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November 23, 2011
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ad-hoc AIR app installation, without UDIDs

  • November 23, 2011
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I am currently building an AIR app for iOS, targeting iPad, with Flash CS5.5. I realize Flash gives me the option to build and deploy the app as an ad-hoc deployment which is fine. But what I'd really like to do is replicate the process here:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5546581/how-to-distribute-ios-application-wirelessly-without-managing-udids-and-recompil

Where I can point users to a web link that lets them install the app on their device, regardless of whether their UDID is in the provision.

I tick off 'Deploymen - Ad Hoc' in the publish settings, and Flash generates the ipa file fine, but when I upload the ipa and provision file to my ftp server, and try to install on my iPad, an alert box come up saying "Can't connect"

The key piece of the html install looks like this:

<a href="itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=http://www.example.com/ipadapp/myApp/myApp.plist"><img src="icon_57.png" alt="" width="59" /></a>

It seems the missing piece is the .plist file, but I don't know how to generate that from Flash/AIR.

I have a normal Apple developer account (not enterprise).. not sure if that factors into things. Thanks!

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Colin Holgate
Inspiring
November 23, 2011

You should read all of the comments. By the end it seems as if it may be a special feature of the enterprise account that the UDIDs are collected automatically. Or something like that.

It's not hard to add devices to your developer account, and the Mac App Store application BetaBuilder is incredibly easy to use. You end up with the over the air installing that you want, without your users having to install the provisioning file via iTunes.

flextnetAuthor
Inspiring
November 23, 2011

Yes I think you're right - it is a feature of the enterprise account.. I had a feeling this was the case but couldn't seem to get a straight answer after searching. I'll look into Beta Builder - thanks for the info.