iOS8 iTunes Connect and Testflight

Question

As I understand in order to invite user to be internal tester you need to add them to iTunes connect. So far so good.

My issue is that my iCloud account is already link to another iTunes Connect account ( which I use to publish and manage personal app ) but I also would like to be able to test my company app which is obviously on a different iTunes connect account and I use a different Apple ID to acces it.

The iOS8 testflight app doesn't allow you to switch account.

Do I have to change my iCloud account on my phone in order to access my company internal beta version.

Any body have a better idea?

Answer 1

I've send the invite to my company account but open it on my iPhone link to my personal iCloud Account and it just open Testflight and it work.

Edit 01-10-2014 It seem like this trick doesn't work anymore. Testflight app is now saying that "this tester does not have access to this app"

Answer 2

Here is how I've dealt with this situation.

If you have a user that you would like to be an internal tester in your organization (or the converse -- perhaps you have a client who has their own iTunes Connect account and you need access to their account as a tester or admin or developer) and they have a Gmail account, you can do the "+foo" trick on their email address, which Gmail allows through to their email, and iTunes Connect thinks it's a different iTunes Connect account.

For example, if the person I want to add is "[email protected]", I would send him an invitation as "[email protected]", and their Gmail-based mail system will let the email through just fine.

Then, they create a new, separate Apple ID with "[email protected]", and iTunes doesn't complain.

Then when they receive the follow-up notification to join TestFlight, it arrives at the right email address, and when they tap the button in the email it opens TestFlight on their device, they sign in with their normal Apple ID (even if it's [email protected]), and then they're in.

It feels a little hackish, but it works.

Because I'm dealing with this situation again with a client, I wrote up the following blog post:

http://interactivelogic.net/wp/2016/01/how-to-add-an-internal-tester-to-testflight-if-they-already-have-an-itunes-connect-account/

Hope this helps future visitors!