It is alleged that Apple has reduced the Sideloading application on M1 Macs

Well, it was fun as long as it lasted.

At begining of the week, 9to5Mac noted some iOS and macOS beta codes that suggest Apple would prevent users from downloading unsupported apps on the new M1 Macs. Today, 9to5Mac reported that it is no longer possible to download apps that are not available in the Mac App Store even if they are available on iOS.

You can run iOS and iPadOS applications on your M1 Mac, but only if a developer supports it. According to the report, users downloaded apps with tools like iMazing from their iPhones or iPads and could use them on their Apple Silicon computers, whether or not they were technically supported. Now, when trying to download an app that isn’t available in the Mac App Store on a Mac M1 running macOS 11.2 beta, users will see an error message that the app “can’t be installed because the developer didn’t intend it to run on this platform ”, according to a screengrab from 9to5Mac.

Apple did not immediately return a request for comment on the change.

So what makes developers unwilling to run apps on their Macs? Well, any number of reasons, at least of which is how the app was meant to work. If it was designed as a mobile experience, it may not work as intended on a Mac.

And while it seemed like people were able to find a short-term solution, it was probably only a matter of time before Apple destroyed the fun, because Apple has always been an obstacle in terms of side loading. You can do it on iOS, but that requires it jailbreaking your phone, which comes with its own risks. However, it is much easier to get out on Android.

The good news, according to 9to5Mac, is that the previously side-loaded software continued to run.