How to install cordova(phonegap) ios app to device via cli and not via xcode

Question

I am trying to create a simple project with last phonegap version:

$ phonegap create my-project
$ phonegap build ios
$ phonegap install ios

All works perfectly and I see emulator with my simple application.

But I can't find documentation on how to run my application on device (iphone, for example) and not on a simulator.

All documentation by cordova / phonegap based on examples with cordova's template for xcode. But last cordova's version don't have template for xcode and all that I need - cli, if I understand correctly?

I already registered as IOS developer and I have a valid iPhone development certificate. When I connect my device - I can see it in xcode and I can run native application on my device. But only via xcode.

I will be grateful to any advice.

Answer 1

If the cordova app builds and runs on the simulator, try running cordova run ios --device

This worked for me, when before it was only hitting the simulator.

Alternatively, if that STILL doesn't work for you, when you run codova build ios , to just build the app, you could use itunes to sync the generated .app file in <project_folder>/platforms/ios/build/device/AppName.app

Answer 2

There is an Apple CLI tool canned xcodebuild , as well as this wrapper around it by Facebook. I'd suggest trying out either that or look at the build-in xcodebuild shipped with xcode.

Hopefully one of them will work.

• https://github.com/facebook/xctool
• https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/xcodebuild.1.html

Answer 3

如果您使用Cordova CLI，您应该能够这样做：cordova run ios