Getting Started with iOS Deployment

[newpie]

Hello I am new to iOS deployment and hoping someone could answer some questions for me.

1. I want to develop an App for iOS devices. I wish not to post them on the "Apple store",but only use them for my clients that consult my business. Is this possible?
2. Any tips related to the above question?

Thank you for any help.

[jmburnod]

Hi Newpie,

1. I want to develop an App for iOS devices. I wish not to post them on the "Apple store",but only use them for my clients that consult my business. Is this possible?

There is two way to avoid applestore
1. You can open an apple enterprise account
2. You can use 100 devices for test.
Best regards
Jean-Marc

[newpie]

Thanks Jean-Marc for the quick response. I will research and post again if have questions.

[quailcreek]

Here is another method of deployment. I use this for testing my apps. Works great and Jacqueline is member on the forum. It still requires an app store profile that includes the UDID of each iphone.

http://www.hyperactivesw.com/airlaunch/index.html

[trags3]

Hi Tom,
Does AirLaunch only work for test apps, ie the 100 device limit per year per Apple?

Thanks,
Tom

[quailcreek]

Hi Tom,
AirLaunch is just a slick way of getting your app onto devices over the web. The number of apps is controlled by Apple. You still need to add each device to your development profile. I'm sure Jacqueline will respond soon.

[trags3]

Hi Tom,
Thanks, that is what I thought but I had to check.
Here is a related question then.
If I have a test app on 100 devices, what happens to those apps when my Apple Developers License expires? Do the apps disappear or stop working? When I renew my developer license would everything still work on those 100 devices?
Could I expand the number of test devices with a second Apple Development license?
Just a thought...
Tom

[quailcreek]

Hi Tom,
First, I'm not sure how many devices can be on a single development profile but I would think it's much < 100.

Your iOS Apple Developers License is required to access the apple Member Center where you manage your certificates and profiles. If it expires that shouldn't do anything to the apps that are on devices.

If your development profile expires it would preclude you from building any new LC standalones using that profile. Those apps already generated should not be affected.

Air launch is meant for app testing, not for getting around having an apple business license for distributing your apps within your organization.

[Simon]

I worte this up a while ago;
http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=22832

With an Enterprise Licence it's much easier as you don't need the UDID

Simon
Edit; Trust me, not having to get UDID's is worth the extra cost of an Enterprise Licence. All of the "reveal my UDID" apps have been removed from iTunes, UDID does not get highlighted to copy and paste into an email so people will take screenshots of there UDID's and when you only have 100 Don't make a mistake when entering because you can't get that seat back.

[jacque]

A little late, though I answered Tom in email. But for the record, any test apps on a device will refuse to launch if the provisioning profile has expired (which it does when your account expires.) Apps released through the App Store will continue to work.

As I understand it, Enterprise licenses are only available for companies that have a DUN number. There also used to be a minimum number of employees but that may have changed.