Run ipa on device without cable and not with TestFlight?

Question

Is it possible to distribute IPA to device without TestFlight , and not via cable? I have a new MacBook Pro with usb-c and an iPhone. Hard to get company set up TestFlight . Any idea how to test on device?

Answer 1

Yes. Ad-Hoc OTA is the way to go.

On developer.apple.com:

1. navigate to your account & login
2. click Certificates, IDs & Profiles in the side menu on the left
3. on the left, find Devices & click +
4. register multiple devices by uploading a spreadsheet including the UDIDs and names of the devices
5. follow the steps to finalize the registration process

You might need to wait 24 hours; I found, it sometimes takes really long for the changes to take effect.

Inside Xcode:

1. prep: open Xcode settings, accounts, your account and then re-download all the profiles and certificates
2. archive the product
3. open the Organizer window and find the archive you've just created
4. click Distribute App
5. choose Ad-Hoc
6. make sure to have include manifest for OTA installation enabled
7. follow the steps
8. finally, click export and choose a location to save the files

Upload all the files (icons, .plist & .ipa) to your server. Note that the server needs to be https , this is mandatory. If your's isn't, upload it to Dropbox or some other cloud service. If you're using Dropbox, make sure to replace www.dropbox.com with dl.dropboxusercontent.com .

Manifest

1. open the manifest.plist file and insert all the new urls
   • again, for dropbox: replace www.dropbox.com with dl.dropboxusercontent.com
2. upload the manifest plist to a secure server.

Link:

itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/YourURLHere/manifest.plist

Answer 2

You can try Diawi for Development & In-house Apps Wireless Installations

It will require the target devices to be registered into the signed provisioning profile that will be distributed with

Answer 3

For me Fabric is an excellent tool. You can check it out here . I often distribute ad-hoc builds using this. It simply sends the app install link in an email and you can open the email from your iOS device and install the build right away.