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Amymraymond

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Q: Downloading apps from iOS to iMac

Should I be able to download apps purchased via iOS onto my new iMac? When I do, only the sound files download. What am I doing wrong?

Posted on Sep 2, 2016 3:01 PM

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No. Apps that run on an iOS device cannot run on Mac OS X and vice versa.

Two different operating systems.

Posted on Sep 2, 2016 3:06 PM

Q: Downloading apps from iOS to iMac

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by Carolyn Samit,Apple recommended

Carolyn Samit Sep 2, 2016 3:06 PM in response to Amymraymond
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Sep 2, 2016 3:06 PM in response to Amymraymond

No. Apps that run on an iOS device cannot run on Mac OS X and vice versa.

Two different operating systems.
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by Csound1,

Csound1 Sep 2, 2016 3:06 PM in response to Amymraymond
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Sep 2, 2016 3:06 PM in response to Amymraymond

IOS apps don't run on OS X, they don't download from one to other either. There may be an OS X version available if you check, you will have to buy it if it is not free.
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by Niel,

Niel Sep 2, 2016 6:08 PM in response to Amymraymond
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Sep 2, 2016 6:08 PM in response to Amymraymond

iOS applications downloaded to a device running iOS 9 or newer are thinned for it and can't be transferred to a computer's iTunes library. If desired, you can download them from the iTunes Store on your computer, but you can't run them on it.

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