iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS

Learn how to build projects for iOS, iPadOS, and Apple TV.

Unreal Engine supports publishing to iOS and tvOS devices. Developing for these platforms requires some specialized setup, as a machine running MacOS is required to make signed builds for C++ projects in Apple's ecosystem, and you need to use Xcode to debug builds on iOS and tvOS devices. This section will provide guides on how to use these tools, how to streamline your workflow if your team primarily uses Windows, and how to make the most of iOS and tvOS's features. Additionally, although iOS and tvOS's workflows are mostly the same, these guides cover the handful of differences between them.

Getting Started

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iOS Quick Start Guide

Set up an Unreal Engine project for iOS, tvOS, or iPadOS.

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Provisioning Profiles and Signing Certificates

Create a Provisioning Profile and Signing Certificate so you can package iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS applications.

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Connecting to tvOS Devices

Set up your testing and debugging pipeline for tvOS connecting over a local area network.

iOS and tvOS for Windows Users

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Building for iOS on Windows

How to remotely compile on a Mac from a Windows machine to create an iOS build.

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Windows Metal Shader Compiler

Use the Windows Metal Shader Compiler for iOS

Development Guides

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Working with iOS Input

Guidelines for working with external input devices in iOS, tvOS and iPadOS 14 and later

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Localizing plist and NSLocalizedString

Identify strings in your project code that need to be translated.

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iOS Launch Storyboards

Setting up launch screen storyboards in your Unreal Engine projects for iOS

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Using iOS Game Center Achievements

Using iOS Game Center Achievements to increase player engagement.

Packaging and Publishing

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Supporting ARM64 and Universal Binaries for Apple Arcade

Apple Arcade requires support for both ARM64 and x86-64 architectures on Macs. Learn how to support Macs with both of these architectures, and how to create merged binaries for Apple Arcade.

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Packaging iOS Projects

Learn how to package iOS Projects in Unreal Engine

Debugging

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Accessing Logs and Crash Reports on iOS and tvOS

Download and read iOS and tvOS logs and crash reports either directly from device or from TestFlight.

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Debugging iOS Projects With Xcode

Use Xcode to launch your project on device and debug with break points and LLDB commands.

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Using Remote Session Plugin for iOS Development

Replicate inputs from an iOS device on your PC for testing.

Optimization

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iOS Packaged Game Size

Factors that affect the size of a packaged iOS game.

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