The tech industry is so wonderful that “if you can imagine it, you can create it,” so much so that you can run a Nintendo game emulator on an iPhone … or use Windows on a tablet like an iPad Air. If you’re into tech, this is going to be very interesting for you.
The truth is, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen something similar. In fact, we’ve seen all sorts of technical juggling using very different hardware and software. What’s more, Windows is available on Apple devices through the Windows App, a specially designed application to run a virtual drive with Windows 365.
Be that as it may, a developer has gotten to work and run Windows 11 ARM on an iPad Air with an M2 chip, due to be released in 2024. The result? It’s priceless.
Running Windows on an iPad is now much easier thanks to the Digital Markets Act.
The European Union’s strict regulations, in addition to resulting in a multimillion-dollar fine for Apple, allow developers to use much more complex and advanced tools. NTDev has taken advantage of this to emulate Windows on an iPad.
Apparently, this developer has taken advantage of app downloads from alternative stores to the App Store (in this case, AltStore) to use the UTM tool.
UTM is a technology that allows you to emulate Windows 11 within an operating system like iPadOS 18. Basically, what this utility does is translate Windows code into ARM instructions.
Additionally, NTDev has also improved the performance of its M2 iPad Air by using Tiny11, a version of Windows 11 that significantly reduces system requirements. In other words, it’s a version of Windows optimized for, in this case, an iPad.
As we mentioned, this isn’t the first time a user has installed Windows on an Apple device. We’ve already seen Mac computers with the M1 chip run Windows 10 with better performance than a Surface Pro X. How wonderful technology is!
