TestFlight - How to Upload and Distribute Your App

TestFlight - How to Upload and Distribute Your App | App Store 2021

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In today's video I show you how to upload your app for beta testing on Test Flight. We walk thought creating an App ID, registering with the App Store, archiving and uploading your build and distributing the app to your beta testers via email and a public link.
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@clayfulgham21 2 жыл бұрын

Hands down the most relatable and authentic reaction to an error at 12:57 .. Excellent video Thanks

@cjw6659 2 жыл бұрын

That made me laugh! Been there so many times 🤣

@samarghourab5545 Жыл бұрын

😂 Hahaha I felt his pain too.

@roysnell6748 Жыл бұрын

Very clearly and completely explained (which is not the norm with the majority of how-to videos). The presence of error messages during the process and description of how to correct the errors was invaluable.

@superkaboose1066 3 жыл бұрын

This is possible the most clear and best tutorial ever made, perfect man!

@rhk231 3 жыл бұрын

exactly no doubt :)

@johncummins1515 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@richardlewis2583 2 жыл бұрын

I can't remember the last time i commented on a KZfaq video, but Sean, this was excellent, so clear and so so helpful. Followed you along and released my first app (beta) to TestFlight. Thanks again for taking the time to put this out there

@hoshyarkarimi 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sean. You inspired me to develop apps for Apple. Unfortunately I'm an Iranian developer and we are under sanctions and can't get connected to the international banking. Talked to my sister who lives in Stockholm she opens a master card account and lets me use it for Apple development like dev subscription and incomes from my work. I'll be your loyal channel member as soon as I receive bank account. Thank again.

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

It's all good, Fernando. I appreciate the support 😀

@seancharles1595 Жыл бұрын

This has become my GO TO reference. I am currently managing some apps for a company and I need to refresh the testflight images every three months, this video saved my bacon the first time. I always trust developers with a cool first name.

@oseiyeboahjohnson2854 3 жыл бұрын

The failed frustration. I felt that.

@I4NI_ 3 жыл бұрын

You're name 😅

@tucristo 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent Video. I need this to learn this process.

@michaelbouril5278 Жыл бұрын

This is by far the best walkthrough/tutorial/guide for TestFlight I have seen in the near decade I have been working with iOS apps, you rock man!

@seanallen Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words, Michael!

@thomasfriehoff8448 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. The current version of XCode and the appearance of the websites did change a little since the video was recorded, but still *VERY* useful! It helped me to upload my first IOS App in less than 3 hours. After another 5 hours the app was available to the Beta-Testers.

@kaylahandley5625 3 жыл бұрын

Literally the perfect tutorial. Im only 16 so this is my very very very first app ever. But this video made it so easy to upload thanku so much!!!

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful, Kayla 😀

@behzad5849 2 жыл бұрын

Did you paid 99$ ?

@danielaraujo3959 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for the content, i rly liked how you explain every detail of version stuff and how to talk to your testers, i'm very new to this so its rly was good to know

@samuresin 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Everything in the video, including the error about icons, are absolutely very helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge through this video. You now have a new subscriber to your channel.

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear you found it helpful, Samuel 😀

@seanoreilly968 2 жыл бұрын

This video just straight up worked. One hour (and 100 smackaroos spent on Apple Dev subscription) and I'm on testflight! Thanks for the no-fluff tutorial!

@user-dy3ps8sx2g 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Sean It's my fourth video tonight and I'm enjoying each one

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you're enjoying the channel, Mikhail 😀

@brianrobinson2702 2 жыл бұрын

Cool video. I like your style and energy and doing this on the fly ... with the error ... Thanks Sean. Very helpful. Made it seem more straightforward than the apple docs.

@samr.4692 3 жыл бұрын

I always wanted to try this out but was scared! Thank you very much demonstrating the process here! Great tutorial!

@alejmc 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this comprehensive walkthrough to submitting and testing apps. Greatly appreciated. When looking for it there was a ‘fastlane’ thing going on with CI and whatnot, utterly complicated for just starting... but later down the line maybe it would be great to have some pointers of how to set that up or maybe first just your thoughts and if it is even necessary for 1-2 man dev team.

@BanCorporateOwnedHouses Жыл бұрын

One of the best tutorials I have ever seen for Apple. Clear, simple, and to the point. Thank you!

@seanallen Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful, Brandon!

@Megan-M24 2 жыл бұрын

Clear explanation and as a developer I can feel your expressions while getting error. Thank you very much for great explanation, end to end.

@Three_Crazy_Hounds 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful tutorial and walk through. You speak very clearly and easy to follow along. Thank you Sean!

@seanallen 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Krissy!

@MM-kc8ch Жыл бұрын

Thank you, really! Every time I upload my build on App Store I rewatch your video. It's so easy to understand

@AC-wh9lv 3 жыл бұрын

This was so helpful - just an FYI for those working with WatchKit/Apple Watch: Make sure if you are changing the version number: change them on all targets (main/extension) and to go pricing and availability and uncheck "Apple Silicon Mac - Availability." Take care everyone and stay safe!

