I am an Android Developer. I want to get into iPhone development as well.
As mentioned in many sites, to develop an iPhone/iPad application we need a mac with Xcode as an IDE.
Is there a way to develop, build and test an iPhone application on Windows machine.
I came to know that DragonFire SDK is one of the option to do that.
But please guide me through the installation steps and steps to be followed to set up Dragon Fire SDK.
and if possible provide some links where I can find some info on how to start writing iPhone application on Windows.
You can't developer iPhone app on windows in the for the native SDk (read Objective-C) you can use HTML apps and developer them on windows. Or use MonoTOuch (which will need to build the app on a mac).
And what is the problem with the Dragon Fire SDk, all the information you need is on there site.
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I am beginner to PhoneGap app development. Below are my queries.
1. Is it possible to setup PhoneGap SDK without Xcode installation.
2. If YES then how to do same.
3. If NO then is there any way I can write a iphone application without Xcode installation(I dont want to pay 99$, because I m a begineer).
4. I have a MAC, Windows, Linux PCs. Tell me all the free SWs. Its ok if I am not able to test the application initially.
Is it possible to setup PhoneGap SDK without Xcode installation.
No.
If NO then is there any way I can write a iphone application without Xcode installation(I dont want to pay 99$, because I'm a beginner)
XCode is free. It's in the AppStore. The $99 is to give you the ability to distribute applications in the AppStore and run it on a device. You will still be able to develop and run applications in an emulator for free.
I you don't want to install the dev environment, you can use their cloud service to build native apps written in HTML+CSS+Javascript. It's free and allows you to target all the supported platforms.
https://build.phonegap.com/
You only have to upload your finished app and get a compiled, native app.
Is it possible to use VirtualBox (https://www.virtualbox.org) to compile an iPhone app on a Windows 7 machine?
Specifically, we would like to utilize PhoneGap (http://www.phonegap.com) or Titanium (http://www.appcelerator.com/) to build the iPhone app.
PhoneGap requires Mac OS X Snow Leopard, which we would install on an instance of VirtualBox.
Has anyone done this before?
Yes, we understand this violates Apple's ToS. This is a prototype.
I would recommend looking into PhoneGap Build https://build.phonegap.com/
PhoneGap Build allows you to upload your source to their build service and get back app-store ready packages for a variety of platforms.
As far as I can tell, the only thing you need a Mac for in this process is to set up your provisioning profiles and developer certificate. Then you upload those to PhoneGap's service. From there it seems you should be able to use a non-Apple computer to develop and upload to the service.
I have downloaded Titanium for Windows platform. After installing correctly... I found that it needs iOS SDK.. So from where should i get iOS SDK. Is Development of iOS possible in Windows platform..?? What are the steps for making my Hello World Example to run in Titanium on Windows platform for iOS.
I have refered some of the previous post like:
Windows 7 Development Platform or
iOS and Android development on Windows
But still not able to get exact steps for making my example to run...??
No its not possible. You need to install Titanium on MAC then you will be able to develop applications for iPhone and Android.
Titanium doesn't creates an iOS app, it creates the Xcode project... so you must have a Mac, sorry!
It is not possible to develop iOS applications on a Windows machine (except for Adobe AIR for iOS applications). The SDK only works on a Mac.
If you are interested in Adobe AIR, see some examples here:
http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplayer/2011/06/adobe-air-2-7-now-available-ios-apps-4x-faster.html
I have installed Mono and MonoDevelop in Windows and trying to create an application for iPhone but I am not able to see iPhone while creating my solution. Can anyone guide me how to create an application for iPhone in MonoDevelop installed in Windows.
Am I missing something or I need to install some more things to see the iPhone in Solution.
Thanks,
-Ankit
You can't do it on Windows unfortunately. You need a Mac with XCode tools installed, and the iPhone SDK from Apple.
MonoDevelop with the iPhone development tools installed on a Mac will allow you to create MonoTouch apps.
Have a read over http://monotouch.net/Documentation/Installation for details on requirements.
Hi folks can any one please let me know , How to develop Iphone Applications on Windows Platform(Xp, Vista).if so
i have Windows System with XP OS
How to install the software
'what is the software name and
please let me know the Blogs and Free Downloads for Trail Versions
Thank in advance
Jagadeesh
It is not possible, and if it is possible, it is not worth your effort. Developing for the iPhone is only supported on Mac OS X through the Apple Xcode Developer Tools and Official iPhone SDK. While there are alternative toolchains out there (I don't know how good those are), you will almost certainly not be able to distribute your application to the App Store if you use those build tools. In addition, trying to setup your own cross-compiler environment can be quite painful. If you already don't care whether or not your application makes it into the App Store, then I suggest (from a purely technical standpoint) you buy a copy of Mac OS X Snow Leopard for $30 and violate the Apple EULA by installing it in a copy of VirtualBox on your Windows XP machine. You can then download and install the official Xcode developer tools and iPhone SDK in your virtual environment.
If you truly want to develop for the iPhone or have made the right ethical choice to not violate Apple's EULA, then I suggest you get yourself a used or refurbished Mac to develop on, or splurge for a new Mac laptop.
Take a look at the WiSDK project. Anyway it is under development and you need to register at beta tester if you want to try it. Note that this project is 100% unofficial.