How To Run Ios Apps On Macos

Open the app store.

How to run ios apps on macos. As of this writing there are four ios apps you can use on an updated mac. Apple advises that it s easiest to open simulator directly from your xcode project. This option doesn t run your app in a simulator.

Aside from the adaption to the big screen the apps look and work exactly the way they do on your iphone or ipad. The first method makes it possible for you to download compatible apps that are attached to your apple id after being downloaded on ios or ipados. It runs it as an ios app for mac.

Chief among these is the ability to natively run ios and ipados apps on a macos system. Native mac apps built with mac catalyst can share code with your ipad apps and you can add more features just for mac. Select library and then you ll see a list of all the apps that you own.

In macos big sur you can create even more powerful versions of your apps and take advantage of every pixel on the screen by running them at native mac resolution. With the introduction of new macos 10 14 mojave apple started building ios like apps for macs. Plug your iphone or ipad into your mac.

However it is possible to download and run any ios app on your m1 powered mac. To do so you ll need the free apple configurator 2 app installed. Iphone and ipad apps are coming to the mac apple is already producing its own processors for the iphone ipad and most of its non mac lineup including the apple tv homepod and apple watch.

Select your device and then choose the manage apps feature. Run apple configurator 2 select your phone and click add apps in the menu bar. Where this is the case they ll be available in the app store on macos as usual.