[ios] Test iOS app on device without apple developer program or jailbreak

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.

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.

Go to Build Settings, under Code Signing, set Code Signing Identity as iOS Developer & Provisioning Profile as Automatic.

Select your device (now visible) from drop down list and run your app.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.