MacOS Sierra
| Version of the macOS operating system | |
 | |
 macOS Sierra running on a MacBook Pro | |
| Developer | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| OS family | |
| Source model | Closed, with open source components |
| General availability | September 20, 2016 |
| Latest release | 10.12.6 (16G2136) / September 26, 2019 |
| Update method | Mac App Store |
| Platforms | x86-64 |
| Kernel type | Hybrid (XNU) |
| License | APSL and Apple EULA |
| Preceded by | OS X El Capitan |
| Succeeded by | macOS High Sierra |
| Official website | macOS - Apple at the Wayback Machine (archived August 30, 2017) |
| Support status | |
| Obsolete, unsupported as of September 2019. iTunes is no longer being updated, but is able to download driver updates to sync to newer devices. Drops support for Macs released from mid 2007 to mid 2009. | |
macOS Sierra (version 10.12) is the thirteenth major release of macOS (previously Mac OS X from 2001 to 2012 and OS X from 2012 to 2016), Apple Inc.'s desktop and server operating system for Macintosh. It was the first version of the operating system issued under the June 2016 renaming as macOS. Sierra is named after the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California and Nevada.
References
- ↑ "macOS version 10.12 Sierra on Intel-based Mac computers". The Open Group. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ↑ "About the security content of macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Supplemental Update 2, Security Update 2019-005 High Sierra, and Security Update 2019-005 Sierra". Apple Support. September 26, 2019. Archived from the original on December 21, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ↑ "Home". iTunes.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ↑ "Download - Apple Developer". Apple Developer. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ Loyola, Roman (7 July 2016). "macOS Sierra FAQ: What you need to know about the new Mac operating system". Macworld. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
