Developers could create universal apps for iphone, ipad and mac

According to information that was released by Bloomberg News, Apple would be considering the option of allowing developers to release universal apps that will work on both iPhone and iPad and Mac next year.

An app for all your devices

One of the keys to Apple's success is the complete and almost perfect integration of all its devices and operating systems in a uniform and functional high-performance “ecosystem” that makes tasks easier for its users. Aware of this, it continues to work to perfect this ecosystem in the direction of allowing universal apps for iOS devices and for Mac computers.

Starting next year, software developers will be able to design a single application that works with a touchscreen or mouse and trackpad depending on whether it is running on the iPhone or iPad operating system or on Mac hardware, according to people familiar with the topic. ”

Apple's plans would already have a roadmap as the company would start implementing the change in iOS 12 and macOS 10.14 next year, although the news would be announced at WWDC 2018, which will be held, as every year, at the beginning of the month. of June.

Today, developers are forced to design separate, separate apps for iOS and macOS, however, Mac versions often receive less attention than iPhone and iPad versions. What is not known at the moment is whether the Cupertino company would take an even bolder step and merge both stores, the Mac App Store and the iOS App Store into a single app store.

The project has reportedly been codenamed "Marzipan" and is considered one of the biggest changes to Apple's roadmap for next year. The report speculates that universal applications would make it easier for Apple to one day create a single operating system for all its devices, in the hypothetical case that it ever opted for this option.