Generation and use of IOS. IPA files

Generation and use of IOS. IPA files

If you want to do the IOS the application is loaded into its own IOS tested on the device, or installed in someone else's IOS device, or you want to publish to App Store To sign the app first. A certificate is required for signing, which requires the process of applying for a certificate.

To put your own application in the device, there are several main ways:

① ios The device is connected to the computer so that it can be selected in the upper left corner of the xcode run ios device. This is mainly used to test the program on the real machine. The prerequisite is xcode profile that contains this device information. Span class= "S4".

② use Xcode to package the application in Ad Hoc mode, export the IPA file, and then use the tools such as ITunes install the app on your iOS device. The profile file used in this way is the Ad Hoc type and contains information for the specified device. The exported IPA file can also be installed only on the specified device.

③ publish the app to the app Store , and someone else will be able to download and install it when it's approved by Apple.

The next main thing is to install the app in the second way:

1. Use product- Archive Packaging compression, this process to use the real machine, can not use the simulator.

2. Find the product directory under the project directory, then show in Finder to find the Xxx.app file

3. Drag the Xxx.app directly into itunes to generate the. IPA package

4. Then when the device is plugged in and the sync is complete, click on the phone logo

5. Click the App to install it. Click to install

Generation and use of IOS. IPA files