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I'm trying to setup a macOS 26 build environment in a VM (using UTM and the virtualization framework Apple provides).
I have Xcode 26 installed and have logged into my Apple ID and verified that the team and other configuration looks fine in Xcode settings.
When trying to build the macOS app, I see errors saying the VM's device ID has not been registered. I have confirmed that the device ID is registered both in the Provisioning portal AND the downloaded .provisionprofiles (in Library > Developer > Xcode > UserData).
This problem appears on multiple targets (e.g. the main app and extensions).
If I try to manually provision the app, using the Provisioning portal, I can build the product, but it will not launch because of Gatekeeper issues.
Finally, signing to run locally doesn't work either. As the app launches, frameworks refuse to load because Team IDs don't match. With ad hoc provisioning, there are no Team IDs.
I've come to the conclusion that this just isn't possible.
Which is a shame because I need to support products with a build environment on macOS 15 and cannot move over to macOS 26 yet. I suspect many developers outside of Apple are in a similar position.
I have tried everything and still I am getting this. Just for a test I created a new app (Master-Detail template Xcode 11.5) I have created an entry in the iTunes Connect to receive the app upon archiving and uploading. I regenerated all new certificates for iOS Development and Distribution. I created all new Provisioning profiles.
The Dev profile builds deploys and runs on my device
The Dist profile builds but when I select the distribution profile I get the "Profile doesn't include the com.apple.application-identifier entitlement." error.
When I download the profile within Xcode all looks good for the distribution profile:
App ID: matches correctly
Certificated: 1 Included includes the new signing certificate "iPhone Distribution...."
Capabilities: 3 Included Includes Game Center, In-App Purchase, and Keychain Sharing
Entitlements: 5 Included Includes application-identifier, keychain-access-groups, beta-reports-active, get-task-allow, and com.apple.developer.team-identifier.
Im not sure what is going on. This is a standard process I have performed for quite a while. As a matter of fact I just submitted 3 applications last Sunday.
Thank you for any suggestions.
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
Tags:
iOS
App Store
Entitlements
App Store Connect
In Xcode's (version 16.1) "Devices and Simulators" window pressing the device's context menu item "Show Provisioning Profiles..." does nothing: no new window, no message, nothing. How can I fix this?
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
Tags:
iOS
Xcode
Provisioning Profiles
I am using Automatically Manage Signing
And I have registered my Mac UUID in developer account, but it is still giving me these errors -
Device My Mac is not registered to your team Ai Glider Inc. Devices must be registered in order to run your code, but you do not have permission to register them. Please check with your team's admin.
No profiles for 'com.aiexample.sebexample' were found
Xcode couldn't find any Mac App Development provisioning profiles matching 'com.aiexample.sebexample'.
I'm trying to add signing certificate from developer.apple.com to my keychain but I'm getting to have error says "An error occurred. Unable to import certificate name. Error -25294". Certificate is valid and I can not do anything with this error. Any idea what can be the reason for this error?
I can't upload my macOS app to app store connect.
Each time i try to upload, i see this message:
Provisioning profile failed qualification
Profile doesn't support App Groups.
An empty app without an app group uploads fine, but if i add an app group to it, it does not upload.
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
Tags:
Entitlements
Notarization
Signing Certificates
Code Signing
Hey Apple Friends,
We currently have an enterprise version of our app for debugging and internal distribution. Our release configuration uses our App Store account.
However, it appears you cannot add a 'Declared Age Range' to the Enterprise app as a capability making it impossible to debug because we have added the 'Declared Age Range API' locally, but we cannot add it as a capability on the dev portal.
Is there any work around for this?
The mentioned way of setting up complications does not work. We can't create the identifier according to the guideline mentioned in the WWDC session.
https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2020/10049/?time=1021
Timestamp: 17:04
Error:
An attribute in the provided entity has invalid value
An App ID with Identifier '.watchkitapp.complication' is not available.
Please enter a different string.
To clarify - the non masked identifier is not used on another property inside our dev program.
Without creating the identifier our tests result in not working push notifications.
Error message while testing: discarded as application was not registered.
Is the way mentioned in the WWDC session still valid?
BR
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
Tags:
Bundle ID
Watch Complications
Hi folks,
I'm trying to generate a provisioning profile that includes both Healthkit and MusicKit entitlements.
