Publish to Apple Store
Requirements:
Xcode
A Paid Apple Developers account
A valid provisioning profile
App Development and Distribution certificates
Generating a release build through Xcode :
Add support for the iOS Platform into your app, if you have not done so. Type the command given below into the terminal pointing to your app’s root folder.
After the addition of the platform creates a build pointing to the –prod flag. Use the command given below to make the prod build.
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Now, you can find the .xcworkspace file inside /platforms/ios/. Open the file in Xcode.
Add your developer account to Xcode :
Click the left side “+” button at the lower side and log in to your Apple developer account.
Pick the account and click on the detail, it should open a popup to ask you to request Certificates.
Pick the valid iOS distribution and development certificate which you generated in your developer account earlier
Move the app to the Apple store :
Before Archiving, set the Target to Generic iOS Device
In the Xcode menu, go to Product > Archive and archive your app for release.
Submitting the app to the App Store :
Generating the archive will build a version of the app which is ready for distribution in the app stores.
After the archive has been created, the Xcode Organizer modal gets opened.
Pick the last build and click on the “Validate” button to validate App publishing process.
Once it is successfully validated.
Then, you are able to see the “Upload to App Store” button, just click on the same to submit your app.
After successfully upload your app is listed in iTunes Connect. From there one can enable the TestFlight for the beta testing version.
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