How to make a mobileprovision file
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To publish your app on the Apple App Store, you’ll need to know how to make a mobileprovision file. After you’ve made a p12 file, follow this guide to create a mobileprovision file.
Requirements
- An Apple iOS Developer account (https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/index.action
The Process
- Log in to https://developer.apple.com
- Click “Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles”
- Click “Provisioning Profiles” from the left-hand column
- In the “Provisioning Profiles” (bottom left-hand panel), click “Distribution”
- Click the “Add” (+) button at the top-right of the main panel
- Select “App Store”
- Click Continue
- Select the relevant app ID in the drop down
- Click Continue
- Select the certificate to sign with (you may only have one option)
- Click Continue
- Give your profile a relevant name (e.g. “App Name, Year”)
- Click Download to save your provision file
- Click Done once the download is finished
You’ve now got a mobileprovision file, allowing you to submit your app to the iOS App Store.
