Types of profiles
- Development - deploy to an iPhone via XCode
- Adhoc - deploy via testflightapp.com
- Appstore - only used for submitting to the app store
Requirements
What | Dev | Adhoc | Appstore |
---|---|---|---|
CSR file | √ | √ | |
Device UDIDs | √ | √ | |
Developers list | √ |
Obtaining a CSR file
Needed for Adhoc & Appstore builds.
- Open Keychain Access.app
- Keychain Access menu -> Certificate Assistant menu -> Request a
certificate…
- User email address is your email
- Common name is your name
- CA Email address is blank
- Request is Saved to disk
Get the .cer
files
Needed for Adhoc & Appstore builds.
- in the iOS dev portal, go to Certificates, and download the certificate.
Install it on the dev machine.
Obtaining device UDIDs
Needed for Dev and Adhoc builds.
- via iTunes: http://whatsmyudid.com
- via XCode: cmd+shift+2 (Organizer), Devices
For developers
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Using a provisioning profile
No need to use .mobileprovision
files since XCode 5.
- Open the
*.mobileprovision
file using Finder - XCode Project -> Build settings tab -> Code signing section ->
Provisioning Profile section
- Set Debug to the development profile
- Set Release to the ad-hoc profile
Building an .ipa (Adhoc or Appstore)
- In the toolbar, select “iOS Device” as the target
- Product menu -> Archive
- In the Organizer (Cmd+Shift+2) -> Archives tab -> Distribute… button