获得证书和私钥对是否需要注册Apple Developer程序？

Question

I am in the process of learning to write apps in swift for iOS. I want to generate an ipa file with xcode to test on a phone.

(1) Is it absolutely necessary to have a certificate and private key pair in order to generate the ipa? If not, how can I do it?

(2) If the answer to (1) is yes, is it necessary to join the Apple Developer program. If not, how can I get a certificate and private key pair without an Apple Developer account?

Answer 1

Yes. You absolutely need Apple Developer Certificate to create ipa file. You can either test it with test-flight or iTunes or diawi, but to generate an ipa you must need a developer account.

While start learning, it is not must. But when you enter the stage of testing push notifications or publish for Beta-testing, you MUST need developer account