I’m confused, what is everyone talking about?
You can absolutely develop IOS apps on Windows 10, Windows 11. Visual Studio 2020 and 2022 support IOS app development. Now with that it says that like most alternatives it uses Xarmarin and would be developed using .net (c#) and even though it’s not obj c it would still be native.
That being said you could also (which I do regularly) use Kotlin and build a cross-platform app (design and build once across all platforms) directly within Android Studio on Windows 10 and now Windows 11 (for testing right now)
<p There are also native apps that use the webview to create hybrid apps that are built specifically with web languages but use apis that allow you to interact with device apis like vibration, contacts, phone calls, etc. This particular technology has probably been around longer than some of you "developers" apparently here
now, if your question is “can I develop using Xcode or Obj C” on Windows 10, then that answer is sadly not, but considering the OP asked them to be able to develop iOS apps on Windows then there’s nothing stopping them from creating a utility app or even the next big game on the market.
When it comes down to to compile the developed app, however, you WILL NEED Xcode because it is needed to digitally sign the developed app and upload it to the App Store as well.
I personally have a Mac mini specifically for this task. But if you want to jump through 100 hoops and old Mac OS X on Windows 10 you can do that too, the only problem will be when it comes to the hardware, I’m mandated to do this (and it absolutely works) you’ll need to make sure your hardware be compatible with the list of very specific Mac criteria. There are certain CPUs and RAM and video cards and even hard drives that are incompatible with Mac and that will cause problems, in some cases you can emulate certain things but again you don’t want to jump through those hoops.
So if you’re a .NET developer or a web developer, let those here tell you that you can develop for IOS on Windows 10.
Personally I would recommend the latest Mac Mini (if you want to save money and only use it for building) as a way to build rather than trying to waste too much time trying to get a compatible version of Mac OS X because (same thing when it comes to getting a Mac mini) yes ob you have an older model then you can’t use Xcode to load or compile due to technology changes or policy changes so you need to make sure you have the latest to ensure you can use Xcode (I have an older G4 which obviously wouldn’t work to compile today)
to everyone in this thread with a flat no, not sure if they just don’t know Now and say “no” or if they don’t know and think they are helping Apple while saying no and you push a Mac as the only way, you’re not helping the Mac. Actually, there are tens of thousands of apps on the Apple Market that make Apple money that have been developed with Xamarim, either as a hybrid app or as a Completely web-based application that runs in Web View to appear native while running completely online. Apple also makes money from these apps.
I don’t want any developer or aspiring developer who already knows a language or is mastering a language outside of obj C or doesn’t have a Mac machine to feel like they can’t be Be part of this community and contribute to the Apple App Store. The ability to develop cross-platform in one way or another using Windows has been around for a long time! Heck, even Intel bought a company about 8 years ago that allowed you to build and compile IOS apps using their SDK! although they no longer exist. This is not a new concept.
I personally develop hybrid applications and .net applications because that is where and how I feel comfortable doing it.
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