cocos2d for iPhone

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   Questor
   Member

   Greetings,

   Apologies if this is a really newbie question, but I am very new to iphone/ipod Touch and Mac OSX... What I am wondering is there a way to install (and even debug) my cocos2d app on my iphone without having a wired connection?

   I know that the iphone has limited bluetooth as well as WIFI, has anyone successfully used either of these to install and even debug an application they are developing?

   Any info would be appreciated.

   Regards,
   Q

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Techy
   Member

   That would be nice, although for one I don't think you can and even if you could, it would be far more faster to use a cable

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Questor
   Member

   Cable's not too bad, but between connecting/disconnecting it all the time to my macbook I am afraid I am gonna yank the cord and break the port or knock the iphone and break it that way. I move my laptop around alot so having it tethered feels like an accident waiting to happen.

   Since my app is pretty small, I don't think speed of transfer would be too huge of an issue, though I am sure wireless would be alot slower. My hope is that if it is possible someone in this forum would have given it a try by now. And if it isn't possible, at least I can save myself the futility of attempting the impossible with my limited mac/iphone skills.

   Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Fry? :-)

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   DetectiveCakes
   Member

   No, it's generally not possible. There's a way to do it if your device is jailbroken, but it's really more effort than it's worth.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Techy
   Member

   One thing you could use is iSimulate(on the app store) which wirelessly sends touches/GPS/accelerometer/maps... to the simulator and then you can test everything in the simulator

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   mrgreen
   Member

   good point questor.
   would be great if it's possible out of the box with xcode. but as DetectiveCakes says it's only possible with a jailbroken phone and also a bit of a hassle.

   But then it's one of these things that you setup once and then it doesn't bother you anymore and development is a bit more peaceful. My phone is still fine but my cable looks already a bit dodgy. And it also drives me a bit crazy in times right now were i'm testing a lot on the phone. grrrrmmph...

   Actually i have already a shell script which copies an already compiled .app file and reinstalls it on a jailbroken iphone with ssh-keys in place. Not sure if it still works. But then - if the phone is jailbroken can you still consider it as a valid testing device for apps that you release to the appstore?

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   crmagicxxx
   Member

   Hm, I am almost sure I read somewhere that you can actually connect to xCode via WiFi as a supported feature. I mean without hacks or anything. But I can't find that now...

   Edit: OK, I found it, but I didn't read it correctly first time. Seems you can actually profile your app with instruments over WiFi. Here is quote from xCode readme:

   Instruments can now profile your application on a device via WiFi connection.
   Read the release notes for instructions on how to set this up for your devices

   Posted 2 years ago #

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