Apple Stills Plans to Allow Macs to Run iPad Apps This Year [Report]

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Posted January 31, 2018 at 4:00pm by Shalom Levytam

Despite a shift to focus on quality, Apple is still planning to release a feature that will allow Macs to run iPads apps this year, according to an Axios report.

The signature new feature for the Mac — the ability to run iPad apps — is a significant undertaking that adds a high degree of complexity to this year's OS release.

Axios also says the company is planning improvements in performance when waking and unlocking macOS devices.

Late last year, Bloomberg reported that Apple will allow developers to create universal apps that work on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Starting as early as next year, software developers will be able to design a single application that works with a touchscreen or mouse and trackpad depending on whether it’s running on the iPhone and iPad operating system or on Mac hardware.

It's possible that Apple could announce such a feature at WWDC in June. Please follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS for updates.

Apple Stills Plans to Allow Macs to Run iPad Apps This Year [Report]

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Moiu - February 1, 2018 at 6:34am

Will be playing Clash of Clans at work! Not sure why theyve not made this b4..since its just an app that runs iOS in sandbox. No modifications for MacOs needed unless they want to squeeze more power....

Sabtain Aziz - February 1, 2018 at 9:34am

It’s not that simple

marc767 - February 1, 2018 at 2:37am

We’ll blow me down, if this is true, this would a real innovation and feature????

TheRichard - February 1, 2018 at 1:33am

Sweeeeet!

CyclingAsia - January 31, 2018 at 9:38pm

The march towards the closed ecosystem continues. Once the iPad apps are running on the Mac, Apple will start pushing the Mac App Store into the abyss. They will continue the lock out of non sanctioned apps (untrusted/unsigned/downloaded from the free web) until it gets to the point where they only way to get an app on your Mac is to download (or purchase) it from their App Store.

Luis B. - January 31, 2018 at 8:26pm

The opposite, with ipad running mac apps ,should be awesome!

Citizen - February 1, 2018 at 3:24pm

Exactly! This would be the real innovation and this is what I've been wanting ever since there were rumours about touchscreen iPods and iPhones didn't even exist (of course the technical limits were more obvious then). I'm sick'n tired of hearing about touch interface not being able to cope. I use VNC/Remote Desktop/Teamviewer to control desktops with phones & tablets just fine thank you, so bring it on!

drigomarki - January 31, 2018 at 5:00pm

LOL, everything just to avoid a laptop with a touch screen. Completely useless.

Sabtain Aziz - January 31, 2018 at 5:53pm

What’s allowing iPad apps to run on Mac OS got to do with touchscreen

marc767 - February 1, 2018 at 2:40am

Look a touch screen laptop is a waste of time. Fingerprints on screen and a track pad is still faster for this format. Gimmicks

The Microsoft Surface isn't for everyone; if people want a touchscreen they can buy that.