Can someone show me what I change in my project in XCode so that my app will also deploy to a Mac?
For example, I'm running a Mac Mini but I cannot seem to run my app on the actual Mac, even though it is a Universal app and runs on both iPhone and iPad platforms. My app is already deployed to the app store ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cyapass/id1183137527?mt=8 ) and I've tried to install it to the Mac that way, but that doesn't work either.
Is this possible through a simple change in the XCode project? Or, do I have to create a new project that targets the Mac specifically?
If you have screenshots from XCode those would be greatly appreciated if the change is made in the XCode project.
Unfortunately, there are some frameworks which are not applicable for OS X that iOS development depend on, such as the UIKit. You can see the full list here.
Chameleon, once done, can hopefully make the transition from iOS to OS X easier.
Although, you won't necessarily need to create a new XCode Project, as you can share the common frameworks and logic in-between the two platforms.
You could essentially structure your code like so (inspired by another SO post)
- Workspace
- Shared Code
- File1.m Target: iOS and OSX
- iOS
- File2.m Target: iOS
- OSX
- File3.m Target: OSX
It is although important when doing so to set the appropriate targets of each individual file.
Last but not least, Apple has previously, during WWDC13, given a talk about how to bring iOS Apps to OS X. Note that the talk can only be seen using either the WWDC App or Safari. I have previously found this talk helpful myself once I needed to implement an OS X version of an existing iOS app.