How to develop iOS app using Xamarin Studio on Windows?

Question

I'm evaluating a Xamarin Studio indie license which does not include VS integration - Correct me if I am wrong. But I want to know if it's possible to use Xamarin Studio to do iOS development? I'm very interested in the new feature of iOS designer announced at Xamarin Evolve, ideally it shall be possible too on Windows.

If the answer is yes, how?

Solution 1

Currently it is not possible to develop for iOS using Xamarin Studio on Windows.

If you want to use Windows, you can use Visual Studio.

If you want to use Xamarin Studio, you can do so on a Mac.

Note that you will always need a Mac around, even if you're using Visual Studio.

Solution 2

While not specifically answering the question, it should be noted that it is possible to develop for iOS in Visual Studios using a connected Mac as a build host. This connected Mac could either be through the network or can even be a VM running from your Windows machine.

Solution 3

We can use xamarin studio in Mac OS only. If you want to use xamarin in windows you need to download xamarin plug in to visual studio from xamarin.com. Also you must need Mac Os as virtually running on windows for debugging and seeing output. User interface design should only performs on Mac OS Xcode SDK. So only we need Mac OS virtual machine on windows. In visual Studio IOS project file having .xib file (i.e) Xcode Interface builder, in that file only we need to design user interface configurations using xcode on Mac OS.

Solution 4

Using Mac build Host you can do but you'll need the networked mac for developing and debugging too.

or else you can use Xamarin Live Player using which you can debug,develop and deploy the app completely in windows without the help of any Apple system but to sign and release the app to appstore you will need Apple System though

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Comments

[imgen]

The problem is that it works only with Visual Studio, not Xamarin Studio. Visual Studio Integration is not available for the Indie edition which is what I am going to buy.

[Jedaias Rodrigues]

Now after the news in Build 2016, please update your Answers my friend.

[Rolf Bjarne Kvinge]

Updated after news at Build 2016.

[gumuruh]

i agree... @SMKS, coz in the previous project I did the same thing as android development where it needs android device as its embedded inside VM. :D

[gumuruh]

how about if we use the mac OS under virtualbox,... would it helped @vibs2006 ?

[vibs2006]

@gumuruh The problem with Virtual boxes is that they cannot run any mobile emulators as they themselves are Virtual Machines.

[gumuruh]

'we need Mac OS virtual machine on windows' is that mean you already have the VM? ;D

[James Wierzba]

By saying "Currently it is not possible..." are you implying that it is planned to be supported in the future?

[Rolf Bjarne Kvinge]

@james-wierzba: it will most likely never be supported.