在iOS中以编程方式在iPhone上安装IPA文件

Question

Could someone please advise whether it is possible to install an ipa file programmatically in iOS that has been generated by Adhoc release ?

I have an application that when clicking on a button, it install another application, that is an ipa file (fetched from a server).

I have tried the following, but it does not work:

   string url = "https://192.168.27.45/apps/TruckApp.iOS.plist";
   NSString stringUrl =  new NSString("itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url="+url);
   NSUrl fileUrl = new NSUrl(stringUrl);

   UIApplication.SharedApplication.OpenUrl(fileUrl);

Answer 1

There are several things to be checked:

• In which way doesn't it work? Is there anything going on, or do you simply see nothing on the device?
• Ensure that UIApplication.SharedApplication.CanOpenUrl(fileUrl); returns true
• Did you specify the correct values (eg bundle identifier etc.) in the manifest file ( TruckApp.iOS.plist )?
• Check on the web server if the manifest / .ipa is being accessed (eg downloaded)
• Does the web server return the correct content type for the .ipa type - it is supposed to be application/octet-stream . If you are using Microsoft IIS, it sometimes "misbehaves"