How to Create an iPad App
- 1). Download Apple's iOS 4 SDK (Xcode 4) to develop apps for the iPad iOS 4 operating system. Note that this package is free for members of the iOS Developer and Mac Developer programs. Both programs cost $99 per year. Joining the iOS Developer program will give you access to videos, tutorials and other resources to help you create your iPad App.
- 2). Read the iOS Application Programming Guide. Understand the iOS Runtime Environment is different than programs for designing software for desktop applications, especially in how resources are managed, and how the iPad is kept secure from the apps themselves.
- 3). Follow tutorials available from Apple and from other websites and forums for iPad software developers. Begin with a basic "Hello World" application. Then move on to more advanced tutorials.
- 4). Take a course, either online or at a local college, in developing apps for iPads. If these are not available in your area, a course in software application development for iPhones will also give you experience using the Apple iOS SDK.
- 5). Read books on on iPad application development, available in the computer section of bookstores and libraries. Books on iPhone application development will also give you experience with the Apple iOS SDK.
- 6). Examine the sample codes available from the Apple iOS Developer Library. These are free for download, and can give you code to insert into your application, or use as the basis for writing your own code.
