Apple Changes Policy, Allowing PC Emulator UTM SE in App Store for iOS and VisionOS
Tim Hardwick, reporting for MacRumors:
Apple this weekend approved free PC emulator “UTM SE” for the App
Store on iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro. The app allows users to
emulate old versions of Windows OS, macOS, Linux, and more to fire
up classic software and games on Apple devices. […]
After Apple’s rejection, UTM’s developer said they would not keep
going back and forth because the app would become “a subpar
experience.” However, after help from the AltStore team and
another developer to work on some changes, UTM SE was
finally approved by Apple on Saturday.
As with other emulators, UTM SE requires that users supply the
operating systems they want to emulate, but the UTM site includes
guides for Windows XP through Windows 11 emulation, as well
as downloads of pre-built virtual Linux machines.
Not sure what changed since last month, when Apple not only rejected UTM SE from the App Store but also from notarization for distribution on third-party marketplaces in the EU (and, perhaps soon, Japan).
In other emulation-on-iOS news, Delta 1.6 now fully supports iPadOS.
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Tim Hardwick, reporting for MacRumors:
Apple this weekend approved free PC emulator “UTM SE” for the App
Store on iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro. The app allows users to
emulate old versions of Windows OS, macOS, Linux, and more to fire
up classic software and games on Apple devices. […]
After Apple’s rejection, UTM’s developer said they would not keep
going back and forth because the app would become “a subpar
experience.” However, after help from the AltStore team and
another developer to work on some changes, UTM SE was
finally approved by Apple on Saturday.
As with other emulators, UTM SE requires that users supply the
operating systems they want to emulate, but the UTM site includes
guides for Windows XP through Windows 11 emulation, as well
as downloads of pre-built virtual Linux machines.
Not sure what changed since last month, when Apple not only rejected UTM SE from the App Store but also from notarization for distribution on third-party marketplaces in the EU (and, perhaps soon, Japan).
In other emulation-on-iOS news, Delta 1.6 now fully supports iPadOS.