ekohn00 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 How long before we see a Mac Catalyst version of the iOS App? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Good call! Hopefully it happens soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 I wouldn't hold your breath. Apple made it sound easy and it's really not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 But that's because everyone else should know how to easily do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekohn00 Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 16 hours ago, msgreenf said: I wouldn't hold your breath. Apple made it sound easy and it's really not Mitch, please....... MOST apps are as simple as hitting a check box in Xcode and recompiling. There are a few reported issues with how applications are displaying on the screen causing some more modifications. The main point is, tools are available for C4 to move forward and provide a MacOS working client without developing from scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Have you done it? This is what apple says. But the reality from almost every developer is that it isn't that easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekohn00 Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 1 hour ago, msgreenf said: Have you done it? This is what apple says. But the reality from almost every developer is that it isn't that easy. Do you have a list of all these developers with problems? Reality in cross platform development is that the more complex, the more custom screens you have, etc, the more "tweaking" you may need. Thankfully this is all "macOS" based, not like trying to do cross platform in a windows world. Compiling is as easy as a check box. I don't have anything extremely elaborate that I've developed.. And the few instances I've read with apps being delayed had nothing to do with compiling issues, only screen formatting. Give it a few weeks, there's probably going to be tons of apps. Don't forget, the new Apple Arcade is a great example of the capabilities to cross compile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-08/apple-s-merged-ipad-mac-apps-leave-developers-uneasy-users-paying-twiceobviously the payment part isn't relevant cuz this is a "free" app. But the rest is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekohn00 Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 1 hour ago, msgreenf said: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-08/apple-s-merged-ipad-mac-apps-leave-developers-uneasy-users-paying-twice obviously the payment part isn't relevant cuz this is a "free" app. But the rest is Hate to say, that really doesn't speak for the 1000s of apps out there. PCALC is well known and it's been around since the time began (im a big fan as its one of the best RPN calculators) and James, the author, even stated it was a formatting issue that slowed him down. He has a dice app that's been ported and more video intensive. And the other app is not from a major well know company. The article did bring good focus to pricing problems, but that's not an issue as you mentioned. Again, I refer to apple arcade..... There's no reason (other than some manpower) that C4 can't look into porting the IOS app to MAC. For all we know, they are...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 On 10/9/2019 at 9:21 AM, ekohn00 said: For all we know, they are...... And we all know that they won't let us know until it's done and tested if they are, so why ask the question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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