How do i create a provisioning profile in xcode 7?

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Created Apr ’16

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I'm in the middle of a nightmare here. I want to test PhoneGap, and for that I (obviously) need a Provisioning Profile and a Key of some sort (.p12).

It's claimed all over the web, that I do not need an Apple Developer Account anymore to test apps on my devices.

But whenever I click the Fix Issue button in XCode, I can't get passed a message "Creating a profile requires having a device registered in the Member Center".

Now, what is this Member Center? Where do I access it? (No, I do NOT have a developer account, and I do not want one – and please don't start asking why).

How do I create these two files, without having a developer account?

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Answer 1

KMT OP

May ’16

Use Xocde 7.3.1 and choose 'free' provisioning.

Edit 5.12.16: I went ahead and recently wrote this up:

Free provisioning*/testing on your device:

• From within Xcode 7.x (Mac only), navigate to “Xcode—->Preferences—->Accounts.” Hit the '+' icon below left to add your Apple ID. After you add your account, it will show within the main account window on the right.

• Select your account, hit the “View Details” button and wait for them to load.

• Now create the 'signing identity' used to create a provisioning profile used for device testing - Hit the “Create” button next to the 'iOS development' label. When completed, hit ‘Done’.

• Connect your device and select it as build destination via the 'active scheme' dropdown to the right of the play and stop icons.

• In target's 'General' tab/settings:

• a. Set app identifier you want for your free profile

• b. Set team id as your apple id

• c. Hit 'Fix Issue' button below the provisioning profile warning

• Run your app with your device selected.

You may have to 'fix issue' more than once - keep at it so Xcode can step thru them as needed.

Note: What you can/can't do w/free provisioning is listed here: https://developer.apple.com/support/app-capabilities/*If this is about creating an /ipa to manually hand off, select Build For Archiving under the project menu, not ‘Run’.

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Answer 2

antoine-richard OP

Jun ’16

Hi,

I have the same issue.

No Create button is available for iOS development.

I'm using XCode 7.3.1.

Thank you

Antoine

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Answer 3

leighattwood OP

Jun ’16

I had this problem too, with no Create button showing for iOS Development.

Try skipping this step and continuing with KMT's instructions - this worked for me. I connected my device and then had to select it from the drop down in the top left corner (to the right of the Run and Stop buttons). Then, whe I hit the 'Fix Issue' button again, it worked just fine.

The important step that I was missing was changing the top-left dropdown so that the device name of my own iPhone was showing.

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