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A bunch of apps require an M1 chip when you try to download from the App Store.
Specifically, I'm asking about Classplus. https://apps.apple.com/in/app/classplus/id1324522260
I'm pretty sure it's not an iOS app that's using the M1 chip; its first update was on 3 June 2020. My MacOS version is Big Sur 11.2
Is there a way to download an older version that doesn't require the M1 chip?
Download the latest version from the Apple Support Downloads here
This looks reasonably promising - but I don't know how it will work for future releases...
Manually add items from your computer
If you have media on your computer that you can't redownload from the App Store or iTunes Store directly on your iOS device, such as custom ringtones or iOS apps, you can drag and drop the media from your computer to your iOS device using iTunes.
- Connect your device to your computer.
- Open iTunes. Make sure that you have the latest version.
- On your computer, find the item you want to add to your device. If you're looking for Apps, Tones, or Books (for Windows) that previously appeared in your iTunes library, you can find them in your iTunes media folder.
- Drag the item from your computer to your iOS device in the left sidebar of iTunes.
Best Answer
Apple currently recommends that developers make Universal Binaries for BOTH CPU types. Are you sure that apps only support the M1 CPU and don't work on Intel? Can you give us some examples?
They may be advertising that they will work natively on M1, but I would still expect all Mac App Store apps to support Intel CPUs.
EDIT: The app is an iOS app, which previously would only run on iPads or iPhones. The new M1 Macs can also run these apps. It's unlikely that there was ever an Intel version of this app (as there are no Intel i-devices).