Xamarin.IOS keychain enabling for ios simulator - no access to a physical device - no developer account

Question

I'm starting my first Ios project, and my first Ios approach at all.
I've installed a nuget package on my Xamarin.Ios app, https://github.com/CrossGeeks/GoogleClientPlugin, which needs access to the keychain to properly work.
I'm getting this error "there was a problem reading or writing to the application keychain"
I'm currently at a deadlock, I don't even understand if accesing the keychain it is possible under my current circumstances:

• I have access to a Mac for debugging on an Ios Simulator
• No acces to a physical Ios mobile device, so I can't create a provisioning profile, which seems to be mandatory to debug the app with the keychain permission
• I'm not registered as a Ios developer, I'm trying to test this feature using a simple apple Id like in this post https://steemit.com/xcode/@ktsteemit/xcode-free-provisioning

Any help is welcomed, even if the answer to wheter it can or can not be done is a plain NO

Thanks

Answer 1

Hello,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

The tutorial states that Key chain sharing on iOS, need entitlements and for that we need a valid provision profile.

Free provisioning allows us to deploy and test apps on iOS devices without being part of the Apple Developer Program .

Please check the Requirements and Limitations for free provisioning as well.

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