Pushsharp push notification only works with Sandbox and not production

Question

Hi all I am new to iOS development, I have put in the deep end to get push notifications. I found pushsharp and was using this tutorial

Tutorial I a using

I have used a windows application instead of web application and added the latest pushsharp. The code build and runs and I can get the push notification but only on sandbox.

I build my iOS app Open the ipa on my iPad in xcode to install once installed open the app and select allow to allow remote notifications Get the device token when the app is opened and stick it in my winforms app send a push using push sharp and bada bing bada boom it works like a charm.

I want to be able to use my production certificate as well. So I created a provisioning profile for App store. Created a signing request, created a certificate and in my provisioning profile section on apple portal i can see my new provisioning profile

I am able to build my iOS app successfully however when i try and install the ipa onto my ipad i get an error

App installation failed a valid provisioning profile for this executable was not found

Is there a step which i have missed? Why do i get app installation error.

What will happen if I release a app which is using devcertificate to show push notifications?

Answer 1

You can't use a distribution provisioning profile to run the app on your ipad directly.

The iOS Distribution certificate can only be used to build an app that will be installed via the App Store.

You need to use either a development profile, or an enterprise distribution profile to install on test devices.

If you want to test a beat version, you can test the app using TestFlight.

Here are some way to test a beat version.

What will happen if I release a app which is using devcertificate to show push notifications?

You have to use a production push certificate to push notification in release mode.