How do I upload my app I made in Xcode to iTunes Connect to invite Beta testers to download it?
I read the documentation and I tried what it said but it never uploaded my app.
If you have a ready app,
1) Choose "generic iOS device" (don't choose any other devices connected or a simulator)
2) Go to Product --> Archive
3) If everything is fine, it should open the archive in the Organizer - there you can change the name of your upload if you wish. When ready click "validate" and then "Submit to App Store".
*) When creating the next version of the archive don't forget to change the version number from 1.0 to something different (it's "Bundle Version" somewhere in supporting files)
As the above answers are bit old and there have been some changes in iTunesConnect. You can follow these steps to upload build for beta testing :
Archive the project by clicking Product->Archive(make sure that the device selected is "Generic iOS Device", else the archive option will be disabled)
Xcode will take some time to archive the project, after successful archive a window will open (archive window).
There will be option "Validate" (it is always recommended to validate a build before uploading to app store). Click on the "Validate" option and if everything is alright you will see a green tick.
Next click on the "Submit to App Store" option, it will take some time to upload the build.
Once upload is complete login to your iTunesConnect account. There MyApps ->
YOUR_APP_NAME.
There you will see a option Testflight. Inside that option you will see "iOS Builds". Check if the uploaded build is shown there, if not, don't worry it takes few minutes.
Now coming to the adding beta testers part. There are 2 ways ie. either you can add the testers as internal testers or external testers
a) Internal Testers
Check this link. You do not need beta review for adding internal testers.
b) External Testers
This requires beta App review. Beta app review takes less time than the actual app review. For submitting for beta app review click on the build no in Testflight->iOS Builds->build no.(something like 1.0)
Click on the "Add Testers to the build" and follow the steps. Once the app is beta reviewed, invite will be send to the testers automatically(if you choose to). You only need to submit once per build for beta review. Once a build is beta reviewed you can add upto 2000 testers.
Hope this helps.
From the Xcode menu, go to Window, then choose Organizer
From there, validate your build, then if it's good, click "Submit to app store."
After it goes through, log in to iTunes Connect and you will see your build toward the bottom of the screen
The following are the steps that are valid as of July, 2019:
Change the version number and/or build number for the app in the general properties.
Select Generic IOS Device to build.
Choose Product/Archive to create an archive of the app. The Archive Organizer window will appear.
Validate the App.
Choose Distribute to upload the App.
After the app processes, you will get an email. This usually takes less than an hour.
Log in to appstoreconnect.apple.com and select your new build/version. Then add test groups or individual testers. You may have to answer the encryption export question, and you will be asked to describe the changes in this new version. After you hit submit, the app goes to Apple for review.
After about a day, Apple will approve your app for distribution and automatically notify your testers (if you selected that option). Your testers then should go to the Test Flight app on their phones to download the latest version of your app.
Submit your app build to the App Store like normal via Xcode.
Then go into iTunes Connect -> My Apps -> Your App -> then go to the Prerelease tab.
In the Prerelease tab it will show your builds you've uploaded. There you will see the ability to Submit For Beta App Review.
Once they approve it then you're golden :)
You need to build - submit your app via Xcode to App Store, make sure you have proper icons embedded, otherwise, xcode will stop and warn you what you need to include for your app.
Then, (create if needed) and login to iTunes Connect, go to my apps, you will see your app. Then you could add testers for beta test, you will get some crash logs if any.
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After getting confused about the process Apple has set for submitting apps, I am posting my question here.
I have uploaded a new build of my app to the iTunes connect and the confusing part is that I am seeing it under "TestFlight" section (iTunesconnect -> My Apps -> TestFlight).
However, when I select the "App Store" tab, I cannot see the build on the list.
Is this normal, does the build need to pass through TestFlight before I will be able to submit it for AppStore review? am I missing something?
You need to create new app version and add testflight build in that version.
click on this button:-
I'm uploaded my app to Testflight and it is working ok. Now I need to deploy a new version in App Store. I readed the doc, but ITunesConnect has different user interface and I'm not sure how I can to push from ITunesConnect to AppStore in the simple way. Any idea, link?
Thanks.
For question regarding how to promote from Test Flight to App Store new version:
After expiring the Test Flight build as others explained, today the way it worked was:
Click blue + symbol to add iOS app
When you get the pop-up for Store Version Number - it does not need to match your actual build and version number.
