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User profile for user: Leftshot
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Ventura not available for my MacBook Pro Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015

It is listed among the models compatible with Ventura. The App Store Ventura Information for Compatibility says "Works on this MacBook Pro". But it will not download Ventura insisting "Your Mac is up to date--macOS Monterey 12.6.1 or gives a pop up message that there isn't a version of Ventura available.


I've tried resetting the date and time to the Apple time server, checking Apple's system status page, restarting WiFi, and hiding the macOS from software update using terminal. None of that has worked.


Any ideas?

MacBook Pro

Posted on Nov 8, 2022 12:53 PM

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User profile for user: babowa
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Posted on Nov 8, 2022 1:02 PM

It is not compatible; it has to be a 2017 or later:


macOS Ventura is compatible with these computers - Apple Support


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User profile for user: Leftshot
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Nov 8, 2022 2:25 PM in response to babowa

I believe you are correct, though this appears to be a recent change. About a week before the launch on October 24th I consulted the Apple Support site. At that time it said all the MBP 2017 and after models were compatible, plus a select few earlier models and one of them was the MBP retina model I have. I guess they backed out of supporting some of those earlier models.

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User profile for user: Rolf Gaarder
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Nov 9, 2022 1:42 AM in response to Allan Jones

The corresponding Norwegian Apple site stated support for MacBook Pro 2016 and later. This has now changed to 2017, as in Your screenshot.

However, in the Norwegian list of machines, Apple states support from 2015 and upwards.

As I invested in the top spec version of MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016) at that time, i really hoped for a more future-proof machine.

What do You think, is there any chance that Apple will release Ventura for these machines at a later time?

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Ventura not available for my MacBook Pro Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015

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