Updated Apple iOS app originally in xCode with Corona SDK

[john.cressman]

We originally outsourced our app to a vendor and they wrote it in native C# for iOS and we published it - I did the actual publishing and it was a BEAST trying to figure out all the steps.

Long story short… we weren’t happy with them so I was tasked to re-write the app in Corona SDK so we can have one version to update that we can publish for Android AND iOS.  BUT… I’m unsure how to publish the Corona version as an update for the old xCode version.

I need to create a test-able version of the Corona app for the project leader’s iphone so he can test it… then once that’s complete, I need to publish it as an updated version to the existing app.

It seems like this has lots to do with certificates and provisioning profiles but that seems like such an non-intuitive, twistedly weaved web.

I’m really a newbie with the Apple Developer world so any help or advice would be appreciated.  

[bjsorrentino]

Hi John,

Well, when testing for iOS, you can build either “AdHoc” or “Development” versions of the app via Corona, and then if the associated provisioning profile contains your team leader’s device ID, he/she should be able to test it on that device. Of course, getting it all set up is more complex than that, but basically it’s all outlined here:

http://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/distribution/iOSBuild/index.html

Be sure to read through and understand the entire guide, and if you go about setting things up, do NOT skip any steps (and when you complete a step, check that everything appears correct before moving on). This is one of those processes where, if you do one thing wrong, it can potentially de-rail the entire act.

Take care,

Brent

[john.cressman]

Thanks… do you know, will I be able to update the xCode app I created with the the Corona version?

[cublah]

@john.cressman

Thanks… do you know, will I be able to update the xCode app I created with the the Corona version?

As long as you use the same provisioning profile that you did on the Xcode version it will be ok.

[bjsorrentino]

Hi John,

Well, when testing for iOS, you can build either “AdHoc” or “Development” versions of the app via Corona, and then if the associated provisioning profile contains your team leader’s device ID, he/she should be able to test it on that device. Of course, getting it all set up is more complex than that, but basically it’s all outlined here:

http://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/distribution/iOSBuild/index.html

Be sure to read through and understand the entire guide, and if you go about setting things up, do NOT skip any steps (and when you complete a step, check that everything appears correct before moving on). This is one of those processes where, if you do one thing wrong, it can potentially de-rail the entire act.

Take care,

Brent

[john.cressman]

Thanks… do you know, will I be able to update the xCode app I created with the the Corona version?

[cublah]

@john.cressman

Thanks… do you know, will I be able to update the xCode app I created with the the Corona version?

As long as you use the same provisioning profile that you did on the Xcode version it will be ok.