I am using xcode to develop a prototype application. Nothing too fancy, just slide effects and other simple gestures. Mostly moving images around the screen.
I can preview the app on my laptop using ios simulator, but how do I take the prototype to the iPad for a more realistic view?
Thank you
First, you need to join a paid iOS Developer Program or, if possible, the iOS University Program.
Then, you will have to create and install provisioning profiles using the steps in this documentation.
After that, you can test on iOS devices the same way you test on the Simulator.
Edit
Alleviate the need to go to the iOS Provisioning Portal every time you want to add a device to your provisioning profile by using automatic provisioning.
An easier way to install provisioning profiles is to let Xcode manage them for you. See the paragraph "To provision a device automatically for development" in this guide for more information.
This process requires a developer account with Apple - and you have to go through the Provisioning Portal to setup your provisioning profile. Apple recently came up with a great getting started guide:
https://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/gettingstarted/
Read the section on "Installing and Testing Apps on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch".
Related
I'm trying to develop a cross-platform app using xamarin forms and mac-in-cloud. Specifically with ios, I'm trying to set-up automatic provisioning since I originally got the error when debugging: >Could not find any available provisioning profile for (app name).iOS on iOS
So, after researching into the issue I put my apple developer acct info in, and when trying to use automatic provisioning. I get an error under Team: >There were errors in the data supplied. Please correct and re-submit. There are no current IOS devices on this team matching the provided device IDs.
Now, following the research rabbit hole, I go to the apple developer portal, try and register device, select macOS, insert Hardware UUID of mac mini into device ID, so on. And no change to error(s).
Question time, am I setting it up completely wrong? Other (older) articles/forums suggest linking an ios device via itunes, however, that seems counterproductive to my objective. Anyways, any help would be greatly appreciated. Apologies for any naiveté.
What are you trying to develop with the mac? Is it a iOS (iPhone) app? If so you can just use the simulator on the mac, and the mac does not need to be registered.
Try manual provisioning in VS
Signing Identity > Development (your name)
Provisioning profile > probably will be vs (something)
Also in VS go to Preferences > Apple Developer Accounts > make sure your account is listed. Then on the right hand side, click 'View Details' then 'Download all profiles'
Restarting VS or the mac may also help.
I am trying to run my first WatchKit application on Apple Watch (watchOS 7) from latest XCode (12.0).
I can select emulator as a destinantion, but I have no idea how to add my real watch to the list, so I can start testing on a real device.
I have iCloud account, and it seemed sufficient to run iPhone applications, but not Apple Watch.
How do I make it work?
Ok, I am not the sharpest tool in the shed.
Apart from assigning a proper Team to the Project, make sure you have your iPhone (to which the Apple Watch is paired) connected to your Mac via cable.
The "connect your iPhone using cable" was not thet obvious to me. I assumed it got the device from iCloud account.
I have an app with development certificates and provisioning profile and I need that to be installed in
a customer device.
I don't have UDID of the device that customer is trying out.
I would like to solve this problem without disturbing customer of asking his UDID and all.
You have to add UDID in provisioning profile and sign the app with that so that you can run it on the device.
Speaking of development provisioning profile.
You have to install the development provisioning profile in the device then only you can run the app in the development device.
Use for Development was removed from Xcode in Xcode 6 and later. It is no longer possible to do this for devices using Xcode 6 or later, even with the Devices page
Try going to Window->Devices. You should see your attached device in the list so right click on the device and select Show Provisioning Profiles.It will show a window where you can add your profile.
Using Xcode 4.5.2 and building for iOS4 or newer, I get this message when building for my device (iOS 6.0.1 on 4s). I dismiss the dialog then relaunch the app on my device which seems to work. I am newer to iOS development, so I aplogize in advance if this is a silly question.
Thank you in advance for your help.
My issue was using Distribution provisioning profile for signing the app, once I made a development provisioning profile, the app installed and ran on iPhone just fine.
The answer seems to be "you need to fix your provisioning profile", but can happen for several reasons, as indicated by other answers on here.
In my case, I hadn't added a new device to an existing developer provisioning profile, so I just re-created the profile with the new device, and it worked!
In my case happens all time I add a new device ID then update the provision profile, download and "install it on Xcode 5".
To fix this:
Go to Xcode>Preferences>Account Tab>Select Apple ID>View
Details>Refresh Button (Bottom left corner).
Reinitiate Xcode.
Start again the app, you will be able to test the app in the device.
Here's what my situation was and how I solved the problem:
I had been running the app from Xcode to my phone and all was fine
I switched to a different code signing identity (I had to change the bundle name also to match)
I ran the app to my phone and got the error. The app would install, but not open.
Did a bunch of stuff like Clean, close n open Xcode; delete the app from the phone. All to no good effect.
SOLUTION: turned the phone off n on.
Coincidence? I think not. :-)
XCode 6:
Just create provisioning profile for development and assing it to Project -> Build settings -> Provisioning profile
For upload you have to change provisioning profile for Distribution profile.
I am having a heck of a time trying to get this to work. At this point, I am only trying to create little test apps in xcode and "build and run" them on xcode-not on my phone.
I have a provisioning profile for my phone in the xcode organizer, but that is the only one I have.
Do I also need a separate provisioning profile for the desktop sdk?
You don't need provisioning profiles for developing on iphone simulator.
If you also want to develop on your device, first register the device when creating the provisioning profile, then upload the provisioning profile to your device.
Apple's documentation is pretty clear and easy to follow on this issue.
Good luck.
Edit: 1- You need provisioning for developing on the device, thats why it gives you a provisioning error when you try running with -iphone device xxx.
2-The blank white screen on the simulator has nothing to do with provisioning, you succeded to run your code on the simulator, but either your code does nothing or you did not link your uiwindow to your views
3-Base sdk defines that dropdown menu on the topleft. If you select iphone 3.1.2 as base sdk in project settings, you can only see simulator/device 3.1.2 on the dropdown menu, if you select 2.0 as your base sdk you will see device/simulator 2.0,2.1,2.2.1,3.0,3.1.2,... on the dropdown menu. Since you selected 3.1.2 as base sdk you don't see earlier versions on the dropdown menu.
You don't need provisioning profiles to run an app in the simulator, if that's what you mean. Just make sure you're Build-and-Go-ing for a simulator - iPhone Simulator 3.0, say - and you should be good to go.