The healthKit pieces if fine, and included in the profile. However, despite selecting Musickit under services in the ID setup, the entitlement doesn't seem to be included in the profile.
Other steps taken: Setup the app in App Store Connect, generated a media ID and Key. Tried both automatic and manual signing.
Are there specifics tricks to getting this one to work?
Hi Apple Developer Community,
I'm trying to resolve the following Xcode build error:
*"Provisioning profile 'iOS Team Provisioning Profile: ' doesn't include the com.apple.developer.live-activities entitlement."
To fix this, I understand I need to add the Live Activity capability to my App ID and ensure it’s included in the provisioning profile.
However, when I go to Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles, select my App ID, and click Edit under "App ID Configuration," the Live Activity capability is not available in the list of capabilities. As a result, I can’t proceed with enabling the entitlement or regenerating a correct provisioning profile.
I’ve confirmed:
My App ID is explicit (not a wildcard).
The app’s deployment target is set to iOS 16.1 or later.
I’m signed in with the correct Apple Developer Team account.
etc.
Has anyone experienced this? Is there a prerequisite that I might be missing?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Best regards,
David Winograd
Rokfin, Inc.
We've been creating iOS apps for a few years now, but when I tried last month, I got an error in my XCode that says:
No profiles for 'com.os.hub.mth2' were found
Xcode couldn't find any iOS App Development provisioning profiles matching 'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx'.
I'm not sure if it's the cause or not, but when I look at the signing certificates, the Developer ID Application Certificate says:
Missing Private Key
The weird part of that is that I see a private key with this name in my Keychain access, so I'm not sure what's wrong.
There has been a significant time gap between now and the last time we created a mobile app, so I'm not sure if something changed in XCode/MacOS to cause this issue, or if something expired.
I'd appreciate any advice.
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
Tags:
App Store Connect
Notarization
Developer ID
Hello,
My project fails to build/run on a physical device or archive, due to a persistent provisioning error.
Exact Error: Provisioning profile "iOS Team Provisioning Profile: com.huiwan.Ohra-Journal" doesn't include the BGTaskSchedulerPermittedIdentifiers entitlement.
I have already performed extensive troubleshooting, and all local configurations appear to be correct:
Capabilities: "Background Modes" with the "Background processing" option is enabled in the target's "Signing & Capabilities" tab.
Info.plist: The Permitted background task scheduler identifiers key is present in the target's Info.plist, and it contains the correct task identifier (com.huiwan.ohra-journal.refresh).
Entitlements File: The .entitlements file is correctly configured by Xcode.
Full Reset: I have tried a complete reset procedure, including deleting ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData and ~/Library/MobileDevice/Provisioning Profiles/, restarting Xcode, and letting the automatic signing system regenerate the profile from scratch. The issue persists.
Despite all these correct local settings, the provisioning profile automatically generated by Xcode is consistently missing the required entitlement. This strongly suggests a server-side issue with the provisioning service for my App ID (com.huiwan.Ohra-Journal).
I filed a bug report on the Feedback Assistant (FB20268285) a week ago but have not received a response. This issue is completely blocking my development and ability to submit the app.
Could you please investigate the status of my App ID and the provisioning services associated with it?
Thank you.
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
Tags:
Xcode Server
Xcode
Signing Certificates
Developer ID
In our local test configurations, a developer can sign test apps for device installation using any key associated with the company team. However, if a developer accidentally chooses an identity from some other team, installation fails with no information about the problem. It just mentions that no provisioning profile could be found, leaving everyone in the dark about what is wrong.
Instead, we would like to pre-validate the selected signing identity by checking the team name or id. This could be done, for example, by extracting the x509 certificate from the signing identity and checking the "OU" field (which is set to the team id). However, none of the apple commands will divulge the x509 certificate from a developer id. So far our best options is to create a fake app, sign the app, then use command:
codesign --display --extract-certificates
This solution seems excessively serpentine. Is there no direct command that will accept the sha of a signing identity and return a nice .pem containing the associated certificate chain? Or, better yet, is there a command that takes the signing identity and simply returns the name or id of the associated team?
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
I got an email with the subject "Action Needed: Developer ID Application Certificate Expires in 30 Days"
But on the cert page it's not exactly clear to my how to renew the cert or generate a new one.
Confused by the fact that I already have half a dozen ...somehow?
Any help or guidance appreciated.
The device UDID was registered to the developer account 40 hours ago, the STATUS column was "processing" in the first 24 hours, then turned to empty.
