iPhone: How to run a Beta build, in addition to the App Store build?
- by rondoagogo
Hi, All!
I have an app on the Store for which we’re readying an update.
The other members of our team have the App Store version already loaded up (~purchased) on their respective iPhones -- and those contain User Data which each member needs to be able to keep.
In the meantime, we need to test out a Beta version of the next version of the app.
Presumably, we’d need to have the two versions (ad hoc, and app store) co-existing on each device, at least until everyone’s signed off on the beta, and it’s uploaded to the store (at which point, they'd delete the beta version).
[Once it’s on the Store, of course, they can each update their main (i.e., Release) version of the app via the usual App Store 'update' mechanism -- and then delete the beta version from their devices. In that case, all their user data is still retained intact.]
So assuming that’s the proper workflow ...
How do I issue a Beta to the team, and have it not replace/overwrite the existing App Store version?
I’ve tried customizing parameters in the beta’s “[appname]-Info.plist”, but haven’t found a setting yet that allows the two versions (beta and release) to co-exist on the same device.
Any ideas? And is this this is the proper approach to them being able to keep their data?
(And last, how might I do it with & without a script? I assume there's just one parameter that'd need to be changed.)
I hope this all makes sense -- thank you in advance for your help!
