How to Make an App (Xcode 26) FULL TUTORIAL
Video Overview & Insights
Confidently learn how to make an app (no coding experience required). Used in classrooms and Apple stores, these videos are designed for beginners in mind to teach the fundamental skills for making apps on iOS.
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Hei Chris how you handle orientation like you release your app for ipad too or skip and just use iphone. Like I seen now they kind of require all orientation for ipad. They removed the full screen setting, and it's even depracated if you want to set it in info, and soon starting with ios 27 we even need a launch screen?
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Really interesting perspective. Enjoyed every minute of it.
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Thank you，Chis!
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Lesson 3 Xcode project:
Chris I made my first app and now excited about learning more. Im trying to build an audio extension app to run in AUM but after days of doing what I think is correct they just don't load up in AUM. I really don't know what im doing and codex has been great. Is there any tips or links you could share that will help me build an audio app that I can run inside apps like AUM. I do start with an audio unit extension app for project but my lack of knowledge is getting me down.
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War Card Game image assets:
i got the chatbot and i stopped.
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Lesson 4 Xcode project:
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Lesson 7 Xcode Project:
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Lesson 8 Xcode project:
guys Add reset Button. Ask AI to add it. will be a more complete game
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Timestamps
Thanks for the great tutorial! As a heads up, when it came to loading the app I was required to enable developer mode on my phone, then reboot it, then add myself as a trusted developer. XCode was good about walking me through that process.
0:00 Lesson 1: App Development Overview
6:15 Lesson 2: Xcode 26 Tutorial
Back in high school 15+ years ago, I messed around with Python and a little bit of Java. I loved it, but I had to put it aside as soon as I got into grad school. Since then, I've tried multiple times getting back into coding/programming with my free time over the years and I've found that most of what I was interested in coding back then can now be done in seconds with AI. So, that killed any interest and motivation I had to relearn and learn the code.
Fortunately, a friend of mine told me about you after she told me to look into making iOS apps and explained how simple it is to learn Xcode with Claude... I watched the entire video in a single day because it was engaging and incredibly easy to follow. My interest has shifted from [learning code to be creative] to [being creative while learning code].
Thank you, Chris.
29:02 Lesson 3: SwiftUI Tutorial
1:08:19 Lesson 4: Building Your First UI
I've never finished an entire tutorial in one sitting until now. This was engaging and very easy to follow, you're a great teacher! Thank you, Chris!! 😊
1:25:36 Lesson 5: Swift Basics - Variables
1:41:54 Lesson 6: Swift Basics - Functions
Do you have a link or info how to save states . Git /intergrate? I’m confused lol .
1:48:00 Lesson 7: SwiftUI Buttons
2:11:20 Lesson 8: Finishing Your First App
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This video series will teach a beginner with no programming experience how to make iPhone apps. I'm creating these videos with the assumption that the student has no prior knowledge and is starting from scratch.
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Best tutorial for beginners!!
Hi I’m Chris! I’m dedicated to teaching fundamentals about how to make an app. This is important if you’re trying to land an iOS job, be a freelancer, increase or start a business with an app idea. On this channel and my website, you'll find a ton of free resources and tutorials to aid you on your journey to learn iOS development. Many people have learned to code and build apps on their own!
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More User Perspectives
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@deryousef2798Absolutely brilliant content! Thank you for sharing.
@zaurikeThe most cool and fluent tutorial I've seen so far. Thanks for your time.
@MostafaMASLOUHIJust watched your whole video start to finish. Great tutorial. I am new to this and learning from scratch. I want to add a years worth of pdf wage slips then use the data to output different calculations ie pension and tax etc, is this possible?
@AllthingsdefenderThank you sooo much
@AlmostRealTestsGreat teacher! Really enjoyed this course. Coming from a heavy javascript, web development background - this course really helped me understand the difference in approach when using Swift and Swift UI. Much appreciated dude.
@kestonneunieThis is too good to be free.
@fanzhang3746You where doing so well until you said Legos at 1:08:35 🤦♂😀
@JevoUKthanks! you are a great teacher . Juste before I start learning with all video can we make an iOS apps juste for my phone and maybe my son iPhone without sending it to the apps store? if I remember in the passe I try but after maybe a week the application on the iPhone was not working anymore and need to be re-download from Xcode.
@robertchausse3050I don't have the ai option
@Panda-pf4dvYou are such a great teacher man and I appreciate all the thought and love you put into these lessons. Thank you.
@paulgomez3318Chris, I’m enrolled in a Mobile App Development course by IBM on Coursera. My objective is to specialize in Swift UI. I’m a complete beginner in programming and have no prior knowledge in this field. Could you recommend a video that would be helpful for me at this stage of my learning?
@JosueCalanchaHow updated is your paid course?
@wunmivictoriaTruly a great teacher! i am enjoying watching your videos a lot, please keep posting :)
@banakeenoOne of the most underrated channels on the planet. This video deserves a million views! Thank you Chris.
@Tahir-u2s7kwhat is a App idea worth?
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Hi Chris! I just wanted to say thank you, and that this is the first time I've ever watched a programming tutorial and actually LEARNED the material enough to open my own blank project and be able to (at least kind of) know what I'm doing. For that, I'm so subscribing to your channel, and I cannot wait for more tutorials and guides like this!
Hope you have a great day :)
Can you show us how to upload it to the App Store
@Joshd2066what other languages than Swift one can use to build iOS app with Xcode ?
@fakadaapadaTruly a great teacher! I use to code in QBasic in the 80s a while back and I really enjoyed very much your teaching in this video I fallow all the instructions but I some how I press something and I get a cursor that it looks like a block that does not let me type, delete, erase or do anything also I can not see the new AI help that you talk about in this new 26 upgrade I updated my system to the lates operating system and still have the same problems any advise how to move forward ?
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Great teacher, thanks.
@meditationwithjakeI have an option that says persistence under content view.
@Joshd2066why my xcode does not have code assistant ?
my xcode 26.6
Something Chris missed, if you don't see the iPhone selection, you have to download iOS for phones or iPads separately.
@NoneOfyourBusiness468Doing this as a home school assignment is the closest thing to hell that isn't hell, which is actually unfortunate considering I'd rather be in Hell right now instead of just blindly staring at whatever I'm looking at here.
@griefedgraveYTjust subbed as well ❤
@FadoGhanithanks again, Chris 🙏
@FadoGhaniGreat video. Really helpful. Your terminology threw me off a little. It's actually brackets, braces, and parentheses.
@billymartin6497Turning on code folding ribbon is also very helpful
@VforVendetta1I am so thankful for those Tutorial Videos, THANKS
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