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iPhone Programming Tutorial - Getting Set Up

This tutorial will detail all of the steps that you need to take to start developing native iPhone applications.  After completing this tutorial, you should have all of the tools necessary to get started.  *Note this tutorial assumes that you are running Mac OS X v10.5.3 or later.  If you are running a Windowz box and reading this tutorial, then step 0.5 is : Smash your Windowz box and buy a Mac, you’ll thank me later.  Now on to the good stuff…


  1. Sign Up For a Developer Account

    Head on over to
    Apple Developer Connection     and sign up for a developer account.  You can sign up for an account for free to be able to gain access to all of the tools and documentation. This will also provide you with a built-in iPhone simulator so that you can test your applications on your local machine.  However, when you are ready to deploy your application on an iPhone, you must sign up for the iPhone Developer Program.


  2. Get the iPhone SDK

    Now that you have signed up for that, you will have access to the iPhone SDK, Documentation, Sample Code, and API.  The first thing you want to do is download the iPhone SDK.  This includes the latest version of XCode and contains the entire suite for developing iPhone applications.  The installation is pretty strait forward.  Just accept all of the defaults and you’ll be on your way

That’s it! If you were expecting something more complicated, then I am sorry to dissapoint.  I have also, provided links to each of these sites in the sidebar of my blog for quick access.  The next iPhone tutorial will  show you how to write your first Hello World application.

 

8 Responses

iCodeBlog » Blog Archive » iPhone Programming Tutorial - Hello World Says:

July 26th, 2008 at 11:02 am

[...] This tutorial assumes that you have already installed the iPhone SDK.  If you are unsure how to do this, click and follow the steps. [...]

Adam Says:

July 27th, 2008 at 1:54 am

I’m using macbook with OS 10.5.4. The sample code listed on apple developer site gives error when you try to compile them. The trick is to use zip files instead of dmg.

aa Says:

July 30th, 2008 at 3:47 pm

When signing up for the developer account, what if I’m not a part of a business or organization?

Brandon Says:

July 30th, 2008 at 3:53 pm

aa it shouldn’t matter. You should be able to sign up as a regular user. Are you talking about the paid iPhone Developer Account or the free Apple Developer Connection Account?

Josh Says:

October 7th, 2008 at 10:16 am

Hei Thanks man, I hope you get a hell of a job with a huge pay, you deserve it.

applied but now option to pay anywhere Says:

October 8th, 2008 at 1:09 pm

I’ve applied and downloaded the SDK. Built an app and am still waiting to actually pay for the option to test my app on a real device. How long is this process going to take? It’s been weeks.

Brandon Says:

October 8th, 2008 at 2:12 pm

It took them over a month to approve me. Finally, I just sent the ADC guys an email. They responded within a week saying there was an error and sent me the confirmation.

I would recommend emailing them if it has been that long…

iPhone Programming Tutorial - UITableView Hello World | iPhone Apps Dev Says:

December 2nd, 2008 at 12:22 pm

[...] This tutorial assumes that you have already installed the iPhone SDK.  If you are unsure how to do this, click and follow the steps. [...]

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