There's a new way to run Android apps on Mac
Apple Bite There's a new way to run Android apps on Mac Mike Wuerthele 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Fri Oct 02 2026, 03:36 PM EDT · 1 minute read There's a lot of crap to wade through on the assorted Android app stores, but there are some gems too. The "Mac.apk" project installs Android apps into your Applications folder, like any other Mac app. It's early yet, and the developer says that a lot of stuff doesn't work properly, particularly games with anti-cheat.
- ▪Apple Bite There's a new way to run Android apps on Mac Mike Wuerthele 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Fri Oct 02 2026, 03:36 PM EDT · 1 minute read There's a lot of crap to wade through on the assorted Android app stores, but t
- ▪The "Mac.apk" project installs Android apps into your Applications folder, like any other Mac app.
- ▪It's early yet, and the developer says that a lot of stuff doesn't work properly, particularly games with anti-cheat.
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Apple Bite There's a new way to run Android apps on Mac Mike Wuerthele 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Fri Oct 02 2026, 03:36 PM EDT · 1 minute read There's a lot of crap to wade through on the assorted Android app stores, but there are some gems too. The "Mac.apk" project installs Android apps into your Applications folder, like any other Mac app. It's early yet, and the developer says that a lot of stuff doesn't work properly, particularly games with anti-cheat. My quick trial with the software has been pretty smooth, though.
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