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I need to deliver my app for beta testing but I am unclear to which provisional profile I should use, distribution ad hoc or distribution app store?
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To distribute using TestFlight or through the App Store, choose App Store Connect. If you are a member of the Apple Developer Enterprise Program and are ready to release your app to users in your organization, choose Enterprise. To distribute a macOS app without code signing, choose Copy App.
To use TestFlight you need an app build signed with a distribution signing certificate. Creating a distribution certificate and corresponding provisioning profile is similar to creating a development certificate which we did in our previous chapter with few changes.
On the Releases page, select the app you want to distribute from the drop-down menu. Drag your app's IPA file to the console to upload it. When the upload completes, specify the tester groups and individual testers you want to receive the build. Then, add release notes for the build.
Testing iMessage apps (iOS or iPadOS 10, or later)Install TestFlight on the iOS or iPadOS device that you'll use for testing. Open your email invitation or tap the public link on your iOS or iPadOS device. Tap View in TestFlight or Start Testing; or tap Install or Update for the app you want to test.
Apps for TestFlight beta testing should be regular distribution builds. You are actually submitting the app to the AppStore and it also gets reviewed.
It makes sense because you can invite external users (up to 1000 users) to test your app without having any information about their devices. With ad-hoc builds you must have all devices registered in your dev center account (up to 100 users).
See more info here.
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