Thursday, 13 June 2013

Deployment of Apps (Mac)

It's comparatively easy to use a Mac to develop iOS Apps.

Things you will need:
1. A Mac with OSx installed in it.
2. Xcode.
3. iOS latest library files.
4. iOS developer certificate.

Step I: If you have a Mac with OSx installed in it go ahead and download Xcode from the App Store, it's absolutely free of cost and is quiet a large App therefore it may take time.


Step II: Once you have Xcode installed, open it and choose the properties of your App i.e. Orientation Type, iOS version, distribution type and so on, al these and more asked when you give File>New Project.





Step III: You need sound knowledge of Objective C to code your apps, the hierarchy and file structure of the App gets arranged by default towards the left side of your window on the mac and your good to go to code your App.

Step IV : Once you'v created the app you can use the simulator to test it by building your app on Xcode itself.

Step V: Once you have finalised your App, you use your certificate to generate the .ipa file. (Note : You NEED the certificate to develop the .ipa file so as to deploy it in a real device. It costs 99$ per year and can be purchased at www.developer.apple.com)

Step VI: Once you have the file generated, you can sync it using iTunes on to your idevice.


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