Is it Possible to Email an Ad Hoc to an iPad?

iKandyiKandy Imagineer of Crazy ShitNew York CityMember Posts: 310
edited July 2012 in Working with GS (Mac)
I'm trying to email an Ad Hoc to a friends iPad for testing. I sent it as an attachment and it shows up as a Zip file. Using iZip Utility to unzip the file.... nothing happens. Has anybody ever tried this? Is there any way to email the file to an iPad?

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  • EatingMyHatEatingMyHat Member Posts: 1,246
    Look at TestFlightApp.com
  • iKandyiKandy Imagineer of Crazy Shit New York CityMember Posts: 310
    I'm looking at Testflight-- it looks like GS Viewer for X-Code.

    My question still remains....
    I'm still wondering if it's possible to email an app to an iPad and load it into iTunes.
  • iKandyiKandy Imagineer of Crazy Shit New York CityMember Posts: 310
    So I send my friend the adhoc file.
    It arrives on their iPad as a zipped file.
    Try to unzip it using a utility (iZip) and nothing happens....
    where does the file go? Can you drag it onto iTunes?
  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    edited July 2012
    No you cant.

    And thats what tesflights for. Its nothing like the gamesalad viewer.. It lets you upload your game to the tesflight account, then they can dirctly download it to there ipad without having to go on the computer or anything.
  • iKandyiKandy Imagineer of Crazy Shit New York CityMember Posts: 310
    mmmm.... interesting.

    and, yes. I talked to Apple and there's no way to open it up on the iPad from the email appl
  • kolabokolabo Member Posts: 240
    Did you also send them the Adhoc distribution certificate?

    about Adhoc installations:To install an adhoc on an ipad you need to register the device (Device ID) in the Apple provisioning portal. You also need to send your friend a copy of the adhoc distribution certificate which they drag into iTunes.

    about emailing directly to ipad: I don't know if it works directly. I've done it by sending an email through to friend's Mac. He dragged the file and certificate to iTunes and then synced.

    Regardless, you must, must, must register their device and send them the adhoc distribution certificate. Try it and let us know.
  • EatingMyHatEatingMyHat Member Posts: 1,246
    edited July 2012
    Nothing will help if you didn't add your friend device to the Ad Hoc certificate.

    TestFlight simplify the process by allowing your friend to download the app directly to the device without the need to use iTunes or even load the certificate manually, and it helps you to collect his UDID without long explanations as to how to find it.

    Not sure why you concluded that it is a GS viewer for Xcode, it is not a viewer at all, you might call it an Ad Hoc distribution and installation app... and it works will all kind of apps, not just Xcode. There is no better way to distribute your app to beta users (which is what Ad Hoc is for).

    and, yes. I talked to Apple and there's no way to open it up on the iPad from the email appl
    unless you use TestFlight...

  • iKandyiKandy Imagineer of Crazy Shit New York CityMember Posts: 310

    Of course I added the certificate, that goes without saying.

  • The_Gamesalad_GuruThe_Gamesalad_Guru Member Posts: 9,922
    You have to ad their uuid and then redownload the provisioning profile and publish with that new updated version of the profile with their uuid now in it and send that new profile with the .app

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  • Braydon_SFXBraydon_SFX Member, Sous Chef, Bowlboy Sidekick Posts: 9,273
    Sure, I think you can.

    Publish your file, and zip it. Send this file to your friends email. He will un-zip it, and drag it into Xcode. I've done it before, I hope this answers your question..If I understand your question correctly.

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  • The_Gamesalad_GuruThe_Gamesalad_Guru Member Posts: 9,922
    You don't need Xcode you can just drop both files on iTunes.

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  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    I think in all actuality you don't need the provisioning profile sent to everyone. You should just be able to download and drop the .app to itunes. But thats only if you have a mac. Windows is a pain in the Ass. Just upload to testflight and make your testers lives easier.
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  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    yea, use testflightapp.

    I use it myself when doing adhoc builds, I can remote back home and do a build, then download it to my iPad from anywhere.

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  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    Sure, I think you can.

    Publish your file, and zip it. Send this file to your friends email. He will un-zip it, and drag it into Xcode. I've done it before, I hope this answers your question..If I understand your question correctly.
    He doesnt mean sending it, he means actually opening the email with the file on his device and downloading and installing the .app from the email, like you can with android.

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