If you have tried to install an app on you Mac and been greeted with a warning that it is from an unidentified or unknown developer you may be wondering is it is safe, whether you should install it, and if you can actually install it. Well, in this article we have the answers. We will explain why Apple doesn’t make it easy to install an app from an unidentified developer, why you should be cautious, and how you can install apps like this on your Mac.
Should I install an app from an unknown developer/unidentified developer?
Apple has a lot of control over the apps available for Macs, iPads and iPhones. While the Mac is a little more open than iOS (the only way to get third-party apps onto your iPhone and iPad is to download them from the iOS App Store) there are still a lot of hoops to jump through before you can install and run some third-party apps on your Mac.
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