How to test your app on iPad/iphone?

This guide will teach you how to test your app on your iPhone/iPad

Step 1. Register your device

First you will need to register the device you will be using. Login to your Apple Developer account. Click on "Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles"

In the next page under iOS Apps, select "Devices"

On the left hand side select Devices > All. Click on the "+" sign to add a new device.

Flill in the device name and it's unique identifier.

Step 2. Create a Provisioning Profile

Now that you have registered your device. You now need to create a Provsioning Profile that you will be using for testing. On the left hand side of the page select "Provisioning Profiles" Select the "+" sign to create a new profile. Select "Ad Hoc" becasue you will be testing your App on registered devices.

Next it will ask you to select the App ID, you need a App ID if you want to create your iOS App. Check out How to Create App ID in iOS Provisioning Portal? if you haven't already done so.

Next it will ask you to select the Certificates you wish to include for this profile.

Next comes a very important part. You will be asked to choose the device you want to include. This is where you select the device you just registered at the beginning of this tutorial.

Now all thats left is to name your profile and click "Generate".

You are now done creating your profile. Simply download the profile.

Step 3. Publish App with new Provisioning Profile

Now when you create your App you will need to import the Provisioning Profile you just created. Make sure you choose the same certificate.

Step 4. Test your App

Finally after you publish your App, all that is left is for you to open up iTunes and put the App onto your Apple device and you are done.