
It’s possible that the App Store may block apps like iMazing from doing this in future but at the moment it works perfectly well. The ability to run iOS apps on macOS was not originally one of iMazing’s features but it’s just a happy coincidence that this works with the new M1 apps.

To get round this there are “Touch Alternatives” in macOS that you can use to substitute touchscreen actions. Of course the main problem is that Macs don’t have touch screens like iOS devices do. There is another way to extract IPAs using Apple Configurator app but it’s far more complicated than using iMazing.
RUN IOS EMULATOR ON MAC PASSWORD
IMazing will require your App Store password to do this but the developer DigiDNA assures that your password never leaves your computer and as a Swiss based company, has a very strict privacy policy.
RUN IOS EMULATOR ON MAC INSTALL
You now simply download and run the IPA app on your M1 Mac and it will install automatically.

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.
RUN IOS EMULATOR ON MAC FOR FREE
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.
