Support Multiple SDK on iOS Development and Debugging on Device

Question

I'm new to ios development and I've some questions about sdk. I'm not paid developer yet, I sign up for free. Then, I download and install xcode 4.6 with iOS 6.1 sdk. I developed some basic app for understanding development process.

If I'm not a paid developer, I cannot debug apps on device, is it true?

I have ipod touch 4th gen with ios 5.1.1, How can I debug app on this device ? I tried different things but I didn't.

I changed architectures setting in app, I remove app requirement,I change target sdk, and I set the device using for development. But I didn't solve the problem. When I build and run app, I get this error:

The identity 'iPhone Developer' doesn't match any valid, non-expired certificate/private key pair in your keychains

I have no provisioning profile. I want to add profile but I get this error:

Too few items in teams.

How can I solve these problems and debug apps on my iPod ?

Answer 1

In short answer: You are right.

You can not build app to your device if you don't own an iDP. Once you enroll a paid iDP, you can generate certifications and provisioning files step by step with Apple's documentation. If you really want to debug on a device, you can jail break it and install a sync patch, which will skip the signture verify and run your code without iDP. But when you want to submit it to AppStore, of course you need a paid account.