Side loading apps into testing devices from Xcode 9 or iTunes 12.7 failing

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Created Nov ’17

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I need to test some apps .For that I used to copy the app into iTunes and sync , or Xcode->Windows->Device &Simulators->+ and add the app.

All of the sudden these two methods are not working any more for me

Im using Xcode9.1 Beta , iTunes 12.7 , and iOS 11 and 10.3 in my test devices

Could you please help me fid out what could be wrong and advice some other method of sideloading the testing apps into my devices ?

I always can get the ipa files form developers

Thanks

David

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Answer 1

KMT OP

Nov ’17

>advice some other method of sideloading the testing apps into my devices ?

That would be to have those devs take advantage of TestFlight, with you on the friends list.

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Answer 2

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Nov ’17

As KMT mentioned, TestFlight is an excellent alternative for this sort of thing. However, if that’s not an option then there’s still a bunch of different ways to install an

.ipa

in a post-iTunes 12.7 world. The ones I know of are:

Xcode — If you open the Devices and Simulators window and select your device on the left, you can drag a
```
.ipa
```
to the Installed Apps list.
Apple Configurator — Run the app and drag the
```
.ipa
```
to the device in the All Devices window.
iTunes 12.7 — Run the app, click on the icon for your device at the top of the main window, and drag the
```
.ipa
```
to the On My Device in the sidebar.
legacy iTunes — See this Apple support article.

I just checked the first three options myself and they all worked as expected with an Ad Hoc signed

.ipa

. I didn’t check the last option because it’s not something I recommend.

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