http://developer.apple.com/programs/
so whats the difference between Mac Developer and iPhone Developer membership?
If you signup to Mac Developer you can download the iPhone SDK anyways? so why would you sign to iphone developer?
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Without an iPhone developer account, you can't create provisioning profiles, which means you can't test your app on a real device or publish to the App Store. You can still use the SDK and test on the simulator, though.
synic
2010-04-14 06:06:03
"Without an iPhone developer account, you can't create provisioning profiles, which means you can't test your app on a real device." what does that mean, can you use the mac developer account and develop iphone account then upload it to your iphone device? sell it on itunes? or you must purchase a iphone account to sell your app on tunes?
K001
2010-04-14 07:35:55
You must have an iphone developer account to publish to the App Store, or upload your app to your actual physical iPhone or iPod.
synic
2010-04-14 07:54:29
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Yes, you can signup for Mac and still download the iPhone sdk. The iPhone sdk is available at no charge (only the sdk for the most recently released OS, not the early looks given to developers like currently happening with OS 4.0). So if you don't need the early look or access to test your code on a real iphone, the free membership should be enough.
pokstad
2010-04-14 06:10:18
You forgot to mention that without a subscription to the iPhone Developer program, you can't publish your apps to the App Store. It's not just about testing on the device.
Jasarien
2010-04-14 09:57:17
True, you would want to test it on a real iphone before you get to that point anyway.
pokstad
2010-04-14 21:55:39