How to create IPA file from visual studio for Xamarin Forms project

Question

I have Xamarin.Forms project Visual Studio 2017 in Windows 10 PC. My VS connected to mac machine over the network. I want to create IPA file from Xamar

Answer 1

Is it possible to release app from Windows machine only or I need to use Mac physically

You will need Application Loader which ships with XCode to submit your IPA to Apple but you can generate the release IPA directly on windows too.

If I need to use Mac then for which steps We are releasing app to App Store using Application Loader or Xcode, Can we do it from Windows machine. Can we access Xcode from VS in order to release app If I want to connect real device to create IPA file do I need to connect it in Mac in order to get in VS PC

Visual Studio 2017 does not currently support the Archive for Publishing workflow found in Visual Studio for Mac. But you can still generate the IPA and then send it to Apple from a Mac machine later on.

Check the docs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/ios/deploy-test/app-distribution/app-store-distribution/publishing-to-the-app-store?tabs=windows