I unzipped a file, and now it’s an application. How do I open/launch this application?

I unzipped a zip file, and now it’s an application. I want to launch this application (it’s a game) but whenever I click on it nothing happens. Please help.

iPad Air, iPadOS 16

Posted on Jul 17, 2023 9:45 AM

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Posted on Jul 17, 2023 2:51 PM

MazeColony wrote:

I just downloaded a thing that said MacOS and though it would work


That won't work. macOS runs only on Macs, not on iPad.


There are apps that run on iPhone iOS, iPad iPadOS, and macOS on Apple silicon, but those apps are loaded via the app store.


Delete it. Or save a pointer to the game until you have a Mac available.

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Jul 17, 2023 2:51 PM in response to MazeColony

MazeColony wrote:

I just downloaded a thing that said MacOS and though it would work


That won't work. macOS runs only on Macs, not on iPad.


There are apps that run on iPhone iOS, iPad iPadOS, and macOS on Apple silicon, but those apps are loaded via the app store.


Delete it. Or save a pointer to the game until you have a Mac available.

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