How to upload IPA file to new testflight?

Question

I have my app first version released in app store. Currently I'm working on the second version, earlier i was used Test flight for importing IPA file for testers. But for now They are shutdown and moved into iTunes Store. So my doubts regarding new methods are:

1. How to upload test builds (IPA)
2. I need to import many test builds to attain stable one. Is that possible here?
   like as test flight
3. Shall I need to change version number of test build each and every time?
4. Since i have already released version 1, Is it possible to use same name for test build?

Answer 1

React Native Case Using Expo:

In Xcode 9.3 go to:

Xcode > Open Developer Tool > Application Loader

1. Log in with your AppleID.*

2. Now you can import and upload your .ipa file to iTunesConnect.*

Keywords: react-native, expo, .ipa, testFlight, Apple Store, Standalone, iOS

Answer 2

1.) In Xcode Product -> Archive and then submit to itunesconnect. (as if you submit it for a new release)

2.) yes, no problem. All new uploaded builds are "prerelease". When you'd like to submit it to the AppStore you choose one of the prerelease-builds.

3.) no, I keep the same version number for all new builds but I increase the build number (you can do that automatically by adding a new run script build phase:

buildNumber=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print CFBundleVersion"  "${PROJECT_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_FILE}")
buildNumber=$(($buildNumber + 1))
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :CFBundleVersion $buildNumber" "${PROJECT_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_FILE}"

)

4.) yes, just increase the version number to 1.1 and upload it with the same bundle identifier.

Edit: Screenshot

Answer 3

React Native Case Using Expo:

In Xcode 11 you'll need to upload the IPA file using command line :

$ xcrun altool --upload-app --type ios --file <IPA_FILE_THAT_YOU_HAVE_UPLOAD_FROM_EXPO_BUILD> --username "YOUR_APPLE_ID_USER" --password "YOUR_ITMC_PASSWORD"

Example:

$ xcrun altool --upload-app --type ios --file demo-app-1d7ce261-c1ef-47e2-8925-02828bb73418-archive.ipa --username "claudioxyz@gmail.com" --password "tcxp-wwzq-ujse-decv"

NOTE:

The YOUR_APPLE_ID_USER , usually, is your iCloud email that you use to log in your Apple-Developer-Account.

The YOUR_ITMC_PASSWORD is NOT the password of your iCloud account. You have to generate it at https://appleid.apple.com/account/manage page:

Answer 4

Apple stopped for using Testflight directly as it was before.

So now you have to upload build to iTunesConnect and make it enable for Testflight Testing .

You can refer document for that from here and here .