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I believe many inexperienced people are at a loss about how many internal test distribution channels there are in Apple APP. Therefore, this article summarizes the causes and solutions of the problem. Through this article, I hope you can solve this problem.

At present, Apple's review of the APP on the shelves has become increasingly stringent, and many APP can not be put on the shelves at all. As a result, many companies or operators that do Apple APP development have to find another way to find other channels that can do Apple APP distribution and download. So how many channels are there for testing and distribution within Apple's APP in the market?

According to the current distribution channels of Apple in the market, there are generally four mainstream distributions and downloads of Apple APP: App Store, corporate signature, super signature, and TF signature. Next, let's talk about these Apple APP distribution channels in detail.

1. App Store

This is the only official distribution and download channel for Apple's APP, and we are all very familiar with it, so we won't introduce it much this time. We focus on the following other channels.

2. Super signature

The principle of super signature is simply to use the Ad-Hoc distribution channel provided by Apple to developers, and then distribute the installation device as a development device. Super signature can be automated, and its specific operation is, first, to obtain the UDID of users' Apple devices. Second, after obtaining the UDID, add the UDID to the Apple developer Center to generate the description file. Third, according to the description file generated by the previous step, the certificate file, and the package to be signed, the installation package ipa is generated. The advantages of super signature are obvious: first of all, the stability is very good, and secondly, the installation is extremely simple and fast, without jailbreaking, trust-clicking, and App Store verification. Therefore, the super signature is favored by the majority of developers and operators.

III. TF signature

The full name of TF signature is Test Flight, and it is also called TF in the industry. Apple's TF is officially approved by Apple as a distribution channel, so its stability and security are excellent. In fact, we can also think of Test Flight as Apple's internal test store, as long as the APP is on the Test Flight, users can install the APP they need in it. No jailbreak, no need to click on the trust certificate, no need to be verified by App Store, can be downloaded and used directly. And APP updates are pushed through Apple's official channels, which is both convenient and fast.

IV. Enterprise signature

When it comes to corporate signatures, this is the most widely used Apple signature method before super signatures and TF signatures became popular. Enterprise signature in the market, according to the stability of the certificate, the enterprise signature will be divided into three types: shared enterprise signature, independent enterprise signature and advanced stable enterprise signature. What is obvious is that the enterprise signature of the advanced stable version is relatively stable, and the enterprise signature of the advanced stable version uses a rare certificate, which can improve the stability through some special anti-sealing mechanism and strict control of the application type. the price is about 4000 yuan / month. The second is the independent enterprise signature, this type of enterprise signature generally improves the security of the certificate artificially by controlling the types of applications and the number of machines installed, and the price is about 2000 yuan / month; finally, there is a succession of shared enterprise signatures (now basically eliminated by the market), this type of enterprise signature is not stable to speak of, as to why we believe that we have deep experience, usually only a few hundred yuan a month.

After reading the above, do you know how many kinds of test distribution channels there are in Apple APP? If you want to learn more skills or want to know more about it, you are welcome to follow the industry information channel, thank you for reading!

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