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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 the same frameworks, resources, and runtime environment 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 will not 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 My Apps, select your app. The page opens with the App Store tab selected.

  2. In the sidebar, click Pricing and Availability.

    On the right, the iPhone and iPad Apps on Apple Silicon Mac section appears.

  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 My Apps, select iPhone and iPad App on Apple Silicon 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 My Apps, select your app. The page opens with the App Store tab selected.

  2. In the sidebar, click Pricing and Availability.

  3. On the right, the iPhone and iPad Apps on Apple Silicon Mac section appears.

  4. Under Compatibility with Apple Silicon Mac, click Verify.

  5. In the dialog that appears, click Verify.

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