What types of Provisioning Profile do you know and what are their features?
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In iOS, there are several types of Provisioning Profiles used to link applications with devices and developer certificates:
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Development Provisioning Profile — used for developing and testing applications on real devices. Allows running the app on registered devices.
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Ad Hoc Provisioning Profile — intended for distributing the app to a limited number of users outside the App Store, for example, for beta testing. Allows running the app on a limited list of devices.
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App Store Provisioning Profile — used for publishing the app on the App Store. Does not contain a list of devices, as the app is distributed through the store.
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Enterprise Provisioning Profile — for distributing applications within an organization without publishing on the App Store. Requires an Enterprise Developer Account.
Each profile links the application to a specific certificate and set of devices (except for App Store and Enterprise, where a device list is not needed).