MacRumors

Apple Updates App Store Guidelines for PC Emulator Apps

Apple today refreshed its App Store Guidelines created for developers, modifying the emulator rules to include express permission for PC emulators to download games. Guideline 4.7 has been ...
9to5Mac

App Review Guidelines changed to allow PC emulators for games

There have been months of confusion and controversy around game emulators on the App Store. Following the initial rejection of a PC emulator, Apple has today published new App Review ...
techtimes

Apple App Store Rejected Two PC Emulators for iOS, Only for Retro Games?

Apple is back to rejecting emulators on the App Store, but this time, it is for specific ones. A new report saw two new PC emulators for iOS denied acceptance to the app marketplace platform ...
Techno-Science.net

10 Best Android Emulators for PC [Tested 2025]

Android Studio and Google Play Games for PC should be the top choices for regular users. Gamers can opt for specialized offerings like Bluestacks, Nox Player, MuMu Player, and Genymotion, which ...
Android Authority

Apple allows a PC emulator on the App Store for the first time

Retro PC game emulator UTM SE is now on the App Store. This is the first time Apple has let a PC emulator be in its marketplace. The UTE SE app is available for free on iOS, iPadOS, and ...
AppleInsider

PC emulators are now explicitly allowed on the iPhone and iPad

Apple has updated its App Review Guidelines to allow PC emulators to offer downloads of games, a move that could improve the state of emulation in the App Store. Advised through Apple's ...
Digital Trends

A PC emulator is now on the iPhone app store after previous rejection

A new game emulator for iOS has joined the party. UTM, an open-source PC operating system emulator, has released UTM SE after a lengthy review process and a previous ...
PC World

Apple says no retro PC emulators on the App Store

Recently Apple reversed a long-standing policy that disallowed retro game emulator apps, so now gamers have access to decades of classic ROMs on the iPhone and iPad without work-arounds. But it ...
TweakTown

PC emulator for iPhone has appeared on the App Store, runs Windows XP and plays retro games

Emulation on iOS for Apple iPhone, iPad, and the Vision Pro headset continues to mature, with the first free PC emulator, 'UTM SE,' now available on the App Store. Interestingly, Apple rejected ...
GameSpot

Apple Approves The App Store's First PC Emulator

Apple has reversed course from its prior policy, allowing a PC emulator onto the iPhone and iPad App Store for the first time. The app, called UTE SE, can emulate DOS ...
The Escapist

Emulators made my iPhone and iPad the best retro consoles of 2025

Emulators have been among the most frequently used apps on my iPhone and iPad, but I’d love to see more progress made in the near future.