Apple is testing two features to make our Mac, iOS, and watchOS apps closer than ever<article>
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<p>When Catalyst arrived for the Mac, the promise was that it would be a way for our iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps to work together in perfect harmony, without missing a beat when switching devices. That hasn’t actually been the case, but a new feature rolling our to developers could help change things.</p><p>As it stands, the Mac and iOS app stores are still wholly separate entities, so if you buy an app on one device, you’ll need to purchase it again on the other. It’s a frustrating limitation for both developers and consumers, and now Apple is working on a fix. In the Xcode 11.4 beta, developer <a href="/cms/article/%20https:/twitter.com/stroughtonsmith" rel="nofollow">Steve Troughton-Smith[/url] spotted a new feature called universal purchase, and it works exactly as you’d expect: when you buy an app on your iPhone, the companion app will be available for download on your Mac, free of charge.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3519443/apple-is-testing-two-features-to-make-our-mac-ios-and-watchos-apps-closer-than-ever.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple is testing two features to make our Mac, iOS, and watchOS apps closer than ever
