I was hoping that someone could explain to me the process about resigning existing IPA files and install it OTA. I'm unsure what certificates I need to have and how to sign it properly so it can be used by my own device.
I do have the following:
existing IPA file (developed by someone else)
Apple developer account
my udid registered in my developer portal
manifest.plist, ipa file, index.html referring to the files
I’ve seen several posts about this but none really worked out for me. However, I do get the message that I can install the ipa but it turns out to be grey once finished paired with the error:
cannot install ipa try again
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I have a problem while trying to upload my application to firebase. This is how this error looks like:
And actually I have no idea why it happens. Could it be because of development certificates? Or could it be because of packages versions?
I have done everything according to Firebase SDK instructions, but it still doesn't work. Also, the problem is, that I just can't find any info about this error in internet. So, what is the reason of this? And how can I fix that?
PS. By the way, about .ipa file. I create it in this way.
Copy Runner.app to desktop.
Create Payload folder.
Paste Runner.app in this folder, compress it, and change .zip to .ipa
Go to your Apple Developer Profile and make sure you have an active Apple Developer subscription (your $100 (or your local currency) fee is paid), and you have the correct certificates, and signing installed onto your device, and you have a correct bundle ID linked to each of said certificates, etc. If you made any corrections, create a new .ipa file, and retry the upload process.
There is an option in Xcode under Signing & Capabilities to have Xcode manage your provisioning profile.
I have a requirement to deploy an enterprise application to my users. Vendor has give me an IPA/Xcarchive file. But, the files are signed using vendor’s signing certificate. We don’t want to share our distribution certificate with them and, they are unable to share the xcode with us. I want to know, how can I resign ipa/xcarchive for in-house distribution?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
Chetan
Certificates and provisioning profile used for generating IPA contains all the details on which all devices it can be installed, so it is not possible to resign the IPA file without the source code. Below are few available options:
Get the source code: If you can get the source code then you can generate IPA file with your certificates.
Share Device UDID: You can share the device UDIDs wherein you want to install the app with the vendor (might not be a good option for large audience)
TestFlight: You can ask the vendor to upload the app on Testflight and add the users as testers/users and they will be notified for any update available aswell.
I try to deploy an app for my company use. So I do Product->Archive, select the good distribution cert/profil. I upload the file on the web, make the link to the manifest.plist to .ipa and then I try to install it on my ipad but ... unable to intall:
UPDATE: I don't want to install it directly on a Ipad, but download it from an url with the ipad and I'm using entreprise developper program and it work if I directly build it for the ipad
Here the ios console Log :
I find strange that in the log after
INVALID >> { 642AFE.... this number is not the same there is in my
ipa filename.
I also find strange to get many plist file (distribution, export ...) .
Here the folder i drop to the server :
Does anyone have some idea ?
thanks by adavance
If you are using the normal developer account then to install the application in device(either directly or from any third party sites) you have to sign the archive file either with development profile of AdHoc distribution profile. Here if you have selected the Appstore distribution certificate and profile then the application will not be able to install in any device.
If the device's UDID is added to the profile(development or AdHoc distribution) then you can install the app directly using Xcode or via an URL.
If you are using the enterprise program and the application is signed with the distribution certificate and profile then the application can be install in any device regardless of the existence of UDID in the profile.
Please check the profile when you are archiving the ipa.
Hope this helps you in some way.
I did the following step to convert my html and javascript to make it compatible for iOS app using phonegap:
I uploaded the zipped file of my java script on phonegap.com and gave the relevant .p12 certificate along with the provising profile.
Now I downloaded the ipa file from there.
I tried to install this app through iTunes which did not installed desppite of waiting for couple of hours.
What can be the issue can anyone please tell me?
Is it something like that the provising profile used here should be for that particular device?
i think you have not added device in provising profile
1 Go to your Apple developer portal Click Devices to register your iOS device.
You need to connect your device to iTunes to obtain your UUID Click Certificate
2-Create a certificate for Production (to use PhoneGap Build, otherwise Development) Download the certificate
3- Convert the certificate to a p12 file . - Double-click the .cer file to open it in Key Chain Access.
Then click My Certificates under the category, Ctrl-click the certificate and export.
When you save the .p12 file, you are asked to create a password that you will need later.
4- Create a provision file on Apple developer portal, then download. Again, to make this work on PhoneGap Build, you need one for Distribution, otherwise Development. -
See more at: link
I have an .ipa file which is signed with an Enterprise Certificate and using an inHouse distribution profile. I do not have the original source code with me. When I went through the distribution article in Dev center, I understood that it has to be archived for distribution purpose. I do not know how to archive an .ipa file. Could you please assist me in this? I'm new to this iOS development world.
I am going to assume everything was built and signed properly, with the proper provisioning profiles and distribution certificates.
You need the myApp.ipa and the myApp.plist generated by XCode, there may be others ways, but generating these via Xcode is the easiest. Once you have both of these files, upload them to your server (e.g. public_html/app/myApp.ipa and public_html/app/myApp.plist).
Your users navigate to your download page via Safari. On this page you include a link like the following:
Install the app
It is pointing to the myApp.plist. This must have (among other things) an item like the following (not sure about the exact format at the moment, but it is easy to spot if you open the .plist file in text editor):
<key>url</key>
<string>http://mydomain.com/app/myApp.ipa</string>
This URL is also usually added during the archive in XCode, but it can be easliy edited. It points to the .ipa (which really a zip file containg the executable and other resources like images).
When users tap "Install the app" in Safari, it will read the plist file, and if everything was successful up to this point, will prompt the user to install the application.