Questions tagged [provisioning-profile]
A profile used by Apple for verifying code signing for an application.
                                	
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    Codesign error: Provisioning profile cannot be found after deleting expired profile
                Tried to rebuild an app that was working just yesterday. Got a message that a profile had expired, so I removed it from the iPod and from iTunes. When I chose a new profile (one with an * in the ...
            
        
       
    
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    Provisioning Profiles menu item missing from Xcode 5
                After spending a whole day installing a fresh copy of Mac OS X v10.8 (Mountain Lion), Xcode 5, fixing provisioning profiles, certificates, creating new ones, I finally managed to get my ...
            
        
       
    
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    Code signing is required for product type 'Application' in SDK 'iOS 10.0' - StickerPackExtension requires a development team error
                I am facing the below issue and am unable to build the application.
  XXX has conflicting provisioning settings. XXX is automatically
  provisioned, but provisioning profile WildCard has been ...
            
        
       
    
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    An App ID with Identifier '' is not available. Please enter a different string
                I am trying to add a new APP ID to prepare for App Store submission and got the following error under the bundle ID I provided.
An App ID with Identifier 'com.domainName.AppName' is not available. ...
            
        
       
    
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    Xcode : failed to get the task for process
                This is for an existing app that compiled and distributed multiple times. Since updating to Xcode 5 I have this error popping. 
I have my developers profile selected in the Code Signing for debug. 
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    Xcode 8 shows error that provisioning profile doesn't include signing certificate
                Xcode 8 shows error that provisioning profile doesn't include signing certificate.
This issue is with Xcode-8 only with Xcode 7, same provisioning profile showing related identified certificate.
            
        
       
    
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    How to remove provisioning profiles from Xcode
                Does anyone know how to remove previously installed provisioning profiles from Xcode?
I have seen this link, but I am not able to find that location in my system.
So I think there must be some other ...
            
        
       
    
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    Xcode 4 - "Valid signing identity not found" error on provisioning profiles on a new Macintosh install
                I had a Macintosh I used to develop iPhone apps with using Xcode 4.
I now have a new Macintosh with a new install of... everything.
When opening Xcode projects built on the old Mac, I cannot run the ...
            
        
       
    
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    Provisioning profile doesn't include the application-identifier and keychain-access-groups entitlements
                I've tried all the other questions and searched everything on this that I could already, a lot of the other questions involved existing apps that were being updated or people with developer accounts ...
            
        
       
    
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    Xcode Provisioning Profiles Location
                Where are the Provisioning Profiles located in Xcode 8.3.3 within the project and/or file directory?
            
        
       
    
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    Development team not showing in Xcode
                I am an self-employed iOS developer and so have my own iOS distribution membership.
For a few days, I am working as a developer in a team. My apple account has been added in their iTunes Connect / ...
            
        
       
    
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    Xcode 7.2 no matching provisioning profiles found
                Before upgrading Xcode to 7.2, I was using Xcode 7.1.1 to build and distribute apps. I have upgraded to Xcode 7.2 and none of my provisioning profiles (matched to that particular app's bundle ID) ...
            
        
       
    
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    What is a provisioning profile used for when developing iPhone applications?
                What is the purpose of a provisioning profile and why is it needed when developing an iPhone application?  If I don't have a provisioning profile, what happens?
            
        
       
    
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    Xcode Command /usr/bin/codesign failed with exit code 1 : errSecInternalComponent
                I am trying to add new provisioning profile to my Xcode, to test an app on the device. Here are the steps I followed:
Deleted all certificates and provisioning profiles
Create/Add IOS Dev Certificate ...
            
        
       
    
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    The entitlements specified...profile. (0xE8008016). Error iOS 4.2
                I am getting the 'dreaded' error The entitlements specified in your application’s Code Signing Entitlements file do not match those specified in your provisioning profile.
(0xE8008016). when trying to ...
            
        
       
    
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    Xcode 8.3 / Xcode 9.0 Refresh provisioning profile devices
                I have added some new devices. How can I refresh the provisioning profile, as Xcode 8 automatically manages signing assets? 
I have found this question: Refresh devices in team provisioning profile ...
            
