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I was trying to install my iphone application from testflight.
It installs perfectly on few devices but in some after installing about 80 percent it gives an error Unable to download application, <my app> could not be installed at this time
I am able to find out the reason for, why is it so?
Here's a screenshot:
clear your cache and cookies in Safari, make sure your device is in provisioning profile and provisioning profile is installed on the device.
If everything mentioned above didn't help, try to create a new build with higher build number and try to distribute your app again
Most common issues that cause this are (from testflight's website):
Device storage is full
The provisioning profile is a developer provisioning profile
The ad hoc distribution provisioning profile is corrupted and the device is having an issue with it.
The device was restored from a backup and is causing a conflict for over-the-air distribution
There was a network timeout
Architecture settings of the build and the device are incompatible ( can sometimes happen -when "Build Active Architecture Only" is on when building).
Not Using Mobile Safari.
for me it turned out that my client's ipad was running iOS 4.2.2 and my project supports 5.0+.
Recently default Xcode project settings set ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH (Build Active Architecture Only) to yes for Debug configuration.
So your build can not be installed on different hardware than the one you use for development.
Change this setting and installation should go fine.
As for Xcode 5.1, the problem was in arm64 architecture in VALID_ARCHS. Building the release configuration for 5.0 device locally gives the following error:
Xcode cannot install or launch applications supporting the 64-bit architecture on devices running iOS versions prior to 6.0. This configuration is supported for distribution through the iOS App Store, but cannot be used during development with Xcode. To continue, edit the Run scheme action and select a build configuration that does not include the 64-bit architecture.
Removing arm64 from VALID_ARCHS solves the issue. In my case I had to create a separate branch for testing on iOS 5 devices.
You can try to publish the application by changing the version of the build.
I was also having the same problem and tried the same by just changing tIt may help you too.
For me Setting Build Active Architecture to NO... works and installed successfully
Watch the console through the Xcode Organiser for the device that is failing to install.
You'll get a helpful message from the system telling you what is wrong. There are lots of potential failure reasons, so unless you check the message, you're just guessing...
Here is what worked for me:
Clear the Cache and Cookies (Settings > Safari).
Remove existing profile (if any) linked to "Test Flight App" (Settings > General > Profiles).
Open Safari and go to https://testflightapp.com/. Login and follow the steps to start over.
P.S. I used to have a Test Flight App, but it looks like it crashed and the icon turned to be all white. Restarting my iPhone made it reappear correctly.
I was also having this problem, with an Ad-Hoc iPad application, when trying
to install it on a iOS 6 device.
What fixed it for me was to click on the project in XCode, and change the
"iOS Deployment Target" setting from 5.1 to 6.0.
And there was silly me thinking that iOS 5.1 apps would run on a iOS 6.0 device.
I just saw this as a result of a network error / time-out on a flaky network. I could see the progress bar increasing after I got the bright idea of just retrying. Also saw HTTP Range requests on the download server with ever increasing offsets of a few megabytes (the entire app was about 44MB).
I had this problem but I fixed this by making sure my Code Signing Identity is the SAME as the one I used in test flight.
After that, everything works fine
This can also happen if you disable cellular data for "App Store" (for example, while on vacation) and forget to turn it back on. The solution here is to simply re-enable it in Settings -> Cellular.
in my case app want to use iCloud services, but in distr. provision profile wasn't set iCloud enabled. turn it on and refresh profile.
I have had the same issue after fiddling around with certificates (argh).
The problem became apparent as I followed the comment of #Duraiamuthan.H, I installed on a device. The device reported 0xe8008016 (Entitlements) see SO here
The initial reason was, that the testflight target used the App store distribution certificate, not the Team certificate. I fixed that and the application was installing on the device over Xcode and then it also worked with testflight.
I had similar issue. However, I was able to fix it when I updated my iPad timings to that of current. I just checked the device log and found that the time in the log was shown 2 years before.
Hope updating the device timing to the current time will fix the issue.
Missing icon could be a problem. My manifest file points to a non-existing image and it fails the installation process. Placing an icon at the corresponding path solved the issue for me.
I ended up creating new Provisioning profiles, not sure if it was because of:
"The ad hoc distribution provisioning profile is corrupted and the device is having an issue with it."
I had the same problem as #mohitum007. In my case the developer of this App included an expiry date in it.
As workaround I set the date backwards to a past date (e.g. last month). Then I could install it and use it.
Also when I set the date back to normal, the already installed App didn't start up anymore. I contacted the company of this App to send me an updated version.
Sidenote: I found out that users from other Apps had the same problem but reversed: it won't install or start before a certain date.
For me, just uninstall the Testflight and restart my iphone. After that, install TestFlight, it works fine !
Check if the deployment target in the General section of the project settings, is greater than that of your device's iOS version.
If yes then you need to update the version of your device to at least the deployment target version. in order for you to be able to install the application on your device.
I am new to mobile testing. I have question: can I install a compiled application available on iTunes to download and install on Xcode simulator for analysis i.e. without having access to the source code or I have to request the programmer to provide me the code.
If it can be installed, please point to how.
Help is surely appreciated.
