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15 changes: 14 additions & 1 deletion docs/beta-testing.md
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## Getting a tester onto the iPad app (TestFlight)

A tester needs no Xcode and no developer account. They need the TestFlight
app from the App Store and a link from you.
app from the App Store and the public invite:
https://testflight.apple.com/join/ppc9QfXc

### Current setup

The App Store Connect app and CI signing credentials are already configured
for `sidebandstudio/EternalMonitor`. iPad v0.3.0, build 143, was uploaded and
submitted for external beta review on September 25, 2026. It belongs to the
`FriendsExternal` group, whose public link and automatic tester notification
are enabled. The feedback and review contact email is `Whois.younes@gmail.com`.

External installation opens after Apple approves the build. Pair it with the
[current stable Windows release](https://github.com/sidebandstudio/EternalMonitor/releases/tag/v0.3.0).
The setup instructions below are for maintaining or replacing that configuration.

### Automated archive and upload

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EternalMonitor v0.3.0 candidate - Quick Start
============================================
EternalMonitor v0.3.0 - Quick Start
=================================
Use your iPad as a second display for a Windows PC, over WiFi or USB.
You need matching Windows and iPad builds. The candidate is still being
verified; use the installer and TestFlight invite supplied together.
The latest older public installer does not include every feature below.
v0.3.0 is the current stable Windows release. Use it with iPad v0.3.0,
TestFlight build 143. Download both from https://eternalmonitor.dev/download.html.
Step-by-step guide with every screen explained:
https://github.com/sidebandstudio/EternalMonitor/blob/main/SETUP.md

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1. Install the matching build
----------------------------
Download EternalMonitor-Setup.exe from the project's release page and
Download EternalMonitor-Setup.exe from
https://github.com/sidebandstudio/EternalMonitor/releases/tag/v0.3.0 and
check its published SHA-256. The unsigned installer may show SmartScreen;
use More info > Run anyway only for the build you intended to install.
Approve the installer UAC prompt. It installs the host, virtual display
and its tasks, plus TCP/UDP firewall rules. Start EternalMonitor.

Install Apple's TestFlight app, then open the supplied invite link for the
matching EternalMonitor build. TestFlight invite: ask Ali if no link was
supplied. An unsigned developer archive is not a TestFlight install.
Install Apple's TestFlight app, then open the EternalMonitor invite:
https://testflight.apple.com/join/ppc9QfXc
Install v0.3.0, build 143. External installation opens after Apple approves
the build; the download page above shows its availability.

2. Connect and pair over WiFi
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Connection troubleshooting
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- Try the host's LAN IP instead of discovery; keep its window open.
- Confirm both builds came from the same candidate.
- Confirm both apps are v0.3.0 and the iPad build is 143.
- The v0.3 installer configures Windows Firewall. If a security product or
an older installation blocks it, allow the host in Windows Security >
Firewall & network protection > Allow an app through firewall.
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