        
       
    
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    Xcode 8 "the aps-environment entitlement is missing from the app's signature" on submit
                I've got an app that we've submitted dozens of versions to in the last 6 months and we do use APNS. I got the following email from Apple after upgrading to Xcode 8
Dear developer,
We have discovered ...
            
        
       
    
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    The executable gets signed with invalid entitlements in Xcode
                I got this error with Xcode when I try to run the app on my device.
The executable was signed with invalid entitlement
It worked fine with old Xcode Anyone knows how to get rid of the error?
            
        
       
    
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    Xcode crash when refreshing provisioning profiles
                I cant seem to refresh my provisioning profiles in Xcode without crashes. Every time I press the refresh button in organizer it crashes and I retrieve this line from the error log:
UNCAUGHT EXCEPTION ...
            
        
       
    
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    Find provisioning profile in Xcode 5
                In Xcode 5, I can get list of provisioning profiles under Xcode >> preferences >> accounts >> view details. I want to copy profile and have to send it to one of my client, but I am ...
            
        
       
    
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    No signing certificate "iOS Distribution" found
                I am trying to sign an app with my client's certificates. I have received the following file from the client
I tried installing the ios_distribution certificate and the key (.p12). Also I have ...
            
        
       
    
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    iOS error "Embedded binary is not signed with the same certificate as the parent app"
                Those are my first steps in IOS applications development and I'm facing some problem that I can't figure out.
error: Embedded binary is not signed with the same certificate as the parent app. Verify ...
            
        
       
    
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    Xcode 8 provisioning profile won't download
                I recently updated to Xcode 8 and as I click on "download" option next to provisioning profile in Xcode/Preferences/Accounts/View Details menu it changes to gray and does not download. After ...
            
        
       
    
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    ERROR ITMS-90164/90046: Invalid Code Signing Entitlements
                Note: I'm developing using Xamarin. Similar question posted in Xamarin Forum here
I'm creating an app called, say CompanyApp. Then I created an App ID for it com.Company.CompanyApp, along with ...
            
        
       
    
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    Is there a way since (iOS 7's release) to get the UDID without using iTunes on a PC/Mac?
                I'm developing an app for my company and we're going through the process of slowly letting people into the "beta" by adding their iPads to the company's iOS Dev Center accounts. From there we do an ad ...
            
        
       
    
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    How to find out what profile was used for building *.ipa file?
                Is it possible and how to grab that information about profile just from existing *.ipa file?
            
        
       
    
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    Provisioning profile doesn't include signing certificate (Xcode 9.3)
                After upgrading to macOS 10.13.4 and Xcode 9.3, my project now makes all my Provisioning Profile ineligible! They worked before upgrade.
The error message for the distribution profile is:
Provisioning ...
            
        
       
    
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    Refresh devices in team provisioning profile managed by Xcode 7?
                It used to be that hitting the refresh arrow/loop button in preferences -> account would pull down a new provisioning profile with all ur new devices.
Now it just downloads the ones you already have. ...
            
        
       
    
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    Code Signing "No account for team" message when signing for different developer account
                I’ve been working on an app for a client using my own Apple Developer account so far while waiting for them to register a Developer account themselves.
They have done this— and the time has come for ...
            
        
       
    
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    What are code signing identities in Xcode about?
                What are "code signing identities" in Xcode?
Are they the certificates?
Are they the private keys?
Are they the app ids?
Are they the provisioning profiles?
If I go to the target build ...
            
        
       
    
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    build settings specify a provisioning profile with the UUID
                I cannot seem to be able to archive an app on a new computer.  I created new provisioning profiles for distribution and development.  I created a new Certificate Signing Request.  I can build my app ...
            
        
       
    
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    ERROR ITMS-90174: "Missing Provisioning Profile - iOS Apps must contain a provisioning profile in a file named embedded.mobileprovision."
                When I upload to Application Loader I receive the following message:
ERROR ITMS-90174: "Missing Provisioning Profile - iOS Apps must contain a provisioning profile in a file named embedded....
            
        
       
    
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    How to delete an App ID associated with a Personal Team?
                Ever since WWDC 2015, developers now have a Personal Team in addition to the other teams they are members of.
My account is part of an organization as well, so when I go to my Accounts in Xcode, I see ...
            
