When I buy game apps from the App Store through iTunes, they are downloaded into my 1Phone 5 or iPad Air or both. From reading reviews of these games, I notice that many people download the same games into their computers. I have no idea how they do this. I would like to download games into my MacBookPro. Can anyone enlighten me as to how this is done?
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To download games on your Mac, you need to use the Mac App Store. This is an app on your Mac it should be in your dock called "App Store".
Apps you download on your iOS device will not automatically appear on your mac, because they are separate stores.
Apps you download on your iOS device will not automatically appear on your mac, because they are separate stores.
You download the files themselves. They don't play on the computer, they're just downloaded to keep in your iTunes library on the desktop.
You can do that within the iTunes Store on your desktop by looking under the Purchased tab.
You have to buy the actual Mac versions of these games elsewhere though, and they don't sync with the mobile versions.
In a word, yes. This is because the actual app is different for your mac versus your phone. But, you don't have to pay again to download a phone app to your iPad or vice versa. You just authorize both devices then you can download and use for it for free (legally).