How do I get the p12 key for iOS so i can install my app on my Iphone to test it?

Question

This is not exactly a programming question and please move this to the right place or refer me right but this community has always been able to help me and I am sure someone else will have some use of the hopefully good answers this can deliver so I'll give it a shot.

How can I make an .p12 certificate which Phonegap needs to make my web app to an iOS app? I followed the Phoneapp documentation but that didn't get me anywhere and all the material on this question goes from 2012-2014 and no one knows how to make this p12 key and register it or associate it to your developer account with Apple. Do I really need to pay 100$ a year just to get this certificate?! This is madness... Am I the only one who thinks this way? I found no one who stood against this. I tolerate these costs in case I got a finished product to distribute, but I want to make this key just to see how my app looks on my iPhone and paying this is insane. Google's APK are free, how can hobby programmers be still so dominant on the app store?

Can I install an app on my iPhone without this certificate?

Answer 1

If you follow the steps outlined in https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/206123/xcode-7-develop-for-ios-without-developer-account

Once you generate your Certificate it should show up in Keychain. From keychain you can export a p12.

More info at https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/IDEs/Conceptual/AppDistributionGuide/MaintainingCertificates/MaintainingCertificates.html

Answer 2

No, you can't. If you want to use Push Notification services than you must to enroll Apple Developer Program. (or You can try local notification.)