Can you beta test to different Ipads without a mac?

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

Hello,

My nephew, my brother and I are working on a new App. My nephew is building the App on his Mac. I do not have a mac, but I have an Ipad. I’ve done a lot of searching through these forums but I see no way to get the beta version of the app to my Ipad without releasing it to the APP store or by buying a mac.

Is there anyway to get that app to my Ipad without going down either of these roads?

Is there a “Beta” option in the App store?

Thanks!

Arthur [import]uid: 125260 topic_id: 21584 reply_id: 321584[/import]

#2

Yes, there is a way.
It involves creating an ad-hoc build using ad-hoc provisioning profile, which is something your nephew should do on his mac, assuming that he has already joined iOS developer program ( the $99/year subscription). Ad-hoc is used to distribute test builds to a number of devices ( max 100 devices per one iOS developer account ).
Your newphew will also need a iOS subscription for corona ( iOS or PRO ) in order to build ad-hoc distributables.
Once you have ad-hoc distributable, you basically install it to your iPad using iTunes.

If you’d like to go without corona subscription, it is still possible if your nephew adds your iPad to his developer account as a development device. But this will require that you physically go there and connect your iPad to his mac.

All the above are just quick guidelines, probably confusing. Each of the topics above is quite extensive but at least you know it’s possible and you have some keywords to search for details…

Hope this helps :slight_smile:
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#3

No problems, use this free and professional service, works like a charm!

www.testflightapp.com

I am using this for my corona projects and my beta testers or developers just installs the app directly in the browser. No struggle with ad-hoc solutions :slight_smile:
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#4

Thanks everyone for your help! I really appreciate it!

Regards,

Arthur [import]uid: 125260 topic_id: 21584 reply_id: 86103[/import]