How to check iphone application at a remote location

Question

I created an application for the iPhone. I don’t have an iPhone, and I want to test the application on my friend’s iPhone, which is far from me. How can I check it on my iPhone?

When I searched on Google, he told me that you need to have a device with you. Can I send a wrapper and send the application to a remote location and get tested from there? I also have an Apple ID and a license.

Answer 1

Yes, with a tool like TestFlight , you can check if your work is working on the device. Thus, it is good for acceptance tests, but never for the technical operation of the application.

But when it comes to really testing the device, it is not. You must perform performance testing on the device. Also, you cannot use the debugger if it is not connected to your development machine.

If you are developing an iOS device for iOS.

Answer 2

Perhaps check out the test flight:

https://testflightapp.com/

I used it in the past for the same scenario as you

Answer 3

If you are only looking for a way to transfer ipa to someone else, the best simple solution for this would be http://www.diawi.com/ or https://appsendr.com

Get the target UDID of the device and add it to your test list. Create your IPA, drag it to the site above, Done.

No need to register or anything like that.

I like appsendr better because of the small application that they provide.

Allows you to drag and drop IPA to the toolbar and have the ipa URL directly in your clipboard after downloading it.

Answer 4

You must have the device yourself for testing before publishing anything on the App Store. Testing in a simulator is not the same as testing on a device.

At developer.apple.com, you'll need to create an Ad Hoc distribution profile. You will also need to add all the devices for which you want to run the application to this profile. Once you have a profile and you installed it in Xcode, you can run the Archive assembly and sign it with the distribution profile. After that, you can select the archive and click "Distribute ..." to generate the .ipa file.

Once you have this .ipa file, you can use a site, such as testflightapp.com, to distribute the application to test devices. (you can also just send it by email ;-))