As a result of Apple's mechanism, installing the application on a non-jailbroken machine must pass the official AppStore, the developer has developed the application after the upload AppStore, also needs to pass the audit and so on. Appcan as a platform for the development of a cross-mainstream platform, but also to the IPA package upload appstore support. This article from three processes to introduce how to implement Appcan online compilation of IPA package, and upload to Apple AppStore. I. Export of certificates 1.1, pre-work first you need to have an Apple developer account, a Mac system. If you do not have an account you can open http://developer.apple.com/to apply for Apple developer program. Pay $99 per year, how to apply online has a detailed introduction, not much to do in this introduction.
If you already have an IDP, open http://developer.apple.com/and log in to Apple Membercenter, see
After logging in you can see the following interface, listing some of the tools you need to develop, support, itunes app management and other content.
Select the second item: Ios provisioning Portal, enter, all certificates related are done here. 1.2, apply for AppID on the left to select the App IDs, we first create a AppID, for the program to be published to AppStore, there is a unique AppID, the following will list all your current AppID
We click on the new App ID in the top right corner
There are two items that you need to fill out yourself:
The first description, to describe your appid, this casually fill, no restrictions;
The second bundle Identifier (App ID Suffix), this is your appid suffix, this needs to be careful, because this content and your program directly related, many places to use, preferably Com.yourcompany.yourappname format, of course, no company name of the individual developer, the second can be used in your own English name or pinyin, such as
appcan.cn Online IPA Package compilation needs to fill in the Iapp IDs is the second thing you enter
After completing the submit, for example, you can see the Appid:ebook AppID we have generated. To support push services and icould, etc. can also be configured here:
1.3, apply for publishing certificate 1.3.1, create a certificate request file here you need a Mac system. The following is a snow leopard system, for example, the other version is not very big difference.
First open the application-? utility-Keychain Access (key CHAIN), in the Certificate assistant, select "Request a certificate from a certification authority", such as
In the interface shown, your email address: Fill in your application for IDP email address, common name, default is OK, CA empty, choose Storage to disk, click "Continue":
Choose a location to save, such as choosing a desktop
Next click Finish, you can see that your desktop has more than one Certificatesigningrequest.certsigningrequest certificate request file. 1.3.2, install WWDR certificate continue to login to your member CENTER, select the left side of the certificates item, you can see that it has four options on the right, we select distribution, click on the click here for download now .
After the download is complete, double-click the installation, after the installation is successful, you can see this intermediate certificate under the certificate in your keychain. 1.3.3, request a publishing certificate OK, now to request a real publishing certificate, or on this page, click Request Certificate
This page tells you how to generate a publishing certificate, click "Choose File" below, select the certificate request file you created in the first step, then click "Submit"
Ok. Now you have a certificate can be downloaded, such as (Can not download please refresh the page)
1.3.4, install and export click "Download" To download the certificate you generated, double-click Install after download, if you have the following prompt, select Login,ok
Then look at your keychain, there should be the following line of the iphone distribution certificate, note that this certificate has a small triangle can be clicked, expanded to have a corresponding key. If you do not have this key, then please check the above step to do wrong.
Now that the release certificate has been installed, we select this certificate, right click, select, Export "xxxxxxx", as
Give me a name for the certificate you want to export, select a location to save, and note that the information exchange file saved as P12
Enter your password, and you will be asked to enter your system password later if your Mac system has a password.
Now you have the P12 file you need to publish your program.
appcan.cn Online IPA Package Compile the DISTRIBUTION.P12 that you need to upload is the publishing certificate you exported, certificate password is the password that was filled in when the certificate was exported. 1.4. Generate a provisioning file on the left to select the provisioning option, and select distribution in the same subkey on the right to generate a published prepare file
Select New profile, in the first method, select AppStore;
Profile name, this random, the app ID below, select the AppID we created when we started, this must be the same. Submitted after confirmation.
Wait a few seconds, provisioning can download, click Download, download. We got a xxxxxx.mobileprovision.
appcan.cn Online IPA package compilation need to upload distribution.mobileprovision is the file you generated
Now that the preparation of our certificate is done, we have a appid, a p12 format certificate file, a provisioning file. Second, appcan.cn online IPA package compilation According to the process of the production of certificates and P12 files, developers can correspond to a mixed, so as to generate a AppStore can upload the IPA package, the process is as follows:
Appcan Online Packaging Method (non-IDE packaging), users need to build an app to choose to build the iOS platform, check the pop-up window,
You will need to fill in the eligibility information for uploading an Apple developer's published application (please refer to the export of the certificate for details) and confirm the submission. Be sure to fill in the correct or the package will fail.
After uploading the relevant qualification information, "Note" The submission of the file package is used to upload to the Apple AppStore use can not be installed directly to the mobile phone test
Q: How do I upload to AppStore after the package is successful?
A: Download the. IPA file locally and change the file suffix. IPA is. zip. (Please refer to the IPA package submission Apple AppStore)
Q: How do I install the test on my jailbreak phone after packaging is complete?
a:1, download the. IPA file locally, change the file suffix. IPA to. zip and unzip the package,
2. Create New payload folder,
3. Unzip the folder inside the ZIP package into the payload folder.
4. Compress the payload folder to. zip file package, change the. zip suffix to. IPA
5. Install to mobile phone
After jumping out of the installation package can be installed directly to the jailbreak mobile phone three, IPA package submitted to Apple AppStore through Appcan online and the developer certificate mixed, the generated IPA package (suffix. IPA to. zip) can be uploaded to the Apple AppStore, the following is the operation Flow 3.1, Create a program in itunes This section continues with the Snow Leopard system as an example
Open https://itunesconnect.apple.com/(can also be found in Membercenter) select "Manage Your Applications"
Click "Add New App".
Fill out the form below.
Default language,
AppName
SKU number, which is the identity of your own program, click on the "? "There are instructions
Bundle ID: This can be selected and must be consistent with the AppID you apply for the certificate. Otherwise it will fail to upload.
After filling out, click "Continue"
This page sets the program's effective time and price, after selecting, click "Continue"
The page needs to fill in some program information, note "Review notes (optional)" This option is a description of the Apple Review program, if your program needs to log in to use, to provide a user name and password here, if you have some features of the program is very obscure, You can provide the steps here, which is what Apple's review people are looking at and won't show in AppStore.
The page is a description of some ratings, select as needed
Here is metadata, this may be important, note that keywords, the more you set up your program will be found more chances. Large app icon This requires a 512x512 icon. Screenshots is a screen or descriptive picture.
When done, create an app, click "View Detail" and select "Ready to Upload Binary". At this point your app shows a yellow wait for upload, which means you can upload your binary code.
3.2, upload the program upload program please find application Uploader tool under your Mac system, can not find the download here. xcode4.x integrates the tool into Xcode.
After installing the tool under Mac, run, if it is the first time, you may need to log in with your own IDP account (will be saved in the keychain later), log in will automatically check if you have to wait for the upload status of the app, select your create a good app, such as
Click on the "Next" button
Click "Choose" button, select the IPA package you compiled from the Appcan online, modify the. IPA suffix to. zip, do not open the contents of the modified package (including adding and deleting files such as resource pictures), otherwise it will fail to upload.
Click "Send" button, wait for upload, upload completed, open itunesconnect, this time your program status changed to "Upload received", the program into the first step of Apple audit. The first step is to audit a few minutes to several hours. After the first step of the audit, the program status changed to "Wait for review", at this time the program entered the status of waiting for human audit, about 4 days to 2 weeks is the state, until the queue to your program, the program into the "in Review" state, if your program does not have the content of the problem, Comply with the Apple audit standards, then the audit success, your program's status changed to green "ready for Sale", if the audit failed, the program status changed to Red "rejected" upload process failed every step of the apple will email you, or you can in resolution Center for detailed failure information.
You can find it in the AppStore when your program becomes a "ready for sale" state. This concludes the upload. You'll be able to find your app in AppStore with your iOS device.
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