To build apps for iOS, App Factory requires certificates that sign the iOS binaries. You can specify Apple Developer credentials to generate the certificates, or manually upload the certificates. Based on the type of profile for the app, you also need to generate different profiles. For more information, refer to Distribution methods in Xcode help.
To provide the certificates, you can follow either of the following ways:
- Apple Developer Account Credentials
Apple Developer Account Credentials consist of the username and password of your Apple Developer account. App Factory uses the Apple ID credentials during the build process to generate a provisioning certificate and profile for the app.
- Apple Manual Certificates
You can upload existing Apple certificates and profiles instead of sharing the Apple ID credentials. To use your existing Apple certificates and profile, follow these steps:
- Generate the proper provisioning certificate and profile from the Apple developer portal.
- Download the certificates and manually upload them to App Factory from the Build Parameters screen.
For information about uploading the certificates to App Factory, refer to APPLE_SIGNING_CERTIFICATES.
NOTE: If your certificates expire, you need to generate and re-upload them manually.