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cindyj16657980
July 6, 2015
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Trouble loading test app into iPad

  • July 6, 2015
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Hi,

I've downloaded and signed the .ipa file. But when I load it to the iPad via iTunes, the icon on the iPad appears gray and says "Installing" and it doesn't pass that point.

Does anybody else experienced this issue? Is there another way around it to view it?

Thanks,

Cindy J.

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Best answer by koakstoaks

Ahhhhh! Got it!

The iOS Certificate (Development) was invalid for our account.

I only found this out by going into the DPS App Builder to try to download the developer IPA for our newsstand app - the Builder let me know it was invalid. Nowhere in Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles on the Apple Developer site did it list the certificate as invalid - in fact it isn't expired.

So I just had to generate the dev provisioning file with that active certificate chosen.

Thanks for all the great quick responses! Sorry is was somewhat of a bonehead problem.

-Kelly


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HenrikMalmgreen
July 6, 2015

Same problem here.....

Neil_Enns_-_Ado
Adobe Employee
Neil_Enns_-_AdoAdobe Employee
Adobe Employee
July 6, 2015

Have you guys signed the .ipa file using the signing tool? Are you sure your device UDID is in the .mobileprovision file you used?

Neil

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cindyj16657980Author
July 6, 2015

Actually no but that made me check with the Developer person.

Thanks.

Cindy

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koakstoaks
July 7, 2015

I am having the same problem. And am sure that my UDID is in the .mobileprovision

Neil_Enns_-_Ado
Adobe Employee
Neil_Enns_-_AdoAdobe Employee
Adobe Employee
July 7, 2015

Every time this issue comes up it's because the .mobileprovision file doesn't have your device ID in it, or the certificate's expired. It's *really* easy to accidentally forget to check the little box next to your device ID when generating the .mobileprovision file (it's not enough to just add the ID to your developer account). I've made this mistake many times

Try re-generating your mobileprovision file and make absolutely 100% sure that there's a checkmark next to your device ID in the list.

Neil

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koakstoaks
July 7, 2015

Recreated and generated a new .mobileprovision file - tried it on two iPads w/ checked UDIDs - still the same result. There has to be something I'm missing, but I can't find it. App ID is correct, UDIDs listed...

Neil_Enns_-_Ado
Adobe Employee
Neil_Enns_-_AdoAdobe Employee
Adobe Employee
July 7, 2015

Are you dragging the signed IPA file over to the iPad after using the signing tool? Don't use the app you downloaded from App Builder, it has to be the second one that gets _signed added to the name after using the signing tool.

Neil

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koakstoaks
July 7, 2015

Yes, the second signed IPA. I've loaded it using DIAWI.com and also dragging it into iTunes.

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nathanm206Adobe Employee
Adobe Employee
July 7, 2015

The only other thing I can think of is that the app was signed with a store distribution provision, and not a development certificate or ad-hoc distribution certificate.

Sometimes with iOS I also restart the device to try and fix up weird installation issues. It can't hurt to try that as well.

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HenrikMalmgreen
July 7, 2015

Yes - still same problem here....

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