Install IPA with iTunes 12

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I have an IPA signed for ad-hoc distribution  I can install it fine with Flash Builder  I d like to install a release version via iTunes 12  though  Dragging it onto    The device name The app section The app list The Home Screens section      does not work  Does anyone have any idea how to do this with the new iTunes 12

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For iTunes 12 9 5 5 and above you can install the apps by Copying the IPA file and Paste it  Cmd V or Edit -  Paste in iTunes  in any categories as Music Films TV Programmes etc  The app will be installed automatically on your iPhone screen   Tested on 29 Nov 2019   Demo

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I don t remember this being very difficult with iTunes 12  but at least for iTunes 12 8  and likely for the previous couple of minor versions also  it s pretty straightforward even though the Apps button is not there  as demonstrated in the below two steps    While your device is connected to your laptop desktop click the device icon on iTunes 12 8       Drag your  ipa file from Finder or Desktop and drop it into the  On My Device  area       Wait for the sync to finish and the app is on your device

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Tested on iTunes 12 5 3 17  1 Open the iTunes select the    Apps    section with in that select the    Library        2 Now drag and drop the file AppName ipa in this Library section  Before connecting your iOS device to your computer machine     3 Now connect your iOS device to your computer machine  we are able to see our device in iTunes       4 Select your device go to    Apps    section of your device and search your App in the list of apps with  Install  button infront of it     5 Now hit the    Install    button and then press the    Done    button in bottom right  corner  The    Install    button will turn in to     Will Install    one alert will be shown to  you with two options    Don   t Apply        Apply     hit on option    Apply        6 The    App installation    will start on your device with progress        7 Finally the app will be installed on your iOS device and you will be able to use it

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IPA file are generally executable file for iOS app  Approach used to install IPA in iTunes 12 is different as compared to lower versions   Simply  add IPA file into iTunes library and search for IPA in apps section of connected device  Click on install and Apply

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From iTunes 12 7 apple removes App Store  So we unable to for find App option  We have another way to install iOS app using iTunes 12 7 as below  1 drag and drop your  app file to iTunes   2 It will create  ipa file  you can find that at    Music iTunes iTunes Media Mobile Applications   3 connect the device you want to install that app   4 drag  ipa file from finder to iTunes on my Device section as shown in below section

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In my case Drag  amp  Drop didn t work    I had to first Sync iTunes with the iOS device  Sync button on the bottom right  I had to add the IPA file through iTunes menu bar  File - gt  Add to Library    I had to press the  Install  button for my app in the  Apps  screen I had to press the  Apply  button on the bottom right

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iTunes 12 7   Xcode needed    You cannot install a release ipa directly on your device  Ipa generated withAppStore Distribution Profile requires to be distributed from App Store or TestFlight  However  I found that app panel was removed even for installing ad hoc ipa from iTunes 12 7  I found a workaround to install ad-hoc apps which might help to them who cannot install even ad hoc ipa  Please follow the instructions below    Connect your device Open Xcode and go to Window -  Devices Select the connected device from left panel Brows the IPA from Installed Apps -    button Wait few seconds and its done

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Edit  See Jayprakash Dubey s answer for iTunes 12 7    From the menu shown in the following screenshot  choose Apps  You can drag and drop you IPA file in the next view     After that  go to your device s page  you ll see the list of apps  install your app and press Apply from the bottom bar

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For newest iTunes 12 7 and above can easily install IPA by copy and paste   Select and copy your  ipa  cmd c or ctrl c  Connect phone to laptop Open iTunes and select your device tab on top left of iTunes Select the music tab Paste the ipa  cmd v or ctrl v  not drag

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Do not use any service similar to https   www diawi com  as it can potentially have huge security implications  Using this kind of process and with some clever coding skills  a third party can inject extra stuff in you application  And they are basically charging you for something that you can do yourself   In iTunes 12 7 x  it is still possible to install an ipa directly on a device with a simple drag-n-drop  Look at  ganesh ubale  solution here or the other answers at https   stackoverflow com a 46520816 609862 or https   stackoverflow com a 46229114 609862   The Apple developer web site also have detailed information about how to configure a web site for installing an IPA wirelessly  by simply sharing the download link

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For iTunes 12 7 0 and above  you just need to Cmd c your app and Cmd v into your device on iTunes  Any tab works  including Summary  Music  Movies

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Note   If you are using iTunes 12 7 0 or above then use Solution 2 else use Solution 1  Solution 1 cannot be used with iTunes 12 7 0 or above since Apps section has been removed from iTunes by Apple  Solution 1   Using iTunes 12 7 below  Tested on iTunes 12 with Mac OS X  Yosemite  10 10 3  Also  tested on iTunes 12 3 2 35 with Mac OX X  El Capitan  10 11 3  This process also applicable for iTunes 12 5 5 with Mac OS X  macOS Sierra  10 12 3    You can install IPA file using iTunes 12 x onto device using below steps     Drag-and-drop IPA file into  Apps  tab of iTunes BEFORE you connect the device  Connect your device Select your device on iTunes Select  Apps  tab      Search app that you want to install      Click on  Install  button  This will change to  Will Install       Click on  Apply  button on right corner  This will initiate process of app installation  You can see status on top of iTunes as well as app on device         You can allow new apps to install automatically by enabling checkmark present at bottom       Solution 2   Using iTunes 12 7 and above  You can use diawi for this purpose    Open https   www diawi com  in desktop system browser      Drag-and-drop IPA file in empty window  Make sure that last check mark are unselected  recommended due to security concern  Once the upload is completed then press Send button      This will generate a link and QR code as well   You can share this link and QR code with Client       Now open Safari browser in iPhone device and enter this link  Note that link is case-sensitive   OR  You can scan the QR using Bakodo iOS app      Once link is loaded you can see app details Now select    Install application         This will prompt an alert asking permission for installation  Press on Install       Now you can see the app installation begins on screen

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I found a solution for Windows users  All the other solutions i tried didn t work for Windows   I have been searching about the same problem for a few days  iTunes make obligation to update itself to iTunes newer version for ios 11 phones and iTunes 12 7 version doesn t have apps section so i couldn t download anymore my ad hoc app ipa file and provision files to iPhone   I just found out that there is an iTunes version  12 6 3  Apple published which won   t be prompted to download new versions of iTunes and you can use this version to download your app  You can dowload it from this link  https   support apple com en-us HT208079  Apple say if you have a newer version of iTunes you can just download this one over it but I couldn t do it like this  First  I removed iTunes from my computer  then I removed the iTunes folder from my musics folder  you probably don t need to do that  and I downloaded iTunes for 64 bit PC from the link I wrote above  And with this iTunes i can use Apps section again and it doesn t force me to update it  So it works like the good old times

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I just reset the device  erase all settings  and sync up with iTunes and now I can drag the app over to the phone library on iTunes  even though there is no apps tab   Once you sync  the app is then on the phone

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Since iTunes 12 7 doesn t have  Application  section so it can t be done  As a workaround I ve found this answer   I simply installed  Apple Configurator 2   Than    Run application Connect device Unlock device Drag IPA file to visualisation of device in  Apple Configurator 2  Confirm action   I didn t had to  sign in  as described in on linked question answers

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For the macOS Catalina 10 15 3 and onwards iTunes is no longer present in the system  all iTunes contents are added in Finder itself  So instead  open Music app and drag drop  IPA as mentioned below

[installation] Install IPA with iTunes 12

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