How to distribute iPad application using special methods

Question

I am working on a productive application for 5 members of the company. I myself installed the application on iPads before sending. Now, how do I send updated versions of the application?

The Apple website says that ad hoc distribution can be done via email or from a web server, but so far I can’t find anything that explains how the application is installed on the iPad. Has anyone done this or knows how to do it? I believe that some actions on the part of the end user are necessary, which could be a braking point ...

I correctly understood that the application will work until the provisioning profile on the device expires and then is useless?

Thanks Steve

Answer 1

You can distribute the custom assembly along with the training profile, which contains the user UDIDs by email, on the website, however you want to. The tester simply transfers the certificate and application to iTunes and synchronizes.

If the provisioning profile expires for the user, simply generate a new one and distribute it along with the new application assembly.

Answer 2

Usually, when you distribute applications using a special method, when viewing the application in the iTunes interface, the image of the application is not displayed. However, if you put a copy of the 512 × 512-pixel PNG of your icon in your application suite and name it iTunesArtwork without a file extension, it will be used by iTunes.

To deploy the application to your users using the ad hoc method, you need to create a distribution certificate, register any devices that you plan to use, and create an ad hoc Provision profile in the iPhone developer portal.

Answer 3

I have not tried this yet, but bookmarked it because it looks interesting: http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2010/12/apple-best-kept-secret-how-to-do-ad-hoc -installs.php

Hope this helps!

Answer 4

If you use a CI server, I have a quick slide deck and some supporting files for my system , which uses Hudson to automate the build process, as well as deploy an application to install OTA. The end result - when I transfer something to SVN, my clients receive an email in a few minutes with a link that directly installs a new application on their phone.

If you do not have this infrastructure (or you do not want to use it as a project), I have heard about http://testflightapp.com/ things, although I cannot say that I used them myself.