iOS Question iOS Apple Membership Enrolment

[imrpk]

I purchased B4i Standard edition Version

If we use b4i Bridge to install app in Ios still we need " to buy the following

• Apple developer account (costs $99 per year).

Note: I don't want to publish the app I only want to run in single device.

 

[Erel]

Yes. See the requirements section: https://www.b4x.com/b4i.html
They are accurate.

 

[imrpk]

Yes. See the requirements section: https://www.b4x.com/b4i.html
They are accurate.

Still I am confuse If I install "B4i-Bridge" even then I have to buy the apple developer account?

Thank

 

[Erel]

Yes. It is not possible to install apps on a real device with the developer account (there is a small exception for this but it is not enough for development).

 

[M.LAZ]

Is there any steps can we follow to test first ios app without Apple developer account ? i'm a newbie in ios .

 

[Erel]

If you have a local Mac then you can develop with the simulator without an account.

 

[M.LAZ]

No, i have a Hosted Mac Builder. could i test my app on it?

 

[Grant Fullen]

Without a developer account with iOS, you can't make secured certificates. Therefore, they simply won't allow you to install anything on your iPhone. Without that developer account, you're forced to use the iOS simulator, which doesn't require those secure certificates. This means you'll have to use a local mac with the iOS simulator before you can test your app, even if you have the hosted mac builder.

The hosted mac builder is particularly useful if you have a developer account and want to send your app straight to your phone without having to use an actual Mac. You can in theory use the hosted mac builder to send your app to the iOS simulator but that kind of defeats the purpose of having the local mac.

If this makes sense, it'd be nice to make it a part of the sticky post because I had troubles figuring out the differences too. Trial and error is what got me this far haha.

 

[Erel]

The requirements from the B4i page are very clear.
https://www.b4x.com/b4i.html
There are no other options.

No, i have a Hosted Mac Builder. could i test my app on it?

No.

 

[M.LAZ]

thanks @Grant Fullen ,@Erel

yes ,, it's very clearly now.

 

[ilan]

the only way to test an b4i app without an apple dev account is using a local mac and the ios simulator.
maybe with VM you could do it also on a windows pc, but i am not sure.