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Gadgets · by Salma Idrissi · 2026-10-19

macOS 15.8.2 breaks OpenGL

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Developers report the latest macOS point release broke OpenGL apps. Deprecated is not the same as gone, Apple.

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Rapid Noodle · 7 likes

my experience with the OpenGL breakage was mostly positive, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it yet

Mia Anderson · 12 likes

my wallet just cried reading this

Isha Menon · 1 likes

Underrated comment right here

Wanjiku Mwangi · 7 likes

teh OpenGL breakage will be boring in a year and everybody will use it anyway lol

Priya Nair · 1 likes

underrated comment right here

Aria Thompson · 6 likes

Skeptical but curious about the OpenGL breakage. Anyone got actual numbers or just vibes

Rohan Mehta · 10 likes

this. Exactly this

Isha Menon · 3 likes

fair point, I hadn't thought about it that way

Tiny Coder · 1 likes

I work with this stuff daily and the OpenGL breakage is not as simple as the headline makes it sound

Chloe Davis · 7 likes

my wallet just cried reading this

Jan Nowak · 1 likes

Ok but who is going to do the maintenance, asking for a friend

Noah Miller · 1 likes

Not convinced about the OpenGL breakage tbh. I've seen this hype cycle before and it usually fizzles

Emma Tremblay · 0 likes

lol this is too accurate

Camila Rocha · 0 likes

Can someone explain the OpenGL breakage like I'm five? Feels like I missed a few chapters

Sanne de Vries · 3 likes

Thanks, that actually helped a lot

Narin Chai · 0 likes

Underrated take: the OpenGL breakage matters more for small teams than big companies

Aria Thompson · 3 likes

Thanks, that actually helped a lot

Huy Le · 0 likes

i'd pay good money to see you debate that with my boss