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Can Window 8 build app for iOS?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by henry96, Nov 17, 2013.

  1. henry96

    henry96

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    Hi, everyone! I just upgraded my pc to Window 8.1 and get Unity 4.3 installed. Then, I found out that selecting iOS platform in build setting is now possible. And that kinda confused me. Last time I checked, building for iOS can only be possible on Mac. So can anyone tell me what's going on? Thanks in advance
     
    henry96, Nov 17, 2013
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  2. HolBol

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    You still need xcode, i believe.
     
    HolBol, Nov 17, 2013
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  3. Tanel

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    From 4.3 release notes. Quite happy about this :).
     
    Tanel, Nov 17, 2013
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  4. henry96

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    Nice!!! With this, it makes collaboration even more efficient. :)
     
    henry96, Nov 17, 2013
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  5. angrypenguin

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    That's a nice touch indeed!
     
    angrypenguin, Nov 17, 2013
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  6. goat

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    It's very handy but you'll need to have osX at least to release to Apple unless they shock the world and allow it from Windows in the future.
     
    goat, Nov 18, 2013
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  7. GiusCo

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    I'm running Win 7 on a 2009 laptop for my daily job and have a 2011 Mac Mini for Unity / iOS ... may you please tell more?

    Win 8 to build and test all platforms and only use Mac for deploying to AppStore? I would be very happy to buy a 400 euros i5 laptop that does all platforms and will do for the next 3-5 years (ie: only use the Mini for final deployment).
     
    GiusCo, Nov 18, 2013
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  8. iddqd

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    The Xcode project export in 4.3 is a real time saver.

    Now you just need to compile the project in Xcode. You no longer need Unity installed on OSX.
     
    iddqd, Nov 18, 2013
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  9. Devilbox-Games

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    No, you can export the iOS XCode project from Unity on Windows (any version of windows which Unity supports, not just Win8 ) but the XCode project still has to be compiled on OSX in order to build the app to test it on an iPhone or iPad.
     
    Devilbox-Games, Nov 18, 2013
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