On Apr 13, 2012, at 9:22 PM, The Rhythmic wrote:
Am a newbie to iOS Programming. I have put together a simple app and want to share with my friends to test it, using testflightapp.com . I haven't yet registered for the iOS Developer Program (planning to do it in a day or two).
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Can I test using TestFlight "without" having registered for the Developer Program?
Only if yes to the above, it makes sense to ask the following:
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In XCode 4.2, I don't see how to create Entitlements (I have REALLY broken my head on this and also google'd and looked up almost every link that came up!). Someone says XCOde version 4.2 doesn't need 'entitlements'. So, how then do I do create IPA with Xcode 4.2?
Welcome to hell.
You need to have a device plugged in to your Mac to create the IPA. If you do not have a device plugged in to your Mac, Archive will be forever gray. But first, to deploy to a device at all, you need a dev license.
The command you need is Archive (naturally, sarcasm intended) under the Product menu. Once you have created an archive, you then go to the Organizer, select Archives and click Share. From there, you can decide if you want to distribute for Enterprise or Ad Hoc. If you don't have an Enterprise license, (more than 99 bucks), then you you're left with only one option.
From what I have learned (and I could be wrong), you're probably going to simply want to take your friend's iPod/iPhone/iPad, plug it in to your Mac, wait until it mounts and shows up in the Organizer, then click on it in the Organizer and on the right, select "Use for Development" and wait while Xcode does things for you.
To the best of my knowledge, you CAN NOT email someone an app, or host it on a non configured browser. If you are doing Ad Hoc, you can add the app to iTunes and sync devices.
An Enterprise license may be required to do any distribution over a configured http server. I've only done it with Enterprise and it's also a pain. Dunno if you can distribute apps off of an http server without the Enterprise license, but I think not.