How to Run iOS Apps on Your Mac with Ease: A Step-by-Step Guide for Apple Users

Apple the technology giant has designed and crafted their computers and mobiles to easily integrate operations between them. Those users who own both iPhones and Mac and other Apple products like iPad and Apple Watch may experience several similarities.  Apple-designed operation systems like iOS and Mac can both run each other apps and software when you know the procedure of how to do it.

There are some important steps which need to be kept in mind before doing this operation. For example, if you wanted to run an iPhone app on a Mac, the system having a Mac should have installed an Apple chipset inside and the developer must have supplemented Mac competency. After setting these basic requirements, you can start running apps on both platforms simultaneously in the next step.

This opportunity can make you more resourceful as you can easily operate these apps on a larger screen. Second, you do not need to use your iPhone or disturb your other online activities. In some cases, these iPhone apps are provided with suitable desktop displays, however, if desktop options are not present, they can work equally well with mobile app options.

How to discover the Apps which run on MacOS

• To access all those apps previously installed on an Apple-based mobile or tablet that are consistent with the Mac Operating system, the following is a list of steps to open it.
• Open the App Store on your Mac operating system.
• Click on your account name located on the lower left side.
• Press on the “iPhone & iPad App” tab.
• A comprehensive list of apps that can be installed on iOS and MacOS will be open.
• You can click on any app to read its description and information.
• Only those apps will appear which are compatible with the Mac Operating system.
• To install an iPad or iPhone app on your Mac, click the blue-colour download option resembling a cloud having a downward arrow.
• Then press the “Open” option which has a resizable Window appearance having menu options at the top.
• You can switch between the iPhone or iPad tabs to search the apps initially created for iPadOS or OS.

 

How to run the iPhone apps on the Mac

• After installing the iPhone apps on a Mac, you may require trackpad gestures or a mouse along with a keyboard due to the absence of a touchscreen facility.
• Those apps where large-scale typing is needed such as Letterboxd and Airbnb, can be done easily on Mac because a full-sized keyboard is present here.
• The Mac operating system can assist in inputs involving touchscreen as when you press the “Option” on the trackpad keyboard through which you can easily manage apps and games.
• In many apps clicking on a trackpad is considered as taps and swipes on a MacOS display.
• If you want to configure the settings of an app, open the settings of the app and customise it for functions like the web links and keyboard control from the “Touch Alternatives” tab.
• Games which are designed for iPhones and iPads function similarly on MacOS.
• These games are easy to play using a keyboard and trackpad or mouse.
• The games accessible from MacOS include Monument Valley, Crossy Road, and Two Dots which can be equally enjoyed in your spare time.