Re-sign an iOS application

To interact with certain UI components (such as WebViews), your iOS app must sometimes be signed with a Developer Certificate that includes provisioning for the cloud device.

Perfecto supports re-signing: It replaces the app’s signature with a Perfecto certificate that is provisioned for the cloud device.

When to re-sign

  • The original app’s entitlements (for example, push notifications) will be removed.

  • Supported only for hosted cradles.

  • As an alternative, add the device UDID to your provisioning profile and install the app without re-signing.

  • Required for using SFSafariViewController (see iOS - Working with SFSafariViewController).

For a visual overview, see Re-signing illustrated.

Step-by-step instructions

See Install an app using the Manual Testing UI.

  • Option 1: Use capabilities

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    capabilities.setCapability("bundleId", "com.apple.mobileslideshow");
    capabilities.setCapability("app","PRIVATE:applications/SlideShow.ipa");
    capabilities.setCapability("iOSResign",true);

  • Option 2: Use Perfecto command 

    To learn more about the mobile:application:install command, see Install application (FR).

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    //declare the Map for script parameters
    Map<String, Object> params = new HashMap<>();
      
    params.put("file", "PRIVATE:applications/SlideShow.ipa");
    params.put("instrument","noinstrument");
    params.put("resign","true");
    driver.executeScript("mobile:application:install", params);