In this recipe, we will learn how to create a bundle of our app. We will be able to send this bundle to beta testers so that they can test it on their devices.
To create an ad hoc distribution bundle, make sure you have created an App ID on the iOS Provisioning Portal for your app.
The process of creating ad hoc provisioning profiles is similar to the process of creating development distribution profiles. The following steps will guide you through the process:
Create a distribution certificate. For distributing apps to various devices that are not connected to your Mac, but also for submitting to the App Store, you need a distribution certificate to be installed. Follow the same steps described in the previous recipe for creating a developer certificate. This time though, select App Store and Ad-Hoc under the Production section when adding a new certificate. All the other required steps are the same.
Create a distribution provisioning...