iOS8 Beta Ad-Hoc App Download (itms-services)

ad-hoc-distribution, ios, ios8

Solution

Specify a 'display-image' and 'full-size-image' as described here: http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1829415&seqNum=16

iOS8 requires these images

Problem

I have an ipa built using my Wildcard profile. I am hosting the ipa, and my testers are downloading it on our devices. For iOS7+ devices it is working fine. I have installed the iOS8 Beta on one of my devices. If I install my app from the app store it installs and works fine. If I try and install an ipa version I get an "Unable to Download App" error. I am using this style of URL to download: ``` itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=https://url-to-plist.plist ``` My plist looks like: ``` <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>items</key> <array> <dict> <key>assets</key> <array> <dict> <key>kind</key> <string>software-package</string> <key>url</key> <string>https://url-to-ipa.ipa</string> </dict> <dict> <key>kind</key> <string>full-size-image</string> <key>needs-shine</key> <true/> <key>url</key> <string>https://url-to-artwork/iTunesArtwork.png</string> </dict> <dict> <key>kind</key> <string>display-image</string> <key>needs-shine</key> <true/> <key>url</key> <string>https://url-to-icon/Icon.png</string> </dict> </array> <key>metadata</key> <dict> <key>bundle-identifier</key> <string>com.vistair.docunet-test</string> <key>bundle-version</key> <string>3.0.400</string> <key>kind</key> <string>software</string> <key>subtitle</key> <string>DocuNet</string> <key>title</key> <string>DocuNet</string> </dict> </dict> </array> </dict> </plist> ``` download/install progress gets about 2/3 of the way round and then I get the error. The console information looks like this: ``` Sep 10 09:22:54 iOS8-iPad itunesstored[80] <Warning>: LaunchServices: installing placeholder for com.vistair.docunet-test Sep 10 09:22:54 iOS8-iPad installd[36] <Notice>: 0x419000 -[MIClientConnection _doBackgroundInstallationForPath:withOptions:completion:]: Install of "/var/mobile/Library/Caches/com.apple.itunesstored/AppPlaceholders/3333725844373650644.app" type Placeholder requested by itunesstored (pid 80) Sep 10 09:22:54 iOS8-iPad installd[36] <Notice>: 0x419000 -[MIInstaller performInstallationWithError:]: Installing <MIInstallableBundle ID=com.vistair.docunet-test; Version=3.0.400, ShortVersion=(null)> Sep 10 09:22:54 iOS8-iPad installd[36] <Notice>: 0x419000 -[MIContainer makeContainerLiveReplacingContainer:withError:]: Made container live for com.vistair.docunet-test at /private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/C2CAA7A9-84D0-4350-BEF7-71A3D761AEDD Sep 10 09:22:54 iOS8-iPad installd[36] <Notice>: 0x419000 -[MIContainer makeContainerLiveReplacingContainer:withError:]: Made container live for com.vistair.docunet-test at /private/var/mobile/Containers/Bundle/Application/F2673AA9-0BAB-4A39-9F53-57431B0DE690 Sep 10 09:22:54 iOS8-iPad installd[36] <Notice>: 0x419000 -[MIInstaller performInstallationWithError:]: Staging: 0.02s; Waiting: 0.00s; Installation: 0.56s; Overall: 0.58s Sep 10 09:22:55 iOS8-iPad itunesstored[80] <Warning>: LaunchServices: Creating installProgressForApplication:<LSApplicationProxy: 0x14fa8d50> com.vistair.docunet-test (Placeholder) withPhase:3 Sep 10 09:22:55 iOS8-iPad itunesstored[80] <Warning>: LaunchServices: installPhaseFinishedForProgress: com.vistair.docunet-test.InstallingPlaceholder - <NSProgress: 0x1607eac0> : Parent: 0x0 / Fraction completed: 0.0000 / Completed: 0 of 100 called, removing progress from cache Sep 10 09:22:55 iOS8-iPad itunesstored[80] <Warning>: LaunchServices: Creating installProgressForApplication:<LSApplicationProxy: 0x14ec1430> com.vistair.docunet-test (Placeholder) withPhase:0 Sep 10 09:22:55 iOS8-iPad lsd[72] <Warning>: LaunchServices: Updating installPhase for parent <NSProgress: 0x1457c530> : Parent: 0x0 / Fraction completed: 0.0000 / Completed: 0 of 100 to 0 Sep 10 09:22:56 iOS8-iPad filecoordinationd[166] <Warning>: sandboxing denied subscription to progress on category com.vistair.docunet-test (bundle id (null), 8A7A24B0-E3C0-45CC-81B3-615E0D54A5FF) Sep 10 09:22:56 iOS8-iPad filecoordinationd[166] <Warning>: sandboxing denied subscription to progress on category com.vistair.docunet-test (bundle id com.apple.iaptransportd, F245BFD6-E6FB-4F0E-8D6B-2E2C687064F1) ```

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