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iPhone Apps on iMac ?
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May 6, 2011, 12:13 AM
 
I know we have Widgets for iMac, is it possible to have the iPhone Apps useable or at least converted to use on iMac ?

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May 6, 2011, 12:24 AM
 
Not at this time. I think Apple could do it, but the user interfaces are very different and it probably wouldn't work so well.
     
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May 6, 2011, 03:17 AM
 
You can if you write the app yourself.
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May 6, 2011, 05:03 AM
 
You can run the apps in the iOS Simulator.
     
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May 6, 2011, 05:36 AM
 
And in truth a lot of Mac App Store apps are basically ports from the iPad back to the Mac.

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May 6, 2011, 04:51 PM
 
Originally Posted by besson3c View Post
You can run the apps in the iOS Simulator.
Thats what I was referring to. You need the source code for the app.
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May 6, 2011, 04:56 PM
 
Originally Posted by Waragainstsleep View Post
Thats what I was referring to. You need the source code for the app.

Unless it's web based, but yeah... There's probably a way to push binaries out to the simulator though if you can get your hands on them though.
     
   
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