how can i create a provisional build and then send it to my work colleague so they can view it on their iphone?
I have there udid number if that helps
Add the udid to your devices in the provisioning portal, then generate a new provisioning profile that contains that device. Use the profile to build an adhoc distribution in XCode and send the resulting app with a copy of the provisioning profile to your client. They will drag both into itunes and will be able to install the app on said device.
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I having apple developer account also I already created iOS Certificate and provisional profile. Now, I am planing to publishing my second application, here do I need to create new iOS Certificate (Dev/ Prod) and Provisional Profile (Dev/Prod)?
Yes you do, different app requires different provisioning profiles
The previous iOS certificate will work but for every new application, you need to create a new App ID and then new provisional profiles.
We are in the process of submitting an iphone app to the app store. We've tested it using an adhoc distribution provisioning profile, however I was wondering if I need to create a separate provisioning profile for the app store.
On the distribution tab in the provisioning area, it enables me to create a distribution provision profile for the app store. Do I need to build the app with that in order to submit it?
Ad hoc would will not work. For me dealing the certificates and provisioning profiles is a very annoying experience.
This is what I needed to do to submit an app:
In Developer under iOS Provisioning Portal I needed to generate 4 certificates and download the WWDR intermediate certificate to be able to submit my app to the App Store:
Under Developer Certificate section (link) generate a Developer Certificate. Also Make sure that you have the WWDR intermediate certificate installed, if in doubt download it from there.
Under Developer Certificate section (link) generate a Distribution Certificate (This is not that will show up in Xcode!)
Under Provisioning section (link) generate a Development Provisioning profile certificate
Under Provisioning section (link)generate a Distribution Provisioning profile. THIS WILL SHOW UP IN XCODE AS A DISTRIBUTION CERTIFICATE!
After that I was able to select the iPhone distribution profile generated at 4. Also make sure that your target and project settings are the same.
I hope it helps
Yes, the adhoc will not work, you need to rebuild / archive with the profile made for distribution app store
Back in 2009, I did use my ad hoc provisioning profile to submit the app to the store:)
But looks like things have changed since then. I guess the answers say it will not work because the application validators detect this?
I have developed an iphone app for a client. Can I code sign app against the appstore distribution provisioning profile generated from my apple developer account, send it to the client & let him submit it to apple itunes from his apple developer account?
As i learned from my experience, this is not possible. You need to have the provisioning profile generated from the same developer account which you want to use to publish to the appstore.
Basically yes, but look into the xcode 4 archive organizer. You can share an archive with another Xcode. From there it seems to be possibe to do a re-signing. Since your client must use anyway his xcode for submitting to the AppStore, this might be a way to go.
So I'm not that familiar with the process of Provisioning profiles and certificates.
Currently I have one app I'm developing that I can upload to my device.
Now, for testing reasons, I want to write a very simple app and to upload it to my device as well. The thing is, is that I don't want to configure another app in iTunes connect and provisioning profiles, so I thought maybe it's possible just to change the bundle identifier of the second app to be the same as the first.
However, in XCode I get the following error :
"Code Sign error: The identity 'iPhone Developer' doesn't match any identity in any profile"
Any way to make this happen?
If you set the bundle identifier of the 2nd app to be the same as the 1st, the 2nd app will replace the 1st one on your phone.
If you want the ability to have both apps installed at the same time, you need a new app id.
But you don't want to create a new app id for each test project.
The idea is to recreate the Team provisioning profile available for the Company developer program (I guess you subscribed to the individual developer program).
Create a new app id with bundle identifier set to *
Create the provisioning profile associated to this app id
Download and install this generic provisioning profile
With this wildcard profile, you will be able to install any test application.
Please request a certificate to apple through your paid developer account, generate a provisioning profile and install this in mac as well as in your device. then choose your provisioning profile and build and run your app through this provision.then it will install in device. There are details in developer.apple.com regarding to this. If you feels confusion please mail me sandeep.kniit#gmail.com. i will reply you asap.
I'm developing a iPhone app and need to send it to my client. In turn, my client will distribute it to many other people for end-user testing.
What kind of Provisioning Profile, Certificate, or Code Signing will accomplish this task? I've heard something about Ad Hoc certificates; is an Ad Hoc certificate relevant for this task?
Yes, ad hoc is exactly what you need for massive end user beta testings.
There is a very thorough and comprehensive tutorial about this, right from Apple. Log into your iOS dev center account ==>> iOS Provisioning Portal ==>> Distribution ==>> Prepare App
Yes, at this point the Ad-Hoc distribution certificate is what you are looking for. The Ad-Hoc certificate allows you to build your app to run on a predetermined list of devices. There are a couple big caveats though:
You need the UDID of every device you want the app to run on.
The user needs to install the provisioning profile for the app as well as the device manually. It's a simple case of dragging and dropping to iTunes - but we're dealing with normal people here... Not programmers.
To Create One: You add all the UDIDs for testing to iTunes Connect and then create a new ad-hoc distrubution profile and certificate. Build your app with the new certificate and the users should be good to go.
What I recommend: TestFlight
Testflight allows you to simplify this process immensely. You just build a normal debug IPA and then put it on TestFlight. They have their own global provisioning profile the users install and run the app with. It's as seamless as mass testing on iPhone can be (Granted, that's not a high bar).
Good luck :)
Note that Ad Hoc certificates are no longer used in the new Apple TestFlight. Testers are no longer added via UUID.
Test Flight builds now require an App Store Distribution Provisioning Profile. The portal does not allow UUIDs to be added to this type of provisioning profile.
Instead, add "Internal Testers" via iTunes Connect:
Internal testers are iTunes Connect users with the Admin or Technical role. They can be added in Users and Roles.
After adding a user, be sure to click on their name and flip the "Internal Tester" switch.
Then, go to App > Prerelease > Internal Testers and invite them to the build.
You can create ad-hoc testing certificates. Your client won't be able to distribute it to "many other people" though. You'll have to know all their device UDIDs and you'll have to add them to your provisioning profile. Remember you can only add upto 100 devices to your account.