Create an iTunes Connect record for your appīefore you can build and release your app on the App Store you need to set up a place for it using iTunes Connect.

Click OK to save changes to the project properties.

For Provisioning Profile, make sure to select the App Store provisioning profile created above.

Set Signing Identity to Distribution (Automatic).

Like before, set Configuration to Release and Platform to iPhone.

Navigate to the iOS Bundle Signing tab.

Your configuration should look like this: The key part is setting Configuration to Release and Platform to iPhone.

Right-click on your app’s Project Name in the Solution Pad and select Options, then navigate to the iOS Build tab.

Save and close the file so that you can manually edit the bundle signing.

Open ist from the Solution Pad and select Manual Provisioning.

So from Visual Studio follow these steps: While Xamarin.iOS projects automatically set up Debug and Release build configurations, we need to make sure that they are properly configured before you can release your app. Xamarin's Apple Account Management tools will help you download and install the newly-created provisioning profile.

Finally, add a Profile Name and click Continue to generate the profile.

Select a Signing Certificate and then click Continue.

Find your app’s App ID from the list, select the App ID, then click Continue.

Click the + button, select App Store, and click Continue.

Then select Provisioning Profiles from the menu and then Distribution.

Click the + button and add a unique Name and Bundle ID for your application.

In the Certificates, IDs & Profiles section, select Identifiers then App IDs.

Head to the Apple Developer Portal and follow these steps: You will also need a unique App ID and setup entitlements. In order to distribute your app to beta testers or to users through the App Store, you’ll need a separate distribution provisioning profile and distribution certificate.

The development provisioning profile and development certificate that you’ve been using are only for specific devices.

Code signing: Create an iOS distribution provisioning profile

Have an iOS app distribution certificate.

Have your app’s icons and launch screens ready.

Make sure that you’ve covered Apple’s guidelines for releasing an app on the App Store.

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