How it works...
For this recipe, we used HockeyApp for its two main features: its beta distribution and its HockeySDK (which supports crash reporting, metrics, feedback, authentication, and notifications for updates). For iOS, beta distribution is done through the OTA enterprise distribution mechanism hosted by HockeyApp. When you sign your app, you control which devices can open it. HockeyApp just sends notifications and provides the URL for beta testers to download your app through its enterprise app store. Android is simpler since there is no need to worry about how apps are transferred. This means HockeyApp hosts the .apk file on a web server that testers can download and install.
For more info on setting up HockeyApp on Android, you ...
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