Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

An app is stuck on a blank window or its logo the first time I open it

The first launch of an app is slow: Mac.apk prepares its code once, which can take up to a minute for a large app. The same happens once after each Mac.apk update. Later launches are fast. Some games (Asphalt Legends, for example) also take extra time the first time they start after macOS clears its graphics cache.

Double-clicking an APK opens a different app

Redo Installation step 4 (Settings → File types → Make Default). If it still opens elsewhere, select any .apk in Finder, press ⌘I, choose Mac.apk under Open with, click Change All…, and tell us in issue #1.

Aurora Store won't download anything

It needs the Pixel Tablet device profile and a fresh sign-in afterwards. See App Stores.

"Sign in with Google" does nothing in an app

Some apps require Google's own signed Play Services, which Mac.apk honestly doesn't have. Use the app's other sign-in options. See Google Accounts and Play Services.

I can't buy anything in an app

In-app purchases aren't available on Mac.apk. See For Developers and Publishers.

Mac.apk asks for Touch ID when a store installs an app

That's on purpose, and you can't turn it off. See App Stores.

I trashed an app and lost my saves

Saves live inside each app's bundle, so trashing the app deletes them. Uninstall from the Mac.apk window instead, which sets saves aside. See Managing Apps.

A game ignores the keyboard

Try the window's Controls menu: Arrow Keys as D-pad, Tilt Control or Space Bar Taps Center. See Controls and Input.

Does Mac.apk work on an Intel Mac, or on macOS before 26.4?

No, and it won't. See Design Decisions.

Something else is wrong

Check Known Issues and the compatibility list, then report it.