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Personal iPhone app without payment?

I want to develop a small application for the iPhone, only for my personal needs. I do not want to sell it or give it to anyone, because it will not be useful to anyone.

Can I use this application on my iPod / iPhone without having to pay / subscribe / be in the Apple store?

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You need to pay $ 99 for the iPhone Developer Program in order to be able to install the application on iPhone / iPod.

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You can hack your iPhone and then install the AppSync program from Cydia. Then you can either create your application as a release, or drag it to iTunes, or synchronize your phone or change some settings (look at google by placing the Xcode project on a jailbroken device) in the Xcode project settings and open the organizer window and click the "Use for development "on the device page.

Shutting down your device will void your warranty if Apple finds out (for example, if you go to the store and ask them to fix your device if it ever breaks without clicking on the recovery in itunes to cancel it)

Using a jailbreak Spirit Jailbreaking is as easy as connecting your phone and canceling a jailbreak. (and the U.S. government claimed that Jailbreaking is legal: http://www.pcworld.com/article/201892/us_government_iphone_jailbreaking_is_fair_use.html )

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You can write a program and test the free SDK in the simulator.

When you are satisfied, you can send the source code to a licensed developer, I would suggest another friend who can create an AdHoc version to run on your own device.

A bit complicated, and you have to let another developer see the code. This application will also work only a year or less, since certificates and profiles are limited in time.

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Why don't you write it as an iPhone-enabled website, and then go to the website in your phone’s browser and save the link to the website? It will appear on your desktop, similar to the application. To have a true application, I am sure you have to pay an apple.

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No, you can’t.

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It depends on what your definition of "pay / subscribe / be in the Apple Store".

Yes, you must pay an Apple iPhone Developer subscription to access the provisioning profile so that you can host the application you created on your iPhone / iPod. It will cost you $ 99.

The dev tools (Xcode / Interface Builder) are free, but without subscribing to the dev program you cannot place your application on a physical device, only in the emulator.

But no, you don’t need to distribute your application through the application store to deploy it to your own phone. However, if you do not distribute the application through the application store, then it will ultimately not be digitally signed by Apple, and after the expiration of your provisioning profile, you will not be able to launch the application on your phone until you update the provisioning profile.

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Well, you can do it if you jailbreak your iPhone. I have not tried it myself, but found this link .

You will need to decide for yourself about the moral consequences by handing over the security of Apple.

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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/886558/

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