Apple has marked a new era in the iOS platform, approving the first official PC emulator, UTM SE. This development will allow iPhone users to run old software and games on their devices. This approval, which is exciting news for users searching for “iOS emulator”, comes as Apple reverses its previous rejection decision.
With UTM SE iOS emulator, you will be able to run classic software and old games on PC.
UTM SE, the first official PC emulator approved by Apple for iOS, offers its users the opportunity to run classic software and old games. This emulator can emulate x86, PPC and RISC-V architectures and supports operating systems running in both graphics mode and text-only mode. UTM SE is derived from QEMU, a powerful and widely used emulator, offering options to create pre-built virtual machines or configuration from scratch.
The approval of UTM SE by Apple comes weeks after it was initially rejected. In the first application, Apple rejected the application, stating that it did not allow notarization for sub-stores and that the application offered an “insufficient experience”.
However, with the help of the AltStore team and another developer’s QEMU TCTI implementation, this emulator has been validated by creating a JIT-free build and is now available for free on iOS, iPadOS and visionOS platforms.
The flirtation between Apple and Google has intensified in recent days with a new convenience for transitioning from Android to iOS.
While UTM SE can’t do much out of the box, it does offer users the ability to download guides and pre-configured virtual Linux machines from its website. The application supports emulation of various operating systems, from Windows XP to Windows 11. Additionally, older operating systems such as Mac OS 9.2.1 and DOS are also included in the screenshots on the application page. UTM SE offers an ideal solution for those who want to run classic software and old games on iPhone.
