How to install IPA on Mac M1
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Apple’s new M1 chip was truly a milestone for the company and the whole tech industry. After the release of new ARM MacBook and new macOS Big Sur, the Apple ecosystem was brought to a whole new level as you can now install iOS apps on your newest Mac. While the transition has just begun, many users and developers are already embracing this feature. This tutorial will show you two ways to **download any iPhone or iPad apps to your new mac. ** You can still download apps from App Store on M1 chip MacBook the same way with any other older models. But now, when you search for an App, you will see two tabs on the screen—Mac Apps or iPhone & iPad Apps. iMazing and IPA filesAnother way to download apps from your iPhone or iPad to M1
Mac is through a third-party tool, iMazing. The process will be more complicated, but you can directly download the .ipa files of the iOS app. Here’s how: 1. Open iMazing on your Mac. 2. After the above window appears, plug in your iPhone or iPad. 3. On iMazing, go to Apps – Manage Apps – Library. 4. Find the app you want to download on your Mac, and click the cloud icon next to it. 5. After the download is completed, right-click the app and choose “Export .IPA.” 6. Now that you have the IPA file, just open it and install the app. Currently, the only way to download IPA file of existing iOS apps is through iMazing. It remains unclear if Apple will release an official method for transferring IPA files in the future. Commonly asked questions about new MacBooks and iOS apps1.
Q: Is Big Sur the only macOS that is able to run iOS apps? 2. Q: My Mac has the Intel chip but I just installed macOS Big Sur. Can I run iOS apps on it? 3. Can I run Mac apps on iPad or iPhone the other way
around? About The AuthorEver since Apple switched to making its own chips, the gap between iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks has reduced. Since the internal CPU architecture is the same, you can install and run iOS apps almost flawlessly on an M1 MacBook. Of course, ‘almost flawlessly’ because the MacBooks aren’t touch screen yet. So, if you have just got your shiny new MacBook M1, running iOS apps on Mac is easy but tricky at the same time. The tricky part is Apple doesn’t allow you to sideload iOS apps on MacBook. Hence, apps that aren’t available on the Apple App Store will give you a hard time installing on the Mac. Basically, there are two ways to run iOS apps on an Mac M1 chip. Let’s start with the easy one. Installing and Running iOS Apps on Mac1. Download from the Apple App StoreThe most straightforward method to run iOS apps on a Mac is to install them from the Apple App Store. 1. To do that, just head over to the App Store, type the iOS app name that you want to install, and hit Return. 2. Once the search results appear, you’ll see 2 sections at the top. By default, App Store shows results only for Mac apps. To switch to the iOS apps, click on the iPhone & iPad Apps tab. 3. Once you find your desired app, click on the Get button to install the iOS app. The downside to this method is app availability. The App Store search doesn’t display all iOS apps that are available on an iPhone or iPad. For instance, as you can see in the above example, Instagram doesn’t show up in the App Store search though available on both iPhone and iPad. Why? Apple does this to help users avoid installing iOS apps that might not work properly on a Mac. However, at times, you just need to install the apps to try them out or even install one of your own apps to test. So, in such cases, you would have to use a third-party app like iMazing as described in the next method. 2. Use iMazing AppiMazing is an all-in-one app that lets you transfer iOS data as well as backup your iPhone, iPad, and iPod. But, in our case, we just need it to download and install iOS apps on our MacBook M1. 1. To do that, download iMazing from the official website. 2. Once you have downloaded the iMazing app, double-click on the DMG file and install the app. 3. When you open the iMazing app, you would be asked to enter a license code. For our use case, we don’t need the paid version. Hence, click on the Continue Trial button to use iMazing in trial mode. 4. On the next step, you’ll be asked to connect an iPhone/iPad/iPod to your MacBook. This isn’t required for our purpose. Hence, we can skip this process. Just go to the top-level menu, click on the Configurator option > Library > Apps. 5. On the Apps page, you won’t see any iOS apps. We need to add iOS apps here from the iOS store. For that, click on Add from App Store button at the bottom. 6. From the app list, type the app name and hit Return. For instance, let’s search for Instagram. Once you have the app search populate, click on the Cloud icon beside the app name to add it to app list. 7. Next, you’ll be asked to sign in to the App store with your Apple account. 8. Once the app is downloaded, you’ll see it in the Apps tab on the iMazing app. However, the work is still not done. Right-click on the app and select Export .IPA option. IPA is the package format for the iOS app. We would need this IPA file to install Instagram on MacBook. 9. Select the folder location where you want to download the IPA file. The folder location is irrelevant but make sure you have it in an easily accessible place like Desktop, Downloads, etc. 10. Now, install the Instagram app by double-clicking on the IPA file. 11. You can access the application from the Applications folder or the Launchpad. Wrap Up: Install and Run iOS Apps on Mac M SeriesSo these were the two ways to run iOS apps on Mac powered by the new M series. Apple stops you from sideloading iOS apps on MacBook due to compatibility reasons. iOS apps don’t scale well on a Mac screen and sometimes don’t even work as intended due to lack of touchscreen. In case you face any issues while using iOS apps or random app crashes, it’s better to uninstall the app. That said, I have been using Instagram, Telegram, and a couple of other iOS apps flawlessly on the M1 for some time now. Also Read: Top 9 Mac Apps to Improve Productivity PratikPratik works as an In-house writer and video host at TechWiser. Former Programmer, Current writer. Loves tech in any form, quite optimistic about AI, data science and IoT. Talks extremely less but you betcha can geek out over anything on Twitter. How to install IPA files on Mac?From a Mac. Go to the App Store on your Mac Desktop and download Apple Configurator 2.. Connect your Apple Mobile Device to your Mac Desktop via USB or iCloud.. Click on the Device that you wish to install you IPA file.. Click Add and select Apps from the drop down.. Select Choose from my Mac.. Can you install iOS apps on M1 Mac?Much has been written about the performance benefits of Apple's M1 family of chips, but you may not have realized that M1-based Macs can also run many iPhone and iPad apps.
Can you still sideload iOS apps on M1 Mac?Sideloady has been around for quite some time, at least since iOS & iPadOS 13 reigned supreme. It's still maintained today, offering full support for sideloading apps to iPhones and iPads running iOS & iPadOS 15 and even to Apple's M1/M1 Pro/M1 Max-equipped Macs.
How to play iPad games on Mac M1?How to Play iPhone & iPad Games on Mac. Launch the App Store on your Mac and click on your Apple ID name at the bottom-left corner of the window.. This section will list out all your purchased apps. ... . Scroll down and find the game that you want to install on your Mac and click on the Download button.. |
