Hello…
I have an app almost ready, but I would like to test it on a real iPad.
Could someone tell me please,
How can I upload, or copy, or put (I don’t know the correct term)
my app in the real iPad?
I have an iPad and the cable.
I have a Mac OS X, version 10.7.5
My app runs really nice in the simulator, so I want to try it on the iPad.
Thanks
Victor
Hi Victor,
This process is somewhat complicated (even for veteran developers, occasionally), but you’ll have to work through it eventually. I’ve tried to explain it in the most “simple” way possible, here in the recently-updated guide:
http://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/distribution/iOSBuild/index.html
Please read through the entire thing, follow every step carefully, and confirm that every step is done properly. One little issue can prevent the entire process from working, so it’s crucial that you check, double-check, and even triple-check every step. 
Regards,
Brent
Thank you Brent.
1.-
Log in to the iOS Dev Center with your Apple Developer credentials. – Done!
Navigate to the Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles dashboard and click on Certificates. It should link to a screen containing this: – That’s it!
I can only do the first step. I don’t see Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles, anywhere.
Do I have to pay the $99.00 first?
and if so…
How do I do that?
Victor
Go here:
https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/index.action
Yes, you will have to pay Apple their $99 + tax before you can do this.
I though making an app was difficult, but not this much difficult!
–Certificates – I have 2
iOS Development
iOS Distribution
–Identifiers – I have 1
App IDs – Piano For Kids and the ID
– Devices – I have 1, my iPad
Name of the iPad and the very long “UDID” 7ed88hfyr675hf74hkeget ke tr really long
– Provisioning Profiles – I have 2
Piano For Kids App Store
Piano for kids Profile
The are all active, I paid already $106.47 to apple store, now what is next?
I want to see the app in my real iPad. Please help me out.
Victor
You need two profiles, an AdHoc for testing and a Distribution for uploading to apple. I can’t tell from above which ones you created (there is a 3rd “Development” one, which I rarely use.
Once you have a provisioning profile that is tied to your certificate, appID and has your device added, you need to download it and install it.
See: http://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/distribution/iOSBuild/index.html
on how to do all of that.
Thanks Rob.
IT WORKS!!! yes!!! I have my app in the real iPad. Yuuupiiiii…
Now I’m going to spend the whole week end celebrating my first app.
I will test every button, and show it to people, so they can give suggestions in how to make it better.
Thank you guys, all of you for helping me.
After 3 months of work, today is a happy day!
Thanks
Victor
Great to hear Victor! The process sometimes causes trouble even for veteran developers, but you went through it easily.
Congratulations, you’re obviously learning Corona very quickly.
Brent
Thanks.
Now the next and final, step.
How to summit the app to apple for approval.
And if they don’t approve it, do they tell you why?
Victor
Yes, they tell you why. Sometimes it can be cryptic. Some times they provide screen shots. Sometimes you may have to click on a link to go to their “Resolution Center” where there are more details.
My first submission passed and I was tickled. There was a lot of worry and stress about being rejected and when it wasn’t there was jubilation. Of course, you will get rejected at some point and when you get that email you’re heart will sink, but then you find out it’s usually fixable and you fix it, re-submit it and things are good.
The Apple app screeners are not Ogres. They have a tough job to do and it’s a job the community appreciates. Once you are good with the fact that they are doing you a favor life is good.
In fact, my update to Omniblaster got rejected this week because I was donating some of its sales to a charity, but Apple dosn’t permit that now, so I had to make a change to the meta data and resubmit the meta data, and I was up a few hours later.
I wish I could make the anxieties that come with your first few submissions go away. Just be aware, they will go away the more comfortable you become with the process.
Woo Hoo!
Thank you Rob, for sharing your story with me.
I’ll do whatever it takes to have my app in the store.
Now How do I summit the app?
Victor
Hi Victor,
This process is somewhat complicated (even for veteran developers, occasionally), but you’ll have to work through it eventually. I’ve tried to explain it in the most “simple” way possible, here in the recently-updated guide:
http://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/distribution/iOSBuild/index.html
Please read through the entire thing, follow every step carefully, and confirm that every step is done properly. One little issue can prevent the entire process from working, so it’s crucial that you check, double-check, and even triple-check every step.
Regards,
Brent
Thank you Brent.
1.-
Log in to the iOS Dev Center with your Apple Developer credentials. – Done!
Navigate to the Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles dashboard and click on Certificates. It should link to a screen containing this: – That’s it!
I can only do the first step. I don’t see Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles, anywhere.
Do I have to pay the $99.00 first?
and if so…
How do I do that?
Victor
Go here:
https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/index.action
Yes, you will have to pay Apple their $99 + tax before you can do this.
I though making an app was difficult, but not this much difficult!
–Certificates – I have 2
iOS Development
iOS Distribution
–Identifiers – I have 1
App IDs – Piano For Kids and the ID
– Devices – I have 1, my iPad
Name of the iPad and the very long “UDID” 7ed88hfyr675hf74hkeget ke tr really long
– Provisioning Profiles – I have 2
Piano For Kids App Store
Piano for kids Profile
The are all active, I paid already $106.47 to apple store, now what is next?
I want to see the app in my real iPad. Please help me out.
Victor
You need two profiles, an AdHoc for testing and a Distribution for uploading to apple. I can’t tell from above which ones you created (there is a 3rd “Development” one, which I rarely use.
Once you have a provisioning profile that is tied to your certificate, appID and has your device added, you need to download it and install it.
See: http://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/distribution/iOSBuild/index.html
on how to do all of that.
Thanks Rob.
IT WORKS!!! yes!!! I have my app in the real iPad. Yuuupiiiii…
Now I’m going to spend the whole week end celebrating my first app.
I will test every button, and show it to people, so they can give suggestions in how to make it better.
Thank you guys, all of you for helping me.
After 3 months of work, today is a happy day!
Thanks
Victor
Great to hear Victor! The process sometimes causes trouble even for veteran developers, but you went through it easily.
Congratulations, you’re obviously learning Corona very quickly.
Brent
Thanks.
Now the next and final, step.
How to summit the app to apple for approval.
And if they don’t approve it, do they tell you why?
Victor