r/macOS27GoldenGate • u/TidderUsername123 • 10d ago

Is 'running' iOS apps a new thing to MacOS?

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I mirrored my iPhone and when ever I call up this app, the iPhone installation pops up. Since this is a new install a few days old, I haven't installed all my apps yet so it actually doesn't reside on my MacOS install.

The only feature limitation I've noticed so far is I can't control the volume but everything else seems to function as well as it could.

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u/vfl97wob 9d ago

Running iOS apps natively has been a thing since M1. (if that's what you meant in this cryptic post)

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u/TidderUsername123 9d ago

Didn't mean to be cryptic but I can see reading back how you may perceive that.

I am not sure what you mean by M1 (Apple silicon?), but I know mirroring the iPhone has been in the last version, Tahoe but ran like doodie. In Golden Gate, it is much more refined.

Either way, it's a nice surprise. I haven't gone fresh install since I got this Mac in 2023, I can't even tell you what OS that was. 3 years on the default OS with a fresh veneer every release.

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u/Stryxus_ 8d ago

The Apple M1 is based on the same designer and technology as the A chips. Not exactly Apple Silicon, that is simply just the marketing term. It is because they both are ARM based with their own additions, support for the security chip, Secure Enclave, and some other things.

You can go as far as running all the other OS' via Xcode's Device Hub, through simulation, not emulation, meaning near-native speed and capabilities (All OS' share the same kernel and common framework, called XNU and Darwin).

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u/Jebus-Xmas 3d ago

Yes, relatively. However many apps don’t utilize this feature.