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TestFlight

Meaning in mobile app development, with examples

nounCommon term

In mobile app development, TestFlight means: Apple's service for sending beta builds of iOS apps to testers, who install them with the TestFlight app before the version is released on the App Store.

In Turkish: TestFlight

How it is used

Teams upload a build to TestFlight, add internal testers from their team and invite external testers by email or a public link. Builds for external testers go through a short beta review, and each build expires after 90 days.

Example sentences

  1. The new build is on TestFlight; please check the payment flow today.

  2. We invited the client to TestFlight so they can try the app before launch.

Common collocations

  • upload to TestFlight
  • TestFlight build
  • TestFlight invite
  • external testers
  • public link
  • beta testingTesting a nearly finished version of an app with a group of real users before the public release, to find bugs and collect feedback.
  • buildA compiled, installable version of an app produced from the source code, for example an .ipa file for iOS or an .aab or .apk file for Android.
  • App StoreApple's official store where users find, buy and download apps for the iPhone, iPad and other Apple devices.
  • app reviewThe check that Apple or Google does on an app or update before it appears in their store, to make sure it follows their rules and works properly.

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