IOS Quick Tips
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The original method is to drag the .ipa archive into Apple Music. It is a bit repetitive and especially on Android you can type adb install <apk_path>
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To make this less cumbersome, maybe we could do something better, something simpler.
On IOS you can install it on your MacBook ideviceinstaller
brew install ideviceinstaller
Then simply plug in your phone and run the following command
ideviceinstaller -i <ipa_path>
The output should be something close to
16:02:28 in stride-new-mobile-app on main [$?] is 📦 v1.0.0 via ⬢ v16.14.2
➜ ideviceinstaller -i ./dev-SDK-45.ipa
WARNING: could not locate iTunesMetadata.plist in archive!
WARNING: could not locate Payload/StrideStaging.app/SC_Info/StrideStaging.sinf in archive!
Copying './dev-SDK-45.ipa' to device... DONE.
Installing 'com.stride.power.staging'
Install: CreatingStagingDirectory (5%)
Install: ExtractingPackage (15%)
Install: InspectingPackage (20%)
Install: TakingInstallLock (20%)
Install: PreflightingApplication (30%)
Install: InstallingEmbeddedProfile (30%)
Install: VerifyingApplication (40%)
Install: CreatingContainer (50%)
Install: InstallingApplication (60%)
Install: PostflightingApplication (70%)
Install: SandboxingApplication (80%)
Install: GeneratingApplicationMap (90%)
Install: Complete
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