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Create a Distribution Profile and Sharing with Testers

Testing Distribution​

In order to share your builds with testers, you can create distribution profiles and assign testing groups to the distribution profiles.

Note that an empty Testing Distribution profile named Send to Myself will be created automatically for you.

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A distribution profile corresponds to the multiple versions of the same application for iOS and Android. You do not need to create multiple Testing Distribution profiles for iOS and Android applications of the same application.

FAQ​

No files or multiple files were received from autodistribute;​

A successful distribution depends on a correctly signed binary. Please check if the signing configuration is correct.

You can also check the list of the generated build artifacts to confirm the output. In Android, you can also check the ac_post_process_output.json file in the build artifacts to see if the APKs are signed or not.

In Android, please also check if gradle sign is being used for the selected build variant. If gradle sign works alongside with Appcircle signing, you will receive multiple APKs.

Deleted versions still occupy storage space​

The master version of any artifact deployed from the Build to the Testing Distribution is stored within the build artifacts section. Once you delete such a version from the Testing Distribution, only the reference is removed and the binary is still available within the build artifacts of the related build. You also need to remove the binary from the build artifacts to save storage.

Access Denied on builds​

On some distributed apps, the Access Denied error can be bypassed by one of these steps:

  • Launching the distribution link on a different browser and Incognito Mode
  • Clearing the browser cache if the link is pasted to a browser instead of in-line browser on mail applications
  • If there is an authorization configuration on Distribution, clearing the authorization temporarily