How to build .apk & .ipa in Flutter, using Android Studio?

Question

I am new to Flutter developement. I kept reading, understanding & following Flutter Documentation and has created my first flutter app in Android Studio IDE. It is working fine in android emulators.

Now I want to test application in iOS simulator but I don't know how to generate build for iOS.

Is it possible to generate .ipa through Android Studio IDE? If yes then how can I do that? Also I can not build .apk, what are the steps for that?

Thanks in Advance...

AS should list emulators and connected devices. If you select on and debug-run the apo should be started on the selected emulator. You can also use `flutter run` on the command line or `flutter build apk --release` `flutter install` — Günter Zöchbauer, May 09 '18 at 12:39
@GünterZöchbauer I am working on linux os, `flutter build apk --release` This command works perfect & gave me release build for Android. Thanks... — buzzingsilently, May 09 '18 at 13:31
But when I am trying to run `flutter build ios --release` on terminal I receive an error saying `Building for iOS is only supported on the Mac.` Is there any work around to run on linux!? @GünterZöchbauer — buzzingsilently, May 09 '18 at 13:33

score 15 · Accepted Answer · answered May 09 '18 at 13:34

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You can use

flutter build apk --release 
flutter install

To build for iOS you need a Mac, because it depends on XCode to compile parts of the application.

answered May 09 '18 at 13:34

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Hi, where can we locate debug build of ios (is it .ipa?), I want ios file on the lines of .apk to share it to client and testers. Tried and tired of no answers online, thank you! – John Ravi Mar 02 '19 at 05:09
Do we need a physical ios device to generate .ipa or is simulator enough? – John Ravi Mar 02 '19 at 06:15
You need a Mac with Xcode, but no device or emulator – Günter Zöchbauer Mar 02 '19 at 09:23
I have mac on virtual machine Virtual Box with Xcode and could run code on Simulator but where can I find build file for ios that I can send to testers. Thank you. – John Ravi Mar 02 '19 at 12:24
`flutter build ios` and then look in the `build/` directory – Günter Zöchbauer Mar 02 '19 at 12:28
I found Runner.app folder in build/ios/iphonesimulator/ ... help me on how to install this on iphone5. – John Ravi Mar 02 '19 at 12:50

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 17 '20 at 08:12

You should first install X-Code and Android Studio (with Flutter settings and SDK enabled) on macOs, then copy your source code there and open with Android Studio.

After that run flutter clean, flutter packages get and flutter build ios commands in order.

If you have used some libraries that are not supported in iOS they must be omitted or replaced in the project (it can be determined by seeing the library's official page on pub.dev).

Then connect the iPhone to mac and if everything is OK it should be visible in device list section, finally press the Run button to finalize required dependencies by downloading from the internet.

How to build .apk & .ipa in Flutter, using Android Studio?

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