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No, Apple lets developers choose this.

There's no checkbox called "prevent this app to run on M1 Mac" anywhere, only an option to make it visible on the store, that's not the same thing at all as preventing it to run.

There's Checkboxes for iPhone, iPad & Mac, if Mac is unselected then this error will appear.

Very much up to the developer

Except the checkbox is not called "prevent to run on M1". Actually, bringing up the iPad is the perfect counter example since unchecking the iPad checkbox does not prevent your app to run on the iPad, it just will run on the iPad as an iPhone app scaled.

Dude, why are you still arguing? You were shown to be wrong and talking out of your rear end.

Just stop already.

I haven't seen any counterargument yet to what I said so far. I do get it, Apple's does whatever they want anyways, it's their decision, but at least they should own up to what they chose.

It’s very clear how developers can decide to limit the targets for their apps. What are you missing? Maybe I can help explain further.

The checkbox does not say it prevents to run it on the M1 but states about the availability on the store, it's called "Make this app available", I can also help you by providing actual screenshots if you want if you don't believe me.

And?

Do you think a developer who ticks that checkbox is going to be unhappy with this functionality?

I don't know, nobody asked them? Hence why this error message is poorly worded.

Literally nobody but you cares.

As a developer, if I untick that checkbox. I expect it not to run on mac M1. I don't want users to be able to run it, from store or otherwise.

I unchecked that box because I haven't developed with mac in mind and don't want to provide bad experience.

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