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I made a small little app I want to test out on my iPhone 5. Problem is I cant fork out $100 for apple or since its an iPhone 5 I cannot jailbreak it. I really need to test this can somebody please help?
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iPhones will only execute binary code that has been cryptographically signed by a private key which Apple has authorised.
The only way to get your encryption key authorised is to pay $100 per year and agree to their developer contract.
You can run the app in the iOS simulator on any modern mac without signing it and without paying any money. Just install Xcode, select "iPhone Simulator" as the target, and click the Run button.
If you can find a friend who has a developer account, they might be willing to sign your app with their private key. Build/Archive the app without signing it, email it to them along with your device UDID and a few other details, they will have to create a provisioning profile and then sign the app and email it back to you. Then you can drag it onto iTunes to install the app.
This deployment method is only intended for beta testing code, so it will expire after some months the steps have to be repeated.
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Can we generate ipa from Xcode without paid apple developer account? I want to share ipa so that it can be installed on any of the iPhone.
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No, unless the iphones are jailbroken, you cannot run unsigned code on iOS devices. There's not way to generate a signed IPA for iOS without a developer account. A free developer account will allow you to build an app that will run for 7 days on a pre-defined set of devices (you would need to register any devices on which you want the code to run).
But if you could build and deploy an app without the signing process, developer could bypass the App Store, which is something Apple doesn't want for multiple reasons.
I recently downloaded the Xcode 7 Beta in hopes of using the new feature that allows you to test apps on your phone without paying their developer fee. I followed the steps in the answer to this question
Test iOS app on device without apple developer program or jailbreak
However, I am unable to choose my device in the scheme because it is under ineligible devices. When I click 'Fix Issue', I get the error "Unable to create a provisioning profile because your team has no devices registered in the Member Center. Please connect a device, enable it for development, and add it to the Member Center using the Organizer." However, I cannot do any of this because I do not have a paid Apple developer account. How can I get Xcode to create a free provisioning profile and allow my phone to be used for testing?
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To deploy an app to a device, it has to be registered in the member center. Since this functionality isn't available until iOS 9 is released, you won't be able to run it until then.
Xcode 7 doesn't change anything about that.
Join the developer forums or just log in to the developer centre with your Apple ID and then things will start to work as you will have joined the free tier of the developer program https://developer.apple.com/support/compare-memberships/ and Xcode 7 will show your apple ID as having free ios and mac development under accounts in the Xcode preferences section.
I've had no problems testing on an iPhone 6 and old iPad 3 both with iOS 8.whatever :)
Xcode 7 automatically registers your device, installs two development certificates in your keychain (Mac & iOS) and provides provisioning profile management ... thats kind of the whole point :)
I'm working on an application that I want to test on iOS 7, but I have no devices that can run iOS 7.
A friend living far away from me with an iPhone 5 is willing to beta-test the app.
I've added his UDID to my developer profile.
What else would his phone need to test the app properly?
I think he needs the provisioning profile/certificate installed on his phone?
Would his phone then be able to install the iOS 7 beta without any problems?
From my understanding, phones that are not tied to a developer account are bricked if they try to install the beta.
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Might I recommend you look into http://www.testflightapp.com? Among other things, it will ensure:
You have his UUID without error
He can download your app
You can collect feedback, crash reports, and "checkpoint" information about his usage.
You can enlist the help of others as well using this (and similar) services, making this whole problem a lot easier to manage now and in the future.
How to enable iOS Beta version installs:
Once you're sure you have his UUID, put it into your developer account's device list using the Apple Developer Portal, and he will be able to install iOS 7 Beta using iTunes. You may want to either add his apple ID to your developer account so he can download the beta, or otherwise arrange to get the .DMG to him.
How to distribute your app:
You need to create a distribution profile for your app which includes the device UUID you received from your friend. This can be done on the Apple Developer Portal under Certificates. After you create the profile, download and install it on your development computer. When you create an IPA, be sure to sign it with this profile. You can then use testflight, or some other means to distribute the app.
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How can I deploy an iPhone application from Xcode to a real iPhone device?
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I am trying to put my xcode project on my (jailbroken) iPhone. what can I do? i tried to Archive the product but it is greyed out. Also, when I plug in my iPhone and try to build it with xcode in my iPhone, it says "code signing error". can i do this without paying the 100 bucks for a developer account? I don't want to publish my apps in the app store.
Unfortunately, running your app on a device requires a certificate, which requires a developer account AFAIK.
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Is there any way to test iphone application on real device without paying $99 to Apple?
I'm creating some app's for IPhone and I'm registered as Apple developer but I can't tested on my iPhone just on Xcode simulators. I didn't pay the 99$ to develop for IOS, do I need to pay it to be able to test on my device?
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Legally yes. There's also the jailbreak way. If you jailbreak your device you can run applications signed with a self-signed certificate.
YES
You need to register to Apple Developer account, after that only you can create provisioning profile with your device UDID attached
But as you are developing apps, you are going to deploy on App Store for which Developer Account is mandatory. So its, better you go for Developer Account now it-self
Yes. Pay out. Anyway, later you will want to submit your app. Submitting will work only with paid account membership fee.