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I am very new to ios automation test and I plan to use Appium and selenium grid for parallel tests.

  • according to apple, when testing it in a real device i have to have a developer id which costs 99 bucks per year. Now what if I only wanted to test the app using just the emulators in xcode only, is that free?
  • if I used xamarin to create tests for both, should I still need a developer id for testing ios?
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  • Sure it's not an appleid? appleid.apple.com/account I don't need to pay for anything for my id as I am not distributing stuff, I am just testing. I'm not familiar with xamarin setup but I just googled and learned it, so now see my answer
    – Michael Durrant
    Commented Jul 11, 2017 at 11:27
  • Since I would be using Windows PC as a Hub and Mac as a Node for selenium grid tests, is this possible without me paying for anything when testing?
    – Marj
    Commented Jul 11, 2017 at 12:50
  • @Marj - you may consider waiting a day or so before accepting answer. Sometimes people in different time zone might have a better answer, but would not waste time writing it if you already accepted one.
    – Peter M. - stands for Monica
    Commented Jul 11, 2017 at 16:34

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Create an appleID: Check here

and use free provisioning:

Which states that Free provisioning allows developers to deploy their Xamarin.iOS application to their iOS device without being part of any Apple Developer Program

See details here.

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  • Not sure why this is not the accepted answer to the question.
    – demouser123
    Commented Jul 11, 2017 at 17:09
  • Sorry, this is the accepted answer
    – Marj
    Commented Jul 11, 2017 at 18:06
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Question 1 : what if I only wanted to test the app using just the emulators in xcode only, is that free?

Answer :

  • Developer ID is mandatory for iOS app development.
  • When you are using any app to test, You might be having development team with you. If yes, then you can use Developer ID used for that app
  • Its not different for each developer. Its different for each app

Question 2 : If I used xamarin to create tests for both, should I still need a developer id for testing ios?

Answer :

  • No, you do not need to have Developer ID for Xamarin
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  • so I am assuming that the answer will be "I can use the development team's Developer ID" when testing the ios apps in real device. Right now I still don't have the app to test, and I wanted to test the calendar app in the simulator of xcode, is that still possible? Or Developer ID is still needed?
    – Marj
    Commented Jul 11, 2017 at 13:25
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    I have a competing answer but I only care about the right answer and this answer confuses me
    – Michael Durrant
    Commented Jul 11, 2017 at 14:58
  • @Marj - Developer ID still needed.
    – Narendra Chandratre
    Commented Jul 12, 2017 at 4:01

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