How come M1 Mac’s don’t have more iPhone apps? I thought it was one of the selling points for the M1, universal apps. Would be great if more apps worked.
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Why aren’t there more iOS apps on Mac M1’s?
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Developers can choose to not include their iOS-apps in Mac App Store.
developer.apple.com
Running your iOS apps in macOS | Apple Developer Documentation
Modernize the iOS apps you choose to run on a Mac with Apple silicon, or opt out of running on a Mac altogether.
So why not authorize them if it doesn’t require any more coding or work. Just seems like a no brainer to me.
Well, some reasons to opt out is given in the developer document linked above, for example:
The, uh, Asphalt 9 game works on macOS. 9? I think - Sorry, I had to check. I think I deleted it.
Often essentially the same app will have a higher price in the Mac app store than the iOS app store so developers are preventing you from using the cheaper option.
It's not always the same app: plenty of Mac apps have more features and capabilities than the iOS version.
darn I was looking forward to being able to run that once I go M1. Be like the old days with airport utility.
These types of apps should all be able to run. Stuff like home automation apps, cooking apps, etc. I have not looked at xcode into this, is the M1 ios feature opt in or opt out?
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Guess one reason could be a little laziness, for example developers for eero don´t want to bother with bug-reports for another system. "We make an Android and iOS app for our hardware, thats enough. A little uncertain what Apple silicon is or the usability on that platform, so lets inactivate that posibility for now"
Opposite example is Ikea Home smart for Trådfri-devices. Looks and works exactly the same on iOS and macOS, got an update to both devices today. Even though its labeled "Not verified for macOS"
Opposite example is Ikea Home smart for Trådfri-devices. Looks and works exactly the same on iOS and macOS, got an update to both devices today. Even though its labeled "Not verified for macOS"
Apple really shouldn't have marketed this as a major feature for Apple Silicon. I'm sure they knew that most developers would opt out immediately. I was looking forward to this, but then nearly every app I used opted out.
It's opt out. So the ones not available are removed explicitly by the developer.
To make matters worse; when the M1 launched you could run all apps you own. Then Apple patched it so the developers could opt out. I really really hate developers who do this. An example is the Sony PS App which I use to chat with friends on the PlayStation Network. It's a free app; and there are no other alternatives for Mac. There is no good reason for Sony to opt out other than "we don't feel like supporting it". It worked perfectly.
There are quite a number of apps I used regularly that I stopped being able to use when I upgraded from my M1 Air to my M1 14" Max.
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There are quite a number of apps I used regularly that I stopped being able to use when I upgraded from my M1 Air to my M1 14" Max.
PSA: Sideloading iOS apps blocked on 11.3 (but still working on 11.2.3)
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...
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Other reasons:
- Developer doesn't have an M1 Mac to test on
- Developer doesn't want the headache of complaints and downvoting that unoptimized code brings
- Developer knows that the app doesn't work correctly on MacOS
- Developer has a MacOS version in the works
- etc.
Situation will improve once Macbooks get touch input otherwise not a good user experience plus extra dev work to convert full screen touch based apps to non-touch devices.
I was happy to see my sideloaded apps all continue to function after the Monterrey upgrade.
Those cases exist, too. But to me it feels like the price is always disproportionally higher on the Mac, for example does Pixelmator Pro on the Mac do 4x as much as the iPad version since it costs 4x? Perhaps it does, but I guess that's not always the case. Has anybody studied this?
Agreed. Very disappointed on how this feature folded on M1.
It’s more the opposite phenomenon. iOS prices are ridiculously low in comparison to traditional prices of computer software.
Which is why many developers feel the need to go subscription. It is very hard to make a living selling software at $4.99 at a time.
I still don't get it. How could touch input on a large screen, like the 24 inch iMac, to be considered as "good user experience"? Your finger has to travel longer as the screen goes bigger, and once we reached a certain size, you will have to move your whole arm, instead only your fingers, to operate on a touch screen, and for Macs, this is usually the case.
I'm with you. I've had a large touch screen PC, as well as laptops. (all Windows PC's) and touch really is inefficient compared to a mouse. I went back to non touch laptops and sold my large touch screen AIW a long time ago.
But I also feel a touchpad is almost as bad and always use a mouse...