> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.newly.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Testing on a real phone

> Install your iOS app on an iPhone through TestFlight, and what isn't available for Android.

In Newly v2, the cloud simulators are the preview. There's no QR code, no Expo Go link and no preview build you can download and install on a phone.

To try your app on a real iPhone, send it to TestFlight.

## On an iPhone: use TestFlight

TestFlight is Apple's app for installing test versions of iOS apps. Newly builds your app, signs it and uploads it to Apple for you.

### Before you start

You need a paid Apple Developer Program membership, and only an organization owner or admin can connect Apple and publish. Publishing works from a Remote chat. For the full list, see [Before you start](/publish/testflight#before-you-start) on the TestFlight page.

### Send your app to TestFlight

<Steps>
  <Step title="Ask the agent">
    In a Remote chat, ask the agent to "publish to TestFlight". The **Ship to TestFlight** card opens in the chat.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect Apple and upload">
    Follow the card to connect your Apple Developer account, then press **Build & upload to TestFlight**. See [Ship your iOS app to TestFlight](/publish/testflight) and [Connect Apple and manage signing](/publish/connect-apple).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Wait for Apple">
    When the card shows "✓ Uploaded to TestFlight", Apple may still be processing the build. Testers can't install it until Apple is done.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Install it on your iPhone">
    Press **Open App Store Connect** and add yourself as a tester. Then install the TestFlight app from the App Store on your iPhone and open your app from there. For testers and the next steps, see [From TestFlight to the App Store](/publish/app-store-and-google-play).
  </Step>
</Steps>

Building and uploading to TestFlight doesn't draw down credits. The agent's messages in the chat do.

## On an Android phone

Newly v2 doesn't produce Android builds you can install on a phone or upload to Google Play. There's no APK or AAB to download.

To test the Android version of your app, use the Android cloud simulator ("Pixel 8 - Android"). See [Using the cloud simulators](/preview/simulators).

## Why there's no Expo Go or QR code

Your previews are builds of your own app, with your app's native code inside. Expo Go can only run the packages it ships with, so it can't show your app the way the cloud simulators do. Newly builds your app for you instead. See [Native builds and packages](/preview/native-builds).

## Troubleshooting

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="I can't find a download button or QR code">
    There isn't one. Previews run on the cloud simulators in the preview pane. For an iPhone, use TestFlight as described above.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="The agent offered me an APK or a download link">
    Newly v2 doesn't produce installable Android builds or downloadable preview builds. Test Android on the cloud simulator.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I can't publish from the TestFlight card">
    Only organization owners and admins can connect Apple and publish. Ask an owner or admin of your organization to publish, or to change your role.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Is there a Newly app for my phone?">
    No. There's no Newly phone app to download. Use the web app at app.newly.app or Newly for Mac.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Ship your iOS app to TestFlight" icon="paper-plane" href="/publish/testflight">
    The Ship to TestFlight card, step by step.
  </Card>

  <Card title="From TestFlight to the App Store" icon="store" href="/publish/app-store-and-google-play">
    Testers, review and store listing.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Previewing your app" icon="eye" href="/preview/overview">
    The preview pane and the Web view.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Using the cloud simulators" icon="mobile-screen" href="/preview/simulators">
    Controls, card states and logs.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>