Testing app project on iphone device

Question

I want to know if it's possible to test your app proj on a apple device without submitting the app. Something like plugging in your iPhone with USB cable and run the test app there.

I want to try testing out UIImagePicker camera function but I read that it will require a device that have a camera and that the simulator will not work.

I tried google for alternative way, but I cant seem to find any solution. Can anyone guide me to the right direction of how I should approach this method? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Certainly you can, and in fact must, test on actual iOS devices before submitting your app to the app store. There are a few issues that can crop up in development (although substantially less nowadays) that you don't see in the simulator. Occasionally you'll also find a bug that only shows up on one kind of device (3GS) and not another (4S)

You need to provision your device for development mode. This will require paying $99/year to apple for the iOS Developer Program. There is plenty of documentation for how to do this within the developer site:

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/ToolsLanguages/Conceptual/YourFirstAppStoreSubmission/TestYourApponManyDevicesandiOSVersions/TestYourApponManyDevicesandiOSVersions.html

Answer 2

You can do so if you purchase an app developer license. Then you can build and push as many apps as you can store to your device. It costs $99/year for an individual license