platform team
    on Jun 25, 2026
  4. jmagman commented on Jul 10, 2026

    @jmagman
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