UnfairPlay lets opted-out iOS apps run on Apple silicon Macs
Kishan Bagaria's November 2nd demo used UnfairPlay and ipatool to run an opted-out car app on a Mac, then needed a binary patch for Netflix.
By Ryan Merket · Published · Updated
Primary source: x.com
Why it matters
The demo exposes the gap between what Apple silicon hardware can run and what developers choose to offer on Mac. UnfairPlay shifts that choice to users with legitimate personalized copies, but the Netflix test shows the limit: some apps need per-build patches and separate signing, and still may not work beyond a welcome screen.
Kishan Bagaria (@KishanBagaria) said on November 2nd that he can run previously unsupported iOS apps on his Mac with UnfairPlay, using a car app as the example in his thread on X.…
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