Application format sent through Application Loader?

Question

When I use the Application Loader to upload the application binary to Apple, I send the .zip file of my entire application or .ipa file. I am confused in this process.

Answer 1

For iOS applications, you just need to send zipped.app, the same .app generated by Xcode is enough, you do not need to put it in IPA before archiving it.

For Mac OS X applications (Mac App Store), you need to send the PKG generated by the Xcode Organizer Share / Save To Disk ....

Alternatively, you can use the Create and Archive command and send it through the Xcode Organizer window ... as another user indicates.

Answer 2

If you have Xcode 3.2.5, you can check and download the application through the Organizer.

1.) Xcode → Run → Build and Archive

2.) Xcode → Organizer → Your application (in the archive) → Confirm / Send

Your application must be configured in the waiting for upload mode in iTunes Connect.

Answer 3

I managed to create an archive in Xcode 4, export as .ipa, and load it using Application Loader.

Answer 4

You must send a ZIP file containing your Release build (the .app file inside the build/Release-iphoneos/ ).

Answer 5

There are several options.

The one that worked for me was to use Finder to search and select the .app package, and then use the Finder menu item to compress this .app package. You can then select the resulting compressed file in the application downloader when your application is marked "Waiting for download" in iTunes Connect.