Apple has confirmed that the new Mac equipped with the M1 chip will natively run iOS applications. To advance this feature, Apple will add almost all iOS apps to the Mac App Store. However, there are also some applications that will not be available to Mac users due to the developer’s independent choice and compatibility issues .
Apple once again sent an email to iOS developers to remind them of this important change and bring their iPhone and iPad apps to the Mac. By default, every iOS app is automatically published on the Mac App Store, so developers must manually choose not to provide their iOS apps on macOS .
Naijatechnews understands that major developers like Google and Facebook will not include their apps on the Mac App Store, but the popular game “Between Us” and the HBO Max app will be available.
Apple requires developers to ensure that their iOS applications are fully compatible with macOS and do not require any features that are only available on iPhones and iPads, such as cellular connections and TrueDepth cameras. If the app is not compatible, then the developer must opt out of the Mac App Store.
However, Apple will also automatically withdraw some incompatible applications from the Mac App Store . Developers’ iOS apps that use the core location API (which can access the user’s location) will not be included in the Mac App Store, because the company stated that these apps may not run properly on macOS.
For these applications, the company said that they “may have problems running on Apple’s Silicon Mac,” and it is recommended that developers test them on a Mac equipped with an M1 chip before providing these applications on the Mac App Store. At the same time, when the app is an iOS app, the Mac App Store will remind users that the app is “designed for iPad” and “macOS not checked.”
Some apps on Mac may not work as well as on iPhone or iPad. For example, functions that rely on the unique hardware of the iPhone or iPad, such as a gyroscope or support for complex gesture operations, may not be available on the Mac. In some cases, such a function may be the core of the application function, while in other cases, the application may be able to use it without the function.
Once the developer has verified that the application can run on macOS, the “unverified” information can be deleted from the App Store. Apple said that developers can make some small adjustments to make their iOS apps run better on macOS.
IT Home understands that these iOS applications will be released on the Mac App Store on November 12 (this Thursday), when Apple will release macOS Big Sur to the public. Of course, these applications will be the exclusive applications of Apple’s Silicon Mac, and Intel-based Macs can only run Catalyst applications that are manually ported from iOS to macOS by the developer.
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