Run Ios Apps On Macos Big Sur

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.

Run ios apps on macos big sur. Select your ipad or iphone in the left hand column in imazing. When you open your ios project in xcode 12 or later you have the option to build your app and run it directly on macos. Chief among these is the ability to natively run ios and ipados apps on a macos system.

With the introduction of new macos 10 14 mojave apple started building ios like apps for macs. Download and install imazing. You can only install 64 bit apps on big sur and catalina which for most people isn t a problem as almost all major software is now 64 bit.

Plugin your iphone or ipad to your mac with imazing running. Aside from the adaption to the big screen the apps look and work exactly the way they do on your iphone or ipad. It runs it as an ios app for mac.

Click on the apps icon for the ipad or iphone. Open the mac app store. This option doesn t run your app in a simulator.

What it also means for mac users is that in order to deal with the current lack of compatible and optimized apps for the m1 chipset macos big sur will also be capable of running iphone and ipad apps where users will be able to download these apps from the app store. Installing ios and ipados apps from the mac app store in the mac app store you can download many of the apps you ve previously purchased on your iphone or your ipad. As of this writing there are four ios apps you can use on an updated mac.

Follow these instructions to run ipad and iphone apps on your mac even if they re not in the mac app store. Test your app on macos xcode supports debugging testing and profiling your ios app natively on macs with apple silicon. Big sur does not run 32 bit apps.