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anhvu
Frequent Contributor
7 years ago

Get "Unable to install the iOS application from the archive file" when install the app to the device

Hello,   I got the message "Unable to install the iOS application from the archive file" when trying to install the ios app to the device.   Instrumented process was done successfully. Device wa...
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baxatob
Community Hero

Hi,

 

The best thing you can do is to get access to the source code :)

 

Otherwise your developers should have an access to the testing device. Ask them to build and run application on target device before archiving it (before creating the .ipa file). 

 

Also check certificates your developers used to build and archive the application for testing:

 

 

 

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anhvu
Frequent Contributor
7 years ago

As I mentioned before, we have no condition to get the source code or even the certificates from dev team.

 

Therefore, I have to use my own certificates and it works for some apps but not all.

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    baxatob
    Community Hero
    7 years ago
    So ask your dev team to build an app using your own certificate and provisioning profile.
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      anhvu
      Frequent Contributor
      7 years ago

      Thank you.

       

      It's a great idea.