Building and publishing an app for iOS

Publishing on App Store could be a frustrating process if you are not well prepared upfront. In this section, you will walk through the steps to properly configure everything in Apple Developer Center, iTunes Connect and local Xcode project.

Getting ready

You must register for Apple Developer Program in order to access https://developer.apple.com/macos/touch-bar/ and https://itunesconnect.apple.com, because those websites will require an approved account.

In addition, the following instructions a the specific version of these components:

  • Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.2
  • Xcode 7.2
  • Ionic CLI 2.0
  • Cordova 5.4.1

How to do it…

Here are the instructions:

  1. Ensure that you are in the app folder and build for the iOS platform:
    $ ionic ...

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