Just look for "ad hoc distribution". Also look here, the provide super testing facilities https://testflightapp.com/dashboard/
This will solve all your beta testing issues.
EDIT:
Regarding the question of debugging an installed app from iTunes:
This is what I found in the Apple docs: Q: How can I debug a deployed app without Xcode's debugger?
A: Once you have deployed your app, either through the App Store or as an Ad Hoc or Enterprise build, you won't be able to attach Xcode's debugger to it. To debug problems you'll need analyze Crash Logs and Console output from the device.
I am trying to install my app on iphone. I dragged the certificates into iTunes libraries. Then I dragged my .ipa file into the libraries. After syncing and installing, it shows the following error:
The app "XXX" was not installed on the iPhone ... because an unknown error has occured (0xE803FFE)*
Please try to explain the procedure of installing the app, if possible.
If you are a member of the Apple Developer Program, then go the Members Area and look at the Provision Portal. This tells you everything you need to know to get your app building to a device.
https://developer.apple.com/ios/manage/overview/index.action
I found the solution. xCode has stopped armv6, so I'm not able to install it.
It is perfectly running on armv7 architecture. Initially I tried to add armv6 in the build settings and also in applications info.plist, but no luck. May be I missed something.
Answer can be found here
I'm new to xCode development and struggling my way through the provisioning system trying to run a Hello World app on a real device. I went through al steps and everything seems fine but one thing:
When i click my device (Iphone 3G running IOS 4.2.1) in the xCode organizer the following message is displayed under Software Version: Xcode cannot find the software image to install this version...
Also the provisioning profiles show no status in the organizer (both in the library and on the device). On the provisioning portal they have the status active.
I hope someone can help me, thanks!!
ps. i am working with xcode 4
Update: OK, I've found the solution -> set deployment target to 4.2 in info tab: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2780316?start=0&tstar
The message "xcode cannot find the software image to install this version" seen in the organiser window... This is just a notification rather than a problematic error.
If you want to eliminate this message anyway, I found I was able to do this by running restore within iTunes. Part of that process involves downloading some stuff, which I presume is the 'software image'.
But, as explained in Technical Q&A QA1569 "This message does not prevent you from using the device for development purposes. The only effect is the inability to reinstall the OS currently on the device using Xcode." ...and that has been my experience. Back in the main Xcode window you're still able to click 'run' and send the app to the device to run.
...and it will run assuming everything else is set-up OK, but there are various other gotchas related to Xcode 4.2 and v4 devices:
As mentioned by Overbeeke you should ensure the 'deployment target'
of your project is set down to the desired version (the minimum
version of the devices you want to support) Additionally I would
point out that the 'SDK version' should normally remain set to the
latest (it's whatever SDK Xcode on your machine is using)
As mentioned by Kenneth Lam, in the new Xcode you need to frig around
with "armv6/armv7" settings if you want to support earlier models of
iPhone. Follow these instructions to add the right "Architecture" armv6 setting. Additionally I would point out (as per this answer further down) that there is a setting called "Required device capabilities" from which you need to remove 'armv7'. This is in your app's plist file.
I'm saying all this like I'm an expert, but I still can't get it to work on a v3.1.3 device :-)
I think Xcode 4 requires that you are running the latest iOS to use that feature, but you don't need it to install apps on a device. I have run my apps on an iPod Touch 1G (which can't be upgraded to iOS 4.3) with the same iOS as you and it worked.
Have you added your device to the provisioning profile?
What I did is opened the organizer, right click on the device on the left pane and select "Add device to provisioning profile" where you will be asked for your Apple ID (within xcode) and it will add the device to your profile without you leaving xcode, much simpler than using the online portal.
Xcode 4.2 only builds armv7 targets by default. (Iphone 3G running IOS 4.2.1 is armv6) Add armv6 build targets by following these excellent instructions from Nick "Warning: iPhone apps should include an armv6 architecture" even with build config set
just an update, to update the iOS deployment target, click your project in the left pane, the one with the blue 'A' icon. click the build settings tab (not info), instead of showing "basic," show "all." iOS deployment target is in the deployment section.
There could be a number of things, but i would make sure that that your deployment taget in build settings is at or below your target . Check the "deployment section" in the build settings of your project. The default sets the deployment to the highest iOS version, if the ios version is below what is set you will not be able to run the app on that device.
I have recently provisioned my IPhone to be a development device when I had version 3.1 of the firmware installed.
I was forced to upgrade firmware last night due to 3.2 being the base supported firmware by the framework I am using. I am now running 4.1 of the iOS firmware.
Before I did this the device showed up in XCode as a valid target to run my application aside from the simulator. Now when I open xcode I never see my device in the list. I also look at organizer and it is enabled for development as I am able to look at the console for the device.
Also the provisioning profiles are still there.
I am at a bit of a loss as to what is wrong. I appreciate any ideas people may have as to how I can fix this.
You're saying it shows up in the Organizer, but not in the "Overview" list in Xcode?
Are you perhaps still running the 4.0 SDK, and does it show up with a "yellow light" in the Organizer along with the error message like "this device's firmware is too new for me"? If so, updating to the 4.1 SDK should fix your problem.