iOS Do you need an iPhone to submit an app?

[Locker]

Simple question: To register as a developer and the publish apps to the app store - is having an iPhone a requirement? I know it's best to have one because you can test it out on the actual device and hook it up to instruments - but is it needed?

 

[robbieduncan]

No, there is no hard requirement, but you'll have absolutely no idea how the software will perform on a real device if you do all your testing on a Mac. The phone can perform much, much slower than the simulator does on a Mac...

 

[Locker]

No, there is no hard requirement, but you'll have absolutely no idea how the software will perform on a real device if you do all your testing on a Mac. The phone can perform much, much slower than the simulator does on a Mac...

Thanks for the quick reply! Can you not use ad-hoc distribution to test on someone else's iPhone?

 

[nick9191]

Probably best to just eBay a cheap iPod Touch, unless the app is phone related of course in which case you will need an iPhone.

 

[robbieduncan]

Thanks for the quick reply! Can you not use ad-hoc distribution to test on someone else's iPhone?

If you have a friend willing to let you do that you could just add their phone to your developer account and provision it for testing...

 

[Locker]

If you have a friend willing to let you do that you could just add their phone to your developer account and provision it for testing...

Yeah, that will be ideal - thanks

Another quickie, how much does it cost in the UK? I know it's $99 in the US but I've done an online search and can't find the UK price?

 

[jnic]

£59 at last check.