Test iOS app on device without apple developer program or jailbreak

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How can I test an iOS application on my iPod Touch without registering for the Apple Developer Program or jailbreaking my iPod   Neither is a viable option at the moment   I d like to test on the device itself instead of the onscreen simulator to see how it performs on an actual iPod

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There s a way you can do this  You will need ROOT access to edit the following file   Navigate to  Developer Platforms iPhoneOS platform Developer SDKs iPhoneOS4 2 sdk and open the file SDKSettings plist  In that file  expand DefaultProperties and change CODE SIGNING REQUIRED to NO  while you are there  you can also change ENTITLEMENTS REQUIRED to NO also   You will have to restart Xcode for the changes to take effect  Also  you must do this for every  sdk you want to be able to run on device  Now  in your project settings  you can change Code Signing Identity to Don t Code Sign  Your app should now build and install on your device successfully  UPDATE  There are some issues with iOS 5 1 SDK that this method may not work exactly the same  Any other updates will be listed here when they become available  UPDATE  You can find the correct path to SDKSettings plist with xcrun  xcrun --sdk iphoneos --show-sdk-path  New SDKSettings plist location for the iOS 5 1 SDK    Applications Xcode app Contents Developer Platforms iPhoneOS platform Developer SDKs iPhoneOS5 1 sdk SDKSettings plist

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Follow these Steps   1 Open the Xcode- Select the project- select targets- Tick an automatically manage signing- then add your apple developer account- clean the project- build the project- run everything works fine

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It s worth the buck to apply for the Apple developer program  You will be able to use ad-hoc provisioning to distribute your app to testers and test devices  You re allowed to add 100 ad-hoc provisioning devices to your developer program

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I never tried  but doing a google search  Jailcoder looks like a solution  The problem is the device need to be jailbroken  If anyone try this  please comment and let us know how it worked

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Seven years after the inception of the App Store  July 10  2008   Apple has finally introduced a new feature in Xcode 7 that allows you to deploy and run any number of apps on any of your devices  simply by logging in with your Apple ID  You will no longer need a paid Program membership to deploy apps on your own device  and you certainly no longer have to jailbreak your device if you re not comfortable doing so   Well  not for the majority of use cases anyway  For obvious reasons  certain capabilities and entitlements that require Program membership such as Game Center and in-app purchases will not be available to apps deployed using this method  From Apple s developer documentation   Launch Your App on Devices Using Free Provisioning  iOS  watchOS  If you don   t join the Apple Developer Program  you can still build and run your app on your devices using free provisioning  However  the capabilities available to your app  described in Adding Capabilities  are restricted when you don   t belong to the Apple Developer Program   The precise steps to getting your app onto your iOS device or Apple Watch follow immediately thus  screenshots omitted for ease of skimming     In Xcode  add your Apple ID to Accounts preferences  described in Adding Your Apple ID Account in Xcode   In the project navigator  select the project and your target to display the project editor   Click General and choose your name from the Team pop-up menu   Connect the device to your Mac and choose your device from the Scheme toolbar menu   Below the Team pop-up menu  click Fix Issue  Xcode creates a free provisioning profile for you and the warning text under the Team pop-up menu disappears   Click the Run button  Xcode installs the app on the device before launching the app     Prior to Xcode 7  a Program membership was indeed required in order to sign the provisioning certificates required to deploy apps to devices  The only other alternative was jailbreaking  With Xcode 7  you no longer need to jailbreak your device just to run apps distributed outside the App Store  or to test apps if you cannot afford to join the Program  or to deploy and use apps that you have developed for your own personal use if you do not intend to distribute them through the App Store  in which case you probably don t need the entitlements offered by Program membership anyway

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The JailCoder references above point to a site that does not exist any more  Looks like you should use http   oneiros altervista org jailcoder  or https   www facebook com jailcoder

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Go to Build Settings  under Code Signing  set Code Signing Identity as iOS Developer  amp  Provisioning Profile as Automatic   Select your device  now visible  from drop down list and run your app

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just tested JailCoder www jailcoder com and i m able to run and debug on jailbroken devices  You just need a fresh untouched install of xCode  if not  just uninstall and install xCode again and run JailCoder

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With Xcode 7 you are no longer required to have a developer account in order to test your apps on your device     Check it out here   Please notice that this is the officially supported by Apple  so there s no need of jailbroken devices or testing on the simulator  but you ll have to use Xcode 7  currently in beta by the time of this post  or later   I successfully deployed an app to my iPhone without a developer account  You ll have to use your iCloud account to solve the provisioning profile issues  Just add your iCloud account and assign it in the Team dropdown  in the Identity menu  and the Fix Issue button should do the rest     UPDATE   Some people are having problems with iOS 8 4  here is how to fix it

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