title: Xcode 8 asks for a device to be registered to create provisioning profile
body: <p>I am trying to publish an app for testing, without having to connect a device in my mac. </p>
  
  <p>I have created a developer account, created an app in itunes, generated bundle id, signed into xcode with the developer account, generated a distributor certificate.</p>
  
  <p>When I tried to archive the app, I got the error "conflict provisioning setting. app is automatically signed for development ..."</p>
  
  <p>I read in <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40824727/i-get-conflicting-provisioning-settings-error-when-i-try-to-archive-to-submit-an">this post</a> and followed the tip of unchecking and rechecking the option "Automatically manage signing". After re-choosing my team, I get the error "There are no devices registered in your account on the developer website. Plug in and select a device to have Xcode register it".</p>
  
  <p>The goal all along was that I wouldn't need an ios device, because I intended to immediately publish the application and invite people to test it via testflight. Is it not possible to do it like this? Am I missing something.</p>
  
  <p>I have read lots of documentation, but being a first timer in this, everything seems confusing.  </p>
  
  <p>Edit: I created a provisioning profile as distributor. Even after creating and installing the distributor profile (it now appears also in xcode at Account -> provisioning profiles), I still get that same error. I also noticed that in signing, The signing certificate is iOS Developer.  I am sure </p>
  
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