How do you install the app on your devices?

Solar2D iOS
#1

Before Xcode 6, I used to just drag app that corona generates on the device view xcode organizer. Now the organizer has only the apps you build via xcode. I found that you can double click an IPA to open it with iTunes and install in on a device when you synch it with iTunes but that is just a lot of things to do to test a build. 

So my question is, how are you installing corona apps on the test devices?

#2

You can also do this via iTunes http://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/distribution/iOSBuild/index.html#installapp

#3

We use Testflight as it is so easy to manage tester, comments, etc.

#4

With Xcode 6, under “Window” there is an option “Devices”.  This is something that used to be on Organizer.  You can get to it with SHIFT-CMD-2.  Click on your device and then you should have an Applications option.  I don’t have a device tethered in to get the exact wording.  There will be a small  + / - that you can use to Add and Delete an app.

Rob

#5

Thanks Rob, that’s exactly what I was looking for!

#6

I experienced an error yesterday when I updated to Xcode 6 and iOS8 when I put my app on deleted my app on the phone then reloaded                                        the application. It didn’t have the score file.txt in the documents folder why is this and how do I fix it. When I uploaded the app on a different computer that was not updated to Xcode 6 it worked. 

Is there a way I can put the score file.txt in the document folder? Or…?

#7

File located in the system.DocumentsDirectory are never installed with the app.  It’s the app’s responsibility to create that file if it does not exist, ergo, it’s your responsibility to do that.  When you delete an app (either from the device or from Xcode),  all files in system.DocumentsDirectory are removed with it.  This allows apps to get a fresh start.  If you don’t want that cleared, don’t delete the app, just overwrite it.

But again, you should make sure you code handles the initial creation of the file since it cannot be “installed” as part of installing the app.

Rob

#8

You can also do this via iTunes http://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/distribution/iOSBuild/index.html#installapp

#9

We use Testflight as it is so easy to manage tester, comments, etc.

#10

With Xcode 6, under “Window” there is an option “Devices”.  This is something that used to be on Organizer.  You can get to it with SHIFT-CMD-2.  Click on your device and then you should have an Applications option.  I don’t have a device tethered in to get the exact wording.  There will be a small  + / - that you can use to Add and Delete an app.

Rob

#11

Thanks Rob, that’s exactly what I was looking for!

#12

I experienced an error yesterday when I updated to Xcode 6 and iOS8 when I put my app on deleted my app on the phone then reloaded                                        the application. It didn’t have the score file.txt in the documents folder why is this and how do I fix it. When I uploaded the app on a different computer that was not updated to Xcode 6 it worked. 

Is there a way I can put the score file.txt in the document folder? Or…?

#13

File located in the system.DocumentsDirectory are never installed with the app.  It’s the app’s responsibility to create that file if it does not exist, ergo, it’s your responsibility to do that.  When you delete an app (either from the device or from Xcode),  all files in system.DocumentsDirectory are removed with it.  This allows apps to get a fresh start.  If you don’t want that cleared, don’t delete the app, just overwrite it.

But again, you should make sure you code handles the initial creation of the file since it cannot be “installed” as part of installing the app.

Rob