Difference between revisions of "PlayCover"

Revision as of 01:11, 23 July 2022

PlayCover allows M1 Macs to sideload iPhone and iPad apps even after macOS 11.2.3, please see the main Sideloading article for other methods of sideloading.

Features

Apps can be played in fullscreened, with keyboard and mouse (using Touch Assist and mapping), and controller
Compatible with macOS Big Sur and Monterey

Nightly builds

Nightly builds are now available, for free, from PlayCover's Github Actions

Install Instructions

Download the DMG file from PlayCover
Open the DMG file, and then drag and drop PlayCover.app into the applications folder.
Open PlayCover.app
Select the "Install" button under the "You need to install the Xcode command line tools" prompt (if the prompt doesn't appear, run xcode-select --install in a terminal
In the popup that appears, select Install (The time remaining is lying, it'll take around 10 minutes depending on your internet connection)
Drag and drop your decrypted IPA file into the PlayCover window.

Login Fixes

In order to get some apps to successfully login after sideloading(such as Genshin), this fix is required:

Disable SIP (boot into recovery mode by holding power button when boot, login your account, open terminal, type csrutil disable, agree) (Note: doing this lowers system security, e.g. you may not be able to use google chrome or electron based apps, such as discord)
Restart
Open Terminal, type sudo nvram boot-args="amfi_get_out_of_my_way=0x1 ipc_control_port_options=0" (Note: this command lowers system security, e.g. you may not be able to use google chrome or electron based apps, such as discord)
Restart
Now captcha/login will work
after successful login, run the following command in terminal to reset your boot-args: sudo nvram boot-args=""
After successful login, you should enable SIP again: run csrutil enable from recovery mode. (Note: some apps, such as Netflix, will stop working after you enable SIP, so you may have to keep SIP disabled to use specific apps, although this is not recommended)

Note: If you have problems with csrutil command (failed). Go to System preferences, Privacy & Secuirity, disable FileVault, enable it and choose allow unlock disk from iCloud option. If you have multiple macOS installations, you should set the startup disk to the macOS install that you're changing SIP for.

Remapping keys

⌘+P Open/close keymapping editor
⌘+delete Remove element
⌘++ or - Setting size

To add a Keymap, simply click anywhere in the window, and select a type from the radial menu that appears.

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 ==Login Fixes==
-In order to get some apps to successfully login after sideloading, this fix is required:
+In order to get some apps to successfully login after sideloading(such as Genshin), this fix is required:
 #Disable SIP (boot into recovery mode by holding power button when boot, login your account, open terminal, type <code>csrutil disable</code>, agree) (Note: doing this lowers system security, e.g. you may not be able to use google chrome or electron based apps, such as discord)
 #Restart
-#Open Terminal, type <code>sudo nvram boot-args="amfi_get_out_of_my_way=1"</code> (Note: this command lowers system security, e.g. you may not be able to use google chrome or electron based apps, such as discord)
+#Open Terminal, type <code>sudo nvram boot-args="amfi_get_out_of_my_way=0x1 ipc_control_port_options=0"</code> (Note: this command lowers system security, e.g. you may not be able to use google chrome or electron based apps, such as discord)
 #Restart
 #Now captcha/login will work
@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
 Note: If you have problems with csrutil command (failed). Go to System preferences, Privacy & Secuirity, disable FileVault, enable it and choose allow unlock disk from iCloud option. If you have multiple macOS installations, you should set the startup disk to the macOS install that you're changing SIP for.
 ==Remapping keys==