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful and thanks for pointing out changing the build numbers on the extensions as well!

@SuelenCarvalho Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean! You helped me a lot even 2 years after you record this video! Congrats!!! :)

@MayurPatilishere 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. You've helped a lot in my iOS dev journey. Keep up the awesome work. ✌🏼

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, Mayur!

@jasonchan6273 3 жыл бұрын

Bump into this video of yours while looking for something similar, most helpful video ever, thanks a lot man

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, Jason 👍

@kranthikiran2145 3 жыл бұрын

Waiting for video on Testflight finally my wait is over....just awesome man Thank you

@KimbrellBrad 3 жыл бұрын

And from the "right guy" too! Sean is awesome!

@ScottBarrettihq Жыл бұрын

Great stuff - seriously... so great. Here's a thing that kept catching me up, was the icons being saved without an alpha - they NEED to NOT have an alpha and that doesn't necessarily work using photoshop. What worked for me is opening the icon in preview, exporting and unchecking 'alpha'. then swap out the 1024 store icon with that new one. Took me probably 8 tries to finally get it right and I see on a 5 year old forum that the problem was happening back then. Hope this helps someone.

@KimbrellBrad 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent succinct and direct to the point guide to TestFlight! I am at the first 90% and very close to stepping into the second 90% lol (check the advice to new devs video from Sean). I have already started gathering my close contacts info so I can get this off the ground. I am sure I will refer to this over and over. Many thanks Sean!

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, Brad!

@vipullal7689 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, concise and complete! Thanks Sean!

@michael.burbank 2 ай бұрын

I always appreciate Sean and his tutorials. No matter the focus, he does an excellent job adding in his own experience to help paint a better picture. This video is outdated but it will still work for someone brand new using TestFlight. Thank you as always.

@seanallen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! I'm going to create an updated version of this video, but waiting until after WWDC to make sure there's no major changes.

@Nespar89 2 жыл бұрын

This was a really nice and explanatory video about the whole process, thank you very much! :)

@Omeir34 3 жыл бұрын

How the hell did you know I was looking for this tutorial?

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Hehe, this has been on my to-do list for a LONG time. I finally got around to it.

@Omeir34 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Sean! Really appreciate it

@susuhabibi 3 жыл бұрын

you saved me man thank you so much for this tutorial!!!! i used transporter to upload my build but i was so confused on what to do next thank you so much

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, Bella!

@alecmather Жыл бұрын

Absolutely excellent video, thank you so much for creating clear, concise, and thorough educational content

@seanallen Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alec! Glad you enjoyed it!

@obtusei 3 жыл бұрын

Here I am, watching Sean's tutorial like always while my Apple Developer Program Enrollment process is still pending.

@ashwinyedavalli3782 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you included the app icon bit, because I had the same error. Super helpful video!

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, Ashwin!

@MEwIIzGiRl 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir! you really save my life. GREAT video and very clear explanation

@baldiras 3 жыл бұрын

Such a great tutorial as usual. Thank you Sean.

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, Kalid.

@mamayiwe 2 жыл бұрын

About to submit my first app and this is so helpful. Thanks Sean!

@seanallen 2 жыл бұрын

Best of luck with the launch!

@PowerToSing 2 жыл бұрын

How can I make it very easy for my testers to login to the app? Getting to many errors and they are unable to log in to begin the process.

@ayushi9074 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a million, Sean! This was lifesaving!!

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, Ayushi 👍

@iankamau6598 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Sean. Exactly what I was looking for.

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful, Ian!

@muhammadnaveedkhan6739 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely awesome bro. You just explained every point. well done. Cleared my all points. thanx man

@seanallen 4 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@mattcantstop 2 жыл бұрын

So helpful. Thank you for taking the time to do this.

@danno5645 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, this was exactly what I needed!

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, Danno.

@departamentodesistemas9179 3 жыл бұрын

So helpful! Thanks a lot! I can't wait to test flight my XXL People Lovers app!

@czottmann_ Жыл бұрын

Thanks for making the video, very concise, it helps a lot!

@WorldwideLoveStory Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this was a game changer for me yesterday. I appreciate you and the tips.

@seanallen Жыл бұрын

Happy to hear it was helpful, Alicia 😀

@swiftlandacademy3193 3 жыл бұрын

Great and clear explanation as always! Tks Sean Allen

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, Alan 😀

@ayshanoorul6289 7 ай бұрын

Very clearly explained. Thanks so much for this detailed explaination. Helped me today in uploading my app in app store

@seanallen 7 ай бұрын

Happy to help and congrats on getting an app on the App Store!

@CraigSchubert 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for helping demystify this process - doesn't seem quite so scary now. :-)

@CasBox 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot man! Great tutorial, helped a lot!

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, Cas!

@diegotrazzi 2 жыл бұрын

Cool man, really informative and nice to watch !

