I don't have a device but my manager ask to upload a build on testflightapp Is there anyway so that I can create IPA and upload my build without having real device?
thanks
Yes.. you can do that..but you will need a developer account to deploy apps for Ad-hoc or App store Distribution ..
Edit : To upload the build ...just Archive the app with the provisioning profile..and upload the ipa to testfilght.
If you click on "Upload build" in TestFlight there's a link to a help page which answers your question: http://help.testflightapp.com/customer/portal/articles/402782-how-to-create-an-ipa-xcode-4
Otherwise, for the first part of the tutorial, if you're in an Xcode version in which you don't have the Entitlements option, you can safely skip that part of the tutorial.
off-course you can do that, make your adhoc certificate then follow the procedure mentioned in your developer account. For uploading on testflight build the binary and put in Payload folder and then compress that folder and rename that compress file to appName.ipaIf you have any query I will be happy to help.
Have a look at this from Apple. It should explain everything you need to know about code signing, certificates and making the IPA file for Ad Hoc distribution.
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I signed up for TestFlight.
Then I followed all steps in this tutorial:
But Xcode throws this warning:
Application failed codesign verification. The signature was invalid,
contains disallowed entitlements, or it was not signed with an iPhone
Distribution Certificate. (-19011)
It smells like there is a lot more work to do than what they wrote in the tutorial.
Is there a complete tutorial which walks through every step without stepping over anything?
And do I need to add the SDK even for simple beta tests?
(Edit: No, SDK is not needed!)
Start with logging into the Provisioning Portal, and adding a test device or two, under Devices. Then go to Provisioning and create a new one for the appID you are working on and add those devices.
Back to Xcode and use the Organizer:Devices:Provisioning Profiles to download (refresh) the Provisioning Profile. Set your project's Debug scheme's signing to use that developer profile. You should then be able to build and then archive. Once archived, do an ad hoc distribution and save off that file to the desktop.
Go to your account on TestFlightApp.com and press the Upload Build button. Drop the file you saved on your desktop, into the Build upload area. TestFlightApp will give you errors if the app wasn't bundled for adhoc or signed properly.
Now, here is where TestFlightApp.com will save you work. Send out invites to friends from within TestFlightApp.com. TestFlightApp.com will manage notifying them and as they create an account, it will also help them find their UDIDs. These UDID's can be batched up and later downloaded by you and re-uploaded to the Apple Provisioning Center, into your devices section.
You then use Xcode to refresh your profiles, and rebuild the app, archive, and upload to testflightapp. Then you can select which one of your testers will get to see this build and what message they should be sent. Your testers will not have to figure out how to download the files and install them using iTunes or other app, they merely press the install button.
Believe me, while it is still a bit of work, it is so much better than not using TestFlightApp.com, especially if your users are not very savvy about app installation. In the future, you can use the TestFLight SDK to gather crash reports and usage information for your debug builds.
See the following for some more info: TestFlight beta-testing iOS app
I have created an ad hoc archive and a .ipa file for the application I am trying to distribute. I have also created a distributing provisioning profile with the UDIDs of the devices that I plan on distributing my application to. When I drag the .ipa and .mobileprovision files into iTunes and try to sync the application to the device, an error message on the phone pops up reading "'myapp' failed to install". By the way, I have a standard iOS developer's license ($99 per year) and am using Xcode version 4.2.1. I am pretty new to the developer program, so please try to keep your answers as simple as possible. Let me know if you need any extra information. Thank you!
I had the exact same issue. My issue was simple to fix. Check your Code Signing Identities for Project & Target in your project Build Settings. Mine were pointing to my Development Profile.
The Code Signing Identities need to point to the Ad hoc Distribution Profile that you created.
Make this change and then recreate the Archive and .ipa file. I then deleted the old App in iTunes, and then dragged the .ipa file onto the iTunes icon (Windows). Then I was able to use iTunes to install the App successfully.
My problem seemed to be Xcode. I had multiple copies of the Ad_Hoc profile with different expirations (all valid) and a few with different names from the days. I deleted them all and the app still failed to install, but I noticed all the Ad_Hoc profiles had been resurrected by iTunes. Tried it several times and including deleting them from the Organizer, but they always resurrected (reappeared installed on the device). Finally I drug out a copy of the supposedly extinct iPhone Configuration utility and used it to delete the app and all Ad_Hoc profiles. Then tried to install just the profile. That got it down to 2. Finally got all deleted and got iTunes to install the right profile. Still took 2 more attempts for iTunes to finally install my archive file!
Check this .
Don't need to drag both .ipa and Provisioning Profile.
