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Your first iOS application

Let's start with creating your first iOS mobile project using Xcode. Here are the steps that will guide you through the process.

Go ahead and start Xcode. If you start Xcode for the first time or there is no active project opened, then you will see the following screen (please check Chapter 2, Getting Familiar with Xcode and Playgrounds, if you don't have Xcode already installed on your Mac):

Click on Create a new Xcode project. If you have an opened project, then simply use the menu at the top to create a new project by navigating to File | New | Project (shift + cmd + N):

Select the iOS tab at the top. ...

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