ci: restore automatic public beta distribution for releases

- Changed default release channel from 'internal' to 'public_beta'
- Automatic releases (push to main) now distribute to public beta testers
- Manual workflow dispatch can still select 'internal' if needed
- Updated job name and notifications to reflect public beta as default

Author: graycreate

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ on:
       release_channel:
         description: 'TestFlight release channel'
         required: false
-        default: 'internal'
+        default: 'public_beta'
         type: choice
         options:
-          - internal
           - public_beta
+          - internal
 
 env:
   DEVELOPER_DIR: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "✅ Successfully created tag: $TAG_NAME"
 
   build-and-release:
-    name: Build and Release to TestFlight (Internal Testing)
+    name: Build and Release to TestFlight (Public Beta)
     needs: version-check
     if: needs.version-check.outputs.should_release == 'true'
     runs-on: macos-latest
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ jobs:
         MATCH_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MATCH_PASSWORD }}
         MATCH_GIT_URL: ${{ secrets.MATCH_GIT_URL }}
         TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.TEAM_ID }}
-        RELEASE_CHANNEL: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_channel || 'internal' }}
+        RELEASE_CHANNEL: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_channel || 'public_beta' }}
       run: |
         # Enable verbose output for debugging
         export FASTLANE_VERBOSE=true
@@ -301,14 +301,14 @@ jobs:
         export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 
         # Run the beta lane with release channel parameter
-        # Default to 'internal' for automatic releases (push to main)
-        # Can be set to 'public_beta' for manual workflow_dispatch
+        # Default to 'public_beta' for automatic releases (push to main)
+        # Can be set to 'internal' for manual workflow_dispatch if needed
         fastlane beta channel:$RELEASE_CHANNEL
 
     - name: Create GitHub Release
       uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
       env:
-        RELEASE_CHANNEL: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_channel || 'internal' }}
+        RELEASE_CHANNEL: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_channel || 'public_beta' }}
       with:
         tag_name: ${{ needs.version-check.outputs.new_tag }}
         name: Release ${{ needs.version-check.outputs.version }}
@@ -317,9 +317,9 @@ jobs:
           Build: ${{ needs.version-check.outputs.build }}
 
           ### TestFlight Distribution
-          **Channel**: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_channel || 'internal' }}
+          **Channel**: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_channel || 'public_beta' }}
 
-          ${{ github.event.inputs.release_channel == 'public_beta' && '📧 **Public Beta**: This build has been submitted to TestFlight for public beta testing. External testers will receive email notifications when the build is available after beta review approval.' || '👥 **Internal Testing**: This build is available to internal testers immediately after processing. No beta review required.' }}
+          ${{ (github.event.inputs.release_channel || 'public_beta') == 'public_beta' && '📧 **Public Beta**: This build has been submitted to TestFlight for public beta testing. External testers will receive email notifications when the build is available after beta review approval.' || '👥 **Internal Testing**: This build is available to internal testers immediately after processing. No beta review required.' }}
 
           ### What's New
           - See [commit history](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/commits/${{ needs.version-check.outputs.new_tag }}) for changes
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Post release notification
       if: success()
       env:
-        RELEASE_CHANNEL: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_channel || 'internal' }}
+        RELEASE_CHANNEL: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_channel || 'public_beta' }}
       run: |
         CHANNEL_DISPLAY=$([ "$RELEASE_CHANNEL" = "public_beta" ] && echo "Public Beta" || echo "Internal Testing")
         echo "✅ Successfully released version ${{ needs.version-check.outputs.version }} to TestFlight $CHANNEL_DISPLAY!"