test iPhone app without an iPhone

Question

I've been sent an iPhone app package (.zip file) that I would like to test. The app is not yet available in the app store and I don't own an iPhone. What are my options for testing this app? I can probably get my hands on a Mac (with some difficulty), but ideally I'm looking for a way of running the app under windows/Linux.

I was hoping to find a website that would allow me to upload the package, and I could then test the app in a browser, but haven't found anything like this so far.

Answer 1

You try what you want, the app code will not run on any other platform then an iOS device.

The best option is the get the source code so you can run the app on a Mac with Xcode and the iOS simulator. But this is no real replacement for device testing.

Also be aware that iOS ad-hoc app arre linked to device and can there not be installed on device which are not in the profile with which the app is build. The devices are identified by there UDID.

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The app you linked is indeed an ARM only binnary and can only be installed on devices that are in the profile used to build the app.

Festivals.ie: Mach-O executable arm

I also took a look at the app bundle and it seems that the app is native, there for you can not simply extract any thing an present it as a webpage. There is no known app to HTML tool available.

Answer 2

In order to test an iOS app the developer of the app must add your UDID to his Member Center under devices. Without that limit everyone could share apps around the globe with no real use for the appstore.

There's no way for you to test it, even if you'll get a Mac and an iPhone.

Answer 3

如果不是iPhone，则可以在iPad或IOS模拟器上对其进行测试...根本没有其他方法可以...