I'm trying to install an app I coded on an iPhone using Ad Hoc distribution. I dragged the .mobileprovision file (associated with my iPhone UDID) to the "Apps" item under "Library" in iTunes (Windows). When I do so, nothing happens, no confirmation messages or errors. (Is there a way to know which .mobileprovision files are installed in iTunes?)
When I double-click the .ipa file, again nothing happens. But what is worse is that the app doesn't even appear under "Apps" in iTunes. I also tried to drag-and-drop it under "Apps" in iTunes but again nothing happens.
Did anyone else face this problem before?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
Edit: I tried on another computer running Windows and the same version of iTunes and it works! Still not able to make it work on my computer though...
Please follow the bellow steps
1). Right Click on .app file which is underneath of Product Folder in xcode Left side and choose Show in Finder
2). Compress this app file with your provisioning (must contain your UDID)
3). Upload this Zip file to http://www.diawi.com website.
4) you will get one link there.
5). Open it in Safari of your iOS device.
6). Install Provisioning first then install application file.
It's best way for Ad-Hoc Distribution and help you to send built.
Hope it helps you !!!
I'd recommand to use the iPhone Configuration Utility. You can manage the provisioning file, the apps, etc.
I had this problem. App would not load--no error messages, just falls off the cliff. After pulling all my hair out, I discovered that the iPad I was using had not been authorized by the app-store. Even though I was trying to load an ipa file from my system, iTunes didn't seem to know the difference.
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I have a xcode project that I would like to distribute to collegues of mine, I have therefore added all my collegues UDID in the devices section of the provisioning portal, I then downloaded the distribute and the Ad hoc provisioning files and clicked on them so that they came in to my organazizer. I then used them in xcode and selected "build-archive", I then followed this guide http://gknops.github.com/adHocGenerate/ to make a wireless app distribution. And uploaded the provisiong file, plist file and the ipa file. But when I try to install the app using the link in my html file it start to install but fail with this message " "Appnamexxxx" could not be installed right now". I dont know what I'm doing wrong and the error I get doesn't tell me anything...
I found the reason why it didn't work. I had entered the UDID of all the devices in the provisioning portal, but I didn't check that they where supposed to be used with that profile. I thought that if I entered UDID they where automatically selected to be used with the profile, this I found out by pure luck when trying to find the reason for this in the portal. So one have to select the provisionig and choose edit, then you have the reason to check/uncheck the UDID's you want in that profile. Hope this can help others too.
Hello there try to use betabuilder.http://www.hanchorllc.com/2010/08/24/introducing-ios-beta-builder/
I am in beta testing stage for an application.
Some of my beta testers use Windows 7 and run iTunes within.
Some of them are just fine but a few observe some rather strange behavior.
That is: Neither the *.ipa nor the *.mobileprivision file can be dragged and dropped into the Apps section of the Mediathek within iTunes. (Doing so the icon indicates that the object cannot be dropped within iTunes)
We tried File/Add to Mediathek ... and that does not work either. No error message but the app does not show up and when adding the mobileprovision file for a second and third time no message comes up that asks whether to overwite the existing mobileprovision file.
I tried google and the search within stackoverflow but did not find anything that matches my problem.
Any suggestion is highly appreciated!
Probably not a direct answer to your question - but a workaround:
Have you tried http://testflightapp.com? Lets you send beta builds to your testers over the air without them having to go through iTunes. And it's free.
No affiliation - just a satisfied user.
Agree with Abizem. Testflight is a good, painless way of sending out builds. If you absolutely have to use the mobileprovision and .app route, just copy the mobileprovision file and do a sync. Check if that is getting added to the device (the UDID in the mobileprovision might be incorrect)
Note: the .app file will appear as a folder on a Windows system. The entire folder needs to be dragged in this case.
If all of your testers use iOS 4 you can drop the two files on your file server and let them open the website from there iOS device. It is really simple and they don't even need a PC for testing:
http://buzzworks.de/blog/announcing-developer-framework-hockey
I have created an iPad app which I want to send to another branch of my company. I have .app file which I want to send to him.
Does this colleague have to do anything special other than drop this file into iTunes and install on the device?
Does he need to have a Mac with Xcode any everything or how do I got about this? I won't have physical address to his device.
EDIT: This is just a once off thing. I only want to demo something to him.
