iOS Question B4i and related licenses

[Nitin Joshi]

Hi, I have recently developed APP on Android, now, i am planning to develop same for IOS.
I believe that APP developer fee is the the by APPLE. I would like to know how to obtain APP developer license and why it is must for developing APP. I am totally unware of IOS and associated things.

Appreciate support for me, thank you.

 

[aeric]

For publishing your Android app on Google play store, you need to pay $25 one time for whole life while for Apple, they requested for annual membership of $99.
I think it is a source of income for these companies to cover their cost of infrastructure, server hosting, salary for staff to review your app, research and development of SDK and libraries, security, etc.

You can check this get started guide

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[Nitin Joshi]

Thanks, suppose i do not want to upload to platform till APP is developed and tested, is that ok? Is that possible?

 

[aeric]

Thanks, suppose i do not want to upload to platform till APP is developed and tested, is that ok? Is that possible?

Read the guide (and also other relevant threads if you are having free time)

If you only want to test the app during development, just debug using B4i-bridge.

If you want to share with your users, there are a few options.

If they can provide you with their device UUID, then you need to add them to the Apple developer account.

Otherwise you can asked for their email to login into their Apple store in iOS device. By this way, you can upload to Apple Connect TestFlight but the app will expired within 90 days.

 

[Nitin Joshi]

Thank you very much, appreciated..

 

[aminoacid]

Thanks, suppose i do not want to upload to platform till APP is developed and tested, is that ok? Is that possible?

You still have to have an Apple developer account

 

[Nitin Joshi]

You still have to have an Apple developer account

Thank you for your kind feedback. Can u explain more about it. Sorry, I am not clear. I mean if I have B4i in my laptop and use bridge to connect my phone in debug mode then it won’t work? Where do I need apple
developer account? How to relate?

 

[f0raster0]

Thank you for your kind feedback. Can u explain more about it. Sorry, I am not clear. I mean if I have B4i in my laptop and use bridge to connect my phone in debug mode then it won’t work? Where do I need apple
developer account? How to relate?

"In order to install an app on an iOS device you need to create a certificate and a provisioning profile."

You need the apple developer account to create a certificate and a provisioning profile..

Learn iOS App Development on Windows | B4i

B4i allows you to easily develop native iOS (iPad and iPhone) apps. B4i follows the same concepts as B4A, allowing you to reuse most of the code and build apps for both Android and iOS. This is the only development tool that allows you to develop native iOS apps without a local Mac computer.

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Creating a certificate and provisioning profile

Don't panic! Edit: The IDE must be configured with javac from OpenJDK 14: https://www.b4x.com/b4j/files/java/jdk-14.0.1.zip Otherwise the key created will be invalid and you will later encounter this error: MAC verification failed during PKCS12 import (wrong password?) While this process can...

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For dev iOS App you need:
1. B4i license
2. Apple Developer Account
3. Tools: Window PC, an iPhone or iPad for testing, and internet

 

[Nitin Joshi]

I think, after obtaining APP developer license, i can host my APP on store. How can other download from anywhere?
Any guidance please.

 

[aeric]

i can host my APP on store. How can other download from anywhere?

Once you have published your app, iOS users can find it by searching for your app name. Same goes to Android.
If your users can't find the app, you can share them a link.

 

[Nitin Joshi]

Ok, thanks…
Is there limitation for the number of APPs can be uploaded or published on store with apple development license?

 

[aeric]

Ok, thanks…
Is there limitation for the number of APPs can be uploaded or published on store with apple development license?

You can publish as many apps you want with a single account.
source: https://forums.developer.apple.com/...h as many apps you want with a single account.