But I still can't run my app (with distribution method "development"), when I try to run it after download it through my OTA URL, it prompts “the app cannot be installed because its integrity could not be verified” but everything runs good on a iPhone which was registered a month ago.
What should I do now? keep waiting?
Hi,
after 2 years of not updating my app on appstore i wanted to submit an update for my iOS app which also containts a watch app target.
When i try to submit it to upload it i get the following errors:
Failed registering bundle identifier
The app identifier "(myappBundleID).watchkitapp" cannot be registered to your development team because it is nit available. Change your bundle identifier to a unique string to try again.
No Profiles for "(myappBundleID).watchkitapp" were found.
Xcode culdn't find any iOS App Store provisining profiles matching "(myappBundleID).watchkitapp"
Since i have my app already in store with that bundle identifier i don't know why it can not be registered to my team. Also i don't want to change the bundle identifier because then i can not publish it as update to store.
After upgrading the virtual machines used for building and testing our macOS application, it seems that something new in Sequoia is preventing virtual machines from running anything signed with a Mac Development certificate.
At first glance the issue seems very similar to this thread, but it could be unrelated. We are using the tart toolset to build and run our VMs. People seem to be having related issues there with Sequoia in particular.
I have added the VM's hardware UUID to the Devices list of our account. I have included that device in the devices list of our Mac Development provisioning profile. I have re-downloaded the profile, ensured that it is properly getting built into the app, and ensured that the hardware UUID of the VM matches the embedded provisioning profile:
Virtual-Machine App.app/Contents % system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | grep UUID
Hardware UUID: 0CAE034E-C837-53E6-BA67-3B2CC7AD3719
Virtual-Machine App.app/Contents % grep 0CAE034E-C837-53E6-BA67-3B2CC7AD3719 ../../App.app/Contents/embedded.provisionprofile
Binary file ../../App.app/Contents/embedded.provisionprofile matches
However, when I try to run the application, it fails, and while I have searched the system logs to find a more informative error message, the only thing I can find is that the profile doesn't match the device somehow:
Virtual-Machine App.app/Contents % open ../../App.app
The application cannot be opened for an unexpected reason, error=Error Domain=RBSRequestErrorDomain Code=5 "Launch failed." UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Launch failed., NSUnderlyingError=0x6000039440f0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=153 "Unknown error: 153" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Launchd job spawn failed}}}
Virtual-Machine App.app/Contents % log show --info --debug --signpost --last 3m | grep -i embedded.provisionprofile
2025-01-21 16:33:32.369829+0000 0x65ba Error 0x0 2872 7 taskgated-helper: (ConfigurationProfiles) [com.apple.ManagedClient:ProvisioningProfiles] embedded provisioning profile not valid: file:///private/tmp/builds/app/.caches/Xcode/DerivedData/Build/Products/Debug/App.app/Contents/embedded.provisionprofile error: Error Domain=CPProfileManager Code=-212 "Provisioning profile does not allow this device." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Provisioning profile does not allow this device.}
I don't understand why the provisioning profile wouldn't allow the device if the hardware UUID matches. I have also attempted to add the Provisioning UDID in the devices list instead, but the form rejects that value because it's a different format (the form specifically requests a hardware UUID for macOS development, and a provisioning UDID for everything else).
If there is any debugging tool that lets me check a provisioning profile against the running hardware and print a more verbose reason for why it's not allowed on the device, please let me know.
Otherwise I'd have to conclude that, since I haven't experienced this issue before on an earlier OS, it has something to do with virtual machines running macOS Sequoia. (The same Mac Development-signed application runs just fine on my MacBook Pro running 15.2, as well as the VM host, which is also running 15.2.) I have also tried resetting the VM's hardware UUID and adding that one to the devices list, to no effect.
This is obviously seriously impacting our CI/CD pipelines to allow for proper UI testing of our application. If anyone is aware of any workarounds, I would love to hear them!
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
Tags:
Provisioning Profiles
Code Signing
Virtualization
Hello,
After deploying our app, we encountered an issue where the app fails to launch properly on certain devices.
To rule out potential code issues, we created a new clean project and tested it with the basic setup (certificate, bundle ID, and team).
The app installs and runs fine on most devices, but it fails to open immediately on specific models.
(The affected model is listed below.)
