Do I need to buy an iPhone for Iphone development?

Question

Do I need to buy an Iphone to develop Iphone applications on a MacBook Pro? Or Iphone SDK for work?

Thank.

Answer 1

Technically not, but obviously that would be convenient.

Xcode provides an iPhone simulator that can handle most of the tests (but without accelerometer or microphone support).

In general, if you plan to seriously develop iPhone, get an iPhone.

Answer 2

Technically, you can use an emulator with an SDK, but you really want some raw devices to be tested due to subtle differences.

Answer 3

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

I highly recommend purchasing the device for which you are developing. Since some problems will only occur when using your application as intended.

The touch screen and its behavior, for example, cannot be testet in the simulator. If you want to do more than the next “Fart app”, you must invest in at least one actuel iOS device.