2. WIRELESS AD HOC DISTRIBUTION

3. WIRELESS AD HOC DISTRIBUTION
Mathieu Godart - L’atelier du mobile

4. THE OLD WAY
• The tester:
• Sends its UDID
• Receives the app... how?
• Installs it in iTunes
• Installs the provisioning profile
• Syncs iPhone & Computer

5. THE OLD WAY
• Long and boring
• Error prone
• Consequences, you loose:
• A lot of testers
• Lazy testers
• ... more testers over time

6. THE WIRELESS WAY
• The tester:
• Sends its UDID
• Receives a link by:
• eMail
• SMS...
• Clicks the link... and BOOM!

7. THE WIRELESS WAY
Demo...

8. THE WIRELESS WAY
You’ve got mail!

9. THE WIRELESS WAY
... or through SMS

10. THE WIRELESS WAY
Visit the webpage

11. THE WIRELESS WAY
Just click « Install »

12. THE WIRELESS WAY
And boom!

13. THE WIRELESS WAY
• Usable for Beta and Private apps
• Over wifi or cellular network
• Security
• Web server can be protected
• Still UDID signed

14. THE WIRELESS WAY
• Constraints
• Only iOS 4... soon for iPad
• Needs HTTP(s) web server
• Needs to access apple.com

15. THE OLD WAY
• The developer:
• Collects UDID from testers
• Signs the app
• Sends it to testers... but how?

16. THE WIRELESS WAY
• The developer:
• Collects UDID from testers
• Signs the app
• Generates a manifest file
• Uploads all that to his server
• Sends a link... by SMS or eMail

17. THE WIRELESS WAY
• Three tools to help you:
• iOS Beta Builder
• Hockey
• Xcode and a text editor

18. iOS BETA BUILDER
• Mac OS X app
• You provide:
• The IPA
• The server address

19. iOS BETA BUILDER
• Mac OS X app
• You provide:
• The IPA
• The server address

20. iOS BETA BUILDER
• It creates:
• Manifest PLIST file
• IPA + MPP archive... for iOS 3
• Simple static web page
• Just upload all that

21. iOS BETA BUILDER
• Pros
• Easy to use and scriptable
• Web page template
• Open source

22. iOS BETA BUILDER
• Cons
• Ugly web page
• No in-app update

23. HOCKEY
• Web app
• You provide:
• Directory structure
• Manifest PLIST file
• IPA + MPP archive... for iOS 3

24. HOCKEY
• Web app
• You provide:
• Directory structure
• Manifest PLIST file
• IPA + MPP archive... for iOS 3

25. HOCKEY
• Upload all that
• It provides a dynamic web site:
• A list of your betas
• A page for each beta
• Optional release notes

26. HOCKEY
• Pros
• Nice and dynamic web page
• Handles release notes
• Open source
• In-app update... even for iOS 3
• By adding some code

27. HOCKEY
• Cons
• Less configurable web page
• Needs PHP5 server
• Special build target for beta

28. XCODE & TEXTMATE
• Right in the Organizer
• It creates:
• Manifest PLIST file
• App IPA file

29. XCODE & TEXTMATE
• Right in the Organizer
• It creates:
• Manifest PLIST file
• App IPA file

30. XCODE & TEXTMATE
• Add this to any web page:
<a href="itms-services://?action=download-
manifest&url=http://example.com/manifest.plist">
Click here to install my app</a>
• Upload IPA + manifest files
• That’s it!

31. LINKS & CREDITS
• L’atelier du mobile
http://atelierdumobile.com
• iOS Beta Builder
http://www.hanchorllc.com/category/ios-betabuilder/
• Hockey
http://buzzworks.de/blog/announcing-developer-framework-hockey
• TestFlight
http://www.testflightapp.com/
• More at Apple
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/featuredarticles/FA_Wireless_Enterprise_App_Distribution/

32. QUESTIONS?

33. THANK YOU