Ad Hoc Distribution expiry date

So recent I've been investigating the potential of using Ad Hoc Distribution to trial an app, this trial may need to take quite awhile so I am just trying to get all the information about the Ad Hoc method of distributing apps.


So in the Apply Developer documentation there is no indication of how long the app will function on the device, I'm aware that the Ad Hoc Distribution profile has a 1 year exiry date, however if I were to renew this profile would this renew the app on the devices or would I need to reinstall the app annually? There are only 4 users and we are connecting to an in-house developed device so there is no point putting the app onto the app store, so Ad Hoc seemed like the right route but just need to clarify that we won't need to keep reinstalling the app.

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When the app runs, it check it's profile. If the ad-hoc profile on the device expires, the app will look online for a fresh one. Expired profiles stay on the device until deleted.


About an ad-hoc profile being good for one year..that's max - the app won't function beyond the one year annual period for the account they are made under. If your dev account expires in May, an ad-hoc profile created today won't work past that date. If you renew the account, you'll need to renew distribution/ad-hoc certs, and generate new profiles against them.