What can be the possible reasons for the IPA size differences observed from the archived IPA vs the App Store connect reported for the same device variant ?
While generating the archive below options are enabled to generate the archive. We are observing a difference of approximately 6 MB, where the IPA size read from the App-thinning.plist has a higher value.
<key>compileBitcode</key>
<true/>
<key>uploadBitcode</key>
<false/>
<key>uploadSymbols</key>
<false/>
<key>destination</key>
<string>export</string>
<key>method</key>
<string>development</string>
<key>signingCertificate</key>
<string>Apple Development</string>
<key>signingStyle</key>
<string>manual</string>
<key>stripSwiftSymbols</key>
<true/>
<key>thinning</key>
<string>iPhone10,1</string>