Ad-hoc Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Dev Corner: Signing iPhone apps for informal distribution

by Erica Sadun (Jun 24th, 2009)

At times, iPhone developers might like to test out applications without going through the formality (or challenges) of ad hoc distribution. Ad hoc distribution was introduced by Apple to allow software testing on up to 100 registered devices. It is, admittedly, a bit of a pain. Developers must ...

Apple gives developers the ability to use promo codes

by Cory Bohon (Dec 2nd, 2008)

Apple has now given developers the ability to use promo codes to give away copies of their applications on the App Store. Previously, developers had to build a special version of their application (i.e. Ad-hoc copy) that included a mobile provisioning file and the actual application. These two files ...

iPhone 101: Find UDID with a single click

by Cory Bohon (Aug 8th, 2008)

Apple has given developers a way to beta test iPhone applications with up-to 100 iPhones. Some developers have already started using this to their advantage by giving their software out as free public betas. However, you must supply a developer with your iPhone's UDID (unique device identifier) in ...