I'm developing an iPhone app, and would like to distribute it to some of my non-technical friends and family members for testing and feedback. I've got their UDIDs, and I've added them to my provisioning profile, but they still can't load the app or the profile.
I've got a feeling that they need to have their phones enabled for development, which is fine for local folks, since I can plug their phones into Xcode. What I don't know is how to deal with remote, non-technical people. Is there any way for them to enable their phones using iTunes so that they can load development builds, or does the phone absolutely positively have to be plugged in to Xcode? Most of my friends outside the valley don't even know anyone with a Mac, let alone a developer. Is there any way I can get them testing?
Here is a walkthrough on how to use an ad-hoc distribution.
http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/Xcode/Conceptual/iphone_development/145-Distributing_Applications/distributing_applications.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007959-CH10-SW1
Create an ad-hoc distribution. The Provisioning Portal has walkthroughs on what to do.
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I had developed an iOS Application using PhoneGap Framework. It's working good and well in simulator. Now I would like to test it in real device i.e iPhone 5 with iOS 6.0. I Googled thoroughly. I have two ways: jailbreak the device (not acceptable to me) or bidding the account in Apple portal.
Is there any other way to test my device my application in real device? Is there anybody here to solve my issue?
The official way is to enter the iOS Developer Program (99$), so that you will get the possibility to create certificates and provisioning profiles required. You will also get the chance to distribute your apps through the App Store.
If you are not willing to do it, the other way is jailbreaking your device, which is basically a way to circumvent the need to use certificates for your apps. Your app would then be distributed through an alternative app store like Cydia (i.e, no Apple App Store).
A third option could be getting in touch with an iOS developer friend of yours, and ask him/her to build the app for your device, so you can install it through iTunes.
There are no other options.
You have to register for a developer certificate in Apple.Developer.Then create provisioning profiles and install it. Otherwise you cant install your app in a real device.
You can refer this link for more info
I live in New York, my client lives and works in Chicago, I'm developing IOS Apps to run on iphone and ipad for his company, and so far, I've been sending him screenshots of what the App looks like.
I do feel the need of finding a way to make it run on his iphone and ipad in order to allow him to have a look and feel of the solution and browsing it. Today I can just run on my own devices which are connected to my mac and installed when I compile from XCode...
Any ideas?
You can send him Ad Hoc builds, but I really recommend using TestFlight.
You will create adhoc builds and send it to them. You will need to get the UDID of their devices and do a special build for it. You can look at the apple documentation in the provisioning portal on how to do this.
If you don't want to bother having UDIDs or building for each device (as is the case for Ad-Hoc builds), checkout enterprise distribution. I've done it and is REALLY comfortable. I would also recommend checking out TestFlight before this, though.
I'd like to distribute my app to a beta tester (ad hoc distribution). Do they need to have the apple developer's license? Do they need a Mac? Or is it enough for them to just have iTunes?
also, is the ad hoc distribution process different for Xcode 4? I know the process for submitting it to the app store is different.
Taking your questions in order:
Beta testers don't need a developer licence.
Nor do they need a Mac.
They don't even need iTunes. (You can deploy via a link they open in Safari on the device itself.)
The process is somewhat different for Xcode 4. (It's quite a bit easier that said.) Whilst I don't like to link to off-site resources, there's a very good blog article that details ad-hoc provisioning using Xcode 4 at: http://diaryofacodemonkey.ruprect.com/2011/03/18/ad-hoc-app-distribution-with-xcode-4/
ad hoc distributin works via itunes. only the perso who makes the app needs a developer account. you will need to provision the app you make to all the devices you want it to install on. via itunes this involves the insane process of clicking on a long serial number which does not look at all clickable to reveal an even longer uuid.
not sure about xcode 4 compared to anything else. only ever used one version of xcode.
No, beta testers don't need to be registered developers.
To make beta testing of iOS apps really simple, please have a look at Hockey Framework:
https://github.com/TheRealKerni/HockeyKit
Beta testers receive their test app over the air and the Hockey Framework even informs them automatically, when a new beta update is available OTA.
