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iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS

Unreal Engine supports publishing to iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS devices. Developing for these platforms requires some specialized setup: a Mac computer is required to make signed builds for C++ projects, though Windows users can ship Blueprint-only projects without one. You must also use Xcode to debug builds on Apple devices.

This section covers the full development workflow for Apple platforms — from setting up your devices and managing provisioning profiles and signing certificates, to debugging and profiling your project with Apple's tools. It also includes guidance for Windows-based teams, platform-specific features, and advanced topics such as iOS app extensions, asset packs, and optimizing packaged game size. Although iOS and tvOS workflows are mostly the same, these guides cover the differences between them.

Getting Started

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

iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS Development Requirements
iOS development requirements including compatible hardware, software, and SDK information.

Set Up iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS Devices for Development
Set up an Apple device so you can deploy Unreal Engine builds directly to that device for testing.

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

Development Guides

Test on Mac With Designed for iPad
Use Apple's Designed for iPad mode to test your iPad or iPhone project on your Apple Silicon Mac without using a physical device.

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

Localizing plist and NSLocalizedString
Identify strings in your project code that need to be translated.

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

Using In-App Purchases on iOS
Using in-app purchases to offer additional paid content for your iOS game.

Packaging and Publishing

Packaging iOS Projects
Learn how to package iOS Projects in Unreal Engine

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

Debugging

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.

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

Using Unreal Engine Remote with Remote Session
Replicate inputs from a mobile device on your workstation for testing.

Optimization

iOS Packaged Game Size
Factors that affect the size of a packaged iOS game.

Profiling iOS Projects with Platform-Native Tools
Perform diagnostics on Unreal Engine iOS projects using Xcode and Instruments.

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