You don't need a Mac to develop iOS apps anymore

Expo’s limited-access EAS Simulator preview runs remote iOS Simulators and Android Emulators on its infrastructure, streaming supported iOS sessions to browser-based web previews that can be controlled through the CLI, APIs, coding agents, or shared URLs. It aims to remove macOS and physical-device barriers for mobile development by pairing cloud-built simulator development builds with Metro tunneling and Fast Refresh, allowing developers on Windows or Linux, including Windows on ARM through WSL, to edit code locally and view changes on a cloud iPhone. The service supports simulated camera feeds for apps using standard AVFoundation APIs, enabling photo or video injection through the browser, although agents cannot currently control that feature. AI agents can build apps, launch sessions, interact with devices, capture screenshots, and provide session replays as testing evidence, while collaborators can simultaneously view and control shared sessions. EAS Simulator is not limited to Expo or React Native, as it can run iOS Simulator builds and Android APKs from frameworks such as SwiftUI, Kotlin, and Flutter, with access being expanded gradually through a waitlist.

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