Touch ID integration works just as you would expect as well. Most of the time, things like security code autofill, access to Safari Keychain, and other system features works properly. I found the default way the best way to play games. There are touch alternatives that can replicate touch gestures, but I didn’t have much success with these. The same goes for a variety of other smaller puzzle games, but diving into touch-heavy titles is a bit more cumbersome. I’m a big fan of the Zach Gage creation Good Sudoku, and it’s awesome being able to play it on the Mac now. It actually works quite well, but there are bits and pieces that are nonfunctional, including all of the links out to Messenger, because iPad version of Messenger is not available on the Mac.Īnother bright spot is games. For instance, applications like Apollo for Reddit and Overcast offer stellar iPad apps, so they run quite well on the Mac.įacebook’s iPad app on the Mac is interesting. The experience of running an iPhone or iPad app on the Mac really varies by application, and the correlating factor appears to be whether the app is any good on the iPad to begin with. Other notables that have opted out include Instagram, Snapchat, Ferrite Recording Studio, Tesla, MyFitnessPal, Reddit, Messenger, TikTok, and Spotify. It really is the worst possible way to watch video on a Mac, but at least it’s available as an option, I guess. The one surprise here, however, is that HBO Max is available on the Mac… but it’s not very good.įor instance, the HBO Max application can’t be resized and there’s no way to enter full-screen for video playback. Almost all of the streaming video services have chosen not to allow their apps to be run on the Mac, including Hulu, Netflix, Plex, and Amazon Prime Video. Here’s what the experience of running iPhone and iPad apps on the Mac is like in the real world.įirst, let’s start with those who have opted out.

Through the Mac App Store, you can now download M1 versions of popular iOS and iPadOS applications, though developers do have the ability to opt out.

One of the biggest differentiators between the new M1 Macs and their Intel predecessors is that any M1 Mac can run iPhone and iPad applications.

Prime video on macbook pro