IPhone apps cannot natively run on your MacBook Pro or in Mac OS X. If you join the iPhone Developers Program and download the iPhone SDK you will gain access to the iPhone Simulator, which can be used to run apps on your Mac. Open the Shortcuts app, go to the My Shortcuts tab, and tap App Icon Downloader to run the shortcut. Now enter the name of the app (Hint: Try ReadKit, which has a lovely icon on the Mac App Store). Select the device — iPhone, iPad, or Mac — from the list. For ReadKit, select Mac. Tap the name of the app from the search results in the pop-up.
Good design is at the heart of everything we cover here at Beautiful Pixels. We’ve long been admirers of app icons (so long, App Icon Gallery). We often come across amazing app icons on the App Store such as the icons for Pixtiss or even Shortcuts. Downloading these icons has never been easy on iPhone or iPad, unless you know how to use Siri Shortcuts to download app icons from the App Store.
I’m about to recommend a shortcut that has a minor limitations. This shortcut will allow you to download app icons for any app that is on the App Store or on the Mac App Store. If you want to download the icons for first-party apps such as App Store itself, this shortcut won’t help because it needs the app to be listed on one of these app stores. (I know, I was hoping for an icon-ception too).
How to Download App Icons From App Store
The App Icon Downloader shortcut is your best friend if you want to download app icons. If you’re not sure how to set up and use shortcuts, please check out this post first.
- Download App Icon Downloader shortcut.
- Open the Shortcuts app, go to the My Shortcuts tab, and tap App Icon Downloader to run the shortcut.
- Now enter the name of the app (Hint: Try ReadKit, which has a lovely icon on the Mac App Store).
- Select the device — iPhone, iPad, or Mac — from the list. For ReadKit, select Mac.
- Tap the name of the app from the search results in the pop-up.
- Now you’ll see the full app icon. Tap Done on the top-left.
- A new pop-up will ask if you want to save the image, send it, or mask it. Tap Mask Image to convert this to an iOS-style icon with rounded corners or a circular icon. Alternatively you may save or send it.
Sounds easy, right? It absolutely is. Keep watching this space for more such useful shortcuts. We’ll be publishing more of these a few times every week.
Apart from health, finance, entertainment, and calling, there is one more exciting way you can use your iPad and iPhone; it’s gaming. iPhone and iPad are fully equipped to play high-quality games. One of my favorites is Need for Speed No Limits by Electronic Arts.
How Do I Get Iphone Apps On My Mac
But what haunts me is the desire to play it on a big screen in order to get the best out of it. There is one way by which we can enjoy such high-quality games: play them on Mac using QuickTime player. It is the safest and best way because there are no third-party apps involved.
How to Play iPhone or iPad Game on Your Mac Using QuickTime Player
Step #1. Connect your iPhone or iPad with your Mac using lightning cable.
Step #2. Open QuickTime player once your device is connected to your Mac.
Step #3. Click “File” from the menu bar in QuickTime player.
Step #4. Now click on “New Movie Recording.”
Step #5.“FaceTime HD Camera” would be selected by default; just change it to your iPhone or iPad located just below this option.
QuickTime will now start mirroring your device display on your Mac. To have a full-screen display, simply click on the green full-screen icon.
The best part is that your iOS device will work as a controller while your Mac will be used as a display.
In addition, QuickTime will automatically move from landscape to portrait mode depending on your device movement. So you will enjoy the same excitement of gaming on Mac as you do on your iPhone or iPad.
So? Which is the first iPhone game you played on your Mac? Share with us in the comment.
The founder of iGeeksBlog, Dhvanesh, is an Apple aficionado, who cannot stand even a slight innuendo about Apple products. He dons the cap of editor-in-chief to make sure that articles match the quality standard before they are published.
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