iOS Code Signing & Provisioning Explained : Certificates, Profiles & app Distribution

Understanding iOS code signing and provisioning can be confusing, but in this video, we simplify everything! 🚀 Learn how Developer Certificates and Provisioning Profiles work, why they are essential, and how they enable ios app installation and distribution.

📌 Topics Covered:
✅ ios vs Android App Installation 🔍
✅ What are Developer Certificates? (Development & distribution)
✅ What are Provisioning Profiles? (Development, Ad Hoc, Enterprise, TestFlight)
✅ Step-by-Step Guide to Code Signing & App Deployment 📲

🔗 Whether you're a beginner or an experienced iOS developer, this guide will help you navigate Apple’s strict app signing process with ease.

Chapters 👇🏼
00:00 Start
00:23 Android vs iOS App Distribution
00:59 Components Involved
01:45 How Developer, App And Device Interacts
02:11 What Are Developer Certificates
03:32 What Are Provisioning Profiles
05:11 How Everything Is Connected
07:07 Simplified Flow Diagram

Conclusion 👇🏼

How Everything Interacts With Each Other. The prerequisite is that there is A developer who has a MacBook for iOS app development. The developer has an iPhone for testing the app. And The developer has an Apple ID to enroll in the Apple Developer Program. The steps that a developer will need to follow are as follows. The developer installs Xcode on the Mac for iOS app development. Xcode includes everything needed to build, test, and deploy iOS apps.

A Certificate Signing Request (CSR) is generated using Keychain Access on Mac. The CSR is uploaded to Apple to generate the certificate. The certificate is downloaded and installed on the Mac. The developer registers the iPhone in the Apple Developer Account. Developer Adds the Device UDID (Unique Device Identifier). The developer then creates a Development Provisioning Profile in the Apple Developer Portal.

The developer choose the app ID, Development Certificate, and Registered Devices. He then downloads and installs the provisioning profile on the Mac. Developer then selects the correct provisioning profile in xcode. Finally, to Build & Run the App on the iPhone, The developer connects the iPhone to the Mac. In Xcode, he select the iPhone as the target device. The app is built and deployed on the iPhone for testing.

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