How to share windows 8 app with clients

Question

I am making a windows 8 app for one of our clients. How can i share the app with them so that they can install it on their windows 8 phone and test it.

I tried sharing the xmp file, but when they try to install the app it says "Not a company app". I do have a windows dev company account with me, but not able to figure out how to get the app installed on my clients windows 8 phone.

Please help.

Answer 1

There are a few options to "ad-hoc" distribute your alpha/beta version:

• Company app distribution for Windows Phone to read more about this option visit this link

• You can publish the app to the Marketplace using the Hide from users browsing or searching the Store so it will be private, only users with a link will be able to access it

• you can use the Beta app distribution (i believe there is a limit of few thousand users using a beta version, 10000 maybe? you have to add email addresses of users manually)

• Windows Intune for Direct Management of Windows Phone devices . You can "distribute applications to users in either of the following ways: External link or Software installer
  Details on MSDN