Once you do this, you will then see the yellow "Prepare for Submission"
Click that and you will see the view to select the latest build
If you want to select a build from test flight and make it live on App-store follow these steps.
Note: there should be builds present in the test flight.
Go to https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/
Go to "My apps".
Step 1: Click on prepare for submission.
Step 2: Scroll down and go to builds section and click on "select your build".
Step 3: Select your build from the list of builds you have uploaded on test flight.
Expire your build from testing and then create new release based on this build (blue button "+ VERSION OR PLATFORM" on left menu in "App Store" tab).
This is where you can submit version for review and then release automatically.
Desmond: From Apple Store Connect
(https://help.apple.com/app-store-connect/#/devdc42b26b8)
From TestFlight directions:
Step 7: Stop testing
When you are done testing, you can optionally expire a build to stop testing it, and then go to Overview of publishing an app for the process of submitting your app to the App Store. If you don’t expire your build and submit it to the App Store, testers that have received an invite to test will still be able to test your build even after it goes live on the App Store. Your build will become unavailable in TestFlight after 90 days.
I just want to upload new build of my app. For that I uploaded through Xcode organizer. After receiving confirmation from organizer screen that "Upload Successful". I checked in Activity of iTunes connect tab, at that I've seen that my particulate build and version of app is under processing. But suddenly after 2-5 mins whole build and version information was disappear from same screen. Just like I've never upload that build and version. First I thought may be it's update from Apple Inc. But after 8-10 hours of upload build and versions are still not appearing in same place. So how can I invite testers using testFlight?
Try to validate the build before submitting it to App store. This will let you know if there are some problems in the build.
Make sure the provisioning profile and code signing identity are the correct one you can check this by clicking Save for App Store Submission option.
When you have the build uploaded the iTunes connect. Click on TestFlight beta testing, select the build you want to test and click start testing. You can invite two type of testers to test flight. One are known as internal testers, these testers are iTunes connect users. Other are external testers, you can add unto 1000 external testers by specifying their email. The external testing requires Beta Review of the application.
I had migrated the project from swift 2.0 to swift 3.0, and in IOS 10 new rules is implement that you must give permission for privacy setting. Bellow is the link Requesting Permission Privacy Settings in iOS 10.
So when I add some privacy setting related to my project and then Upload app again so error is solve...
I'm new to ios development. I've built an application and now I'm trying to publish it to TestFlight.
I am referencing two tutorials to keep me on track.
I have uploaded the archive through xCode, and logged into iTunes connect.
Both tutorials say something like:
To enable beta testing of your app, go to the My Apps section on the
iTunes Connect home page and click on your app. Select the Prerelease
tab and you’ll find your latest build.
But I do not have a "Pre Release" tab.
Both of my tutorials show pictures like this:
Though clicking on my app in iTunesConnect brings up a page like this:
Can anyone tell me what I am missing?
You need to go to the "TestFlight" tab in the new interface of iTunes Connect.
After you can select the build you want to enable for TestFlight, and add some internal testers (up to 25) or external testers (which will need Apple validation)
I submitted an updated iOS app. I want to submit another build instead of that.
I removed the binary from review and i deleted the build. No way to upload the same version build again at the time of validation its showing same build already exists.I want to replace this update with another build.
Hope this will help.
There is an option to Cancel the binary in iTunes. Select that and upload the new binary.
Open Itunes account.....
Select Manage Your Applications....
Click on the application....
Click on View details....
Click on Binary Details....
Select 'Reject Binary'....
Just change the build.
Let's say your build is 2.0 , change it to 2.01 , archive this and upload again.
Once you have submitted an app for review, you have an option to remove the app which is being reviewed. Just navigate to "App Store" in iTunesConnect you can see the message and link to remove your app. You can change the build number and upload a new build to AppStore again using Xcode or Application loader.
The "Remove this version from review" link is on the same page from where you have submitted the app: AppStore Connect > App Store > iOS App > [Your app version]
But it will appear only after a few minutes after your submission, so don't be desperate if you can't find it anywhere. Just wait a few mins and reload the page.
In some rare cases it might not appear after a long time. If that's the case, check answers for this question