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iOS Wireless App Distribution
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 5:53 pm
by Simon
My corporate clients would not want their apps put in the App Store.
I hope wireless app distribution is high on the list of features.
THX
Simon
Re: iOS Wireless App Distribution
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:27 pm
by RRobert
You could already do that because the distribution method is defined by the Provisioning Profile which you create in the Apple Developer Member Center and choose by LiveCode in the Standalone Settings.
See also:
iphone - iOS 4 wireless app distribution for in house applications - Stack Overflow
Robert
Re: iOS Wireless App Distribution
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 3:02 pm
by Simon
Hello Robert,
Yes, I saw that page from a google search but I cannot locate the all important .ipa file. The documentation says it is generated from xCode and seems simple enough.
Or are you saying forget the .ipa file and just post the .app bundle?
Simon
Re: iOS Wireless App Distribution
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:00 pm
by RRobert
LiveCode provides you a .app and it shouldnt be difficult to create a appropriate .ipa by a shell script, see
How to automatically build an IPA file from XCode and streamline the distribution process.
I would use Ad Hoc distribution except your client wants to use the application on more than 100 devices (Ad Hoc device limit).
Robert
Re: iOS Wireless App Distribution
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:43 pm
by Simon
Hey Robert, Thanks!
(Untested)
Here is what I've discovered and only after one has successfully built and deployed an app for local development:
An .ipa file is generated by importing it to iTunes, you can find it by right clicking on the app in iTunes and click on Show in Windows Explorer or Finder.
Done!!!
In iTunes it is stored as a .ipa file.
I hope that's all I have to do. Will update this after testing a WIFI distribution.
Simon
Re: iOS Wireless App Distribution
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:58 pm
by Simon
Here is the story so far:
I have not been able to update the app using
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<a href="itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=http://www.mySite.com/>
Which is the recommended method.
Using a third party site
http://www.diawi.com/index.php I have been able to upload a zip of the app folder. You need a mobleprovision to upload as well, diawi returns a tiny URL. No .ipa file is needed.
The application is distributed via WIFI!
Note to forum Admin: May I rename this thread as a "How To:" and move it to the iOS forum?
Re: iOS Wireless App Distribution
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:42 pm
by Klaus
Hi all,
I will move this thread to the iOS forum...
NOW
Best
Klaus