@danielrybak4899 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutorial Sean!

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, Daniel!

@DeeptiBelsare 2 жыл бұрын

Really good tutorial .. in detail .. made life easy !! :)

@vamsi3877 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video Sean 👏

@vjnvisakh Жыл бұрын

comprehensive and to the point. Thank you.

@clayfulgham8029 2 жыл бұрын

This video saved me all kinds of time! Thanks

@miguelfranco7298 2 жыл бұрын

Excelent video! It was really useful! Thank you!

@huntergencho4609 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Sean. Great video !!!!

@samarghourab5545 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the thorough and clear tutorial

@peterkortvel 2 жыл бұрын

Super useful and clear!!! Thank you so much!

@husen5384 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks For your Explaining in Detail because I am Beginner so this video helps a lot me

@seanallen 2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

@joshadams8761 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to deploy my new French-verb app to TestFlight.

@thephantom1237 Жыл бұрын

you are a Hero man, great content. Thanks

@sidkumarbrar 3 жыл бұрын

To the point, perfect explanation. Thanks !!

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, Siddharth 👍

@mohamedhussein5246 2 жыл бұрын

That was really helpful. Thank you!

@akshatjain671 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for an amazing! video, literally saved me a whole lot of time. A quick note: i was facing an error after adding my target team which read 'failed to create provisioning profile. There are no devices registered in your account on the developer website.' I resolved this issue by going to my Certificates, Identifiers and Profiles page, going to devices and adding a device using the UDID Number of an iPhone. This resolved the issue.

@LeetCodeSimplified 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Thanks a lot, man!

@yashaswiification 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for the video sean. helped me lot :)

@seanallen 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@prosperva 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Allen. Thanks for this awesome tutorial. One thing I still find most frustrating is Provisioning Profiles, especially when it comes to Push Notifications. Do you create different profiles for when developing, when in testing in TestFlight and when the app is released? Thanks again.

@michaelsatumba9362 3 жыл бұрын

This video is very comprehensive. Thank you.

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, Michael.

@xsprangrytterx 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this video!

@marksmith2738 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean, really great video.

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear you enjoyed it, Mark 😀

@Dragonboh1 8 ай бұрын

keep doing what you doing man

@nicolaszein 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. Thanks a million buddy!!

@Nunny25 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You for tutorial, I have followed Your instructions and waiting for Review..

@mcauslenter 3 жыл бұрын

Helped me sooo much!!! Thanks mate

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, Marcela 😀

@mika_chu 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean! Super helpful tutorial!!!

@seanallen 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful, Michael!

@bart5840 2 жыл бұрын

Extremely helpful thank you Sean.

@seanallen 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful, Bart 👍

@MrPatthing 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent and Kudos to you Sean.

@seanallen 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@mrwaynemsmith Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial man thanks!

@seanallen Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@marwamohammed7002 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial , Thank you

@Thenicegirl89 2 жыл бұрын

This was helpful. Thanks!

@kathanlunagariya216 3 жыл бұрын

Great explanatory stuff!!! Thanks 👍

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, Kathan 😀

@ozanveyselcomez9466 Жыл бұрын

A perfect understandable explanation! Thanks.

@seanallen Жыл бұрын

Glad it all makes sense now, Ozan 😀

@s.m.abutaher1073 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial, thank you.. it helps me a lot

@seanallen Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@tylerstevensx Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the walkthrough

@seanallen Жыл бұрын

Happy to help, Tyler!

@MattiaBoldrin Жыл бұрын

Very good overview!

@acavals8080 10 ай бұрын

Nice and clean. Thanks for all the explanation

@seanallen 10 ай бұрын

No problem 👍

@mohamedramadan4896 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sean for this awesome tutorial, can you explain in another video how to automate build/upload process using ex. Fastlane or any automation framework ?

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

To be honest, I've never used fastlane so I'd have to get some experience with it first.

@cruiseqe2 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Very clear. Thanks.

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful, Mark.

@deracketclub1695 Ай бұрын

Thanks Sean, very helpful. With my 1st iphone app making available on Apple connect, it is not clear when to use internal group or external group and how to use an internal group. Now it is "Internal testing", i thought that this is only used for close people that you invite with an email. But at the end I see this is also possible with the external group.

@zeeshanahmadkhalil8920 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I just have 1 question. How your head is still shiny after 3 days?

@MrRooney182 2 жыл бұрын

Super Helpful Tutorial .. Thank you

@IspyrGameDev 3 жыл бұрын

So informative! Thx much for video.

@bigostream5979 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, really helped me!

@seanallen 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful 👍

@RobertoAntonacci 2 жыл бұрын

Great content, thanks buddy!

@seanallen 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you got value from it, Roberto! Best of luck on the App Store and Test Flight 🚀

@bramkolkman9714 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Would be nice if you could include environment settings into this tutorial. How would I do this for an acceptance environment that uses different URL’s and settings from production? Food for thought