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Fixing Xcode 7.2 issue with Missing iOS Distribution signing identity error

Posted: Tuesday 23rd February, 2016 - 6:56pm
Author: James Griffiths

Here's another Xcode 7.2 error we encountered while attempting to validate an iOS archive prior to submission to the Apple App store:

Failed to locate or generate matching signing assets

Xcode attempted to locate or generate matching signing assets and failed 
to do so because of the following issues.

Missing iOS Distribution signing identity for ... Xcode can request one for you.

Fixing this is, thankfully, quite easy...

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Resolving Xcode 7.2 issue with Cordova CDVViewController.h file not found

Posted: Monday 22nd February, 2016 - 6:52pm
Author: James Griffiths

If you're using Cordova PhoneGap and have recently upgraded to Xcode 7.2 you might be experiencing the following build error when attempting to create an archive for submission to the Apple App store:

Cordova/CDVViewController.h file not found

It's an odd one because you've double checked your software installation; PhoneGap and Xcode are up to date and you can publish the app to an iOS device for testing without issue.

As this only happens when creating archives for app submissions the error doesn't seem to make any sense whatsoever.

Thankfully the solution is incredibly simple to implement...

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Xcode 5 accelerometer warning for ios7

Posted: Monday 13th January, 2014 - 10:07pm
Author: James Griffiths

If you're developing mobile Apps for iOS7 using PhoneGap 3+ and Xcode 5 chances are you've come across compiler warnings when publishing your app to an iOS device.

Typically these will involve the following:

  • UIAccelerometer' is deprecated: first deprecated in iOS 5.0 - UIAccelerometer has been replaced by the CoreMotion framework
  • Implicit conversion loses integer precision: 'unsigned long long' to 'int'

Publishing your App still works but how to resolve these warnings? Read on...

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