On 10/04/13 07:13, Joshua Grauman wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm interested in diving into using Qt5.1 on iOS. Before I do though (I'm > not a Mac or iOS user) I have two quick newbie questions for iOS: > > 1) I keep hearing that iOS is "locked down" or a "walled garden". If I buy > an iPad or whatever, is it pretty easy for me to compile/build my app and > load onto my device? (I do have a Mac for development purposes, but no > iPad/iPhone yet). How is this normally done? The Apple tools (Xcode etc) can treate an attached iPad/iPod/iPhone (via USB) as a development device and install your applications on the devices for debugging. You have to get certificates and create development profiles (lists of devices and developers) via the Apple web site but it's not difficult.
> 2) Once I have built/developed my app, is there any way to get my app onto > other devices (besides the App store)? Can people download my app if their > OS isn't jailbroken, or does it have to go through the App Store? Is there > a way for users to put the app on their own iPad/iPhone (through USB for > example)? > > You can't distribute to end users except via the app store. You can nominate up to 100 devices for testing on (you must enter the unique device IDs on Apple's site), and those devices can install the app direct via USB/iTunes, or over the air through TestFlight or similar. Check out testflightapp.com for a handy way of distributing your app to testers without them having to use USB. Hamish _______________________________________________ Interest mailing list Interest@qt-project.org http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest
