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iOS

Posted by ahl
ahl
1,935 Points

Developing for ios with Windows?

Hello.

I would like to take the Crystall app course, but I do not have a mac, only a Windows. Is it not possible to devleope for Ios using Windows?

3 Answers

Tyler Wendlandt
Tyler Wendlandt
4,267 Points

that's really neat! never knew that existed

J.C. Hiatt
J.C. Hiatt
9,393 Points
J.C. Hiatt
J.C. Hiatt
9,393 Points

Yeah, it's pretty sweet. May be cheaper in the long run to just buy a Mac, but if you are on a tight budget and can't afford a big purchase like that, this may work for you.

Don't forget to get a developer license from Apple for $99. There is no way around that. And there shouldn't be. Apple has created an amazing platform that is helping usher us into a new era of mobile technology. They deserve honest buyers and users of their products.

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,147 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,147 Points

That is a cool service

Tyler Wendlandt
Tyler Wendlandt
4,267 Points

Like J.C. says it would probably be cheaper to buy a mac (in the long run). I just purchased one used with upgraded ram and SSD for pretty cheap.

J.C. Hiatt
J.C. Hiatt
9,393 Points
J.C. Hiatt
J.C. Hiatt
9,393 Points

Craigslist, baby.

Lynn Swayze Wilson
Lynn Swayze Wilson
Courses Plus Student 455 Points

Thanks!

Tyler Wendlandt
Tyler Wendlandt
4,267 Points
Tyler Wendlandt
Tyler Wendlandt
4,267 Points

you need xcode to program ios apps which is only available to Mac OSX.

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,147 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,147 Points

As far as I know, there isn't a great way to do it. You can, but no official ways to do it, and I think you still need to compile it on a mac to get it into the app store. If you google things like "hackintosh" you'll find articles, there are also tons of Stack Overflow threads on possible solutions, all of them feel "hacky" to me (probably because they are, although I don't even understand the nitty gritty of what is actually being done to the PC).

If it were me, I'd get a refurbished or used, mac mini to develop on if your want to build iOS apps and just be done with it.

Maybe someone can give you more insight, but I believe thats the general answer.