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  1. Tezcatlipoca

    macOS thinks a Mac App Store app was downloaded via Chrome

    This week, I set up a new "Apple Silicon" Apple MacBook Air (M2, 2022), which is running the latest macOS Monterey 12.6. I downloaded & installed the Yubico Authenticator via the Mac App Store on my new MacBook Air, rather than download it from yubico.com using a web browser. The Mac App Store...
  2. FridgeToaster

    Can anyone survive with only apps from Mac App Store?

    Just wondering if anyone can survive with only apps from the Mac App Store. I personally don't see a point why there is such a setting.
  3. Thor774

    How long does it take for an App Store review to show up?

    After fighting for almost a week with the fustercluck brought by the latest january updates from Microsoft for OneDrive on macOS I finally decided that they deserve a 1 star review as the devs don't appear to care sh*t about the workflow and how a portion of their customers use the cloud storage...
  4. brante

    How does macOS install apps downloaded from Mac App Store?

    Hi As far as I know generally when you try to download an app from Mac App Store eventually it will create a folder in /var/folders/XX/[alphanumerics]/C/com.apple.appstoreagent/com.apple.appstore/[UUID] and then 4 files will be downloaded, .pkg .pfpkg receipt & flyingicon. I know it's so...
  5. jordanfc21

    Mac App Store broken?

    Hi Everyone, I would like to know if anyone is experiencing the same issue with the Mac App Store under High Sierra? I am running on a late 2011 MacBook Pro and while the rest of the App Store works perfectly fine, the updates page looks like a website that failed to load: This happens after...
  6. MrWillowstreet

    New Mac App: Better Battery 2 - Infos, stats & usage time

    Hi there! My name is Andy and I'm the developer of Better Battery 2, an app for monitoring battery stats of your MacBook's battery and recording all these data as well as the battery- and usage time of your notebook. Better Battery 2 is an essential App for all MacBook users, it's living in...
  7. L

    Vanish - Hide/Close inactive apps

    Hello! I've made an inactive apps manager app called Vanish. Vanish can hide or close inactive apps after a set period of time. You can set the option to hide or close for each individual app and you can disable hiding/closing for each app as well. Vanish can also close apps after closing the...
  8. Skeptical.me

    Cannot signin to App Store and update/download Apps macOS 10.15 PB

    Anyone else experiencing this issue? I signin with the correct details in the drop down box in the Mac App Store and it just doesn't work so I cannot update or download Apps. Hoping the next PB will be coming soon.
  9. Betamagic

    A lot of categories in the Mac App Store seem to have disappeared

    Since today, the Categories tab in the Mac App Store on Mojave only shows 10 categories. For example the News, Entertainment and Lifestyle categories are missing. Is this the new normal or is this a temporary glitch?
  10. K

    KK Nayak Cairn India how to activate apple store services?

    Hello everyone can someone please tell me how to enable apple store services on my iPhone 10?
  11. Chazzle

    SOLVED: App Store won't check for betas...help.

    SOLVED! :Reinstalled High Sierra with Recovery mode and re-enrolled in the Public Beta program. Update finally showed up after manually checking for updates. Original post: Hoping someone can help me with this. I am trying to get on the latest 10.13.4 Public Beta (#3) coming from 10.13.3...
  12. R

    macOS I am leaving the Mac App Store, so how can I advertise my Mac apps effectively outside the MAS?

    Now I plan to leave the app store. Why? The app store is a battlefield, a lot of competitors would post 1-star ratings to your apps and complaint about your apps, then you need to make changes, a lot of troubles, the review process is a nightmare too. Not to mention Apple has a lot of other...
  13. Dj64Mk7

    Best Third-Party Mac Apps that have iPhone and/or Apple Watch equivalents

    As the title says, I am searching for new apps to "buy" or "get" with the $40 in App Store credit I got this morning for Christmas. The only stipulation is that I am searching for apps that have iPhone and/or Apple Watch equivalents. Examples would include apps like Spark and Fantastical 2...
  14. TheRiddler1982

    App Store Updates do not work on High Sierra Public Beta 6

    Hi all! On Saturday, I did an update from 10.12.6 to public beta 10.13 no 6, which did fine by the way :). On Monday, public beta 7 was released and I my App Store was just showing "Checking for updates". Next, I checked the log file in /var/log/install.log and noticed the following...
  15. Betamagic

    Net Radar 1.1 is now available, with IKEv2 support and macOS 10.13 fixes

    The first VPN monitor for Mac that double-checks the status of your VPN connection Net Radar is an app that's specialized in monitoring the status of your VPN connection. The app works on two levels. The first level is inside your Mac, where the app monitors any network configuration change...
  16. D

    Resolved Panwrypter -Definitive File Protection

    Hi. We are developing a file security protection App for Mac, called Panwrypter. Panwrypter is an extremely effective tool to protect your files from being stolen by hackers, whether they are stored in the cloud, on removable storage, on network attached storage, in e-mail, or on your Mac. It...
  17. LocalizeWiz

    LocalizeWiz: App localization wizard for iOS and macOS apps

    Greetings all!! After several months of development, we're thrilled to announce the release of our App Localization Wizard, LocalizeWiz. This app is intended for iOS and macOS app developers who want to localize their apps for international markets. Being an app developer myself, I have...
  18. VladShvets

    Free graphics design app Vectr now @ Mac Store

    Mac App Store now has its most powerful free graphics design tool! Meet Vectr - freshly launched @ Mac Store. Vectr is a free vector graphics software used to create graphics easily and intuitively. It's simple and cross-platform: start designing something on your Mac, and then continue...
  19. jith_feral

    OS X Regular multiplayer events for Mac App Store gamers

    Hi there! Feral Interactive is running regular events for Mac App Store gamers using our multiplayer matching service, Calico. So if you'd like a buddy to play with, hop online at 6.30PM GMT / 10.30AM PST every Tuesday. We'll also be streaming the events, so you can have a nosey at what's going...
  20. BlahBird

    Keyword Cleaner for ASO (tiny helper for App Store Submission process)

    Keyword Cleaner for ASO Mac App Store https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1185401119?mt=12 Price:: FREE Hi I made a macOS app for those who translate keywords from Google Translate for App Store submission. As an iOS/macOS developer, do you often submit your apps to the store and translate keywords...