How to export iOS ipa file for distribution

iOS ipa distribution using xcode

September 23, 2016 - 1 minute read -
ios dev-tools

Step 1

Open iOS project into xcode.

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Go to Product menu and click Archive.

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Go to Window menu click Organiser, you can see archived app file there.

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From right panel Archive Information panel click Export. (Exoprt option only available if you have valid Apple developer program account.)

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From popup window check Save for Ad Hoc Deployemnt and click Next.

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Now select Development team provisioning profile which will be same used for signing the app(build) and click Choose.

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From device support popup check Export one app for all compatible devices and click Next.

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Step 8

On Summary popup click Next.

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Step 9

Enter name for ipa and folder location to save file and then click Export.

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Summary:

xcode > open another project > product > archive > organiser > export > save for ad hoc deployment > choose provising > devic support > App summary > export