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humanityANDpeace
humanityANDpeace

Reputation: 4627

What is the (file) format of iOS/iPhone apps?

I know that Android apps are packaged as *.apk files, but I have no idea in which way an iOS/iPhone app is stored?

Assuming that iOS apps need to be developed and up- and downloaded to the apple App store I assume that the app is stored as a file. Which format does this file have?

Upvotes: 31

Views: 115215

Answers (4)

cbiggin
cbiggin

Reputation: 2142

Actually, an ".ipa" is a zip file. If you rename the suffix you can easily unzip it and go into the "Payload" folder and look at the app... which is just a package.

Upvotes: 5

omar moharam
omar moharam

Reputation: 21

ipa file witch is actually a normal zip file

Upvotes: 1

Abdul Haleem
Abdul Haleem

Reputation: 128

.ipa file extension is used for Apple iOS application file and .ipsw file extension is used for iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch iOS software firmware update file.

Other file extensions or file formats developed for use with Apple iOS .aee , .applesyncinfocpbitmap , .cpbitmapdfu , .dfuimg3 , .img3ios , .iosipb , .ipbipcc , .ipccithmb , .ithmbk48 , .k48m4r , .m4rmapsdata , .mapsdatambdb , .mbdbmbdx , .mbdxmdinfo , .mdinfometriclog , .metriclogmobileconfig , .mobileconfign81 , .n81n88 , .n88n90 , .n90n90ap , .n90apn92 , .n92provisionprofile , .provisionprofilesinf , .sinfsmil , .smilsupp , .supp_ipod_control , ._ipod_control

Upvotes: 9

Milap Kundalia
Milap Kundalia

Reputation: 1606

An .ipa file is an iOS application archive file which stores an iOS app. Each .ipa file includes a binary for the ARM architecture and can only be installed on an iOS-device.

.ipa (file extension)

Upvotes: 30

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