Releasing an iOS App means that you have already created the executable file and is correctly signed. So it is ready to be deployed to the App Store.
If you are not sure how to preform that you can follow these two links:
- Create distribution certificates and provisioning profiles from you Apple account
- Build Xamarin iOS app with Azure DevOps
Create release
Initial creation
- From the Pipelines in the menu choose Releases, on the plus button click New and New release pipeline
- Select start with an empty job and add name to the stage e.g. Deploy app to Test Flight and close the dialog the updated name will be auto saved
- On the + Add an artifact from the build source choose the definition that builds your app and contains the ipa file in the artifacts
- All other fields will be preselected, if you want to make more additional changes change the available options.
- Click add
Create Task that builds your app
- On stages select the stage that deploys your app and in the tasks click on the plus button
- From the Tasks search for “Apple app Store release” and choose the task named like that
Note: In the Agent Job > Agent specification you should choose Mac OS or choose your Mac as self hosted agent
Lets get back to the task
– Authentication method
There are two options to authenticate with App Store. The Service connection and Username and Password. The main difference between these two is that Service connection can be used between other pipelines (if access granted).
User Name and Password
- In the email field enter your email and in the password enter the password from your Apple Store account, if you are using two steps verification check the field and type those credentials as well.
Service connection
- Click on manage and you will be navigated to Service connections in Settings
- Click on new service connection and choose Apple App Store than Next
- In App Store email add your email address form App Store
- In Password your personal password from App Store
- In the Service connection name add meaningful name for your connection
Since other fields are optional you can just click save and the connection will be created for you
- Navigate back to the release task and click on the refresh button next to the Service connection field and the connection will appear.
– Bundle ID
In the Bundle ID enter your unique identifier. That can be find in the info.plist from your Xamarin.iOS project the string form CFBundleIdentifier key.
– Binary Path
In the Binary Path choose the .ipa file from the drop, that file is the one from the artifacts that was created from the previous successful build definition.
Save and Create a release.
Stefanija Popovska 