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All right. So in this lecture, we're going to be covering some of the tools that you'll need in terms
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of software and hardware to start developing for iOS.
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First and foremost, you will need a Mac of some sort.
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Now, it doesn't have to be the latest or the greatest, but it just has to be able to run OS 10.
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So it's now called macOS.
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And the reason why we need macOS is because we need to install a piece of software called Xcode that
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will allow us to develop our iOS app.
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So this means that iPads, even iPad pros are out of the question.
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But if you had a iMac or if you have a MacBook or even a Mac Mini, it will work just fine.
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So if you don't already have a Mac and you don't want to invest a lot in, you know, brand spanking
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new top of the range MacBook, then one of the cheapest ways is probably just going onto eBay and getting
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a second hand Mac mini for around 500 dollars.
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And it's a pretty great deal and it'll do just fine.
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But what do you do if you only have a PC?
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Well, the other option is that you can go for something called MacinCloud.
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So if you head over to macincloudcom, they have a service where essentially they offer you a
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Mac in the cloud. So you can be using your PC and you have a remote connection to a Mac that is just
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for you.
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And it's already got Xcode pre-downloaded so you can just get up and go.
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Now there's a lot of people who ask about Hackintosh or how can you run a Mac, sort of dual-boot a Mac on your
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PC without having to pay for a service like Macincloud.
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Well, there's a number of ways that you can do this.
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But one of the major downsides is that Apple is very strict about controlling their software and the
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environment in which their software runs.
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So even if you're using Macincloud, even if you're using a Hackintosh solution, you won't be able to
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run your app on a physical iPhone device that you own.
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The only way that you can do that is by having an actual Mac, but you will be able to run it on a simulator
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inside Xcode.
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So this is a simulated version of an iPhone.
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And for all intents and purposes, it will work just as well.
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It's just say, if you're really excited about having your app on your iPhone, then you really need
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to find a way of either borrowing somebody's Mac or, you know, getting one cheaply.
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The best resource, according to past students, is a website called a Hackintosh
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.com talked in detail about how to run Mac OS on a PC, but I would still recommend try out some of
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the earlier solutions rather than going towards building a hackintosh.
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It's just that we've had a lot of students on the in-person programming Bootcamp who've tried to do
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this, and it's always given them a lot of headaches.
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So if you can, really try and avoid this, this is almost the last-ditch solution.
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Now, the software that you'll be using is Xcode, and this is a piece of software that's written by
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Apple and allows you to write code, allows you to design your app as well as run your app within the
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simulator that it comes with.
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And this is completely free.
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And in the next lecture, we'll be showing you how to download it and how to get it set up.
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But in order to be able to download the latest version of Xcode, which is Xcode 12, you're going to
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need to update your operating system to at least Mac OS Catalina 10.15.
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If you're already running Mac OS Big Sur, that's fine as well, of course.
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But note that Mac OS Catalina 10.15.4 is currently the minimum requirement to run
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Xcode 12.
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So if you find that you are unable to download it, it might be because you need to update your Mac
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OS operating system first.
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To check which version of OS you're running is super simple. Simply just head to the left upper corner
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where you've got the Apple symbol, and then go to about this Mac, and you should be able to see the
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versioning right there.
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In order to update the latest version of Mac OS, all you have to do is head over to the Apple symbol
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again, go to system preferences and then go to software update. Here
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you should be able to see the update for Mac OS Katalina and you can simply click through the wizard
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to update your Mac OS.
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Now, another thing to note when you're updating your Mac OS is to check the age of your laptop or your
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desktop because there are certain hardware requirements in order for us to be able to install the latest
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version of Mac OS.
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So here I've included a list that Apple has given.
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So check your computer against this one to see if you meet the requirements.
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But if you do have any difficulties updating your Mac OS, then this might be one of the reasons.
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And if this happens to you, it might be that you have to go down the Macincloud route or you might
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just have to pick up a cheap version of a Mac mini off eBay.
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But that's a tip that tripped up some people when they're updating their OS.
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So when you're testing your app, you've got the choice of either testing it on a physical device if
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you own an iPhone or an iPad.
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So because the course is aimed at teaching you how to make apps for iPhone, a lot of the design that
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you'll be making and a lot of the project stubs will have the design and layouts optimized for iPhone.
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So you can still follow along with everything we do in the course with an iPad,
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but just be aware that some of the designs might look a little bit stretched and they might not look
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exactly the same as you see on the iPhone.
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But it will work just fine.
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If you don't have an iPhone, you don't have to run out right away and get one.
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This is something that I would recommend,
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you know, once you realize that you're really into this or if you're at the point where you're about
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to release on the App Store, then you have to test your app on a physical device; t's at this point when
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you would actually get an iPhone.
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So, as I mentioned, Xcode comes bundled with a iOS simulator and it's sort of like a virtual phone
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that runs on your computer.
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And you can essentially, you know, use the rotate gestures, the shake gestures.
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You can zoom in and out, you can tap, etc. So it's just a simulated iPhone and that works just as
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well.
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The only times when it doesn't really work so well is when you are using notifications or if you're
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using Apple Health or Apple home or some of those things, it can get a little bit tricky.
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Another thing that you should always ask yourself before you make any app is do you actually need an app
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or can you actually make do with a mobile responsive website. Now
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because we have a mobile app development agency as well at the London App Brewery, one of the things that we
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tend to recommend, we have a lot of clients who come to us and say, you know, I want you to make
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this app.
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And we actually spent a lot of time turning people away and telling them, look, you can get this made
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much quicker and much cheaper by just getting a web designer to make a website for you that's mobile
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responsive, that scales nicely on the phone because unless you're tapping into some of the sensors
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within the phone, say if you need the location or if you need to be able to send people notifications,
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something that is inherent about the phone that you need.
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Otherwise, if you just need to display information, then making an app is a very time and money costly
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way of going about that.
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So always think about whether if you actually need to make an app before you make any app.
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And finally, we're just going to mention that prior to Xcode 7, so Xcode 6, in order to actually
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download the app that you coded up, that you developed within Xcode onto your physical iPhone device
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that you own, you actually had to pay Apple 99 dollars a year in order to be on the Apple developer
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program.
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So as of Xcode 7,
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so I think that was September 2015 when it launched,
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you are now able to do this on any free Apple account.
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So all you need is just your normal iTunes account, which you used to download
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apps. it will be able to get your code and your app onto your physical iPhone device.
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Now, when would you consider signing up for Apple developer program?
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This is when you're ready to launch your app onto the App Store and start generating revenue.
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So I would recommend that try to delay signing up for the Apple developer program for as long as you can,
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because you're charged on a yearly basis, rolling essentially.
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So if you're not yet ready to take advantage of the Apple developer program, if you haven't got your
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app together yet, if you're not ready to upload to the App Store, then there's actually no point paying
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Apple for that privilege.
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So build your app, test it thoroughly, once you're ready and about
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to launch it to the App Store, then start paying for your Apple developer program license. And this
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gets you access to something called iTunes Connect.
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This is a portal where you can upload your apps, you can check your app analytics, how many times
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it has been downloaded, how many people are using it.
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You can check your sales,
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you can see how much money you are making every day, etc., etc.
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So this is something that we're going to cover in one of the last sections when
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we guide you through how to actually upload an app to the App Store.
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So all of that is coming up.
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All right.
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So those were all the tools that you'll need in order to get started.
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And in the next lesson, I'm going to show you how to install and set up Xcode so that you'll be able
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to get up and running very quickly and we can get started making our first app.