9to5Mac reported last month that Apple was implementing a new method to prevent users from sideloading unsupported iOS apps on M1 Macs, which was actually enabled for some time with a server change and rolled back moments later. After the release of macOS Big Sur 11.2 last week, Apple appears to have officially blocked the side loading process for iOS applications on M1 Macs.
Since the M1 chip is based on the same ARM architecture as the iPhone and iPad chips, Apple has allowed developers to offer their iOS apps on 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 applications that you purchased from the App Store and then manually install them on M1 Macs, which allowed users to run applications like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and even Netflix on the Mac THE. Unfortunately, this seems to have bothered some developers, which made Apple permanently block this process.
9to5Mac tried to load different iOS apps on M1 Macs with macOS Big Sur 11.2 and macOS Big Sur 11.3 beta, but could not be installed. As we reported, this is a server-side change related to the APIs that manage the operating system’s DRM (Digital Rights Management) protections.
MacOS now displays a message saying that the application was not designed to run on a Mac.
This application cannot be installed because the developer did not intend it to run on this platform.
The first time Apple blocked the side loading process on M1 Macs, the company was probably just testing the new restriction, as macOS Big Sur 11.2 was only available as a beta version at the time. Now it looks like the block is real.
At this point, there is no known workaround for side loading iOS applications on M1 Macs, so we will have to wait and see if Apple will reverse its decision again or if someone else will be able to modify the operating system to install any iOS applications on Macs. compatible.
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