iOS App Distribution

Sep 5 2023 · Swift 5.9, macOS Ventura 13.4, Xcode 15 Beta

Part 1: Preparing for Distribution

08. Conclusion

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Transcript: 08. Conclusion

Congratulations, you’ve made it to the end of this part of the course! Let’s take a moment to recap what you learned, and then take a sneak peek at the next part of the course.

You learned about joining the Apple Developer Program. You have several options to choose from when becoming an Apple Developer, and in this course you learned about joining as an individual developer. This $99/year membership allows you to deploy to the App Store - a key advantage the “Develop with Apple ID” membership doesn’t provide.

You learned about the trust chain for iOS apps. One of the advantages iOS has over other platforms is security. This feature is obtained in part through making sure your app is trusted to run on the OS. Through the combination of items such as certificates, entitlements, and app and team IDs, a provisioning profile is used to tell the OS that your app is valid and trusted by Apple.

You learned about how to use Xcode to prepare an app for distribution. You can choose to build for an archive, which can then be uploaded to App Store Connect right from Xcode.

Speaking of App Store Connect, you also learned about the Developer and App Store Connect websites in this part of the course. These two websites provide developers with all they need to manage their developer accounts and App Store Metadata.

In fact, you spent a few episodes learning about App Record creation and the metadata that you’ll need to enter in order to successfully publish your app. This metadata not only lets users know all about your app when they discover it in the App Store, but it also gives App Store reviewers the information they need to review your app before it gets released to the public.

But we’re getting a bit ahead of ourselves. Before we can talk about releasing your app, we need to make sure it’s ready to go - and that means testing. In the next part of the course, you’ll learn about some alternate distributions methods that you can use before your app goes public. Some of those methods can even help you with beta testing. So, go stretch your legs and grab a beverage, and when you’re ready come back and we’ll get going with the next part of the course.