Uploading to iTunes Connect is the first step to releasing your app on the app store OR distributing it through Testflight. Both App Store releases and Testflight release will require you to upload your app using a handy tool called Application Loader.

Once you have fully configured your app, and created an App Record in iTunes Connect, you are ready to upload your app's .ipa file (also referred to as 'binary') using Application Loader.

Configuring your app includes creating Certificates, Identifiers, and Profiles in the Apple Developer Portal, Signing your app, and creating an app entry in iTunes Connect.

If you aren't sure if your app is fully configured and ready to go, please see these pages before you begin:

Mac Computer
- Xcode
- Application Loader
Signed iOS App (with App Store Profile)
Configured iTunes Connect Record
Apple Developer

To upload your app to iTunes Connect:

Open Xcode
In the top menu bar, click Xcode > Open Developer Tool > Application Loader
Sign in to Application Loader using the Apple ID associated with your Apple Developer and/or iTunes Connect account (these should be the same)
Click Deliver Your App
Locate your Signed IPA and click Open
Your next screen should look something like this if the iTunes Connect record has been setup correctly (might not have icon - that's fine )
Click Next
Wait...
Wait some more...
Wait a little longer...
Done! After about 10 mins - 2 hours your signed iOS app will be uploaded to your iTunes Connect
Login to your iTunes Connect account
Click My Apps
Your app should appear. If it doesn't - don't fear! Even after waiting to upload to iTunes Connect using Application Loader - Apple will do some scans and create an app entry. Maybe come back after a couple of minutes and it should be there!

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