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App Install issue

Discussion in 'iOS and tvOS' started by philspitlerSF, Oct 10, 2018.

  1. philspitlerSF

    philspitlerSF

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    Hi, I have built a very simple Unity based video player app that displays video content on an iPad…. No UI, no controls.

    It works great and I have it installed on a few iPads.

    The issue I have is that the apps expire after 6 months due to some kind of authentication…. This is a known thing…..

    I tried side loading the app following various guides including this.

    https://www.lifewire.com/install-apps-removed-from-app-store-2000636

    But that doesn’t work, the app starts to install then disappears….. fun.

    I then found this official Apple B2B option.
    https://developer.apple.com/programs/volume/b2b/

    I signed up for it but even then I can’t install the app for some reason.

    It’s killing me….. I made the app… I own the iPad…..

    This is for a permanent install for a gallery, the iPad will not be connected to any networks and cannot be updated.

    Any words of wisdom on how I can have my app permanently running on a few iPads

    Phil
     
    philspitlerSF, Oct 10, 2018
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  2. JeffDUnity3D

    JeffDUnity3D

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    Did you pay the $99 for an Apple developer account? I think the expiration is because of a free provisioning profile, Google "expiring provisioning profile ios"
     
    JeffDUnity3D, Oct 12, 2018
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  3. philspitlerSF

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    Yes, I have a full Apple Developer account, it seems like the app still only lasts 12 months unless you distribute via the app store

    Phil
     
    philspitlerSF, Oct 12, 2018
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  4. JeffDUnity3D

    JeffDUnity3D

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    Glad you found the issue.
     
    JeffDUnity3D, Oct 12, 2018
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  5. philspitlerSF

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    Yes, I found the issue... looking for a workaround :)

    Phil
     
    philspitlerSF, Oct 12, 2018
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  6. JeffDUnity3D

    JeffDUnity3D

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    Publish to the app store? Perhaps just via TestFlight in the Sandbox environment, not sure if test apps expire too though.
     
    JeffDUnity3D, Oct 12, 2018
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