My friends are using iPhone. They want me to develop an iPhone app for them. Not commercial using, just for daily life. I do have an iOS developer account (which cost me $99 / year). I don't want to publish it into App Store. If I have developed this app, how can my friends use the app?

I remember a couple of years before(I didn't learn IT at that time), I am able to install an app without downloading them from app store. It seems include "open something in safari", "trust something", "agree something" etc.

Could someone give me more details please? Thank you for your help.

CodePudding user response：

Register your friends UDID:


1. Log in to your developer account at the Member Center, https://developer.apple.com
2. Click on Certificates, IDs & Profiles on the left
3. Click the icon/button in the top right corner.
4. Select Register Device.
5. Enter a name for the device and the UDID (You can find the UDID by plugging your device in and starting iTunes. Select your device, then on the Summary tab, click on Serial Number).
6. Click Continue, review the information, then click Register.
7. Download and open the registered profile.

Archieve the build using Adhoc and use the https://www.diawi.com/ link and it will convert the build to link with barcode. You can share it. 


NOTE: You can find the procedure for archive the build in the internet.

CodePudding user response：

If you don't want to publish the application you can use Apple's Enterprise program.

See more here: https://developer.apple.com/programs/enterprise/ But it has prerequisites *Eligibility section.

Another option is to use TestFlight to distribute as a beta tester. https://developer.apple.com/testflight/