I have published an Windows phone 7 application to marketplace through Private Beta Test option.
But when the beta tester try to install it, get error message that it is not allowed because the application is not available to her country.
I do not find how to configure a worldwide distribution in Private Beta Test option.
Is this possible?
If not, what options I have to publish the app for testers with phones connected to different countries?
There are a few things to check before concluding that something is really wrong:
How long did you wait since receiving the "beta is now available" e-mail? It might take up to 24 hours before it is actually downloadable
Have you tried putting the zune link in a different format? ie. http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=xxxx
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VS 2015, Xamarin Forms, PCL.
I can attach my Android phone by cable, and install to it. I can run "Local Machine" on my windows 10 development machine and test there. I want to give a copy of the UWP project to someone else to test with (on Windows 10 desktop). This is a new application, not in any stores, so...how to do this? Can it be done without using store distribution, and if so, can someone tell me how to do this, or point me to a link that documents this?
You could create package (like for publishing to store) and then with PowerShell install it on another PC. Packaging UWP apps
You can limit the distribution of an app to only a certain group of testers, without first publishing a submission that's broadly available, you can use the same app submission process as any app you submit. To allow only certain people to get the app free of charge, and prevent other customers from seeing its listing or downloading it - read more about Beta testing and targeted distribution
I configured Closed Alpha Testing with one developer account and uploaded an APK.
After some hours the application has been published to market but if I use the Opt-In url with the phone with the developer account I get:
App not available
A beta version of this app hasn't been published yet or isn't available on this account.
As I used the closed beta methos in teory I haven't to do anything more, have I?
Does anyone used closed beta testing and had similar problem?
You can not test your in app billing implementation with a device that has your publisher account signed in. You should test the application with the device that has the testing account that you might have setup in your closed Aplha testing.
I want to publish a app which in company specific, i.e it requires company login and serves only company specific information.
How do i publish it to windows phone dev center so that it is available only to company's employees and not to general public for download? It it possible?
You currently have 3 options:
1. Beta distibution
Advantages:
Secure (only authorized people can install the app)
Downsides:
Limited to 90 days
2. Targeted Application Distribution
Targeted Application Distribution is the process of releasing your
application through App Hub while keeping it hidden on Windows Phone
Marketplace. You can send the link to your application to a targeted
set of users. Only those users who have the link to the application
can install it.
Advantages:
No time limit
Downsides:
Not very secure (anyone would be able to install the application with the link)
3. Company app distribution
Windows Phone 8 enables companies to publish and distribute Windows
Phone apps directly to their employees or other users, bypassing the
Windows Phone Store. Users can install apps published by their company
only after they enroll their phones for app distribution from their
company, and only users that are enrolled for app distribution from
the company can install the company apps.
Advantages:
Secure
No time limit
Downsides:
Windows Phone 8 only
Regarding #2 you can still require a login so even if someone happens to guess your app's guid, they won't really be able to use the app. Note though that the person certifying the app will need a test-account to get it to the store.
3 is really your solution (will only cost you $299 for a company certificate + $99 store registration that you will still need even though you don't use the store directly). This session covers the details on this: http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2012/2-014
Yesterday I saw a Website of a Company which has a test version of their iPhone App downloadable for everybody from their website.
Since I am an Apple Developer, I know that you need the UDID of the target device to declare it as a test device, because you have to code sign it to the device.
When I have downloaded the file, it was a normal App file from Xcode. I dragged it to iTunes and from there to my Device, and what do you suppose happened?
Yes; it worked on my Device!! ;-)
I have not jail-broken my device and the app Works on any device I have tried it on without add the devices to any Developer Account...
Does anybody know how to do this???
How can I distribute an app to any device by email or web download without adding test device UDIDs to my account to work on any phone???
Thanks.
The company could either have distributed it as a source code (which can be run by anyone with a developer's account) or by a link to the app store
You can either do one of two things to distribute an app Adhoc:
1 . As a normal App developer you add devices UDIDs separately to the developer portal.
or
2 . Create a company Adhoc developer's account (which costs extra money and DOESN'T allow you to post to the app store (but that also requires UDIDs))
Alternatively you can post it on the app store and distribute it via that method.
Due to code signing only jailbroken devices may run unsigned apps (or apps not signed for them)
I'd love to know how they do that. I do the next best thing: I use testflightapp.com to distribute my apps. It does require UDIDs but easily collects them, and deployment to those users is one touch after building/uploading. There is also a feedback API that I find quite handy.
My country has no access to the WP7 MarketPlace but i want to know if i can still at least develop apps for my own WP7 Device or at least directly install it on other devices that i have access to..
Thanks
You can still develop applications for the countries that do have a WP7 MarketPlace and you can add your applications to an unlocked device without needing access to the MarketPlace by using the Application Deployment tool, which is part of the Windows Phone7 Development Tools. In order to unlock your phone, you will need to create an account on the App Hub and register as a developer.
Here is a response I have seen on other forums that appears useful;
Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone - http://www.microsoft.com/express/Phone/
As for installing on other devices, I'm not sure how that would work. I believe the way Windows7 works is different to the typically CAB file installation on Windows6 (Mobile) downward
My country (the Netherlands) also has no marketplace yet.
If you buy a WP7 developer license you can still unlock your phone and use it to develop applications regardsless. You can even publish your app on the marketplace for alll countries that have it. But you couldn't download it from that marketplace yourself...
(A developer licese allows you to unlock up to three phones regardless of the liveID used on them, I have currently unlocked two of my collegues as well and I can use the webinterface to revoke this without needing their phone)
What you can also do is create a seperate live_id with a country that does have a marketplace and use that as the root liveID for your phone. In that case you could download your own app providing it is either free or you can somehow pay in that country (ie prepaid us creditcard). Unfortunately because it has to be the primary ID you will have to reset your phone and you will still need a Wp7 dev account.
I went through all these hoops myself
i found a site called www.yallaapps.com that can take care of those of us without access to the marketplace.
You should check the Windows Phone Developer Blog.
There have been some changes regarding this issue.
This blog post from ms team offer an alternative for publishing apps via Global Publisher Program.