The Apple Appstore publishing process

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

How does the process work from building an app in the Corona SDK to publishing it to the Apple Appstore? [import]uid: 24111 topic_id: 7857 reply_id: 307857[/import]

#2

Are you familiar with certificates and provisioning profiles? If not it will be a long answer, but if so;

  1. Write your app
  2. Build your app
  3. Create your app’s profile in iTunes connect
  4. Upload your app using App Loader (Apple’s uploading tool)
  5. Wait between 5 to 10 days to go into review
  6. Wait between 1 and 3 days to get reviewed
  7. If approved, appear on the store within a couple of hours.

Make sense? :slight_smile:

Peach Pellen [import]uid: 10144 topic_id: 7857 reply_id: 27942[/import]

#3

But how does the process work between the corona sdk and xcode? [import]uid: 24111 topic_id: 7857 reply_id: 27945[/import]

#4

Xcode isn’t involved in any way you need to worry about; you have the latest version on your Mac and you have your provisioning profile installed, then Corona will use that when you compile. [import]uid: 10144 topic_id: 7857 reply_id: 28054[/import]

#5

The pass 4 (4. Upload your app using App Loader (Apple’s uploading tool)) change with xcode 4. Organize in xcode 4 make the upload. How this work now? [import]uid: 57791 topic_id: 7857 reply_id: 63369[/import]

#6

Hello everybody,

Im using xcode 4.2.
XCode 4.2 use organize to submit app, not App Loader.
How I can submit an app to review?

Thx

Claudio [import]uid: 57791 topic_id: 7857 reply_id: 63564[/import]

#7

When you build for device using a distribution profile, Corona SDK should offer you to upload the file. If iTunes Connect is set to accept the upload, Corona should launch the App Loader for you. You shouldn’t have to go into Xcode at all.
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#8

As Rob said you can select “Upload” from Corona when the build is finished OR you can simply click “OK” and then launch Application Loader and upload from there.

You should already have it on your computer and can find it by typing “Application Loader” into Spotlight.

Peach :slight_smile: [import]uid: 52491 topic_id: 7857 reply_id: 63706[/import]