I have repeatedly advocated that 8GB of memory is enough, which is equivalent to 16G for others! Apple changes: New software features require starting from 16GB of memory

News on June 24, according to foreign media reports, Apple, which has always advocated that 8GB of memory is enough for its own products, is quietly upgrading the memory of new products.

The report mentioned that Xcode 16, Apple’s official software for developing iOS and macOS, has been updated and shows that if developers want to use new features, the memory must be above 16GB.

The predictive code completion function puts forward higher requirements for memory. This may be the first time Apple has admitted in disguise that 8GB of memory may not be enough for the new Mac computers in 2024.

As Apple mentioned in the Xcode 16 beta release notes, the predictive code completion feature is not limited to Apple Silicon computers running macOS Sequoia and requires at least 16GB of unified memory.

Most of the Mac computers currently sold by Apple still have a basic configuration of only 8GB of unified memory, so it is "not difficult" for users to choose.

Evan Buyze of Apple’s Mac marketing team previously stated in an interview with the media that the 8GB MacBook is “very suitable” for daily work.

These daily tasks include web browsing, lightweight photo and video editing, and streaming movies. This isn't the first time Apple has defended its business practice of equipping machines with 8GB of RAM.

The last time someone asked this question, Apple's Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing Bob Borchers said that 8GB of unified memory is equivalent to 16GB in other systems.

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