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I am trying to figure out how I can build/archive my iOS application in xcode so that I can send it to anyone and they can run in it a simulator. I thought I could just build it and run it in the simulator and pull the .app file however I have no luck. I would like to build it so anyone I give it to can run it in any simulator using the phonegap ios-sim.
Any information would be great!
Thanks
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In your Xcode project's scheme editor, set the run destination to a device and adjust the archive task to the Release configuration. Then, choose the Archive option in Xcode's Product menu. After the archive builds, the Organizer displays.
Make sure your build is successfulBefore beginning to archive your build, you need to make sure that the build is successful not only for Debug, for also for Release.
Inside your simulator data folder, locate to data/Containers/Bundle/Application , you will see some folder there if you have multiple apps built before, open them one by one and find the one with your app name inside. Compress the app_name. app and send it to others.
Open Xcode and click Menu > Xcode > Preferences > Select Components, and then choose the simulator version you want to download. When a simulator is opened from AppStudio, AppStudio Player automatically installs (if necessary) and opens in it.
All answers here are wrong.
You cannot run an .IPA file on the simulator. The simulator runs files which are compiled for the x86 processor, while IPA files are compiled for the ARM processor in the iPhone. Additionally .IPA files must contain a valid certificate while apps for the simulator do NOT need a certificate.
After building the app, go to the left side navigator bar, select Products > appName.app, right click it and select 'Show in Finder'. Finder will show the .app file and you can send the file to your colleague / client and ask them to drag and drop it into iOS Simulator.
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