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Well , im new to IOS app development i've heard about Xamarin cross-platform app-development, so my setup is ==>
Visual Studio Enterprise Update 1 Installed.
Xamarin For Visual Studio 2015 Downloaded (Now about to install).
Xamarin IOS simulator downloaded.
Now as i have xamarin simulator i don't need to buy a mac or get a hosted-mac , that's clear now i just wanna confirm do i need XCode ? i mean i have xamarin simulator but still i'm confused about XCODE for windows how can i get that should it be getting installed automatically or do i need to give it another shot. I'm confused about all this . I just don't* have the budget to buy a MAC and i want to do APP development just (Debugging ) deployment will be done latter please tell me what should i do or give me the proper instruction thanks.
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Using a Mac computer for Xamarin development requires the following software/SDK versions. Check your operating system version and follow the instructions for the Xamarin installer. Xcode 10 requires macOS High Sierra (10.13) or newer. The iOS 12 SDK ships with Xcode 10.
If you're a die-hard Windows user, like me, you'll be excited to know that you can now build iOS application using Xamarin (and Xamarin. Forms) and Visual Studio, without having to buy or use a Mac. That's right for development, you no longer need to invest, or carry around, a Mac.
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.
Xamarin. iOS works with Visual Studio 2019 Community, Professional, and Enterprise editions, on a standalone or virtual machine.
Support for iOS 14 and Xcode 12 to accompany Apple’s Xcode 12 GM release was just announced! Now, build your Xamarin.iOS (and Xamarin.Forms for iOS) apps with Xcode 12 GM and submit your iOS 14, tvOS 14 or watchOS 7 apps to the Apple App Store.
You need to run Xcode on a mac to build Xamarin apps for iOS. A Windows install of Xamarin on Visual Studio will allow you to connect to a mac to do the build remotely, but you still need a mac available that has Xcode installed on it to do the build. You can download Xcode from the Mac App Store.
Xcode 12 is now your default installation. It will be used by Visual Studio to build your iOS projects. You can review this setting from Preferences > Projects > SDK Locations > Apple. Begin building your apps against Xcode 12 and utilize iOS 14 APIs within your Xamarin apps.
Xamarin documentation assumes use of the latest Xamarin.iOS and Xcode, which is recommended. However, some customers would prefer to use older Xamarin.iOS and/or Xcode, and would like details on the consequences.
You need to run Xcode on a mac to build Xamarin apps for iOS. A Windows install of Xamarin on Visual Studio will allow you to connect to a mac to do the build remotely, but you still need a mac available that has Xcode installed on it to do the build.
You can download Xcode from the Mac App Store. You will also need the mac to upload the final package to the iOS App Store if you're going to release it there.
An other option is to use a cloud based Mac server, there are several companies that rent them out on hourly/monthly basis for this purpose (MacinCloud being one that I've heard of).
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