This page contains the software development kit (SDK) requirements needed to develop Unreal Engine (UE) projects for iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS devices, as well as compatible hardware for the current version of UE.
Current Development Requirements
Current SDK Information
- Current UE Version: 5.3
- Supported Target SDK versions: iOS 15 or later
- Recommended MacOS and Xcode Versions
- Latest MacOS 13 Ventura
- Latest Xcode 14
- Minimum MacOS and Xcode Versions
- MacOS 12.5 Monterey
- Xcode 14.1
Current Compatible Devices
UE 5.3 supports iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS devices that support version 14 and higher for their respective SDKs and use an Apple A8 processor or later. The following are the minimum compatible device models:
- iOS 15
- iPhone 6S or later
- iPod Touch 7th generation
- iPadOS 15
- iPad 5th generation or later
- iPad Air 2* or later
- iPad Mini 4* or later
- iPad Pro (all models)
- tvOS 15
- Apple TV HD*
- Apple TV 4K (first generation)
- Apple TV 4K (second generation)
*Apple A8/A8X-based devices (iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 4 and Apple TV HD) require a project setting for support to be enabled.
Version History
| UE Version | Supported MacOS Versions | Xcode Version | iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS SDK Version | Supported iOS Devices | Supported iPadOS Devices | Supported tvOS Devices | Notes |
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| 5.2 - 5.3 |
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Xcode 14.1 | OS version 15 or later. |
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Universal binary support is fully available for Unreal Editor in 5.2. |
| 5.1 |
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Xcode 14, Xcode 13.4.1 | OS version 15 or later. |
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Apple Silicon support is available for shipped projects, but experimental for Unreal Editor in 5.1. |
| 5.0 |
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Xcode 13, Xcode 12.4 | OS version 14 or later. |
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Xcode 12.4 is supported, but Xcode 13 is required to test locally on iOS 15 devices. |