Is it new that Build for iOS builds an .ipa instead of an .app?

Solar2D iOS
#1

I’m used to Corona building an .app every other time I have used it.

I also am having a (possibly related?) issue with trying to install the .ipa on an iPhone through Xcode and getting the “A valid provisioning profile for this executable was not found” error. I downloaded all the keychain stuff and the provisioning profile from Apple so that it was available as a choice from the Corona dropdown in the Build dialogue. So I built the app with the provisioning profile, just it is not on my phone so I can’t install. Maybe this is related to the .ipa vs .app issue?

Corona 3003 (build which allows for iOS SDK 10.2)

Xcode 8.2.1

Thanks for any help!

#2

OK - for anybody else reading, Build for iOS with a developer provisioning profile builds an .app that you can install on your device for testing. Build for iOS with a distribution provisioning profile builds an .ipa to submit to Apple for review.

#3

best to always use distribution provisioning profile, upload and test it through test flight from within iTunes connect (for testing, you don’t  have to wait for any apple approvals). I don’t see any reason to use the developer profiles these days.

#4

OK - for anybody else reading, Build for iOS with a developer provisioning profile builds an .app that you can install on your device for testing. Build for iOS with a distribution provisioning profile builds an .ipa to submit to Apple for review.

#5

best to always use distribution provisioning profile, upload and test it through test flight from within iTunes connect (for testing, you don’t  have to wait for any apple approvals). I don’t see any reason to use the developer profiles these days.