Requires Mac!
First of all, to develop iPhone APP, it requires a development software. One which is the most popular is "Xcode" from Apple. It can be downloaded from Apple. The problem is it only run on Mac.
Unfortunately I do not have Mac, therefore I might need to buy a Mac for this development. I also search on the internet. It seems that there is a software named "Xamarin". It allows to develop an iPhone APP on Windows. I am not sure but I also see some comments on the internet to say there is no iOS emulator on Windows, thus it requires a real iPhone for debugging the software.
I could search more about this solution, however, it is probably less issues to use "Xcode". I decided to use "Xcode" for now.
Cloud service for Mac remote desktop!!
A good news is I found out a remote desktop service. I will try it first before getting a "real Mac". There are a several provider for the service. But I picked "Macincloud" since there is a low cost plan which is hourly basis. Only USD $1 / hour.
To start using the service, just sign-up on the site. Then they sent an email with instructions. After downloading a zip file, then just clicking a file with a right resolution. Then a remote desktop window comes up. Please note a user name / password for the remote desktop is different from the user name and password when I signed up. I could not login since I was using a wrong user name and password.
It is a little slower than I expected, but overall it is not a big problem and I confirm "Xcode" is installed by default and it works. I guess many people use this service for a similar purpose.
The next step is to write a simple program.
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