Apple will enable universal purchases for macOS, iOS, tvOS, and iPadOS apps in March

guest · Feb 5, 2020

Apple will enable universal purchases for macOS, iOS, tvOS, and iPadOS apps in March
Great news for consumers
February 5, 2020
https://www.techspot.com/news/83887-apple-enable-universal-purchases-macos-ios-tvos-ipados.html

In brief: Few things are more frustrating in the software ecosystem than being forced to buy the same product across multiple platforms. This is an issue on gaming marketplaces, digital music shops, and -- of course -- mobile app stores. Fortunately, Apple is working on a feature for its Mac and iOS App Stores that could make this problem go away.

In short, the feature will enable "universal purchases" for macOS, iOS, tvOS, and iPadOS device owners. If you grab an app on, say, your iPhone X, you'll automatically get it on your MacBook Pro as well. Developers do have the ability to opt-out of using this feature manually, and some undoubtedly will for profit reasons, but it's still a great step in the right direction.

This news was first spotted by Twitter user and app developer Steve Troughton-Smith, [...] Apple later published its own blog post revealing that the feature would be available on tvOS and iPadOS as well (as long as a given app is multiplatform, of course).
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Universal purchases will be enabled by default for new Mac Catalyst apps, and Apple is making some changes to its various App Stores to align with the feature and to make apps "more discoverable."

You can see a full list of those changes here, but to name a couple, the Mac App Store will see its Photography and Video categories combined under one umbrella (Photo & Video), and there will no longer be a "Kids" subcategory within Games.
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Rasheed187 · Feb 8, 2020

I wonder if this will also apply to movies being bought from iTunes? I still don't know if it's possible to transfer purchased movies to other devices without having to remove DMR.

guest · Mar 24, 2020

Universal Purchase for Mac Apps Now Available
March 23, 2020
https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=03232020b

The macOS version of your app can now be included in a universal purchase, allowing customers to enjoy your app and in‑app purchases across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS by purchasing only once. Get started by using a single bundle ID for your apps in Xcode and setting up your app record for universal purchase in App Store Connect.

Learn more about universal purchase
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