        
       
    
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    Xcode attempted to locate or generate matching signing assets and failed to do so
                So I'm trying to create an ad-hoc build using existing provisioning profile (that worked before) with Xcode 6.0.1 on Mavericks, but after trying to export this archive, I keep getting the following ...
            
        
       
    
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    Xcode 7: App installation failed: A valid provisioning profile for this executable was not found
                I have already searched and almost implemented max solution but it's not installing any app even though if I am creating just sample single view app.
  App installation failed
  A valid provisioning ...
            
        
       
    
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    Xcode6 error: "No matching provisioning profiles found for application"
                I'm trying to submit my iOS app in Xcode6. When I click Submit or Validate in the organizer, a window pops up that says:
  Failed to locate or generate matching signing assets:
  
  Xcode attempted ...
            
        
       
    
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    Provisioning profile for Today Widget extension
                I am trying to archieve my app for submission however I am running into issues with code signing.
Basically I have a Today Widget extension for my app. I am unsure about what I should be setting the ...
            
        
       
    
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    iOS APNS Development [sandbox] vs Production
                Guys I'm having some trouble figuring out the key differences between the APNS (push notification) Developer (Sandbox) and Production modes. In particular I have the following questions:
1) Can I ...
            
        
       
    
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    Can I distribute my App for any device without UDID?
                I've been searching stackoverflow, reading in the various blogs to get answer to my question "Can I distribute my app to someone, without getting his device UDID?"
The answers I found is all about "NO!...
            
        
       
    
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    Xcode 8 signing errors, can't log in with account and no provisioning profile
                When I run my application, two errors appear in the Signing part of the General tab of the project. One says, "The operation couldn't be completed. Unable to log in with account ________" while the ...
            
        
       
    
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    Xcode: Not on any development teams
                I'm developing and selling apps on the Mac App Store and today, when I wanted to refresh and add new provisioning profile in Xcode (Organiser), this error showed up:
(Not on any development teams. ...
            
        
       
    
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    this certificate was signed by an unknown authority
                I need to create ipa file for testing purposes.
I go to Keychian access -> Certificate assistant -> Request a certificate from a certificate authority and create some.certSigningRequest file.
Then I ...
            
        
       
    
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    Development team has reached maximum number of registered iPhone devices
                Whenever I try to build an iOS app to my iPhone device I get the following error:
  Your development team has reached the maximum number of registered iPhone devices.
I've previously had a Developer ...
            
        
       
    
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    Xcode5 "No matching provisioning profiles found issue" (but good at xcode4)
                Everything is OK on Xcode4.6. When I try to use Xcode5 dp6 to run app on devices. I got an error of "No matching provisioning profiles found issue". How can I resolve this issue?
            
        
       
    
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    A valid provisioning profile for this executable was not found... (again)
                I know this has been asked and answered multiple times but I'm tearing my hair out as none of the proposed solutions appears to work.
I receive the above error, despite having a valid provisioning ...
            
        
       
    
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    Why not use development provisioning instead of ad hoc?
                I was under the impression that when you use a development provisioning profile for a build of an app, only the specified developers can deploy that build to a phone.
But I just deployed a build that ...
            
        
       
    
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    iOS8 extension needs own provisioning profile?
                I am starting an iOS 8 extension but I can't run it on my device. The error when trying to run it is:
  No matching provisioning profiles found
  
  The provisioning profile specified in your build ...
            
        
       
    
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    Xcode 8 - Provisioning Profile vs. Provisioning Profile (Deprecated)
                I have just updated to Xcode 8 and I now have two options for app signing, Provisioning Profile and Provisioning Profile (Deprecated).
Why is one deprecated, and what is the difference between the ...
            
        
       
    
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    An unknown error occurred when I was trying to use an iPad for development
                I was trying to test my app on a new iPad to see if Retina support is working.
Like anyother devices I used for development, I attached the device and pressed "Use For Development" is XCode Organizer....
            
        
       
    
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    How remove a old provisioning profile in xcode 5?
                I've install different provisioning profile in my xcode 5, before for remove it you had a session with all provisioning profile installed on the mac, but now this session disappear, how can I have ...