iOS 10 Programming for Beginners

Creating an archive build

When you submit your app to the App Store, you need to create an archive. This archive will also be used for internal and external testing, which we will address shortly. When your archive is complete, you will upload this to the App Store. Let's create an archive now:

1. Open Xcode and select the project and enter the following information:
   • Under Identity: update the Version and Build numbers to 1.1 and 2, respectively
   • Under Signing: ensure Automatically manage signing is checked
   • Under Signing: select Team

     Tip

     For minor builds, you want to increment your version number by .1 and your Build number by 1. In some instances, developers use 3 digits (for example, 1.1.2). This is all based on your business and how you want to handle ...