Is it necessary to sign s60 3rd edition app before installing on phone?

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Fri, 2007-05-18 07:00
nrc1978
Joined: 2007-05-07
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Hi all

  I have developed the app using s60 3rd edition sdk and codewarrior as IDE. I have tested the app in emulator and it seems fine.Now i need to install the app to phone(Nokia E61).But i heard it is important to sign the app developed using s60 3rd edition sdk before installing on phone.
My question can i test the app on the phone before signing??Is it necessary to sign the sis file before installing on phone??

Thanks
Ravi

Fri, 2007-05-18 11:02
alh
Joined: 2004-11-29
 Forum posts: 1134
Re: Is it necessary to sign s60 3rd edition app before installin
You can use DevCert to sign your app yourself, for testing on a specific phone (it is tied to the IMEI), before sending it off to signing.

If your app doesnt need any special "capabilities" (read about the security framework in 3rd edition), you can "self sign" it to install it on any phone.

Though, a real signing means less warnings for the user when they install it, plus some web shops for apps only accept properly signed apps.

A bad thing with developing with using self signed app if you plan to sign it for real is that you will have to change uid before sending it... real signed app must have its uid in a special range.

There is a lot of details to this, read all you can find about it on www.symbiansigned.com and www.forum.nokia.com
 
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