Submitting App to Store

Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

To submit the app to the store, do I need to first do a build and then click the radio button that says send to the app store?

Do I need to do anything else or does it auto go to Apple?

Thanks,

Lori

#2

You will have to have a provisioning profile thats for store distribution. For Apple, you can have three types of provisioning profiles:

  1. Development

  2. Distribution: AdHoc (installing directly to device, but not with development code)

  3. Distribution: Store

You have to use the 3rd type, which means go to the Apple developer site and get into the provisioning portal. Go down to Profiles and create a new one of the 3rd type. Download it, install it into the right place (either use Xcode or do it by hand)., restart Corona and the build your app with that profile and check the button to upload it to iTunes.

Then you will have to log in to iTunes Connect and submit the app for review.

Rob

#3

What do you mean by putting it in the right place?

So, when I input all the graphics and words etc in the area to submit in Apple ITunes Connect, do I need to include the build or does Corona send that straight to Apple?  I

wasn’t sure if I did the build selecting the option to send to Apple Store and then manually put a copy of the build generated into the form in iTunes Connect.  

Thanks,

Lori

#4

It used to be very straight. You would first setup all of the screen shots and marketing text in iTunes Connect. Then you would hit a button “Prepare to Upload”. Then you could build from Corona and it would launch Application Loader and it would upload the app and submit it for you.

Now that they’ve added test flight testing services, You set up your marketing stuff and you can upload versions without having to do the  Prepare for Upload steps. Now you can upload as many versions as you want, then you pick the version you want and submit it. Now you don’t have to complete the marketing stuff to upload a version (since you might just be sharing it with testers). But once you have the marketing stuff done and you have a build uploaded that you like, then you can submit that version for review.

There should be plenty of tutorials on this since everything that happens in iTunes Connect is all Apple. We just take care of uploading the app for you so you don’t have to use Application Loader.

Rob

#5

OK.  So I set up a version in iTunes Connect and I have all my marketing and my video etc… and I just submit when I’m ready.

I set up a new provisioning file for submitting to the app store and when I do my build I use that provisioning profile.

Do I need a new certificate as well?

Should I wait to submit to the App Store until after I do the build and request Corona to submit the App?   I was thinking in case there were any snags.  I can’t believe I’m 99% finished.   :slight_smile:   

Thanks

Lori

#6

You should not need a new certificate. Sounds like you’re on the right path.

Rob

#7

Thanks Rob

#8

You will have to have a provisioning profile thats for store distribution. For Apple, you can have three types of provisioning profiles:

  1. Development

  2. Distribution: AdHoc (installing directly to device, but not with development code)

  3. Distribution: Store

You have to use the 3rd type, which means go to the Apple developer site and get into the provisioning portal. Go down to Profiles and create a new one of the 3rd type. Download it, install it into the right place (either use Xcode or do it by hand)., restart Corona and the build your app with that profile and check the button to upload it to iTunes.

Then you will have to log in to iTunes Connect and submit the app for review.

Rob

#9

What do you mean by putting it in the right place?

So, when I input all the graphics and words etc in the area to submit in Apple ITunes Connect, do I need to include the build or does Corona send that straight to Apple?  I

wasn’t sure if I did the build selecting the option to send to Apple Store and then manually put a copy of the build generated into the form in iTunes Connect.  

Thanks,

Lori

#10

It used to be very straight. You would first setup all of the screen shots and marketing text in iTunes Connect. Then you would hit a button “Prepare to Upload”. Then you could build from Corona and it would launch Application Loader and it would upload the app and submit it for you.

Now that they’ve added test flight testing services, You set up your marketing stuff and you can upload versions without having to do the  Prepare for Upload steps. Now you can upload as many versions as you want, then you pick the version you want and submit it. Now you don’t have to complete the marketing stuff to upload a version (since you might just be sharing it with testers). But once you have the marketing stuff done and you have a build uploaded that you like, then you can submit that version for review.

There should be plenty of tutorials on this since everything that happens in iTunes Connect is all Apple. We just take care of uploading the app for you so you don’t have to use Application Loader.

Rob

#11

OK.  So I set up a version in iTunes Connect and I have all my marketing and my video etc… and I just submit when I’m ready.

I set up a new provisioning file for submitting to the app store and when I do my build I use that provisioning profile.

Do I need a new certificate as well?

Should I wait to submit to the App Store until after I do the build and request Corona to submit the App?   I was thinking in case there were any snags.  I can’t believe I’m 99% finished.   :slight_smile:   

Thanks

Lori

#12

You should not need a new certificate. Sounds like you’re on the right path.

Rob

#13

Thanks Rob