Silly question - but is there a way to download the iPhone SDK without Xcode when Apple releases an update?
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Unfortunately, no. Apple only provides the SDK as a bundled package.
Dan Story
2010-03-30 08:09:42
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As far as I understand you cannot download the SDK separately - and even if you could, I wouldn't recommend it. Using the bundled SDK+Xcode release is the best idea in my opinion, as it will be working for you out of the box. I know it's annoying having to download such a large amount of data for an SDK (not all of us have 100mbps pipes to play with!) but for ease of development, it's the way I'd recommend you go.
Seidr
2010-03-30 08:11:59
Thanks. You would think they would provide a way in X-Code to download just the SDK, it's such a big file especially for us in Australia with usage caps.
Graeme
2010-03-30 08:18:01
Add flaky internet access (from South Africa) and you have a recipe for a very expensive download.
Frank Shearar
2010-03-30 08:47:55
It's true. I created a radar for this problem, and even Michael Jurewitz acknowledges the fact that people want an "auto update" function in Xcode. No idea if it'll happen though.
Jasarien
2010-03-30 13:54:04
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They quite often include fixes and updates in the bundled version of xcode. I guess this is a good way for them to "force" people to use the latest point release of xcode.
JonB
2010-08-12 13:18:26