Use Apple Account in macOS Sequoia virtual machine on a Mac with Apple silicon

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Applies to:
- Parallels Desktop for Mac Standard Edition
- Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro Edition
- Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition
Last Review: Sep 17, 2024
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- Known limitations of macOS virtual machines on Mac computers with Apple silicon
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Starting macOS Sequoia 15, you can sign into your Apple Account in a macOS virtual machine powered by Parallels Desktop on a Mac with Apple silicon.

Requirements

macOS Sequoia as a primary OS on the Mac
A new macOS Sequoia virtual machine.
Parallels Desktop 19 or newer.

Once signed in, the data saved to iCloud is available in the macOS virtual machine:

iCloud Drive
Passwords
Photos
Notes
Messages

Known Limitations

Signing into the Mac App Store is not supported (confirmed limitation).
Signing into the Xcode app with an Apple Account fails with HTTP error 401 (under investigation).
Using a macOS 15 installer to upgrade an older VM doesn’t provide support for iCloud. See more information in the Apple Developer documentation.

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