However, with the ability to run iPhone and iPad apps on an M1 Mac, it’s become clear that not only are Netflix and the gang uninterested in bringing native apps to the Mac, but they don’t even want you running the iPad version - most of them have explicitly blocked their iPad versions from the Mac App Store, with HBO Max being the notable exception.Īmazon isn’t simply opening up its iPad app to the Mac. The app appears to be largely a port of Amazon’s iPad app, which of course, begs the usual question as to why other streaming services can’t do the same thing.

However, Mac fans of Amazon Prime Video now have a better option, thanks to the new Amazon Prime Video app, which is available today on the Mac App Store. To view these services on a Mac, you simply open them up and stream through Safari or whatever web browser you prefer to use. With the obvious exception of Apple TV+, almost all the major streaming services - from Netflix and Hulu to Disney+ and HBO Max - only provide native apps for the iPhone and iPad. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.Amazon has just launched a Mac version of its Prime Video app, making it one of the very few streaming services to offer a native app experience on macOS.

Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go.

Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more.

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