Check if application updates work without going to the App Store

Question

I have an application already in the store and you want to release an update. Since my application deals with databases, and I had to change some of its parts, I would like to make sure that this update does not affect the existing functionality in any way after updating by the user from the App Store.

I did this - install the first version of my application on my device. The update version in info.plist to version 1.1 has been changed and run it through xcode (and install on my device). But what happens when doing this, some of the changes I made for XIB are not displayed. It looks like the app has only been updated (if you know what I mean)

Is there a way to update an existing application programmatically without having to go through the application store, and then find out that this can lead to disaster ?!

Thanks for any help!

Answer 1

I would double check your build configuration. Between creating two versions of the application, I would recommend “Clear All” just to be safe. The process you described works to check for updates. The only alternative I can come up with is to create Ad-hoc distributions of both versions of your application and install them.