Just Drag the .IPA File Follow Further steps as you.
Set install owner param in Xcode project / Deployment to the name you specified in apple dev license. I set both install owner and alternative install owner and Install Group and Alternative Install Group to my name which the 100% exactly as in my apple development license.
And the error was gone.
I was having a similar issue where my project was stored on a secondary NTFS drive. After moving the project over to my desktop [aka MacOS Extended (Journaled) drive], I was able to load the ipa file via itunes.
Another point: If the store version of the app installed on your device (or a version deployed another provision), you have to remove it from your device before installing the ad-hoc version.
I solved the issue by not trying to sync with iTunes but instead to sync it within Xcode (from the window->devices menu)
I want to show my app to the client without submitting to the app store. I was following the below instructions. But my app doesn't display in iTunes. Could you please help me?
Login to the iPhone developer portal website.
Add their iPhone UDID to the list of devices. Generate a provisioning profile that includes your own test phone and theirs. Download the file (ends with .mobileprovision).
Double-click it to install it on your development machine. Quit and restart Xcode, then set your code signing identity to the name of this profile. Build the binary.
In the left side of Xcode "Groups & Files" bar look for Products (may need to expand the folder).
Select {yourapp}.app. Right click and choose 'Reveal in Finder.' Now take that .app file and the .mobileprovision file you downloaded, zip them both up and send it to the client.
They will need to unzip the archive, then drag-drop the .app and .mobileprovision onto their iTunes and sync the phone. Your app should show up and run.
The portal site has more detailed instructions, but this is basically it in a nutshell.
TestFlight is a great free service to do most of the hard work here for you. Follow these instructions for generating an IPA file and distribute it to whomever you like, without having to go through iTunes.
You still have to follow steps 1, 2 and 3 from your existing instructions.
First create distribution profile using apple developer portal you can follow this tutorial.
http://www.manyfriends.com/wiki/iphone/index.php/Create_an_ad-hoc_provisioning_profile
After installing profile follow this to create a binary that you will send to you client.
http://diaryofacodemonkey.ruprect.com/2011/03/18/ad-hoc-app-distribution-with-xcode-4/
I have an iPhone app that was handed to me. I deleted all of the existing certificates & provisioning profiles and created them from scratch. I believe I have set everything in the Provisioning Portal correctly:
Distribution Certificate created
Devices with correct UDID's added
Ad-Hoc Provisioning file created with associated devices
I was able to successfully build & Archive my application. When I save it as a *.ipa and drag that and the *.mobileprovision file into iTunes everything is good, until my phone is syncing.
At that point I get an iTunes Sync: Failed to Install error. Other testers get the error: The app was not installed because the signer is not valid
I am not sure how to resolve this?
I have received that error because I had created my .ipa file with the ad hoc provisioning profile BEFORE I added the devices. Are you sure that you are using the most recent provisioning profile when you create the ipa? You may need to check which scheme you are using and verify its right
Everything was correct, except for the final stage where I am given the save options. The profile matched my Distribution profile, but for the wrong app. It just defaulted to one of them. I had to manually change it to the Ad Hoc Distribution I was building for. Silly mistake.
This question was not resolved by the above suggestions, however we were able to fix it by removing the entitlements from the build.
This problem happened while working on an old app we were updating. No jailbreaking, just an ad hoc .ipa sent over email between team members. All provisions were correct.
We were able to figure out the issue was entitlements by trying to install using "iPhone Configuration Utility" instead of iTunes. That gave us the actual error message which was easy to fix.
Debugging this issue was easier than with iTunes. It also has better UI for installing ad hoc builds. I recommend you try it here:
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/27986/apple-iphone-configuration-utility
i already face this , finnaly i found,.
If Your Certificates, Provisoning Profiles then & the ipa is generated,,
so there is no problem in your ipa File,
But Problem in Specific Device in which you are try to insalled,,
If Your Device is JailBroken Then Easily iTunes cab Install ipa,,
But If Not Then You Have To Register/Add device to
https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/index.action
->Procsoning Profile -> Devices
Then & Then Ipa File Is Installed
I've finished developing my app and I want to release it. What is the binary file that apple is looking for in the submission for in iTunes connect?
Zip the app bundle, or better yet, use the Organizer to upload.
Check in the Build directory inside your project folder. There should be a folder in there called "Release". Inside that folder is YourApp.app. Zip it up and send it in.
You need to visit apple provisioning portal to generate a distribution certificate for your app, then download it to your machine and in the end you have to build it up it with this certificate in xCode.
There some tutorials on the provisioning page. So I hope you can make it.
https://developer.apple.com/iphone/manage/overview/index.action