Ad Hoc iOS .ipa file won't install for devices added to profile since iOS 7 came out

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Mick Byrne picture Mick Byrne · Sep 24, 2013 · Viewed 41.4k times · Source

I have an iOS app that I've developing for a while. Initially there were around 8 devices in the iOS dev account, ad builds were prepared and distributed through Hockey App, no problems. Recently, we've added a bunch more devices, but for some reason the ad hoc builds won't install on those devices (but continues to install just fine on the original set).

I have been over and over the certificates, devices and provisioning profiles in the iOS Dev Center. I've triple checked all the Build Settings in XCode. The app is for iOS 6 and iOS 7 only. It is built in XCode 5. I've tried installing the app through HockeyApp and direct through iTunes.

When attempting to install the app on a device, this is the output from the console:

Sep 24 21:45:02 Micks-iPad itunesstored[88] : LaunchServices: updating placeholder for com.purifier.ios with icons
Sep 24 21:45:02 Micks-iPad installd[62] : 0x304000 handle_install_for_ls: Install of "/var/mobile/Library/Caches/com.apple.itunesstored/AppPlaceholders/3119681654421541181.app" requested by itunesstored
Sep 24 21:45:02 Micks-iPad installd[62] : 0x304000 MobileInstallationInstall_Server: Installing app com.purifier.ios
Sep 24 21:45:02 Micks-iPad installd[62] : 0x304000 install_application: Installing placeholder
Sep 24 21:45:03 Micks-iPad installd[62] : 0x304000 MobileInstallationInstall_Server: Staging: 0.01s; Waiting: 0.00s; Installation: 0.14s; LS Sync: 0.00s; Overall: 0.15s
Sep 24 21:45:06 Micks-iPad itunesstored[88] : LaunchServices: Creating installProgressForApplication:LSApplicationProxy: com.purifier.ios (Placeholder) withPhase:0
Sep 24 21:45:06 Micks-iPad lsd[74] : LaunchServices: Updating installState for parent  to LSInstallStateWaiting
Sep 24 21:45:06 Micks-iPad lsd[74] : LaunchServices: Updating installPhase for parent  to 0
Sep 24 21:45:19 Micks-iPad SpringBoard[33] : Killing com.purifier.ios for app installation
Sep 24 21:45:19 Micks-iPad itunesstored[88] : LaunchServices: installing app for existing placeholder LSApplicationProxy: com.purifier.ios (Placeholder)
Sep 24 21:45:19 Micks-iPad itunesstored[88] : LaunchServices: Creating installProgressForApplication:LSApplicationProxy: com.purifier.ios (Placeholder) withPhase:1
Sep 24 21:45:19 Micks-iPad lsd[74] : LaunchServices: Updating installPhase for parent  to 1
Sep 24 21:45:19 Micks-iPad installd[62] : 0x304000 handle_install_for_ls: Install of "/var/mobile/Media/Downloads/3119681654421541181/-915963357124799252" requested by itunesstored
Sep 24 21:45:20 Micks-iPad installd[62] : 0x304000 MobileInstallationInstall_Server: Installing app com.purifier.ios
Sep 24 21:45:20 Micks-iPad installd[62] : profile not valid: 0xe8008012
Sep 24 21:45:20 Micks-iPad installd[62] : 0x304000 install_embedded_profile: Could not install embedded profile: 0xe8008012
Sep 24 21:45:21 Micks-iPad securityd[77] : OCSPResponse: now > latestNextUpdate
Sep 24 21:45:22 Micks-iPad installd[62] : 0x304000 verify_signer_identity: MISValidateSignatureAndCopyInfo failed for /var/tmp/install_staging.AFwPty/foo_extracted/Payload/Purifier.app/Purifier: 0xe8008015
Sep 24 21:45:22 Micks-iPad installd[62] : 0x304000 do_preflight_verification: Could not verify executable at /var/tmp/install_staging.AFwPty/foo_extracted/Payload/Purifier.app
Sep 24 21:45:22 Micks-iPad installd[62] : 0x304000 install_application: Could not preflight application install
Sep 24 21:45:22 Micks-iPad itunesstored[88] : 0x441000 MobileInstallationInstallForLaunchServices: failed with -1
Sep 24 21:45:22 Micks-iPad itunesstored[88] : ERROR: MobileInstallationInstallForLaunchServices returned nil
Sep 24 21:45:22 Micks-iPad lsd[74] : LaunchServices: installation failed for app com.purifier.ios
Sep 24 21:45:22 Micks-iPad itunesstored[88] : LaunchServices: installPhaseFinishedForProgress: com.purifier.ios.Installing -  called, removing progress from cache
Sep 24 21:45:22 Micks-iPad installd[62] : 0x304000 handle_install_for_ls: API failed
Sep 24 21:45:31 Micks-iPad SpringBoard[33] : Killing com.purifier.ios for app installation

I've tried absolutely everything I can think of. Any help, even ideas about how to diagnose the problem, would be greatly appreciated.

Answer

Mick Byrne picture Mick Byrne · Sep 24, 2013

The problem was that the UDID was wrong (thanks @neilco). The reason the UDID was wrong was because the UDID app I'm using is giving the wrong UDID as of iOS7.

I checked a bunch of other UDID apps and they're all giving the wrong UDID in iOS7. It seems that anything that starts with a bunch of FFFFFFFF... is wrong.

Back to bloody iTunes...

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