It said a new technology called Rosetta 2 would help M1 - the first member of the company’s Apple Silicon family - to run apps built for Intel-based Macs.
This change will expand the selection of apps available for Mac devices.Īpple explained how this this is all possible during its event. That means the new Macs can, for the first time ever, run users’ iPhone and iPad apps, Apple said. The company said macOS Big Sur on its new Macs would support universal apps - which include the native binary version built for the Apple Silicon and the one for Intel Macs - as well as other apps that hadn’t yet upgraded to universal. Apple detailed today how its new Apple Silicon Macs would be capable of running a wider range of apps than before, even in the case where an iOS developer hasn’t released a Mac-compatible version of their mobile experience.
