# Appium on windows

**URL:** <https://discuss.appium.io/t/appium-on-windows/15005>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 24, 2017, 8:35am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/appium-on-windows/15005 "2017-02-24T08:35:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![seenuvlr1](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@seenuvlr1](https://discuss.appium.io/u/seenuvlr1)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 8:35am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/appium-on-windows/15005/1 "2017-02-24T08:35:06Z")

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Hi,

How to use ios devices and android devices using appium in windows operating system?  
Can anyone help my issue??

Thanks  
Srinivasan

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**Author:** ![anish10110](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@anish10110](https://discuss.appium.io/u/anish10110)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/appium-on-windows/15005/2 "2017-02-27T00:22:57Z")

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> [@seenuvlr1](#):
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> ios devices and android devices

Hi Srinivasan,

On Windows OS, you can only use Appium with Android device. You won’t be able to automate iOS on Windows, as Appium iOS needs Xcode for automation which is only available on Mac.

You would need to connect your windows machine remotely with Mac (either using VMs or Mac Mini etc) in order to automate iOS applications.