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Provisioning Profiles

Overview

A “provisioning profile” is required to enable app installations for both development and distribution in the App Store.

Steps to Create

  • browse https://developer.apple.com/account
  • click the box labelled “Certificates, Indentifiers & Profiles”
  • click “Profiles” in the left nav
  • click the “Generate a profile” button
  • select the kind of development such as “iOS App Development”
  • click the “Continue” button
  • select the id of an app that has already been created
  • click the “Continue” button
  • select a certificate
  • click the “Continue” button
  • select the devices where it will be used
  • click the “Continue” button
  • enter a name for the provisioning profile
  • click the “Generate” button
  • click the “Download” button

Steps to Use

  • open the project in Xcode
  • select the top item in the Navigator
  • select the first target in the left nav
  • select the “Signing & Capabilities” tab
  • click the “Provisioning Profile” dropdown
  • select “Import Profile…”
  • select the downloaded file
  • click the “Open” button