How to run .app on iOS device

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I have .app file of application I have mac and iPhone but do not have Xcode installed. How to install app on iPhone without Xcode?

why don't you just install xCode it's for free if you have MAC and iPhone you must download xCode. — D-eptdeveloper, Oct 18 '13 at 11:14

score 11 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 18 '13 at 11:11

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Firstly You have to Create .ipa File

Create a folder called Payload
Place the .app folder inside of that
Zip up the Payload folder using normal compression
Then rename the file with a .ipa extension

After that just install through itune

answered Oct 18 '13 at 11:11

Kalpesh

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is this working or not? – aswzen Mar 03 '18 at 06:55
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Not for me (iTunes does not have app section any more so you can't drag it in to iTunes)... – Ahmadreza Jul 25 '19 at 07:57
@Alfi u found some other solution? – 1UC1F3R616 Apr 03 '20 at 21:00
First, the .app file needs to be renamed to .zip – Apps 247 Aug 06 '20 at 15:02
Then, the .app FOLDER needs to be extracted and placed inside the Payload folder. Then steps and 4 should be followed as written above. – Apps 247 Aug 06 '20 at 15:16
That's what is written in a Medium article on this topic. – Apps 247 Aug 06 '20 at 15:16

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 18 '13 at 11:09

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drag the app file into iTunes and then select your device in the iTunes . After that you can find the apps tab on the iTunes. Then you will see the dragged app file . CLick on the install and sync your phone .

answered Oct 18 '13 at 11:09

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i followed your steps but its failed to installing message . – Arpi Oct 18 '13 at 11:22
Did the developer given access to your device or not? – Tendulkar Oct 18 '13 at 11:24
yes device is registered on developer account – Arpi Oct 18 '13 at 11:26
No no I am asking Did he given permission in the provisioning profiles which the developer used in the app file – Tendulkar Oct 18 '13 at 11:44
yes provisioning profile installed in this device – Arpi Oct 18 '13 at 11:46
Did you installed on the device successfully ? – Tendulkar Oct 18 '13 at 11:47
no its again failed to install – Arpi Oct 18 '13 at 11:55
let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/39488/discussion-between-arpi-and-tendulkar) – Arpi Oct 18 '13 at 11:56
clear instruction in this answer http://stackoverflow.com/a/14161279/1083128 – Mia Jun 09 '15 at 12:30

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 18 '13 at 11:08

You don't. If you have an application package (.ipa file) that is signed with a provisioning profile that authorizes it for your device, you can install it in iTunes.

The other option is to jailbreak your phone, but I don't know anything about the details of that.

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