Release checklist

on the command-line:

update core rust submodule, if needed: $ ./scripts/update-core.sh depending on how much you trust in rust, you might want to do a ./scripts/clean-core.sh before building
update translations: $ ./scripts/tx-pull-translations.sh
update local help: $ ./scripts/create-local-help.sh
a) update CHANGELOG.md from https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md and https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-ios/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed+sort%3Aupdated-desc b) add used core version to CHANGELOG.md c) add a device message to ChatListController::viewDidLoad() or remove the old one

in Xcode:

a) adapt version ("View/Navigators/Project/deltachat-ios", target "deltachat-ios", then "General/Version") b) increase the build number in the same dialog c) to avoid a warning, use the same version and build number for target "DcShare"
a) select "Any iOS Device (arm64)" in the toolbar b) select menu "Product/Archive" (codesign may ask for a password, this may be empty and "Enter" will do) c) on success, a dialog with all releases on the machine is shown; select the most recent, then "Distribute App/App Store Connect/Next/Upload/Next"; leave default options (Strip symbols: yes, Upload symbols: yes, Manage Version and Build Number: yes, Automatically manage signing); in the summary, click "Upload" again

for a Testflight release, open "My Apps/Delta Chat/TestFlight/iOS" a) status becomes "Ready to Submit" automatically after some minutes b) select "open-testing-group" on the left, scroll down to "Builds" section c) click "+" and select the version made "Ready to submit" above d) make sure the credentials shown on the next page are working (the credentials are needed by apple for review)

for a Reguar release, open "My Apps/Delta Chat iOS/iOS App+ (first item)" a) enter the version number (without leading "v") b) fill out "what's new", use CHANGELOG.md as a template c) select a build d) make sure, the credentials for the apple-review-team are working e) select "Release update over 7-day period using phased release" f) if the question comes up, we are not using "Advertising Identifier (IDFA)" click on "Save" and then "Submit", wrt ads: we do not use ads, answer "No". final state should be "Waiting for Review" - if it is only "Ready for Review", watch out for some additional alerts.

in both cases, make sure, the provided test-email-address is working. finally, back on command line: