Xamarin Ios App Distribution

While the apple developer portal has gone through some changes over the years the hassle of profiles and certificates hasn t been simplified.

Xamarin ios app distribution. How to release your xamarin app for ios. The best use case for ad hoc distribution is distribution within a company when itunes connect is not an option. Click the continue button and enter a name for the new distribution profile.

Xamarin ios applications can be user tested via ad hoc distribution which is available on both the apple developer program and the apple developer enterprise program and allows up to 100 ios devices to be tested. Add distribute to your start method to start app center distribute service. Xamarin ios applications can be user tested via ad hoc distribution which is available on both the apple developer program and the apple developer enterprise program and allows up to 100 ios devices to be tested.

So basically its a way of registering your xamarin ios app to apple and ensure the uniqueness of your app. Open the project s appdelegate cs file and add the start call inside the finishedlaunching method. We have signed this app using a development profile and tested in couple of test devices as well.

Have your app s icons and launch screens ready. Right now we are trying to modify the app by adding a custom url scheme and updated the app version. Appcenter start your xamarin ios app secret typeof distribute.

I won t write about the process as xamarin has fine write up on what you need to get these in created for in house distribution. Click the continue button and select the ios devices that the xamarin ios application will be allowed to run on. Have an ios app distribution certificate.

Make sure that you ve covered apple s guidelines for releasing an app on the app store. Proprietary apps can be distributed in house previously called enterprise through the apple developer enterprise program which offers the following benefits. If you ve deployed ios apps you know the drill.