Version: iOS 18.3.1
Model: iPhone 14 Pro
After reviewing the console logs, we found an issue related to the app launching process.
Could this issue be related to the app's configuration or the provisioning profile?
We would appreciate any insight into why this issue occurs only on certain devices.
Thank you for your help!
Is it possible to directly distribute a macOS app with a Developer ID Certificate that belongs to a different team?
I am trying to resolve issues that arise when distributing a macOS app with a Network Extension (Packet Tunnel) outside the App Store using a Developer ID Certificate from a different team than the app’s provisioning profiles and entitlements.
I started by attempting Direct Distribution in Xcode with automatic signing. However, it fails with the following message:
Provisioning profile "Mac Team Direct Provisioning Profile: ” failed qualification checks: Profile doesn't match the entitlements file's value for the com.apple.developer.networking.networkextension entitlement.
I suspect the issue is that the provisioning profile allows "packet-tunnel-provider-systemextension", whereas the entitlements generated by Xcode contain "packet-tunnel-provider". When I manually modify the .entitlements file to include the -systemextension suffix, the project fails to build because Xcode does not recognize the modified entitlement. If there is a workaround for this issue, please let me know.
Due to these issues, I resorted to manually creating a signed and notarized app. My process is as follows:
Export the .app from the Xcode archive.
Since the exported .app does not contain the necessary entitlements or provisioning profile for direct distribution, I replace Contents/embedded.provisioningprofile in both the .app and the .appex network extension.
Sign the app and its components in the following order:
codesign --force --options runtime --timestamp --sign "Developer ID Application: <name>" <app>.app/Contents/Frameworks/<fw>.framework/
codesign --force --options runtime --timestamp --sign "Developer ID Application: <name>"<app>.app/Contents/PlugIns/<netext>.appex/Contents/Frameworks/<fw>.framework/Versions/A/<fw>
codesign --force --options runtime --entitlements dist-vpn.entitlements --timestamp --sign "Developer ID Application: <name>" <app>.app/Contents/PlugIns/<netext>.appex/
codesign --force --options runtime --entitlements dist.entitlements --timestamp --sign "Developer ID Application: <name>" <app>.app
Verify the code signature:
codesign --verify --deep --strict --verbose=4 <app>.app
- <app>.app: valid on disk
- <app>.app: satisfies its Designated Requirement
Create a ZIP archive using:
ditto -c -k --sequesterRsrc --keepParent <app>.app <app>.zip
Notarize the app with notarytool and staple it.
The notarization completes successfully with errors: nil.
Package the notarized app into a DMG, notarize, and staple the DMG.
The app runs successfully on the development machine. However, when moved to another machine and placed in /Applications, it fails to open. Inspecting Console.app reveals Gatekeeper is blocking the launch:
taskgated-helper <bundleid>: Unsatisfied entitlements: com.apple.developer.networking.networkextension, com.apple.developer.team-identifier taskgated-helper entitlements: { "com.apple.developer.networking.networkextension" = ("packet-tunnel-provider-systemextension"); "com.apple.developer.team-identifier" = <teamid>; }
As mentioned earlier, the Developer ID Certificate used for signing belongs to a different team. We are a third-party developer and do not have access to the Developer ID Certificate of the team assigned as the team-identifier.
When I changed the bundle identifier (app ID), team, entitlements, and provisioning profiles to match the team associated with the Developer ID Certificate, the app worked.
My question is:
Is this failure caused by using a Developer ID Certificate from a different team, or should it still work if the provisioning profiles and entitlements are correctly set? Could there be an issue elsewhere in the provisioning profiles or entitlements for the original app ID?
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
Tags:
Network Extension
Gatekeeper
Code Signing
Developer ID
Hi,
I'm having a really hard time figuring out why I cannot perform cloud signing via Developer ID with xcodebuild.
I have a macOS application, which I can perfectly cloud sign the following way:
Sign into Xcode with my Admin + Account Holder Apple ID.
Delete my Developer ID Application certificate from Keychain Access.
In Xcode, click Archive.
When archived, click "Distribute App" in Xcode Organizer.
The app is cloud signed. I prove this by extracting the certificate codesign --extract-certificates -- /path/to/app.app then locate the 1.2.840.113635.100.6.1.32 bit mentioned by Quinn in this post. I however do it by simply opening the certifiacte with Keychain Access, where I can investigate the content of the certificate, rather than use that tool he does.
