Reputation: 1683
In my project I can not figure out how to create an IPA file. Can anyone explain, step by step, how to make IPA file in Xcode 6?
Upvotes: 92
Views: 95926
Reputation: 66
In XCode Version 9.0 (9A235):
This will export publish content to a location, where you can find the .ipa file.
Upvotes: 2
Reputation: 3207
you could follow below:
1.Select your swiftDemo in your xcode(left-hand side as shown) Then select Product option, in which you could select Archive option.
3.Then a pop up will come as below and select first option as you looking for apple store. So now follow as it say.
UPDATE -> Select the Save to ad-hoc deployment as below
-> then if you have not sign with your apple developer id then below screen would pop-up
-> Now select add in this and provide your apple id and password in new window as shown.
-> Rest follow as guided by xcode and finally you will have your IPA file.
-> Go with your testflight.
Don't forget to provide your provisioning profile and certificates in code-signing your build setting in xcode.
Upvotes: 102
Reputation: 10612
1. Make your application with X-Code
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2. Run your application in simulator
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3. Open finder, Goto -> /Library/Developer/XCode/DerivedData/<Your App Name-blahblahblah>/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator
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4. Open iTunes -> Goto Apps
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5. Drag YourApplication.app to iTunes
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6. Drag back your app from iTunes to finder to get YourApplication.ipa
Upvotes: 3
Reputation: 7602
If you want to upload .ipa file to itunesconnect without integrating developer account in Xcode and you want to use application loader. then you can generate .ipa with iTunes .
Step 1 :- Select device inplace of simulator.
Step 2 :- Go to Product -> select Archive
Step 3 :- After complited process right click to your Archive -> and select show in Finder
Step 4 :- when you click on show in finder you will redirect to Archive folder, looks like this
Step 5 :- Right click on .xarchive file -> select Show Package Contents option.
Step 6 :- Go to Product Folder -> Application Folder -> You will find yourprojectname.app
Step 7 :- Now to convert .app to .ipa just drag and drop into itunes . check below image ,
Step 8 :- Now put this .ipa file in safe place and use when upload with application loader .
Note :- if you want to know how to upload app with application loader then check this ,
Upload app with application Loader
EDIT :-
WARNING :- Don't make .ipa with changing extension from .aap to .zip and .zip to .ipa.
I have seen in many answer that , they have suggest compress .app file and then change the extension from .zip to .ipa . It is not working now . By this method you will get Error like ,
IPA is invalid, it does not include a payload directory.
Upvotes: 15