In the developer center there are two different downloads for the SDK, one for Leopard and one for Snow Leopard. Which do I download?
Also do I have to download a separate copy of xcode as well or is it part of the download?
Thank you.
Snow Leopard is the version of Mac OSX slated to be released in late 2009, if you do not have Snow Leopard you should use the Leopard version.
Leopard = Mac OS X Version 10.5.x
Snow Leopard = Mac OS X Version 10.6.x
(you can find this by clicking on the apple at the top left of the screen, and clicking "about this mac")
Xcode is part of the SDK download.
For the beginner, and for production-level work: Leopard and SDK 3.0
For the adventurous developer who likes to live dangerously (or get ahead of the curve on new features): Snow Leopard and SDK 3.1
Both of the SDKs are available on Apple's iPhone Developer Center, but you'll have to register (which is free until you want to test on a device or submit an app).
Snow Leopard can only be downloaded by "ADC Premier and Select Members" right now (via the Mac Dev Center, as far as I know.
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I'm pretty new to coding for iOS and i have a question about setting up my development components.
I have MacBook Air with 10.5.8 Leopard on it. So we question is: will I have no problems writing apps having iPhone SDK 3.1.3 with XCode 3.1.4 for Leopard (10.5.7)? Will the created app work on all iphone versions? There is a possibility to upgrade to mountain lion and use newest xcode, but is it worth it ? Considering that I firstly have to upgrade to snow leopard and then to mountain lion.
Thank you for your answers in advance.
If you want to send them to the app Store, the apps have to be compiled with the latest iOS (right now iOS6), so you can't compile them with xcode 3.1.4.
You need lion to download xcode 4.5 that includes the iOS 6 sdk
It looks like the configuration of your MAC Machine is not compatible for latest Mountain Lion OS. Even if it supports Lion OS, that itself will be a great deal.
Anyways, Using leopard, you can develop applications only upto iOS ver 3.2. So you would not be able to submit your applications to App Store untill you compile it with latest SDK.
For this you need atleast Lion OS (Better if you upgrade your hardware compatible with Mountain Lion). So that you can install latest XCode (Currently Ver 4.5). It will allow you to develop fully featured iOS application with latest features as well as upload them to Apple App Store.
Hope it helps. Let me know if anything else required.
I have a Mac with Leopard installed (not Snow Leopard). I'm trying to start playing around with iPhone development, so I want to download XCode and the iPhone SDK. I found a version of XCode on Apple's site which runs on Leopard, but it doesn't have the iPhone SDK bundled with it, and I can't find the iPhone SDK anywhere except bundled with the latest version of XCode (and it won't run on Leopard, just Snow Leopard).
Where can I get a copy of the iPhone SDK for Leopard?
http://chris-fletcher.com/2010/08/28/howto-install-iphone-sdk-2-0-3-1-for-xcode-3-2/
Choose [iPhone SDK 3.1.3 with Xcode 3.1.4 – Leopard].
(I had the same problem.. an old PPC with Mac OS X 10.5 that can't be upgraded to 10.6.2)
This will definitely let you write simple and useful iPhone apps, although I'm not sure about App Store acceptance. Good for 'hello world' and personal stuff, though.
You're out of luck. Current SDK is Snow Leopard only.
Edit: Listen to Eiko. 10.5 is no longer supported.
I am about to download SDK 4 for iPhone development but on their website the download is for Mac OS X Snow Leopard. The current version on my Mac is Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8... Won't I be able to install the SDK without upgrading to Mac OS X Snow Leopard?
Specifically, Xcode 3.2.3 with iPhone SDK (iOS4) is a Snow Leopard install only, as far as I see.
I think that iOS4 is bringing a lot more feature parity between itself and snow leopard. So I don't think apple will be releasing this download for leopard any time soon. Though check the developer forums to make sure.
Sadly though you may need to upgrade if you want to continue to develop for iOS4.
I would like to download ipad sdk (i.e.iphone sdk 3.2),but i think it requires a mac osX Snow Leopard version 10.6.2 or later.But i have only Mac Osx Version 10.5.8 (build:9L31A).So,i made a software update but i couldnot find mac osx update in the software update list.I would like to know how to update my mac to 10.6.2 and install iphone sdk 3.2 for developing ipad Applications.
Thank You In Advance..
To move from 10.5.x to 10.6.x you have to buy Snow Leopard.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC223?mco=MTAyNTQ0NDI
You are right about having to upgrade to Snow. I'm now on Snow and I have iPad SDK installed (iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 3). Please note that you also need to be registered to the iPhone Developer Program to be able to download the 3.2 beta.
Amazon used to sell it for a lower price, 24 USD I think, but it's now also at 29 USD.
Is there any way to install the iPad SDK on a Leopard machine?
It's only for Snow Leopard. You had to upgrade your system first.
The 3.2 SDK is currently under a non-disclosure agreement. The best place to ask questions about it is Apple's Developer Forum (there's a section specifically for the beta).
But in general, if there's no download listed on the developer site, then you're out of luck.
Apparently, there's SDK 3.2 beta with XCode 3.1.3, which works on Leopard and SDK 3.2 beta with XCode 3.2.2, which only works on Leopard. Correct me if I'm wrong...