Can I access other .ipa files present on my iphone via my app and pass it to the backend server.
Will I be able to do that after jailbreak? If not on a non-jailbroken device.
The short answer is NO.
Other than that you can register the app as an app that works with different file types and the user can open them manually. Take a look of different App Extensions types Document Provider and Share.
You can't get exact IPA file.
You can get it's container from XCode if it is your app, In container you will found document directory of app where you might have saved data to get this
Goto xcode -> Device And Simulator -> Select your Device -> choose Application
Press Setting button on bottom and press download container
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An iOS app is supposed to remove all data when a user logs out of the app. This has been completed, but I am looking for a way to verify that there is no data left over in the app (SQLite, user preferences, etc.)
I cannot figure out how IO can link to the app from Xcode (or from somewhere else and "look" into the app after a user logs out and confirm that all data is gone.
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I cannot figure out how IO can link to the app from Xcode (or from somewhere else and "look" into the app after a user logs out and confirm that all data is gone.
You can download the directory that contains all the app's data:
Open the Devices and Simulators window in Xcode and connect to the device you want to examine.
You'll see a list of the apps that you've installed on the device. Find the one you're testing in the list and click on it.
Click the gear icon at the bottom of the list and choose Download Container....
Xcode will download a bundle named something like com.your.identifier 2018-12-17 14/18.28.448.xcappdata.
Find the downloaded bundle (you can choose where Xcode puts it) and control-click on it. Choose Show Package Contents. Finder will open a window showing you everything in the app's container.
In addition to just looking at the app container, you can also modify the container and install it on a device. This can be useful for testing. For example, you could modify or delete an important data file from the container and install it on a test device to test that your app gracefully handles an error situation. Or, if someone testing your app runs into a problem you can't reproduce, you can get a copy of the app container from them and install it on your own device.
How can I figure out if an app in the IOS appstore uses frameworks? I would like to be able to know if it uses frameworks and possible what frameworks are used, without actually downloading the app.
Secondly, how do i figure out the frameworks used if provided the app's ipa file?
Finding out what frameworks an app in the Appstore uses may be a futile process, but it is possible to find them if one has an ipa file. Here is the process:
Convert the ipa file to a zip file by renaming it to ".zip" instead of ".ipa". For example, "test.ipa" should be renamed to "test.zip"
Unzip test.zip using whatever tool you chose.
Navigate to the test/Payload. You should see a ".app" file in that location.
Right-click on the file and select "Show Package Content" in the popup menu.
Expand the frameworks folder to view the frameworks. Files within this folder have the ".dylib" extension.
You need an iOS device like iPhone / iPad / iPod with an AppStore account set up, a macOS device like iMac, Apple Configurator 2 app (AC2).
First of all you have to download / buy the app which you want to analyze on your iOS device then connect this device to the macOS device and launch the AC2 app. Once the app was launched go to account settings and connect to your AppleId account. Next, right click on the device icon and select "Add->Apps..." action. A modal window will present. Select an applications which you would like to analyze and then download those apps.
Once the applications will be downloaded the AC2 app will ask you to select an action. At this moment don't select any action, instead go to location " Open Finder and go to a folder "~/Library/Group Containers/K36BKF7T3D.group.com.apple.configurator/Caches/Assets/TemporaryItems/MobileApps" where are stored downloaded apps.
Last thing is to change the extension of the iPad file to zip, do it with Finder app in menu under right click select option "open archive". Once there, go to payload and frameworks folder which contains all frameworks used by the app.
I have developed my first apple app and i wish to run it in iphone (its working well in XCode). By running in iphone i don't mean to connect it with mac and run with USB connection.
I mean something like there will be uuid of iphone and i upload my app some where and it can be run by Iphone user without any wire-connection to my MAC where i have app in xcode.
Is it possible to achieve by anyway? Is that way to achieve is free of cost ?
What I understand from you question is you want to distribute your application to others,
If you have apple developers account , you can use TestFlight ITunes Connect, where you can distribute upto 1000 users
Or you could use other free providers like,
Fabric
Hockey
I personally recommend Fabric , it's free, has lot of features
In your project set your distribution profiles in code signing options
Then click on product-->Build wait for a moment until it opens an Organizer window .
After opening organizer window select save for AdHoC deployment --> choose your organization--> select for all devices compatibility(if you are running with latest Xcode 7.3 version otherwise devices compatibility window won't appear) click next next.
Finally you can get an api file in the Organizer window. In that select the first api file which has recently you built -> click on export to your any finder location.
Then open your api file location in your Finder.
Then open your browser and open https://www.diawi.com and drag and drop your api in the specified field and wait until it reaches 100% to upload and click on send so that you can get a link. Now you can share your link.
Note: In iOS device he can install the api by using safari browser with the link we have shared
I develop an iOS app and I send it to any beta tester. After 2 month app has a crash and now it doesn't work .
I need to get any information about log or better I need database. How can I get it ? I can connect to my Mac, but I don't know how to access to db data (if is it possible).
It's very important get database information.
Thank you.
In your device, you can access support directories only for applications compiled for development.
Connect your device to your computer. Having launched xcode, open 'Organizer' window (Window->Organizer). On the left hand side of the menu you will have your device displayed. Under your device, select 'Applications'. All the dev applications will be available there. Select the application you are interested in and click 'Download' at the bottom of the window. What happens - the support directories are downloaded. They are stored in bundle with extension '.xcappdata'. 'ctrl' click on the file and menu will give you an option 'Show Package Contents'. You will find there your sql database file.
You can either use XCode Organizer to download the application directory from the device, or if the tester is remote ask them to install a program like iExplore that lets you simply copy application directories off of the device to send to you.
My issue is how I can open a file selector in iPhone as on UIButton click which can access all files stored in iPhone device.
Your iPhone App cannot access all the files present on the Device. However, your app can access that its own sandbox i.e. document directory of the app (its own).