From 7b5a1f3c39d99c9e3584db726fc76ac88509cde7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sam Carlton Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:50:16 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update App Test Verbiage and add new Q&As --- pages/apple-silicon-app-test.vue | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/pages/apple-silicon-app-test.vue b/pages/apple-silicon-app-test.vue index 47c3fd7..7b9d460 100644 --- a/pages/apple-silicon-app-test.vue +++ b/pages/apple-silicon-app-test.vue @@ -221,15 +221,38 @@ export default { [ 'Non-native Apps (🔶)', ` + When an App scan is reported and Non-native (as indicated by an 🔶), that means the app file provided does not have native compatibility with Apple Silicon, and we have not had any reports of native versions of the app yet. + This doesn't necessarily mean the app won't work, it just means it hasn't been updated for Apple Silicon specifically and can't say for certain that it will definitely work. + Most apps reported as Non-native will usually still work under Rosetta 2 Translation with similar performance to the app's experience under an Intel-based Mac. You can try getting the latest version from the developer\'s the download page scan that. You can also request a manual review to determine the current status of the app on Rosetta 2. ` ], + [ + 'App Decompression Error (❔)', + ` + This means we weren't able to extract an App Binary from the file provided. + If your app is contained within a PKG or a DMG file, you can extract the Mac App file from that Package/Archive and scan it directly. + + If you are scanning from Windows, an EXE file is not scannable; however, you can download the Mac version of the app and extract it onto your Windows system, and that Mac App file can be scanned from your Windows computer. + This also applies when scanning apps from Linux-based Systems, ChromeOS, iOS, and, in theory, any system capable of running modern Javascript in a browser and extracting compressed files. + + + Currently, the supported formats are Mac Apps, Zip files containing Mac Apps, and specific rare DMG files. Bigger files take longer to scan. + ` + ], + [ + 'What if the scan never ends?', + ` + Currently, some random apps will cause the scan to hang indefinitely. + If this happens, you can try scanning a few apps at a time or one at a time until it hangs again and skip scanning that app for now. + ` + ], [ 'Why can\'t it tell me if an app will work on Rosetta 2? ', ` Currently, Rosetta 2 is a proprietary Apple software that is only available on macOS on Apple Silicon devices. - This means there isn't any way to test Rosetta 2 compatibility with an app without a physical Apple Silicon device and so you definitely can't test that with just a website alone... for now... + This means there isn't any way to test Rosetta 2 compatibility with an app without a physical Apple Silicon device, and so you definitely can't test that with just a website alone... for now... Feel free to signup for email updates. ` @@ -237,16 +260,16 @@ export default { [ 'Don\'t all previous Mac Apps work via Rosetta 2 translation? ', ` - Most apps will work with Rosetta 2 translation well but it's not a perfect technology. - Some apps will have various small issues and graphical bugs but will work well enough, a few apps will fail to launch entirely and some apps will runs with virtually no issues and perform even faster than an equivalent Intel-based Mac. - For now the best way to determine how well an app will run under Rosetta 2 is by human review. + Most apps will work with Rosetta 2 translation well, but it's not a perfect technology. + Some apps will have various small issues and graphical bugs but will work well enough, a few apps will fail to launch entirely, and some apps will run with virtually no problems and perform even faster than on an equivalent Intel-based Mac. + For now, the best way to determine how well an app will run under Rosetta 2 is by human review. ` ] ] }, title () { - return `Apple Silicon Compatibility` + return `Apple Silicon Compatibility Test Online` }, description () { return `Check for Apple Silicon compatibility for any of your apps instantly before you buy an M1 Mac. `