This is sometimes referred to as “sideloading” iOS apps on M1 Macs.
To do this you’ll of course need a new M1 Mac and a clever app called iMazing which allows you to manage apps on macOS that you’ve downloaded on iOS devices. In these cases, there is still a way to install iPhone and iPad apps on your Apple Silicon M1 Mac. However, not all developers (such as Netflix and Hulu) allow iOS apps to also be available to M1 Macs users. In many cases, you can simply search the Mac App Store for the app or game you want to play on your M1 Mac and then select iPad and iPhone when the results appear. This means that you can finally use apps such as Netflix, Instagram and Gmail apps on your Mac for the first time.Įven better, if you’ve purchased an app on your iPad or iPhone, you can download it for free on your M1 Mac.įor Netflix users that can’t watch Netflix offline on a Mac this is great news.
That’s because the M1 chips in the latest generation of Macs are exactly the same as those Apple uses in iPads and iPhones. One of the big advantages of the new Macs with M1 Silicon processors is that you can finally run iPad and iPhone apps on your Mac without the need for any emulation software.
