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I’m trying to create an app under MobiOne but im not building for the Apple store. I’m building for a business app. With that being said I want to setup my Apple Mini pad to test on it and once that clears testing I need to distribute this to my customer. I have already registered my device and now am ready to download my test app. I’m having problems understanding what types of certificate I need to incorporate into the MobiOne build application. Any help through this process would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Jeffrey,
You can find the steps to build your app with test purposes here:
iOS Application Provisioning Requirements
Building an iOS ApplicationYou might want to consider the fact that you cannot distribute a native apple app yourself, other than for testing purposes and you will need to register every device and include them in your ad hoc provisioning profile. General distribution will require the app to be in the app store. If you want to distribute an app yourself just create a mobile web application and host it yourself. You can also host native android apps but they are better placed in Google Play for auto updating purposes. There is no approval process for apps on Google Play so easier to publish there.
I do understand this process. I need this off the Apple store because of the business I’m working with. But I’m a little mixed up on the directions from iOS Application Provisioning Requirements. If I look under certificates the do not show distributions under certificates. That is only shown under provisional profile.
Jeffrey,
Back to your original question and Octavio’s follow about how to get started deploying an ios app to your device and testing. Were you successful building and installing your app using using an adhoc profile?
@stickleback’s info about iOS app distribution models should also be accounted in your overall strategy. Based on who your customer is you have different options and constraints for deployment. You will not be able to distribute to arbitrary anonymous users other than through the itunes appstore. If your are building the app as a contractor for a 3rd party who will distribute to its employees apple has an enterprise developer program that may apply. There is a 3rd option known as the business store that you can distribute to limited community of customers (but there is an hook from apple to make that happen).
From reading the Genuitec document pertaining to this,it says I should be under certificates and then pick Distribution but that doesn’t show up in Certificates. It shows up in provisioning profiles. So i’m confused to which one is correct.
If I’m reading this wrong please let me know. I reading the doc he provided me with the link.
For your question on installing and editing on my device, it didn’t install at all fact it just opened it up. I did use the ModiOne build program for the ISO.
You should have a certificates for both development and distribution as well as provisioning files for development and distribution. If you don’t you can easily add one. I believe its on the top right hand side, but not positive as I don’t have it up right now.
As Cincy describes you can create either a developer or an ad hoc distribution certificate for using in installing and testing your mobione apps on your local devices.
Is the problem that you don’t understand how to create a certificate and provision profile? If yes, some persons have used http://www.appstoreuploader.com and had Kyle create their files for a small fee.
@support-wayne wrote:
As Cincy describes you can create either a developer or an ad hoc distribution certificate for using in installing and testing your mobione apps on your local devices.
Is the problem that you don’t understand how to create a certificate and provision profile? If yes, some persons have used http://www.appstoreuploader.com and had Kyle create their files for a small fee.
I think because I’m reading both ModiOne info and Apple breakdown I am getting confused.
Plus the last time I downloaded the link file for my App sent to my email, I used my Ipad Mini and it didn’t install the app,just opened it up.
So that is concerning and confusing me too.Don’t know whether this will help, but a WebApp – built with the cloud button on the M1 toolbar – sends a link that allows the WebApp to be opened in your device browser, you then need to save this to desktop – on mobile Safari this is done via the ‘export’ button a rectangle with an arrow curving out of it.
On the other hand a native App – built with the hammer icon on the M1 toolbar – gives a link which again opens in the browser, but which directly invites you to install the App.
