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The process of developing an iPhone application is not as tough as anyone may assume it to be. There are a certain number of steps involved in iPhone application development. It would not be possible to build an iPhone application free of cost. You may need to ay some dollars too. You may also need to use Mac at some stage and will be required to use unique Mac-happy code to create your application. Following are the steps you need to follow: Create A Smart Idea: For creating one application all you need is a unique idea. Think about an application idea that is totally unique and different from others. Give the buyers a reason to pay for your application. The best way is to cross check if there are already any applications that match with the one you have thought about. Buy Mac: As iPhone is a product released by Apple, it uses a variation of the Mac OS. The iPhone development tools can be used only through Mac. To get your application up in the store you have to get Mac. If you are tight on budget then you may go for buying a relatively cheap Mac mini. Get Registered as An Apple Developer: You should become an official Apple developer so that you can work with Mac tools. You need not expend dollars for it as registration is free. All you need to do is give them your information and agreement to their terms and conditions. Once you register, you will be given a username and password that you can use for your iTunes account. Once you become a registered Apple Developer, you will be able to develop iPhone apps for all Mac products. Get The SDK (Software Development Kit) For iPhone: After you become an official iPhone app developer, you can download the SDK for iPhone. The version of SDK you need to download depends on the operating system you currently have. The SDK contains all documentations, sample codes etc. The download may even take few hours. Get Xcode: Download XCode as Apple opines that Xcode is a full-featured IDE built around a smooth workflow that merges the editing of source code with the build and compile steps through to a graphical debugging experience - Without leaving the view of source code. This downloading of XCode may also need huge time. Learn Objective C and Program Your Application As an iPhone apps developer, you should get the basics of Objective - C right. Once you learn the basics you can program your application. It also helps to take screenshots. Some applications can be built in hours while some may need months of time. Test Your Application And Also Get It Tested By Others: The SDK also offers you an iPhone simulator so that you can test your application in it. You can eliminate some bugs by testing your application. There may be some bugs that you may not be able to trace out but others will be able to. Get your application tested in the app community. Get Your Application Approved: After tracing out all bugs, you can submit your application to itunes to get it approved. The process of getting it approved may take some time. Shivani Ajmerani is working as a content writer at Fusion Informatics , She has a relevant experience of writing content about software, iPhone Apps Developmentetc.
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