This means that you can finally use apps such as Netflix, Instagram and Gmail apps on your Mac for the first time.Įven better, if you’ve purchased an app on your iPad or iPhone, you can download it for free on your M1 Mac.įor Netflix users that can’t watch Netflix offline on a Mac this is great news. That’s because the M1 chips in the latest generation of Macs are exactly the same as those Apple uses in iPads and iPhones. One of the big advantages of the new Macs with M1 Silicon processors is that you can finally run iPad and iPhone apps on your Mac without the need for any emulation software.