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Manage your app's availability

Manage availability of iPhone and iPad apps on Macs with Apple silicon

iPhone and iPad apps will be made available on the Mac App Store to users running macOS 11 or later on Macs with Apple silicon, unless you edit your apps’ availability. There's no porting process since these apps use the same frameworks, resources, and runtime environments as they do on iOS and iPadOS.

If your iOS app offers universal purchase and has an existing macOS platform, the option to offer the iOS app on the Mac App Store won’t be available. Additionally, if your iOS app is available on the Mac App Store by using this option and you later add a macOS app by adding the macOS platform in App Store Connect, releasing it to the store will replace the iOS app on the Mac App Store. All existing users for the iOS app will be updated to the macOS app.

You can opt in and out from having your iPhone and iPad apps available on the Mac App Store for users running macOS 11 or later on Macs with Apple silicon at any point. This is set at the app level and will apply to all versions of your app.

Apple automatically chooses the minimum macOS version required for compatibility, but you can select a different version when editing availability on an individual app basis. If an LSMinimumSystemVersion is set in your app, this selection will override it.

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Edit availability on an individual app basis

  1. From Apps, select your app. The page opens with the Distribution tab selected.

  2. In the sidebar, click Pricing and Availability and scroll down to the iPhone and iPad Apps on Apple Silicon Mac section.

  3. Under Apple Silicon Mac Availability, deselect “Make this app available” to opt out of offering your app on the Mac App Store. Select the checkbox if you want the app to be available on the Mac App Store.

    You can change the minimum macOS version required for compatibility in the menu. This selection also applies to tester groups enabled for testing iPhone and iPad apps on Macs with Apple silicon with TestFlight.

  4. On the top right, click Save.

Edit availability for multiple apps at a time

  1. From Apps, select iOS Apps on Mac Availability from the ellipsis menu (...) in the top left.

  2. In the dialog that appears, deselect the iPhone and iPad apps you do not want to make available on the Mac App Store.

  3. Click Done.

    To opt out of offering any of your iPhone and iPad apps on the Mac App Store for users running macOS 11 or later on Macs with Apple silicon, click Don’t Make Available.

Verify your app’s compatibility with Macs with Apple silicon

If your iPhone and iPad apps are compatible with Macs with Apple silicon and function as intended, you can verify them in App Store Connect to let users know they’ll receive a great experience on macOS. After your app has been verified, this option will no longer be available in App Store Connect.

  1. From Apps, select your app. The page opens with the Distribution tab selected.

  2. In the sidebar, click Pricing and Availability and scroll down to the iPhone and iPad Apps on Apple Silicon Mac section.

  3. Under Compatibility with Apple Silicon Macs, click Verify Compatibility.

    Note: Compatibility with Apple Silicon Macs isn’t available if a build has never been uploaded for the platform.

  4. In the dialog that appears, click Verify.

    Note: At the bottom of the Compatibility with Apple Silicon Macs section, it's indicated whether your current and upcoming app versions launch on Macs with Apple silicon.