Additional reading:
http://www.buzzworks.de/blog/announcing-developer-framework-hockey
http://jeffreysambells.com/posts/2010/06/22/ios-wireless-app-distribution/
No, they don't need a developer licence. Actually, if your user has iOS 4 or higher, they don't even need iTunes. You can use something like iOS Beta Builder. They do, however, need to tell you the UDID of their device. You can get that in iTunes or there are apps in the App Store that find it.
No, beta testers don't need to be approved iOS developers. You will still need to whitelist the UDID of the testers though.
I'd suggest you use Diawi to share your ad-hoc builds with beta testers wirelessly without iTunes, I've tried several solutions and I found it to be the simplest of the pack.
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Also try testflightapp.com to distribute your Adhoc builds. You can keep track of the installs and even crash logs.
P.S I don't work at testflight, but find it a lot helpful for beta testing.
My boss wants me to develop some apps and make them appear on the AppStore.
This is a very small company, he paid the iPhone developer program fee and I am responsible for the rest, I have full access to the account.
I've finished the development on my mac using the simulator. But now I have to test the app on an actual iPhone before it's submitted to the AppStore for review.
The problem is that my boss and I both do not own an iPhone and do not have much money to buy one.
My friend has one and he can test the app for me if I can provide him with a way to download and install the app (his PC has Windows XP and iTunes installed), we live far from each other so it's not feasible to borrow his iPhone and have it directly connected to my mac and run the Xcode to do the testing.
I am going to skip the Development Provisioning Profile stuff and directly jump into the distribution stage.
I would like to know whether the app file created in the distribution stage (the one to be uploaded to AppStore) can be copied into a Windows platform and have it installed on an iPhone.
I'm not sure why you want to skip that part of the process, since that's how you'll test your app on an actual device, before getting to the App Store approval process.
If you log in to the Apple iPhone Developer Center, you can click on the Provisioning Portal link to download the Program Guide.
Within this PDF, go to the sections "Assigning Apple Devices to your Team" and "Creating and Downloading Development Provisioning Profiles" to learn how to build a copy of your app that can run on test devices.
What you're looking for is ad-hoc distribution, which will allow you to hand this application, along with your provisioning profile, to your friend and have him install it in iTunes under Windows. You will need to get the device ID from him first (found in iTunes when the device is connected) to create the proper provisioning file. Apple has thorough instructions on this in the iPhone portal site.
That said, this is a terrible way to do iPhone development. First, not owning an iPhone means that you are probably not familiar with its application UI conventions and how the device behaves in day-to-day use. Things that seem like good ideas when working in the Simulator, which is a mouse-driven environment running on a nice, large monitor, turn out to be unusable on a portable device.
The device also has vastly different performance characteristics than your Mac does. Your friend may be able to point out a few things going wrong, but you really need to hook the device into your Mac and run your application while monitoring Instruments for memory consumption, CPU usage, and other parameters that might point out leaks or other subtle problems. It is for this reason that I spend days hammering on each version of my application on the device before submitting to the App Store.
If you are at all serious about iPhone development (which, judging from the line "develop some apps and make them appear on the AppStore", you are), you need to at least pick up an iPod touch for development. If college kids can pay for one to develop applications on, your company certainly can. Check eBay, where I'm sure people are offloading first-generation models for relatively cheap.
Like #Brad Larson said. Get a iPod Touch, I see some 1st gen ones on ebay for $90. Realistically if even a new iPod Touch is too much money for your employer then I'd start looking for a new job. If an employer is too broke to buy you equipment to do your job that costs less then 1 day of work for you it won't be long before they can't pay you. Been there and still trying to get back pay...
I've just made a basic Hello World app for the iPhone. Compiling and running works fine for iPhone Simulator. But now I'd like to put it on my real physical iPhone, to test it. Is there any way to do this, or do I have to pay $100, put it in the app store and download it (with the chance Apple doesn't like it and just deletes it (what happened to Google Latitude too))?
Thanks in advance.
Nope, I'll not jailbreak it.
Once you have an iPhone developer's account, you can install a provisioning profile on your iPhone which allows to deploy your own applications to it. You'll have to pay the fee to Apple, though.
No. Transfering it to any iPhone for beta testing requires access to the online iPhone Developers Portal. You'll only get in there and get to generate the certificates with a developers licence.
AFAIK you can not transfer your self-developed tool to your own iPhone. At least, that's what I've read...