Q:

How to test push notifications in iOS?

We have a live app which sends push notifications just fine.
New version of the app, not yet released - we want to test that push notification works, but it seems all we can test is that the service is working. This test version which uses the 'sandbox' doesn't actually send a push to a development phone ....
Is this right? Is there a way I can test this new version of the app AND receive push notifications to my device?
Been trying to crack it for several days now.
Thanks in advance!
Andy

A:

You need distribute the Distribution version of your app using ad hoc.
When your application  ready for submission, you create an ad hoc provisioning profile specifying an App ID that matches one or more of your apps, a set of test devices, and a single distribution certificate.
Here is an image to illustrate how the provision profile  works:

