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.ipa file type is an iPhone application archive file which stores an iPhone application.

Each .ipa file is compressed with a binary for the ARM architecture and can only be installed on an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. Files with the .ipa extension can be uncompressed by changing the extension to .zip and unzipping.

.ipa files cannot be installed on the iPhone Simulator because they do not contain a binary for the x86 architecture. To run applications on the simulator, original project files which can be opened using the Xcode SDK are required. Occasionally, however, some .ipa files can be opened on the simulator by extracting and copying over the .app file found in the Payload folder.

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How to Create the Upload File for Application Loader?

When I use Application Loader, I get to the point where it asks me to "Choose..." the file to be uploaded. If I understand correctly, it supposes to be the appName.app file I see under "Products" on my app bundle (I right click it and select "Show…
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How to create ipa in xcode 6 without Apple Developer account?

Need to generate .ipa file for Ad-Hoc distribution. Client has provided only certificates, private keys and provisioning profiles which were enough to create .ipa till Xcode 5. But in Xcode 6.1 when I export as Save For Ad Hoc Deployment it gives…
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Install IPA with iTunes 11

I have an IPA signed for ad-hoc distribution. I can install it fine with Xcode Organizer by dragging it to the device. It also worked with iTunes <=10 by dragging onto the device name. I'd like to install it via iTunes 11 though. Dragging it onto…
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How to fix "IPA processing failed" error in xcode 11?

When I tried to create IPA file using Distribute APP option. It gave "IPA processing failed" error. I have checked logs file: IDEDistribution.standard.log file. 2019-08-06 18:36:52 +0000 warning: Configuration issue: platform …
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React Native: Generate .apk and .ipa using Expo

I'm trying to generate a .ipa and a .apk file for my React Native app using Expo & Create React Native App. I successfully built the app and was able to get it to run on both an iOS & an Android device thanks to the docs:…
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Difference between ipa and xcarchive?

What is the difference between an IPA file and an .xcarchive? Which one do I have to create to upload an app using Xcode's Application Loader?
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How do I find my IOS app's archive file?

I have Mac OS Sierra. Unfortunately, I cannot upload my app due to a bug in Xcode 7.3.1 that makes it impossible to upload to iTunes Connect from Mac OS Sierra. I have found a work around: Can I upload Xcode builds on macOS 10.12 However, it says I…
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Generate xcarchive into a specific folder from the command line

For the purposes of CI, I need to be able to generate an XCARCHIVE and an IPA file in our nightly build. The IPA is for our testers, to be signed with our ad-hoc keys, and the XCARCHIVE is to send to the client so that they can import it into Xcode…
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Over The Air (OTA) iOS IPA File Distribution For Public?

I saw this Chinese company offering a demo for their app/service which is a .ipa file. You can simply visit a link by your iPhone via Safari and you can install the demo .ipa file. The link is right under the iphone app download button. This makes…
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App stuck on installing ipa from iTunes

Since moving to ios7 I am unable to distribute my app to my iPad using the ipa and provisioning profile (the same ones that worked just before I upgraded to ios7 do not work either). This is what I have tried: Remove all profiles from iPad Deleting…
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How to install an ipa/app file into iPhone with command line?

I want to know how to install an ipa/app file into iPhone just using the command line? The device maybe without jailbreak or jailbroken already. I tried to use the command line: xcodebuild, but failed. I didn't find the parameter how to set the…
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How to generate an iOS IPA file with Ionic Framework?

I've successfully built the iOS app with the ionic build ios command. But now I want to use TestFlight and it asks me for an IPA file. It seems that file is not generated with that build command. So, how can I generate it? Thanks
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Generating an unsigned IPA iOS application

Is it possible to create an unsigned iOS app, .ipa file? We have an enterprise customer that requires an unsigned IPA file of our iOS application, which they will then sign with their MAM product. If it's possible, how can I do this?
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How to reduce the size of my iPhone application?

Alternative Titles (to aid searches) Compressing PNGs Reduce the size of an iPhone Archive (.ipa) Adding a build rule to compress images in Xcode iOS Apps can only be downloaded via 3G if they are less than 100MB. What are the best strategies for…
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What is the difference betwen .ipa and .app format in iOS?

I tried Adobe flash professional CS5 based to develop an iPhone application in windowsOS but when I publish it's out will be .ipa format. Will this work properly for an iPhone? Can anyone explain .ipa and .app? And also is it possible to develop…
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