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Reputation: 10002

Is it possible to make a PhoneGap app for iOS without Mac?

So I have a HTML 5 app and I have access to Apple Developer Center (iOS Dev Center to be more exact). The question is can I actually use it without buying (lending) Mac? Meaning, can I create/download my developer certificate and a provisioning profile from Windows or Linux?

Upvotes: 74

Views: 83261

Answers (6)

Andrew Hall
Andrew Hall

Reputation: 3073

According to this article, you no longer need a Mac?

https://web.archive.org/web/20150303180446/http://community.phonegap.com/nitobi/topics/detailed_guide_for_setting_up_building_ios_apps_without_a_mac

Edit: Link updated

Upvotes: 48

MacDaemon
MacDaemon

Reputation: 352

Eventually you need a Mac to submit your iOS apps. You can simply try the Remote Mac Server MacinCloud with your PC. You can install PhoneGap and develop iOS in the Cloud.

Upvotes: 3

user823428
user823428

Reputation:

No it's not possible. You can build your phonegap application in the cloud without a Mac (with some limitations depending on the build plan you choose).
As @stu sais, you may be able to make a certificate for Apple Store using Windows. But, finally, you will need a Mac with Xcode installed to updload your application to the App Store.

Upvotes: 9

Ian Devlin
Ian Devlin

Reputation: 18870

For those wondering how to sign their app for iOS in Windows, here's how you can do so: building an iOS signing key for PhoneGap in Windows.

You still need an Apple Developer Account, there's no getting around that.

Upvotes: 25

stu
stu

Reputation: 37

You can make a cert for apple store using windows. Anyone who says otherwise has no idea. I'm doing it my self. Just install ssl into windows and run it from cmd prompt. Find a tutorial on how to create a certificate for mac store using ssl from cmd.

Upvotes: 0

ceejayoz
ceejayoz

Reputation: 179994

Yes, it's possible, via PhoneGap Build. https://build.phonegap.com/

Upvotes: 5

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