Distribute iOS Application without an Apple Developer Account

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Ranganatha Rao picture Ranganatha Rao · Apr 11, 2017 · Viewed 16.1k times · Source

As far as I know, an iOS Application can be distributed in the following ways

  1. Via App Store
  2. Using TestFlight
  3. Using HockeyApp or something similar
  4. Sharing the .ipa file

But all the above require enrolling in the Apple Developer Program. I can test the app on my device using my apple id but I alse need to share my app with a couple of personal friends(testers). Is there any way to share an iOS application without enrolling in the Apple Developer Program?

Thanks.

Answer

theodore peters picture theodore peters · Jan 12, 2018

Have the tester remote into your machine and share the USB. Apple is none the wiser. I have windows 7 running High Sierra via virtual box. I share the USB from Windows to Mac. I have my testers use a program like Team Viewer, which allows them to share their iPhone USB with me(not sure if it works with the mac version, so I daisy-chain USB sharing)

So it goes: Tester<---[TeamViewer]--->Windows Machine---[VirtualBox]--->Mac OSX

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