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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 fix "IPA processing failed" in Xcode 12.2 with MAC M1

When I tried to create Ad Hoc IPA file. It gave "IPA processing failed" error. Xcode version is 12.2. Mac mini (M1, 2020) I have checked logs file: IDEDistribution.standard.log file. Assertion failed: Expected 2 archs in otool…
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How to extract contents from a .ipa file (2018)

Most information found online stated that this could be done with unzip(1), but unfortunately it is not the case anymore, .ipa file format has changed, with unzip -v xyz.ipa: Length Method Size Cmpr Date Time CRC-32 Name -------- …
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Errors converting xcarchive to IPA - single-bundle archive + missing plist method values

I'm trying to convert my xcarchive to an IPA (XCode 7.1.1). The following command xcodebuild -exportArchive -archivePath foo.xcarchive -exportPath . -exportFormat IPA Fails with the error the archive at path 'foo.xcarchive' is not a…
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How to upload IPA file to new testflight?

I have my app first version released in app store. Currently I'm working on the second version, earlier i was used Test flight for importing IPA file for testers. But for now They are shutdown and moved into iTunes Store. So my doubts regarding new…
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Swift libraries included twice in IPA

I discovered that all the Swift libraries (libswiftCore.dylib, libswiftCoreGraphics.dylib,...) exist twice in the IPA. After decompressing the IPA, there is one version of theses libraries inside the folder SwiftSupport and the same files again…
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Validate and submit ipa to AppStore without source

I need to send an ipa to the client to submit it to the App Store (he has given me his .p12 key and certificate, together with the provisioning profile). When it was XCode 3.x (submission = upload through webbrowser), it is an easy process. But with…
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Apple Transporter failing to upload IPA with error: Failed to create .itmsp for 'appname' status code 401

I am trying to upload an ipa to Transporter (to get new version on TestFlight) and have successfully done it in the past. However, today I tried to upload and it stopped with this error popup on the screen: Failed to create the .itmsp for…
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Generating the IPA file of my Xamarin App without an iOS device

I have created a Xamarin Forms App for both Android and iOS devices from Visual Studio 2017 and Windows. To test and build the iOS app, I have used a Mac with Xamarin Mac Agent. Now I have to build an IPA file for internal testing, however I'm…
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xcodebuild -exportArchive fails with error Locating signing assets failed

I'm using command line xcodebuild tool to export .ipa files from Xcode archives. It was working fine up to Xcode 8.3.3. The same setup has stopped working with Xcode 9 beta. Now it fails with this error: IDEDistribution: Step failed:…
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Can I debug iOS app installed from IPA archive?

I m having some problem with my app which reproduces only when i install it ad hoc, but doesn't reproduce if i just run the app from Xcode. I would like to debug this problem, but so far i m not having any luck. I m using Xcode 5.1.1. Here is…
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Save for Enterprise or ad-hoc deployment not present

I am trying to build an IPA file for my app in view of some ad-hoc enterprise distribution. I have been looking at how to do this with Xcode 4.3.2, the version I am using at present, and I reached the point where in the organiser I should select the…
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Xcode4: Alternative Way to build IPAs

So with XCode4, as is kinda well known, building .IPAs can only be created used "build and archive" if only one target has "Skip Install" set to "No". My problem is that our project contains multiple targets, that need to be shipped as .ipas at some…
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How to create IPA in Xcode 7?

I'm new in Xcode, I have Apple Developer account, but I don't know how to make IPA file. Can anybody explain, step by step, how to make IPA file in Xcode 7, please? Thank you.
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Can ipa file be created in debug mode?

Two questions on ipa files. Can ipa file be created in debug mode? If so, how do you archive the file in debug mode? Our ipa file, after installed to a device, is outputting our logs to the console. Can we disable logging functionality to the…
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Reading a Localization.strings file from a *.ipa

I want to retrieve a Locazable.strings taken from an *.ipa file. However when I do, I get some wierd char mix with it How can I read it?
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