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Apple enthusiasts have recently discovered three new Mac model identifiers that were added to a Find My configuration file on Apple’s backend. The discovery was made by Nicolás Álvarez and reported via Twitter by @aaronp613. The new identifiers – Mac14,8, Mac14,13, and Mac14,14 – appeared alongside Mac14,3 and Mac14,12, which are the identifiers for the latest M2 and M2 Pro Mac mini models.
According to reports, the list in Apple’s configuration file relates to overriding “separation monitoring,” which suggests that these new Mac models could be desktop models that do not need to be actively tracked via Find My for separation from the user, unlike portable Macs.
However, it is still unclear what these new Mac models are, as Apple has recently shifted from using more specific model identifiers like “MacBookAir10,1” to generic “Mac”-based ones that can apply to any member of the family.
The most imminent desktop Mac update that Apple enthusiasts are expecting is the Mac Pro. However, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman believes that it won’t be ready to launch at WWDC in June. Gurman also believes that the Mac Studio will not see an update until high-end members of the M3 chip family are ready, which seems unlikely until perhaps early 2024.
As for the iMac, it is not expected to be updated until M3 chips are available in the latter part of this year at the soonest. With the Mac mini having just been updated in January, the only other apparent possibility for a desktop Mac update is the iMac.
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It is also unclear just how many product lines these three new model identifiers represent. As seen with the Mac mini and other recent Macs, models with multiple chip options can have several identifiers. Therefore, it’s possible these new identifiers could represent three variants of a single product or something like two variants of one product and a single variant of a second product.
For now, it appears that the most likely Mac launch expected at the event is a new 15-inch MacBook Air, not a desktop Mac. However, we can expect to hear more about the potential for Mac updates as we get closer to WWDC.
