TestFlight upload stage
After selecting a release candidate, the release process of the iOS app reaches the stages where it must access the App Store:
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TestFlight: Upload the release candidate to TestFlight.
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Distribute for testing: Distribute the release candidate to TestFlight testing groups.
Uploading the release candidate to TestFlight
Once you selected a release candidate in Bitrise Release Management, you can continue with uploading your app to Testflight.
Upload all successful builds automatically
If you select the option to upload all successful builds automatically in the release candidate stage, this stage will be completed automatically.
If you select the option to upload the selected build manually in the release candidate stage, you can continue with uploading the selected release candidate to TestFlight (App Store Connect):
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Open your release.
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Select TestFlight upload on the left navigation bar.
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Click the button.
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Wait for the upload to finish.
You can create additional tasks under the Checklists option.
Distributing iOS release candidates for testing
Bitrise Release Management offers seamless beta testing. After uploading a release candidate to TestFlight or Google Play, you can distribute it for testing. Distribute to either Google Play testing tracks or TestFlight testing groups.
After uploading a release candidate to TestFlight, you can distribute it to TestFlight testing groups:
For TestFlight testing, you can choose between internal and external beta groups. These tester groups must be created in App Store Connect:
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Open your release and go to the Testing in TestFlight section.
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Optionally, you can fill out the Testing information section for your testers. To do so, click the button under What to test.
The information will be visible on TestFlight and in the TestFlight apps. You can also localize the information: choose a language from the menu on the right to provide information for that localization.
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Choose testing groups, either in the Internal testing or the External testing section.
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Internal testing groups with automatic distribution enabled will automatically have access to the release candidate. You can enable automatic distribution when creating the group in App Store Connect. If automatic distribution is not enabled, toggle Distribution for the group on to make the release candidate available.
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For external testing groups, you must submit the release candidate for beta review: click , and in the pop-up window, check Automatically notify testers and click . External testing groups will not have access to the release candidate automatically: after the beta review submission, toggle Distribution for the group on to make the release candidate available.
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