问题
I am trying to create provisioning profile by clicking "Fix Issue" in Target -> General -> Identity settings. It shows me popup "No Devices Registered", so it seems like I need to have a device to create a provisioning profile. Is there any workaround? I just need to archive my app and upload it to iTunes for TestFlight testing, so the devices might come from other testers ultimately (internal or external ones), but I currently do not have an iPhone with me.
回答1:
To Register device and use it with iTunes and TestFlight you have to create apple developer account. After creating account just follow this tutorial to setup certificate and provisioning profile, which are requires to accomplish your task.
回答2:
First understand the meaning of provisioning profile. It says A provisioning profile is a collection of digital entities that uniquely ties developers and devices to an authorized iPhone Development Team and enables a device to be used for testing. Ok this is an old definition before xcode 7 and ios 9. So what if you click on generic ios device and then archive. Does it throw error then? Because in my experience I can make archive of the app without any device, please select generic device rather than specific one for archiving. As for credentials, you must create two certificates: One for development, which allows you to run your Xcode projects on your plugged-in devices. One for distribution, which allows you to export ad hoc builds and submit apps to the store using your certified Mac.
The bottom line is: Since you’ll be building apps for distribution, you’ll also need a paid developer account.
回答3:
You need to make sure you're code signing the application with a Distribution provisioning profile, and have your Distribution certificate installed in your keychain.
It sounds like you're accidentally code signing with a standard Development profile/certificate, which is why your app will only run on that profile's listed devices.
And you need to send invites on their email address to test the app.
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34564172/create-provisioning-profile-without-physical-device-archiving-for-testflight-te