App Store Distribution Provisioning Profile vs Development Provisioning Profile

Question

I\'ve got two provisioning profiles: App Store Distribution Provisioning Profile and Development Provisioning Profile. The question is rather easy but I need a clarification. I

Answer 1

The development profile serves for developing and testing on your devices.

The distribution profile serves for making your IPA file, sign it and send it to Apple.

It is clearly marked that you cannot run it on devices, unless you have an Ad Hoc distribution profile:

App Store provisioning profiles do not allow for a distribution built application to be installed on an Apple device. To install your distribution ready application on a device, you must create an Ad Hoc provisioning profile.