Submitting iPhone App To App Store, Proper provision profile

Question

We are in the process of submitting an iphone app to the app store. We've tested it using an adhoc distribution provisioning profile, however I was wondering if I need to create a separate provisioning profile for the app store.

On the distribution tab in the provisioning area, it enables me to create a distribution provision profile for the app store. Do I need to build the app with that in order to submit it?

Answer 1

Back in 2009, I did use my ad hoc provisioning profile to submit the app to the store:)

But looks like things have changed since then. I guess the answers say it will not work because the application validators detect this?

Answer 2

Ad hoc would will not work. For me dealing the certificates and provisioning profiles is a very annoying experience. This is what I needed to do to submit an app:

In Developer under iOS Provisioning Portal I needed to generate 4 certificates and download the WWDR intermediate certificate to be able to submit my app to the App Store:

1. Under Developer Certificate section (link) generate a Developer Certificate. Also Make sure that you have the WWDR intermediate certificate installed, if in doubt download it from there.
2. Under Developer Certificate section (link) generate a Distribution Certificate (This is not that will show up in Xcode!)
3. Under Provisioning section (link) generate a Development Provisioning profile certificate
4. Under Provisioning section (link)generate a Distribution Provisioning profile. THIS WILL SHOW UP IN XCODE AS A DISTRIBUTION CERTIFICATE!

After that I was able to select the iPhone distribution profile generated at 4. Also make sure that your target and project settings are the same.

I hope it helps

Answer 3

Yes, the adhoc will not work, you need to rebuild / archive with the profile made for distribution app store