Failed to run Libgdx app on iOS device at 40%

Question

I am trying to run Libgdx app on iPhone 7 but it continuously fails at 40%

[ERROR] Couldn't start application
org.robovm.libimobiledevice.LibIMobileDeviceException: ApplicationVerificationFailed
    at org.robovm.libimobiledevice.util.AppLauncher$1.error(AppLauncher.java:1006)
    at org.robovm.libimobiledevice.Callbacks.callInstproxyCallback(Callbacks.java:64)

[INFO] 11:42:20.130 [  0%] Beginning installation...
[INFO] 11:42:20.130 [  5%] CreatingStagingDirectory
[INFO] 11:42:20.130 [ 15%] ExtractingPackage
[INFO] 11:42:20.131 [ 20%] InspectingPackage
[INFO] 11:42:20.173 [ 20%] TakingInstallLock
[INFO] 11:42:20.205 [ 30%] PreflightingApplication
[INFO] 11:42:20.206 [ 30%] InstallingEmbeddedProfile
[INFO] 11:42:20.267 [ 40%] VerifyingApplication

Answer 1

Fail at 40% is a problem with your provisioning profiles. Try to run an app with the same package id from xcode to repair this.

Answer 2

Oh dear, this is always a bit of a pain and I assume you've never run a libgdx app on an iOS device before.

Start off by creating a project in xcode with the same package id, eg. mine is com.funferret.tr. Just a boring project where xcode just displays a blank screen. This has nothing to do with your libgdx project except it has the same app id. Get that building and installing on your iphone from xcode directly. You should be able to find tutorials on how to do that or just figure it out in xcode. To get this installed you will have to have created a provisioning profile with in xcode for your app. Again, use tutorials if you have to.

Once this xcode project installs on your device you can then use the same provisioning profile for your libgdx project, since it has the same package id. Just go into the 'Edit Configurations' section for running your libgdx project in Android Studio, under roboVM/attached device you should be able to select your signing identity and provisioning profile. Hopefully everything will work fine when you get to this point.

I would also recommend using your initial xcode project to manage your assets. ie. copy launch icons and splash screens into that project and get it compiling. Then you can use symbolic links or copy those assets from your xcode project to your libgdx project. There are RoboVM documents that tell you where to put those launch icons and splash screens.

I expect more questions from you. But I don't know the process well enough to completely walk you through it, so you're probably going to have to do plenty more reading and a lot of messing around trying to get things working. I've wasted many an hour on getting iOS devices working properly. Good luck.