This article looks really good as far as basic setup goes - http://www.iphonedevsdk.com/forum/iphone-sdk-development/35818-unofficial-ad-hoc-distribution-guide.html
After that, you just need to send out the .app and the .mobileprovision. Both the files need to be dragged into iTunes. Check if Sync apps is enabled and that your app is selected. Hit sync and it should work.
You don't need Xcode or a Mac to install an ad-hoc-provisioned app. All your users need is iTunes.
You need to have your users send you their UUIDs, which you then need to register in Apple's provisioning portal. Download the updated profile and be sure to link to it when building your app for distribution.
I have heard of people having trouble installing .app files. The safest option is to chose "build and archive" from the build menu. This will create an ipa file that can be installed through iTunes. If you open the Xcode organizer after building and archiving, you can select your new ipa and save it to file, or send it by e-mail straight from Xcode.
You will need to belong to iOS Developer Enterprise Program.
i developed an app which is meant to read books(pdf book reader).i loaded 25 books(total size of 320MB) into the app using absolute path.all the books are been seen in the simulator and also i can load all the books into my device through xcode(build and run).
my requirement:
when i loaded the above obtained ipa file into the same device or other device which are in ad-hoc distribution using itunes , it is strange that only few books are being seen in the device.
note: i made sure that all the books are present in the .ipa file,i deleted old app in the device which i run via xcode. the device is in ad-hoc distribution.
while code signing i used the iphone developer certificate.
is it necessary to use distribution certificate instead iphone developer certificate which i feel that might be one reason for my problem?
plz anyone suggest me with exact solution to the scenario.
tnx in advance
I know I have seen problems going from simulator to live device. The simulator is not case sensitive, but the device is. Recheck all your actual files in bundle vs what you are requesting when you open the file. They need to match exactly for device, but not so much for simulator.
I would also try seting the apps-Info.plst to have "Application supports iTunes file sharing" on so you could see what is in the documents folder (this is if your moving files in that area).
One problem might be as RAZ suggested that iPhone is case sensitive, but there could be other problems.
For starters I would check the that ipa does contain everything you think should be there. Take the ipa, change the extension to zip and open it. You'll get a folder containing you're app. Right click the .app and choose show package. You'll now see all the files/resources included in your app. If the files that won't load in the app are there then you'll need to provide more information about the problem.
If they're not you need to make sure xCode knows to copy them to the app resources.
You might have resources that you haven't copied into the project, and you're only referencing the files on your hard disk. Then when you make the .ipa file it's not included. Try re-importing all your resources and select "copy to project".
I would like to send someone the Xcode simulator version - not the device version - of my iPad app. I have located the .app file in the Finder. Do I just zip it up and send it off or is it more complicated than that?
Thanks,
Doug
UPDATE
Chrisbtoo got the answer on this one however he left of some critical bits for those of you trying this at home:
Path to Xcode simulator (the simulator can be run standalone.):
/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/Applications/iPhone Simulator.app
Path to app that appears in the home screen of the simulator:
/Users/turner/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/3.2/Applications/{GUID}
It is instructive to watch what happens in the app simulator directory as you build for simulation, delete apps from the simulator desktop and generally use the simulator as an actual device.
Bottom line: This is a viable approach for sharing apps in a "simulated" ad hoc manner without the mind numbing, soul sucking process of true ad hoc app sharing.
Cheers,
Doug
Assuming the other person already has the simulator installed, you can just zip up the stuff under ~/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/3.2/Applications/{GUID} (includes both the .app and any data directories needed) and send it to them - they'll need to unzip it under that same directory. What I've done in the past was to rename the {GUID} part to a more friendly name - the sim will still pick it up.
If they don't already have the simulator, they will need to sign up for a free iphone dev account and download Xcode, etc.
We just put up a little tool that will help you with this. It manages both what you need on the dev side and also the tester.
Here it is
http://blog.placeit.net/ios-app-packager/
It basically creates a little zip that you can pass to the tester and it'll install the app in the right directory and also open it up for the user with the right device selected.
I would think you want to send the entire project folder to the other person- presumably you are expecting them to open it in their XCode- and presumably they have the sdk for the app.
You have to distribute via AdHoc or App Store for beta testing.
Become a developer and then look into how to do this.
You need to have a provisioning profile, and then select the UDID's for the device you want to beta test to.
Go to the iPhone Provisioning Portal
and here is a document with more detail