Transition from "Designed for iPad" to "Mac Catalyst"

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Created Jul ’24

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Our apps can currently be installed on Apple Silicon Macs via the iPad app on Mac feature (“Designed for iPad”). Now we are working on “proper” (universal) Catalyst-based Mac apps that will be available on the Mac App Store.

How does the transition work for users that currently have the iPad version installed? Will they automatically update to the Mac Catalyst app once it’s available, or do they need to re-install the app from the Mac App Store?

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lzsf OP

Aug ’24

I would assume that depends on whether the bundle identifier is the same and whether it's uploaded to the same app slot in App Store Connect. If yes, users would just seamlessly update into your new Catalyst app.

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