How to send IOS app made with Phonegap to beta testers
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Solution
You may need to create a distribution profile with the UUID of all the beta testing devices. Here is a link for instructions to send adhoc build: http://www.raywenderlich.com/1669/how-to-host-a-beta-test-for-your-ios-app and look for "How Do I Send the Beta Testers an Ad-Hoc Build?" You donot need to generate `ipa` using `phonegap` build. You can still generate using your machine and ship `ipa` and `mobileprovision` files to beta testers.
Alternatively there is a new emulation available for phonegap: http://emulate.phonegap.com/ which may be another solution.
Problem
I have everything working on my ios development device, but I do not understand how to send the ipa file to beta testers before submitting it to the app store. I tried installing the ipa file from a website, but the install stops and says the app cannot be installed. I looked at the instructions in the provisioning part of apple's developer site, but I don't understand what I need to do. Some of the steps they detail don't seem to work and/or are geared towards using xcode. Can anyone provide a step by step on how to do this? Does the ipa need to be regenerated through phonegap build using different provisioning than the development version? Thanks