Thanks to my buddy @leons who’s updated to 11.3, I’ve just been notified of this. I myself have stayed on 11.2.3 and all aspects of sideloading still work as always. Installing apps by the traditional sideloading methods on 11.3, and running sideloaded apps you have already installed, has been mostly if not completely blocked.
I was planning to update but now I feel like i’m probably stuck on 11.2.3 for the foreseeable future as I use a lot of the apps I have sideloaded from iMazing.
What’s most frustrating about this is how artificial this block is - we’ve been able to run the exact same software on the exact same systems on the exact same configuration for most of this time up to now, where suddenly Apple (and iOS devs) decide to limit what our devices can run. iMazing only lets you download and install iOS apps that you own/ have purchased on your iCloud account so it’s no different from buying an ‘iPhone app’ and installing it on your iPad.
And sure, developers had the argument that their apps get hit with negative reviews from users who sideload their apps and they don’t work as expected on the m1 macs. But the fact is, Apple Silicon Macs are here to stay. The m1 macs are proving to be some of the best macs Apple has released ever and they’re only going to get better - I don’t think blocking all these iOS apps not currently available in the Mac app store is the way to go. It certainly isn’t embracing the Apple Silicon transition and, worse yet, we’re not being given the freedom we should have of running whatever software we want to on our computers, even if that software happens to have bugs, especially when we legally own it.
I believe all of these iOS apps should be available on the mac app store like the majority that are available on iPads, with a warning message pop up when installing an app that hasn’t been updated, stating clearly that this app may not function as required as its not been optimised for macs. Then, until the developer updates the app, disable the reviews section on the mac app store side stating that reviews are blocked for apps that aren’t optimised yet.
It’s a choice we should be able to make - the apps are clearly designed for iPhone/iPad and so no one should expect correct function when sideloading an app - even though a large majority of them work just fine. Apple never prevented apps which weren’t updated yet from running on new iPhones or iPads with outdated resolutions - they didn’t work as designed but we had the choice to run them accepting the fact they aren’t going to run as designed yet.
I’m wondering how other M1 users feel about this limitation- i’ve left a poll but also feel free to comment your feelings on the situation.
I was planning to update but now I feel like i’m probably stuck on 11.2.3 for the foreseeable future as I use a lot of the apps I have sideloaded from iMazing.
What’s most frustrating about this is how artificial this block is - we’ve been able to run the exact same software on the exact same systems on the exact same configuration for most of this time up to now, where suddenly Apple (and iOS devs) decide to limit what our devices can run. iMazing only lets you download and install iOS apps that you own/ have purchased on your iCloud account so it’s no different from buying an ‘iPhone app’ and installing it on your iPad.
And sure, developers had the argument that their apps get hit with negative reviews from users who sideload their apps and they don’t work as expected on the m1 macs. But the fact is, Apple Silicon Macs are here to stay. The m1 macs are proving to be some of the best macs Apple has released ever and they’re only going to get better - I don’t think blocking all these iOS apps not currently available in the Mac app store is the way to go. It certainly isn’t embracing the Apple Silicon transition and, worse yet, we’re not being given the freedom we should have of running whatever software we want to on our computers, even if that software happens to have bugs, especially when we legally own it.
I believe all of these iOS apps should be available on the mac app store like the majority that are available on iPads, with a warning message pop up when installing an app that hasn’t been updated, stating clearly that this app may not function as required as its not been optimised for macs. Then, until the developer updates the app, disable the reviews section on the mac app store side stating that reviews are blocked for apps that aren’t optimised yet.
It’s a choice we should be able to make - the apps are clearly designed for iPhone/iPad and so no one should expect correct function when sideloading an app - even though a large majority of them work just fine. Apple never prevented apps which weren’t updated yet from running on new iPhones or iPads with outdated resolutions - they didn’t work as designed but we had the choice to run them accepting the fact they aren’t going to run as designed yet.
I’m wondering how other M1 users feel about this limitation- i’ve left a poll but also feel free to comment your feelings on the situation.
