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Is it possible to test your iPhone app on Xcode, not on the simulator, but on your actual phone before releasing it on the app store.

rmaddy
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Riaz Qureshi
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  • please go thru [this](https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/IDEs/Conceptual/AppDistributionGuide/LaunchingYourApponDevices/LaunchingYourApponDevices.html) – Smile Dec 22 '15 at 16:20
  • If u have the code for the app, then yes, else no!!! – Teja Nandamuri Dec 22 '15 at 16:21
  • Is this really a question? Doesn't it seem likely that most apps are tested on real devices before being submitted to the App Store? – rmaddy Dec 22 '15 at 16:22
  • I haven't tried for a while, but it used to just be a question of connecting your phone to the computer and selecting it as the target in XCode. – molbdnilo Dec 22 '15 at 16:25
  • So if you have the Xcode project ready to go, can you run it on the phone? – Riaz Qureshi Dec 22 '15 at 16:25

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Yes, but you must have an apple developer account which is $99 a year. Once you have it, you can hook it up to xcode and you will be allowed to run apps on your phone

https://developer.apple.com/programs/

Update: according to @seb, the paid account is no longer needed for personal testing, which seems to be backed up here:

https://developer.apple.com/support/compare-memberships/ A good resource for starting developers. I'd look at the above link for information on the different programs.

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Yes, you can test your app on iPhone. You need an Apple developer account. It costs $99 per year. Once you have it, you can test your app on your iPhone device and upload the app to itunesconnect. Go through Apple's Documentation below.

Apple docs

skrrgwasme
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That's not correct. With the new Xcode edit: 7 (not Xcode 9) it is possible to test your code directly on your device without having a developer account.

seb
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  • Can someone verify this? – Riaz Qureshi Dec 22 '15 at 17:10
  • Just trust me or google it – seb Dec 22 '15 at 17:13
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    That was the big news on the last WWDC. No need to verify. Only problem is that the free developer accounts are well hidden on Apple's website. They probably think if you are not clever enough to find it, then you shouldn't be trying to write iOS apps :-) – gnasher729 Dec 22 '15 at 17:18