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Suddenly I saw now a new App ID in my (iOS Provisioning Portal) with description of (Xcode: Wildcard AppID), is it added recently by Apple or by me? But I never added it!

And there is no (configure) link for this App, only (details) link where I can't configure anything!

Regards

DeZigny
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Xcode now creates a provisioning profile automatically, so that you don't have to. This wildcard app id is part of that provisioning profile.

Erik B
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  • What is the benefit of this Wildcard app? – DeZigny Jun 10 '11 at 09:41
  • @DeZingy That you don't have to create a provisioning profile yourself. The provisioning profile needs an app id, so Xcode creates a generic one, the wildcard app id. If you've already created a provisioning profile manually, you won't have much use for this wildcard app id, but having it will not hurt you. – Erik B Jun 10 '11 at 09:53
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    I'm sorry, I still don't understand. Would that mean, that if I create a new AppID in the future, I do not need to create a Provisioning Profile ? Apple will create one for me ?? I don't get it ! – SashaZd Apr 08 '13 at 14:35
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My understanding is that it means that you can create one provisioning profile for a device that can be used to test multiple applications (rather than creating a new provisioning profile for each device AND each application).

jac300
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