Expired Apple Developer for on-device testing?

[wyldkard]

Hey all,

I used to have a Corona-based app in the App Store, but as it wasn’t making money anymore, I pulled it from the store and let my Developer account expire. I’m now thinking of tinkering with the app again, but it looks like I can’t deploy the app to a physical device without paying the $100 annual fee to Apple again. Is this correct? From my understanding, you can deploy native apps via XCode using a free Developer account, and the $100 fee is mainly to deploy to the App Store (which I currently don’t care about). Is there no workaround for Corona to do the same?

Thanks!

[jdsmedeirosbr]

Have you tried to update the version of the eu app to run on the device? maybe changing the build number when generating the build resolves, since it will not be the same file that was in the store

[pixec]

The only way to get your app to the app store is to pay the developer fee. No matter what engine or native

[wyldkard]

@jdsmedeirosbr

Have you tried to update the version of the eu app to run on the device? maybe changing the build number when generating the build resolves, since it will not be the same file that was in the store

I can’t generate a new build because I can’t create a new provisioning profile via Apple’s Developer portal, since my Apple Developer subscription expired. For native XCode apps, you can let XCode handle provisioning automatically, so you don’t need to create provisioning profiles manually, which lets you deploy on-device without a paid Developer account. I don’t seem to have that ability in Corona, though.

@pixec

The only way to get your app to the app store is to pay the developer fee. No matter what engine or native

I’m not looking to get it in the App Store, just test on-device. Right now I seem to be limited to using my app in the Simulator. If there’s a workaround for letting me test on my own device only, that would be great.

[jdsmedeirosbr]

@wyldkard

I can’t generate a new build because I can’t create a new provisioning profile via Apple’s Developer portal, since my Apple Developer subscription expired. For native XCode apps, you can let XCode handle provisioning automatically, so you don’t need to create provisioning profiles manually, which lets you deploy on-device without a paid Developer account. I don’t seem to have that ability in Corona, though.

I’m not looking to get it in the App Store, just test on-device. Right now I seem to be limited to using my app in the Simulator. If there’s a workaround for letting me test on my own device only, that would be great.

My account also expired in 2015, but my applications installed on the device I just create a basic project in xcode just for it to generate the provisioning and then I use this provisioning to generate the test build on the device.

[wyldkard]

@jdsmedeirosbr

My account also expired in 2015, but my applications installed on the device I just create a basic project in xcode just for it to generate the provisioning and then I use this provisioning to generate the test build on the device.

Thanks so much, this worked! 

[jdsmedeirosbr]

Have you tried to update the version of the eu app to run on the device? maybe changing the build number when generating the build resolves, since it will not be the same file that was in the store

[pixec]

The only way to get your app to the app store is to pay the developer fee. No matter what engine or native

[wyldkard]

@jdsmedeirosbr

Have you tried to update the version of the eu app to run on the device? maybe changing the build number when generating the build resolves, since it will not be the same file that was in the store

I can’t generate a new build because I can’t create a new provisioning profile via Apple’s Developer portal, since my Apple Developer subscription expired. For native XCode apps, you can let XCode handle provisioning automatically, so you don’t need to create provisioning profiles manually, which lets you deploy on-device without a paid Developer account. I don’t seem to have that ability in Corona, though.

@pixec

The only way to get your app to the app store is to pay the developer fee. No matter what engine or native

I’m not looking to get it in the App Store, just test on-device. Right now I seem to be limited to using my app in the Simulator. If there’s a workaround for letting me test on my own device only, that would be great.

[jdsmedeirosbr]

@wyldkard

I can’t generate a new build because I can’t create a new provisioning profile via Apple’s Developer portal, since my Apple Developer subscription expired. For native XCode apps, you can let XCode handle provisioning automatically, so you don’t need to create provisioning profiles manually, which lets you deploy on-device without a paid Developer account. I don’t seem to have that ability in Corona, though.

I’m not looking to get it in the App Store, just test on-device. Right now I seem to be limited to using my app in the Simulator. If there’s a workaround for letting me test on my own device only, that would be great.

My account also expired in 2015, but my applications installed on the device I just create a basic project in xcode just for it to generate the provisioning and then I use this provisioning to generate the test build on the device.

[wyldkard]

@jdsmedeirosbr

My account also expired in 2015, but my applications installed on the device I just create a basic project in xcode just for it to generate the provisioning and then I use this provisioning to generate the test build on the device.

Thanks so much, this worked!