Questions tagged [ios-provisioning]
The process of preparing an application to run on an iOS device.
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Test iOS app on device without apple developer program or jailbreak
How can I test an iOS application on my iPod Touch without registering for the Apple Developer Program or jailbreaking my iPod?
Neither is a viable option at the moment.
I'd like to test on the ...
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Proper way to renew distribution certificate for iOS
My distribution certificate is expiring on June 7th, along with all of my provisioning files. How do I properly renew it? Should I revoke it now and request a new one? If I do that than will all my ...
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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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How does TestFlight do it?
TestFlight offers over-the-air beta distribution of iOS apps (on non-jailbroken devices). How can this be done? Is this an iOS feature, or a vulnerability exploit?
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How to re-sign the ipa file?
How do I sign the .ipa file with a provisioning profile after I generate an IPA like the following with a different provision profile? I would like to sign the IPA with an ad-hoc provisioning profile ...
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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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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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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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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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Why am I getting an error "Failed to locate or generate matching signing assets" in Xcode 6?
I installed the Xcode 6 GM seed, and I'm trying to create an IPA file for the first time. After archive success, when I click on the Export button, a window appears saying:
Failed to locate or ...
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Bundle Identifier and push certificate... aps-environment entitlement error
I've read Where does xcode take application's Identifier from? , XCode bundle identifier formatting from {PRODUCT_NAME} , and loads more but...
I'm trying to get push notifications going and ...
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What are the differences between Provisioning Profiles?
What is the difference between a development provisioning profile and an ad hoc provisioning profile?
Couldn't we always use the ad hoc profile for everything but the store?
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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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No provisioned iOS devices are available with a compatible iOS version
I'm trying to test my app on an iPhone 3G, however I'm getting this error:
No provisioned iOS devices are available with a compatible iOS version. Connect an iOS device with a recent enough version ...
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Publishing to TestFlight, new testers, do I really need to rebuild/download my provisioning profile?
I have published an app through the testflight website to allow my colleagues to test, and as more and more of them opens the initial email and find time to go through the registration process, ...
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key chain warning The “System Roots” keychain cannot be modified [closed]
Am landed with following error "“System Roots” keychain cannot be modified" when I double tap the certificate. After googling I come to know that drag and drop the certificate is the ...
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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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What is the difference between In House versus Ad Hoc distribution for Enterprise apps?
I have an Apple iOS Enterprise account and am creating a distribution provisioning profile, and was surprised to see that I had to choose a distribution method of either In House or Ad Hoc.
This ...
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Provisioning New Device for Development Xcode
I am a new iOS developer, and although I have been successful in provisioning a device for development in Xcode in the past, I just obtained a new device and am having an awful time getting Xcode to ...
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Code Sign error: No unexpired provisioning profiles found that contain any of the keychain's signing certificates
I think I've reached the nadir of iOS provisioning hell. After migrating to a new mac and doing an archive for distribution, I received the error:
Code Sign error: No unexpired provisioning ...
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How do I add a new device for provisioning on the Apple Developer site when the button is disabled?
My add device button in prov. portal is grayed out (disabled) like in the screenshot:
What am i doing wrong?
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No value was provided for the parameter 'appIdName' when provisioning
I've just enrolled in Apple's iOS Developer Program (account type: Individual).
In my Xcode organizer on my iPhone 4 device I click "Add device to provisioning portal" => Xcode asks my credentials => ...
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UDIDs in provisioning profile?
Given a provisioning profile, does anyone know how to determine what UDIDs are in that profile?
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Apple: Enterprise Account, but deploy to App Store? [closed]
I have been asked to build an app for a firm that has an enterprise account with Apple. The app has to go to iTunes.
When creating a Distribution Provisioning Profile, I am given the option for "In ...
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Is it safe to change the AppID Prefix between updates?
I am trying to understand the role of the first part of the AppID for iOS apps.
This part was formerly known as the "Bundle Seed ID", but is now often referred to as the AppID Prefix.
A while ago (...
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Difference between code signing target and project
I noticed that in Xcode I can set the Entitlements and Code signing settings both on:
the Project (double click on the top item in Groups & File, which has the name of the project)
the Target (...
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How can I use an existing private key to a new iOS development certificate?
For aesthetic reasons, I would like to use the same private key that I used to create my distribution certificate a while ago, to create a new development certificate (my old one expired). But the "...
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Apple says "Your iOS Distribution Certificate expiring" what i need to do
I got this mail from Apple.
Your iOS Distribution Certificate will no longer be valid in 30 days. To generate a new certificate, sign in and visit Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles.
I get ...
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When are profiles renewed when using "Automatically manage signing"/allowProvisioningUpdates?
I have an enterprise distributed app which is built on a build server using xcodebuild. Last year we made a change to use the "Automatically manage signing" feature with the "-...
