Instructions for App Testers

Sending Your Device Identifier to a Developer

Before a developer can send you an app for testing, they must register your device with Apple under their app-testing program.

To send your device identifier to a developer:

1. Launch iTunes.

2. Connect your device to your computer.

3. Select the device in the Devices list.

4. In the Summary pane, click the Serial Number label.

   It changes to Identifier.

5. Choose Edit > Copy.

6. Email your device identifier to the developer.

   Be sure to include your name in the email.

Installing an App for Testing

When a developer sends an app for you to test, you use iTunes to install the app on your device.

To install the test app on your device:

1. In the Finder, drag the provisioning profile (the file with the .mobileprovision extension) to the iTunes icon in the Dock.

2. Double-click the app archive <App_Name>.ipa.

   The app appears in the iTunes Applications list.

3. Sync your device.

   If the version of iOS on your device is earlier than the test app can run on, you need to update your device with the current version of iOS.

Sending Crash Reports to a Developer

When the app you’re testing crashes, iOS creates a record of that event. The next time you connect your device to iTunes, iTunes downloads those records (known as crash logs) to your computer. To help get the problem fixed, you should send crash logs of the app you’re testing to its developer.

Sending Crash Reports from Macs

To send crash logs to developers:

1. In the Finder, open a new window.

2. Choose Go > Go to Folder.

3. Enter ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/MobileDevice.

4. Open the folder identified by your device’s name.

5. Select the crash logs named after the app you’re testing.

6. Choose Finder > Services > Mail > Send File.

7. In the New Message window, enter the developer’s email address in the To field and <app_name> crash logs from <your_name> (for example, MyTestApp crash logs from Anna Haro) in the Subject field.

8. Choose Message > Send.

9. (Optional) Delete the crash logs you sent, to avoid sending duplicate reports later.

Sending Crash Reports from Windows

To send crash logs to developers:

1. Enter the crash log directory for your operating system in the Windows search field, replacing <user_name> with your Windows user name.

   • For crash log storage on Windows Vista

     C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Apple computer\Logs\CrashReporter/MobileDevice

      

   • For crash log storage on Windows XP

     C:\Documents and Settings\<user_name>\Application Data\Apple computer\Logs\CrashReporter

      

2. Open the folder named after your device’s name and send the crash logs for the app you’re testing in an email message using the subject-text format <app_name> crash logs from <your_name> (for example, MyTestApp crash logs from Anna Haro) to the app’s developer.

 

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/Xcode/Conceptual/ios_development_workflow/35-Distributing_Applications/distributing_applications.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007959-CH10-SW10