How to develop iOS app using Xamarin Studio on Windows?

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imgen picture imgen · Apr 19, 2013 · Viewed 37.2k times · Source

I'm evaluating a Xamarin Studio indie license which does not include VS integration - Correct me if I am wrong. But I want to know if it's possible to use Xamarin Studio to do iOS development? I'm very interested in the new feature of iOS designer announced at Xamarin Evolve, ideally it shall be possible too on Windows.

If the answer is yes, how?

Answer

Rolf Bjarne Kvinge picture Rolf Bjarne Kvinge · Apr 23, 2013

Currently it is not possible to develop for iOS using Xamarin Studio on Windows.

If you want to use Windows, you can use Visual Studio.

If you want to use Xamarin Studio, you can do so on a Mac.

Note that you will always need a Mac around, even if you're using Visual Studio.

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