iPhone Application Ad Hoc Distribution Step 1

NOTE- this tutorial is based on iphone dev SDK 4.2

Ad Hoc Distribution allows you to try an application before it’s available in the iTunes App Store.

This is how we distribute iPhone applications to selected peoples  as a beta release

The Apple method requires pre-registration of beta testers. In order to register them you need to know their devices unique device identifier (UDID) and then create a mobile provisioning file - a security certificate that authorizes that unique device to run the App being tested.
You are limited to 100 devices per App using this method meaning you can only have 100 beta testers.
Here are the steps to follow-
Step 1: Open up your ad hoc provisioning profile in Text Edit and verify that it contains a “<key>get-task-allow</key>”. If it does not, generate a new provisioning profile using the Program Portal.

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Step 2: open your project in Xcode, select File > New File. In the dialog source list, under iPhone, select “Code Signing”. Select “Entitlements” then click the Next button.

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Step 3: Keep the name of this file as it is. Click finish button

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Step 4: Open Entitlements.plist in xcode and Check whether 'get-task-allow' key exists or not. if not, right click on Root, then add Row.

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Step 5: write 'get-task-allow', and click on 'Type' .

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Step 6: Select type boolean and make sure the checkbox is unchecked.

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Step 7: Now right click on top right project name and select 'Get Info' . or select project name and click on 'i'

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Step 8: Select Build segment and set configuration as 'Release'

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Step 9: under code signing> code signing identity, select your provisional profile. If you don’t see the name listed, make sure that the .mobileprovision file is located in ~/Library/MobileDevice/Provisioning Profiles and that the “Code Signing Identity” is set to “iPhone Distribution”.

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Step 10: at the same place, double click on 'Code Signing Entitlements'. Delete if there are already some path defined, and write your entitlement file name. i.e. Entitlements.plist

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Step 11: Confirm same steps for Target also-

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Step 12: Now again right click on root of your application and select 'reveal in finder'. Doing this will open the folder where your this project is lying.

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Step 13: come back to your xcode and set application status as Device and Release-

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Step 14: Now press Command+Q or Quit the XCode.

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Step 15: Go to project base directory and remove all builds.-

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Step 16: Open your project again and Select Build> Build and Archive

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Step 17: After build completed, the organizer should open itself. if not then open it.

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