Is it possible to have an ipad simulator for windows?

I am developing an application for iPad but in reality i don't have the iPad.So is their any way to perform this task on windows platform without having th开发者_运维百科e iPad.Is it possible to have an ipad simulator for windows?

Your help will surely appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Arvind Thakur

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I did this for a project. It's a pain, but it can be done with VMWare, you just emulate Snow Leopard or whatever Mac OS (which you will have to purchase, luckily they are very cheap compared to Windows.) Then from VMWare you run can run XCode, which has a very nice iPad simulator which, while not a perfect simulator, certainly gave me no problems.

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Short answer: No.

Long answer: Ok, there are things like hackintoshs, however I don't think it's worth the while.

Seriously, if you're planning to release an app for iPad, you should have tested it on an actual iPad prior to release. While the iPad Simulator is good, there still are differences - if your app runs on the simulator, that does not necessarily mean it will run on the device.

I think I remember that testing on an actual device prior to release is even required in the iOS Developer Terms of Use somewhere.

You'll find nicely priced 16 GB 1st Gen Units at an auction platform of your choice.

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You can use Safari on Windows to simulate much of the iPad web environment if you're building a web-app, however building a true iPad application will require using Xcode on the Mac.