Then, I do the following to attempt to cloud sign via xcodebuild:
Create an API Key for the whole team in Users and Access > Integrations > App Store Connect with the "Admin" role selected.
Download the private key .p8 file to ~/Downloads.
Sign out of my Apple ID in Xcode by removing the account in Settings > Accounts.
Create an archive:
xcodebuild archive -scheme "<redacted scheme name>" -archivePath ~/Downloads/archive.xcarchive -authenticationKeyIssuerID <redacted issuer id> -authenticationKeyID <redacted key id> -authenticationKeyPath ~/Downloads/AuthKey_<redacted key id>.p8 -allowProvisioningUpdates
The archive is successfully created, with a new "Apple Development: Created via API (TEAM ID)" naming.
Export the archive:
xcodebuild -exportArchive -archivePath ~/Downloads/archive.xcarchive -authenticationKeyIssuerID <redacted issuer id> -authenticationKeyID <redacted key id> -authenticationKeyPath ~/Downloads/AuthKey_<redacted key id>.p8 -allowProvisioningUpdates -exportOptionsPlist ~/Downloads/exportOptions.plist -exportPath ~/Downloads
which then fails:
2025-03-07 10:27:58.706 xcodebuild[2152:40704] [MT] IDEDistribution: -[IDEDistributionLogging _createLoggingBundleAtPath:]: Created bundle at path "/var/folders/tn/yy7ynz3d0yb4p3sd_5q_wl0h0000gn/T/<redacted app name> macOS_2025-03-07_10-27-58.706.xcdistributionlogs".
error: exportArchive Cloud signing permission error
error: exportArchive No signing certificate "Developer ID Application" found
** EXPORT FAILED **
Opening the distribution logs, I find this in the Provisioning Log:
2025-03-07 09:09:58 +0000 2025-03-07 09:09:58 +0000 IDEProvisioningRepair(<redacted app name>.app): 2025-03-07 09:09:58 +0000 IDEProvisioningRepair(<redacted app name>.app): Sending request 84E57539-BC1D-407A-8402-7BCE9F2FD100 to <https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/xcbuild/v1/certificates> for session DVTServicesTeamBasedSession <issuer: <redacted issuer id>; key identifier: <redacted key id>>.
Method: POST
Headers:
{
Accept = "application/vnd.api+json";
"Accept-Encoding" = "gzip, deflate";
Authorization = "Bearer <redacted bearer token>";
"Content-Length" = 116;
"Content-Type" = "application/vnd.api+json";
"User-Agent" = Xcode;
"X-HTTP-Method-Override" = GET;
"X-Xcode-Version" = "16.2 (16C5032a)";
}
Payload:
{"urlEncodedQueryParams":"teamId=<redacted team id>&filter%5BcertificateType%5D=DEVELOPER_ID_APPLICATION_MANAGED&limit=200"}
2025-03-07 09:09:59 +0000 2025-03-07 09:09:59 +0000 IDEProvisioningRepair(<redacted app name>.app): 2025-03-07 09:09:59 +0000 IDEProvisioningRepair(<redacted app name>.app): Received response for 84E57539-BC1D-407A-8402-7BCE9F2FD100 @ <https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/xcbuild/v1/certificates>. Code = 0
2025-03-07 09:09:59 +0000 2025-03-07 09:09:59 +0000 IDEProvisioningRepair(<redacted app name>.app): 2025-03-07 09:09:59 +0000 IDEProvisioningRepair(<redacted app name>.app): Response payload: {
"errors" : [ {
"id" : "3d09690a-e26f-497f-b576-25104064387e",
"status" : "403",
"code" : "FORBIDDEN_ERROR",
"title" : "This request is forbidden for security reasons",
"resultCode" : 7495,
"detail" : "You haven't been given access to cloud-managed distribution certificates. Please contact your team's Account Holder or an Admin to give you access. If you need further assistance, contact Apple Developer Program Support at https://developer.apple.com/contact/."
} ]
}
Which is really weird, since I am using an API key with Admin rights. If I create a new key, and use it only for this command, App Store Connect does show the "Last Used" date as today after running the command.
I thought some time might need to pass, but the issue has been persisting since yesterday.
What could be wrong here? I do have a managed Developer ID Application certificate showing in my account but I still can't retrieve it with an Admin right imbued API key.
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
Tags:
Signing Certificates
Xcode Cloud
Developer ID