A distribution mechanism in Apple's iOS Developer Program.
Questions tagged [ad-hoc-distribution]
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Xcode Product -> Archive disabled
I have been archiving for ad hoc distribution fine for many months and suddenly today I cannot do so as the Archive menu item is disabled. I have not changed anything. I went through the provisioning setup for the project and it looks ok.
My Ad Hoc…
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Xcode : failed to get the task for process
This is for an existing app that compiled and distributed multiple times. Since updating to Xcode 5 I have this error popping.
I have my developers profile selected in the Code Signing for debug.
Deleted the Derived Data a few times.
Quit a few…
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What are the differences between Provisioning Profiles?
What is the difference between a development provisioning profile and an ad hoc provisioning profile?
Couldn't we always use the ad hoc profile for everything but the store?
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How to create ipa in xcode 6 without Apple Developer account?
Need to generate .ipa file for Ad-Hoc distribution. Client has provided only certificates, private keys and provisioning profiles which were enough to create .ipa till Xcode 5. But in Xcode 6.1 when I export as Save For Ad Hoc Deployment it gives…
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Ad Hoc distribution for beta testing xcode 4.3
After following the great tutorials from http://www.raywenderlich.com/ on how to submit your app to the app store from square one I started planning my beta test program.
I'm not going to get into details of everything that wen well but of what I'm…
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Getting info from .ips crash report file
I’ve tested my app on iPhone 5 and 4s. And then I sent my app to tester, he has 5s iPhone. Everything was ok. After sometime, when I added some features to app, I sent him another version, but now he says that it crashes on launch. On my devices…
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How should I understand "Save for Development Deployment" in Xcode for iOS app?
In Xcode 7.0 or above,when we archive the project and want to export the archive file as .ipa file,we have the four options:
We have a new option:"Save for Development Deployment".
I don't know what's the difference between "Save for Ad Hoc…
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iOS In App Purchase: test a real purchase without submitting to Apple
I implemented in app purchase in my iOS app and I want to do a real test (not a sandbox) before submitting this new version to Apple
Of course, the current version of the app (in the App Store) was validated with a product
So, I archived the app…
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Difference: Ad Hoc distribution and Developmental distribution
I am in process of creating my first app and have some confusion over Ad Hoc provisioning profile and Development Provisioning profile. I understand that this question is asked before this but needed some clarification and confirmation.
Looking at…
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How many iOS Ad Hoc distibution certificates can be created? Limit for certificates?
Can anybody please shed some light on how many iOS Ad-Hoc & Development certificates are allowed by Apple? For both Enterprise and non-Enterprise accounts. Any official links will help.
Thanks
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Make Ad-hoc builds in Xcode 6 without signing in to developer account
Before Xcode 6, it was sufficient to provide only a *.p12 certificate and *.mobileprovision file to Xcode in order to export an *.ipa file for Ad Hoc builds.
Xcode 6 opens the Organizer as usual when the archive is ready, but when I press the…
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What is the difference between ad hoc distribution and app store distribution in ios
I am new in iPhone development. I have a little idea about app_store distribution. My questions are
what is the need for ad hoc distribution in ios application distribution?
2)Is any other license needed for ad hoc distribution from Apple?
if…
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Xcode 6 enterprise distribution not working
I am using my company provided enterprise distribution profile (I donot have the userid/password to create the distribution profile) to distribute application. Recently I have upgraded from xcode 5.1 to 6. Since then I am unable to export ipa file.…
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Share my iPhone app for testing
I'm writing a new iPhone app and want to share it with a couple of friends for testing and general feedback and sign-off. Is there a way I can do that?
They are located in a different state, and they don't have a Mac either.
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XCode 6 and Ad-Hoc distribution without XC: provisioning
Yesterday I've downloaded Xcode 6 and now I have got a problem I can't solve. In my member center I've got valid certificate and ad-hoc provisioning (distribution). Till yesterday, in Xcode 5 if I wanted to add my .ipa to TestFlight I was using…
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