أرشفة الإصدار ورفعه

To submit your app, you build a special release version. It is optimized and stripped of the debug helpers you use while coding. 🚀

An archive is a packaged, signed copy of your release build. It is the exact artifact you upload to App Store Connect.

Before archiving, set the run destination to Any iOS Device. You cannot create a real archive while a simulator is selected.

Each upload needs a higher build number. Increment it in your target settings so App Store Connect accepts the new binary.

Choose Product then Archive from the menu. Xcode compiles, signs, and collects everything into one archive package.

When archiving finishes, the Organizer opens and lists your archive. This is your launch pad for validation and upload.

Click Validate App to let Apple check the archive for common problems before you upload, catching issues early.

Choose Distribute App, then App Store Connect, to send the archive straight to Apple servers for processing.

After upload, Apple processes the build for a few minutes. The build appears in App Store Connect once it is ready.

App Store Connect is Apple web dashboard where your uploaded builds live, ready to attach to a version or a TestFlight group.

On the first upload Apple asks about encryption. Answering this export compliance question lets your build finish processing.

Your build is uploaded. One quick question about archiving.

You shipped a build: switch to a device destination, bump the build number, archive, validate, and distribute it to App Store Connect. ✨