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8) Set the child field of code signing identity to the ad hoc distribution profile you created (if you haven't already, you can add the profile to xcode by double clicking it, xcode will do the rest of the work)
9) Before you build make sure to "Build > Clean all Targets" to ensure it builds properly
10) Send the .app file and the ad hoc distribution profile to the person that will be installing the app.
What do u mean if it does not work? What do I do after building
Well the method worked for me but you never know....
After you build it your done. You send the .app and the ad hoc profile to the person thats gonna install it. They drag the two files into the itunes library pane. sync and go
modified the end of the tutorial to include a link for instructions to install the app once its been built
God damnit! I can't deal with all this! None of this crap is working, and I don't want to screw up something I JUST paid 100 dollars to get. im 13 years old and that kind of money is a lot for me. In your tutorial you skipped like 5 steps which I can't figure out and Ive basically completely screwed up my project.
One more issue. I tried for days to get Ad Hoc distribution working with devices other than my own and kept getting the error "entitlements are not valid". I did everything that was recommended on every blog and forum, but, nobody else could install the app on their device but me. I finally found the fix in the comments of a blog. So if all else fails when trying to have others (that are on PCs) try to install it follow these steps after a successful build.
"I ONLY get ad-hoc build to work by making a Payload directory, copying my app in there (all in Finder!) and then right-clicking an compressing the payload dir and renaming the file to Something.ipa.
I tried writing scripts to automate this post ad-hoc build but I always had problems with that (signing issues)"
I then proceeded to walk over with a USB drive to the people who needed to test and viola it worked! Hope this keeps someone else from wasting days of their lives on stupid non-issues!
Thanks. How long does the provision remain valid in your experience?
The distribution provision should last a year. I heard a couple of rumblings about it being changed to 6 months though. I've been working on apps for my company though, so I started out using my account to develop and then switched over to the company account to distribute and get it off my account. So, I've only run into the developer provision expirations which frustratingly happen every 90 days.
I want to test my app using a self-signed certificate without the Apple Developer Program in a jailbreak iPhone. I'm in the begining of the deployment, and I don't want to pay to Apple now for the program.
Unofficial Ad Hoc Distribution Guide / Tutorial
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