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Sparrow iOS Game Framework Beginner's Guide

By : Johannes Stein
Book Image

Sparrow iOS Game Framework Beginner's Guide

By: Johannes Stein

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Sparrow iOS Game Framework Beginner's Guide
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Afterword
Index

Getting word out to potential testers


Distributing to potential testers can be a daunting task. First, we would need to get the Unique Device Identifier (UDID) of each and every test device. We would then need to compile a special build that is restricted to only run on the devices whose UDID we provide in the provisioning profile used in the build. We would then need to send this special build to these testers, which they need to install using iTunes. After the beta testers have installed the application, we don't have any insight on how long they actually used the application and if the application crashes, they need to sync their device with iTunes and search for the crash report on the hard drive and send it to the developer. It's much better for the application to crash in the hand of beta testers than in the hands of actual customers.

For a long time, TestFlight has provided an easy solution for both collecting UDIDs and installing apps on your tester's devices. TestFlight provides...