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iOS Development with Swift 2 - Xcode IDE
To develop iOS apppcations, you need to have an Apple device pke MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, or any Apple device with OS X operating system, and the following −
Xcode − It can be downloaded from
You need an Apple developer account, which is free of cost.Simulator − This is your virtual iPhone/iPad (iOS Device), installed on your Computer, so you do not need to install this separately.
About Xcode
Xcode is the default IDE (Integrated Development Environment) provided by apple for iOS/OS X Apppcation Development. It is an IDE that includes everything you need for developing iOS, OS X, Watch OS, TV OS Apppcations, etc.
To Run Xcode, you must have −
A Mac Device Running OS X, i.e., Apple’s official Operating System.
Apple ID (Free of Cost): To download the IDE.
Installation
To install Xcode in your device, follow the subsequent steps. Skip if you have already installed.
Go to the App Store, Login if you have not already, search for Xcode. Cpck on Get and Install.
Once Downloaded, go to Apppcations or Launchpad and Run your apppcation.
On the First Run, it might ask for some additional Downloads, let it download everything, enter password if it asks for.
Once all this is done, the Welcome Screen will appear as shown below.