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Post by vegantnt on Jul 21, 2008 18:39:05 GMT -5
there was a new app in the app store called Ad Hoc Helper.
It's free and it's sole purpose is to email your UDID to developers so they can add you can beta test for them.
I hope Danielle and Jason open Aurora Feint up to a few of us. I already check for updates several times a day.
Anyone else willing to test out updates? I can't be the only one
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Post by roar on Jul 21, 2008 18:53:34 GMT -5
I would test updates in a heartbeat, I am sure I know other few guys around here that would be willing.
Sounds like a pretty cool program, hopefully this catches one of the dev's eye so that we can get their word on it.
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Post by vegantnt on Jul 21, 2008 19:02:11 GMT -5
I hope they see it too. I know it has to be a LOT of work going through all that code looking for bugs.
And while I know for a fact that beta testing a video game can be a real pain I think that this could help the game out immeasurably.
With more people playing the new builds, we would definitely find bugs faster.
Games like this deserve all the help we can give
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Post by asmeurer on Jul 21, 2008 19:27:01 GMT -5
Is this the same id that you need to do the signatures? If so, they already have them.
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Post by vegantnt on Jul 21, 2008 19:56:17 GMT -5
Is this the same id that you need to do the signatures? If so, they already have them. no, this is a Unique Device Identifier. Basically a coded number that only your device has. The developer has a list of these numbers which allows your device to run unsigned code. an example: We have Aurora Feint.app, which we all got from the app store. This is signed code from Apple and the ONLY way to run native apps without jailbreaking. This would let you run a different version of Aurora Feint.app. One that is unsigned by apple and can be altered and tweaked to run faster and smoother. The developer could give you the new version as soon as they fix something.
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Post by asmeurer on Jul 21, 2008 21:34:18 GMT -5
How exactly does that work? Do developers have a limited number of devices they can do this with, and if so, how would Apple know? BTW, The AF file is called iMMO.ipa
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Post by vegantnt on Jul 22, 2008 3:25:32 GMT -5
How exactly does that work? Do developers have a limited number of devices they can do this with, and if so, how would Apple know? BTW, The AF file is called iMMO.ipa In the standard distribution program (I know nothing about the enterprise version) you are allowed to distribute your program via email to 100 units for debugging and so forth. All they need is the UDID number (I assume it is sent to apple) so they can allow your iphone to run the app. on a side note: The special code you used to create your sig, that is UDID they need to do it
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Post by Danielle Cassley on Jul 22, 2008 5:07:36 GMT -5
We are only allowed 5 devices on our account so this doesn't work well for us. I wish we could do this with a lot of people, but we are just not set up to be able to do it!
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Post by vegantnt on Jul 22, 2008 11:23:25 GMT -5
We are only allowed 5 devices on our account so this doesn't work well for us. I wish we could do this with a lot of people, but we are just not set up to be able to do it! I was looking at the iPhone developer program page (http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/details.html) and it said that adhoc for the standard program is at 100. Is there another distribution program? Or is it lower because this is a free app?
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Post by asmeurer on Jul 22, 2008 18:45:22 GMT -5
Ad Hoc is not an Apple app.
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Post by vegantnt on Jul 23, 2008 22:11:49 GMT -5
Ad Hoc is not an Apple app. Ad Hoc is a means of distribution of Apps. The app I was referring to is "Ad Hoc Helper" and can be find in the app store. Also, it seems that Apple will be helping developers with a beta arrangement www.tuaw.com/2008/07/23/ad-hoc-and-the-washington-post/
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Post by asmeurer on Jul 23, 2008 22:29:15 GMT -5
Oh. I guess Ad Hoc refers to more than one thing: a means of distributing apps, a non-Apple app that helps with this, a latin phrase literally meaning "for this," etc. (et cetera, another latin phrase meaning "and the other things")
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