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IOS Team Provisioning Profile - Pending (Managed by Xcode)
In my project in Xcode I have Issue: "No non-expired provisioning profiles are installed".
I clicked "Fix Issue" and after 2-3 minutes:
"Generation of the team provisioning profile Apple ID "...
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Did Apple change the .mobileprovision file format, and how can I view the current format?
I'm finding many articles on the web where it is implied that you can view the .mobileprovision file contents in a text editor. For example, this Urban Airship post:
When push notifications are ...
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valid provisioning profile matching the application's Identifier could not be found
I'm trying to test my app on my device and am hitting the error stating "A valid provisioning profile matching the application's Identifier 'com.mycompany.MyApp' could not be found". I've read many ...
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Xcode won't recognize my new provisioning profile
My app's development provisioning profile expired a couple of weeks ago, so I went to the provisioning portal to get a fresh new one. After obtaining it, I visited the Xcode Organizer, removed the ...
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Xcode Error - Profile doesn't include the com.apple.developer.icloud-container-environment entitlement
We have enabled iCloud capability in our application and enabled below services,
Key-value storage
iCloud Documents
But while trying to export the build through the archive, it's throwing me the ...
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How do I fix "Missing Private Key" for xcode apple provisioning?
On a new mac, I installed xcode and needed to set up provisioning for a hello-world project to deploy to my iPad.
NOTE: I am using the new FREE provisioning (do not have a paid Apple account)
I ...
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Xcode Organizer: "Your team has no devices for which to generate a provisioning profile."
I am experiencing a strange error in Xcode's Organizer. I have two team members and whenever we log in we receive the following message:
Your team has no devices for which to generate a ...
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Distribute iOS Application without an Apple Developer Account
As far as I know, an iOS Application can be distributed in the following ways
Via App Store
Using TestFlight
Using HockeyApp or something similar
Sharing the .ipa file
But all the above require ...
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Multiple Certificates/Provisioning Profiles in one Xcode organizer?
There are several similar questions here, but none could answer my basic question:
Is it possible to have two separate developer certificates in the keychain and two corresponding distribution ...
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How do I deploy an iPhone application (without the App Store)?
Please forgive the noob question.
I've been developing this little app (with Unity) for some time. The development profile expires every 90 days. That's life.
Now I want to take it to the 'next' ...
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Invalid bundle structure - The app may contain only one executable file.
This question is similar if not identical but there is no solution. I've looked inside the archive and there's only one executable, so I am at a loss as to how to proceed. Any ideas greatly ...
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Ad Hoc iOS .ipa file won't install for devices added to profile since iOS 7 came out
I have an iOS app that I've developing for a while. Initially there were around 8 devices in the iOS dev account, ad builds were prepared and distributed through Hockey App, no problems. Recently, we'...
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iOS provisioning profile number in Xcode
Anyway to match the provisioning profile in Xcode's organizer or online developer site with the crazy serial/id number given under Xcode's code signing preferences?
I want to make double sure I am ...
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XCode 5 hangs with a timeout error when validating/uploading a "ready to be uploaded" app
I've been developing and uploading apps for some months. Whenever they needed being uploaded to the app store, I could do it without problem, but now, I'm stuck with one that doesn't want to be ...
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Does renewing a provisioning profile affect keychain access when I submit an app update to the AppStore?
I have an iPhone app that uses the keychain for authentication-related storage.
I also had an expiring Provisioning Profile.
In the documentation for keychain access it states:
On iPhone, ...
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xcodebuild - 'Code Sign error: Provisioning profile X can't be found'
Yet another code sign error.
I'm running command:
xcodebuild -project $DIR/myproject.xcodeproj -sdk iphoneos5.0 -alltargets
and my project.pbxproj
"CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=iphoneos*]" = "iPhone ...
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Upgrade's application-identifier entitlement string does not match installed application -> rejecting upgrade
I have an iOS app that is now around 3 years old. It is signed with an enterprise profile. We have released seven versions of the software, the last time being almost a year ago. Currently we are ...
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Stop Xcode 5 creating provisioning profiles?
Xcode 5 keeps creating a developer provisioning profile for one of my apps that I don't need. I have already tested the app with the Xcode Team Provisioning Profile and released it with another ...
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Profile doesn't match any valid certificate/private-key pair in the default keychain
I am developing an application for a company, they gave me the admin role so I can edit provisioning files. I am getting "Valid signing identity not found for distribution file" and "Profile doesn't ...
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How to check content of certificate.p12 WITHOUT installing on the Keychain or accessing apple portal
I have an iOS certificate.p12 file, is it possible to check the content of .P12 file (iOS certificate + public key) and be sure that it is a correct Distribution certificate and not (development or ...
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Profile is not an "iOS App Store" profile
Using Xcode 9.
Working on app store build validation.
Created an app with app store profile.
Archived successfully
Trying to validate build in
Organizer, I am getting the following error on ...
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