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the_oilman Apple Fan Posts: 38 Reg: Jul 01, 2012 SW Wyoming 10,880	confirm \| cancel 07/09/12 09:27 PM (13 years ago) App Size Is it possible to determine how large your app is (would be if published) while you are still working on it? Title Comments Is it possible to determine how large your app is (would be if published) while you are still working on it?

Fred@mySkylla com Android Fan Posts: 5259 Reg: Oct 03, 2011 location unknow... 62,560	07/09/12 09:30 PM (13 years ago) Don't know of any formula but with Android you can publish as you build and take a look. Perhaps with iOS you could tell when you test on your device. Fred Comments Don't know of any formula but with Android you can publish as you build and take a look. Perhaps with iOS you could tell when you test on your device. Fred

the_oilman Apple Fan Posts: 38 Reg: Jul 01, 2012 SW Wyoming 10,880	07/09/12 09:34 PM (13 years ago) Ah, maybe so. I know you can view app sizes in the settings of iOS. I haven't gotten a paid developer's account yet with Apple - still doing lots of learning and playing. But I think I'm close. That gave me another question: When you are testing an app in the iOS simulator, the icon stays there and you can run the app from inside the simulator as though it was a real device. I wonder if the app you are testing stays loaded on your device when you are testing live or does it get removed when you remove your device from SDK? Comments Ah, maybe so. I know you can view app sizes in the settings of iOS. I haven't gotten a paid developer's account yet with Apple - still doing lots of learning and playing. But I think I'm close. That gave me another question: When you are testing an app in the iOS simulator, the icon stays there and you can run the app from inside the simulator as though it was a real device. I wonder if the app you are testing stays loaded on your device when you are testing live or does it get removed when you remove your device from SDK?

Fred@mySkylla com Android Fan Posts: 5259 Reg: Oct 03, 2011 location unknow... 62,560	07/09/12 09:47 PM (13 years ago) Good questions, don't know. Fred Comments Good questions, don't know. Fred

GoNorthWest buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 8197 Reg: Jun 24, 2011 Oro Valley, AZ 1,000,000	07/09/12 11:15 PM (13 years ago) Howdy! You actually don't need the paid developer account to download Xcode and run your app on the simulator. But you will need to upgrade to run on an actual device. For a real device, the app you are testing stays loaded until you delete it. I have a basic test app always loaded on my iPhone, and use that to test new features. All I have to do is make changes to the control panel and BAM! they're there on my device! Mark Comments Howdy! You actually don't need the paid developer account to download Xcode and run your app on the simulator. But you will need to upgrade to run on an actual device. For a real device, the app you are testing stays loaded until you delete it. I have a basic test app always loaded on my iPhone, and use that to test new features. All I have to do is make changes to the control panel and BAM! they're there on my device! Mark

mysterysolver I hate code! Posts: 97 Reg: Feb 11, 2012 newyork 1,470	07/09/12 11:28 PM (13 years ago) The mb of your app will be a little more from the mb s of your images docs etc.I make an app 8 mb most of them images and when approved in the appstore its only 3.5 mb ! Comments The mb of your app will be a little more from the mb s of your images docs etc.I make an app 8 mb most of them images and when approved in the appstore its only 3.5 mb !

David @ buzztouch buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 6866 Reg: Jan 01, 2010 Monterey, CA 78,840	07/10/12 12:09 AM (13 years ago) Build > Run in simulator. Find the files for the app that's installed on the sim. Most are in something like... /Users//Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/User/Applications//Documents Looking at these files will tell you all sorts of good info. And, of course you can use the Achive feature of Xcode. See this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6411397/how-to-check-ios-app-size-before-upload Comments Build > Run in simulator. Find the files for the app that's installed on the sim. Most are in something like... /Users//Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/User/Applications//Documents Looking at these files will tell you all sorts of good info. And, of course you can use the Achive feature of Xcode. See this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6411397/how-to-check-ios-app-size-before-upload

the_oilman Apple Fan Posts: 38 Reg: Jul 01, 2012 SW Wyoming 10,880	07/10/12 05:05 AM (13 years ago) Thanks to everyone. I appreciate the help! Comments Thanks to everyone. I appreciate the help!

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