Information Technology Reference
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NOTE
In earlier versions of Xcode, Ad Hoc distribution didn't work unless projects were built with an Entitlements.plist
file, and the provisioning profile was supplied to testers with the app. These steps are no longer necessary, because
the packaging process embeds a working profile and entitlements are managed automatically.
NOTE
If you're developing apps for a beta version of iOS or OS X, there's no legal way to supply beta copies of an OS
update to testers who aren't registered developers. Illegal ways are discussed online, but they're outside the scope
of this topic.
Using Over the Air (OTA) distribution
In Xcode 3, enterprise developers had the option to create a package that could be downloaded and installed
directly on the device by clicking a web link in Safari. This is called Over the Air (OTA) distribution, and it cre-
ates a much smoother experience for testers.
OTA distribution uses a feature built into Safari (and only Safari) that allows the browser to validate a provision-
ing profile and install an app on any iOS device running iOS 4.0 and later.
