A development profile is required if want to test your application on any iOS devices that you have access too.

The information discussed here is reduced and is also covered on the apple iOS Provisioning Portal website. You can access that additional information by logging into the iOS provisioning portal that is accessible from: https://developer.apple.com/.

The first step in setting up a development profile is to create a certificate signing request. You can do this on your Mac. Launch the Keychain Access.app that is stored in Applications/Utilities. Then execute the following steps in your Keychain Access application:

1. Select Keychain Access > Certificate Assistant > Request a Certificate From a

Certificate Authority... and ensure that you do not have any of your certificates

highlighted, otherwise the Provisioning Portal will not accept your certificate request.

2. Enter your valid e-mail address in the User Email Address field. Ensure that the e-mail

address is the same as the one you used when you registered as an iOS Developer.

3. Enter your name in the Common Name field. Ensure that the name you enter is the

same as the one you used when you registered as an iOS Developer.

4. A CA Email Address is not required.

5. Select the Save to disk radio button and tick Let me specify key pair information,

if it is present.

6. Press Continue.

7. A dialog appears that allows you to specify where you would like the certificate signing

request to be stored. Specify a location and select Save.

8. Press Continue.

9. The certificate is then generated and written to the file you specified under step 7.

After you have generated a certificate signing request, you need to submit your certificate for approval. Log into the iOS Provisioning Portal that is accessible from: https://developer.apple.com/account/ios/certificate/certificateList.action.

This link takes you directly to the Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles section of you iOS developer account. The Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles Portal provides you with a link to Certificates. Select the "Development" tab and follow these steps:

1. Click the Add Certificate button (+).

2. Select "Apple Development" as type then press continue

3. On next screen select "Choose File" and select the certificate you created in the previous step and then press "Generate"

Remain on the same page as the one you were on when you submitted the certificate signing request, then follow these steps to download and install the certificate:

5. Download Generated certificate by clicking the "Download" button.

6. Double click the downloaded certificate to install (alternatively drag to the keychain utility)

If you by chance navigated away from this page, dont worry. Simply press the development tab again, select your Name and then press the "Download" button.

You can then follow step 6

It is important that you backup the keys you created. This allows you to develop on multiple Macs or reinstall the keys after unexpected data loss. You can export your private keys and certificates through the Keychain Access application:

1. Open the application Keychain Access.app that is stored in Applications/Utilities.

2. Select Keys.

3. Highlight the private key associated with the distribution certificate.

4. Select File > Export Items.

5. A window opens that allows you to specify where you would like to save your certificate.

6. Select Personal Information Exchange (.p12) as file format.

7. Select the file name.

8. Select Save.

9. You are prompted for passwords that allow you to access the key in the future.

The next step is to create an app ID to use with your development profile. You have the option of an explicit app ID (one that has to match your projects standalone application settings) or a Wildcard ID (this will work with any ID you use in your projects standalone application settings)

In this example, we will be creating a wildcard app ID.

1) Select Identifiers tab

2) Press (+) to add a new ID and this will take you to the "Register a New Identifier" page. Select App IDs and press continue

3) Fill in the "Description" field. This can be the name of your app or a general description such as "Testing Apps".

4) Check Wildcard and enter com.* in the bundle ID field.

6) Press "Continue". This will take you to a new page

7) Press Register

8) Select "App ID" tab again and you should see your newly created app ID

If you plan to use elements such as push notification within your app, then you MUST enable them within the settings of the App ID

Before you can test your app on your iOS device, you first have to register it with your developer account. You can do this via Xcode or manually. We will show you the manual method

Start by selecting the "Devices" tab then

1) Press (+) to add your device

2) Give your device a name and enter its unique ID. The easiest way to find the uniqueID is to connect your iOS to your computer, open Xcode, Navigate to "Window-->Devices" and then select your device from the "Devices" tab. The device id is shown in the "Identifier" entry. You may need to expand the Xcode window to see all of the uuid, its long and could be cut off.

3) Press Continue

4) Press Register.

This is the final stage and will create the development provisioning profile you need to use when building your iOS standalone. Go to Profiles and select the "Development" tab from "All Types"-

1. Select New Profile (+)

2. Select "iOS App Development" and continue

3. Select the appropriate App ID for your application and continue

4. Select your development certificate and continue

5. Select the devices that you wish to be able to test your application on and continue

6. Name your profile and then press "generate"

7. Select Generate.

8. Select the Download button from the next screen or from the Development Provisioning Profile you created.

This allows you to download the .mobileprovision file.

9. Double click the .mobileprovision install the Distribution Provisioning Profile on your computer.

You can now select this profile from the Standalone Builder when building your iOS application.