9to5Mac reported last month that Apple was implementing a new method to prevent users from loading unsupported iOS apps on M1 Macs, which were turned on for some time with a server-side change and were reversed moments later. Following the release of MacOS Big Sur 11.2 last week, it appears that Apple has officially blocked the loading process of iOS applications on M1 Macs.
Because the M1 chip is based on the same ARM architecture as the iPhone and iPad chips, Apple has allowed developers to launch their iOS apps in the Mac App Store. However, several developers have chosen not to offer their iOS apps to M1 Mac users.
Thanks to tools like iMazing, it was possible to download the IPA files of iOS apps you purchased in the App Store and then install them manually on M1 Macs, enabling users to download apps like Facebook, Instagram , YouTube and even Netflix to run on MacOS. Unfortunately, this apparently irritated some developers, which caused Apple to permanently block this process.
9to5Mac tried to load different iOS apps on M1 Macs with both MacOS Big Sur 11.2 and MacOS Big Sur 11.3 beta, but it was not possible to install it. As we reported, this is a change to the server associated with the APIs that manage the DRM (Digital Rights Management) protection of the operating system.
macOS now displays a message saying that the app is not meant to work on a Mac.
This program could not be installed because the developer did not intend to run it on this platform.
The first time Apple blocked the side-loading process on M1 Macs, the company probably only tested the new limitation, as MacOS Big Sur 11.2 was only available as a beta version at the time. Now it seems that the blocking is real.
At this point, there is no known solution for loading iOS apps on M1 Macs, so we’ll have to wait and see if Apple will reverse its decision, or if someone else can modify the operating system to install any iOS apps . on compatible Macs.
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