r/iOSProgramming • u/samstars100 • 23h ago

Discussion iOS Development using OpenClaw.

I am using OpenClaw through telegram. I create web applications in VPS and web applications are pretty easy to vibe code and also test the output using public urls.

I want to do same for iOS Development. I want to connect to macOS using OpenClaw and develop iOS application completely through telegram. I can create a workflow where any changes will send build to TestFlight and I can test the application that way. But it will be time consuming, makeing build in testflight and test the app only updated through testflight. I want near realtime visualization of the compiled app like simulator but through web and http network. Do you guys have any idea how to achieve this?

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u/AdamHincu_ 16h ago

the tailscale simulator stream is a solid hack, but the slow part is still rebuild + reinstall on every change. if the app doesn't need to be pure swift, an expo dev build on your actual phone over the tailnet gets you the "agent edits, phone updates in a second" loop for js changes. if it has to be swiftui, i'd at least have the agent trigger xcodebuild + simctl install/launch after each edit so your stream refreshes on its own.

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u/samstars100 11h ago

Yes that's what exactly I felt. Rebuild and reinstall is cumbersome with simulator stream. Expo would be best for hot reload in real device but my preference is swift and swiftui.