How to package and submit a .NET Mac App to Mac App Store

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How to package and submit a .NET Mac App to Mac App Store

Sun, Tracy (LNG-SHA) 40

I have been migrating my Xamarin native Mac project to .NET macOS Application Project, I resolved some of incompatible errors and compile an app with Debug Configuration, it can run and work well some of functions. So I try to build a release app and submit it to Mac App Store, but I get a failed response, The detail info is

"Asset validation failed (90282)

Invalid Provisioning Profile Signature. The provisioning profile included in the bundle au.com.lexisnexis.lexisred [au.com.lexisnexis.lexisred.pkg/Payload/Lexis Red.app] cannot be used to submit apps to the Mac App Store until it has a valid signature from Apple. For more information, visit the macOS Developer Portal. (ID: 9a5715c1-2696-4705-82ac-cd5af79c115f)"

In Project Properties of my new .NET Project, I can't find "Mac Build" and "Mac Signing", So I add some code to the .csproj file,

<CodesigningKey>3rd Party Mac Developer Application: REED INTERNATIONAL BOOKS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (8Q4N4FU2LX)</CodesigningKey>
<CodesignProvision>Mac-Prod</CodesignProvision>
<PackageSigningKey>3rd Party Mac Developer Installer: REED INTERNATIONAL BOOKS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (8Q4N4FU2LX)</PackageSigningKey>

Above configurations can work in Xamarin Mac native project, So Do you give me some suggestions for this question.

Thanks!

Sun, Tracy (LNG-SHA) 40 Reputation points

2023-05-15T09:41:18.8466667+00:00

I have created a new provisioning profile, and now app can be uploaded to App Store Connect, but a new question is "Not Available for Testing", I checked the App and find some strange things. please see below image, There is a hidden folder with name of .xamarin In folder of MonoBundle.

Do you give me some suggestion for this issue?

I have created a new provisioning profile, and now app can be uploaded to App Store Connect, but a new question is "Not Available for Testing", I checked the App and find some strange things. please see below image, There is a hidden folder with name of .xamarin In folder of MonoBundle.

Do you give me some suggestion for this issue?
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 20,126 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-05-16T05:16:48.89+00:00

Is this provisioning profile a distribution profile? How did you archive the project and upload to appstoreconnect? By VS for Mac or dotnet publish command? How you get this error "Not Available for Testing"? Do you test the app via TestFlight? Are there any other detailed error messages?
Sun, Tracy (LNG-SHA) 40 Reputation points

2023-05-17T02:24:04.14+00:00

Thanks Wenyan,

Yes it's a distribution profile, I've resolved the profile question. and now provisioning profile

isn't a question. By VS for Mac publish. and see the below image, Build 1684134020 show the status of "Not Available for Testing". and Build 1684134020 can't display in TestFlight.app.

Do you know why it is?
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 20,126 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-05-18T09:26:32.4733333+00:00

The error message is too short and it's hard to know why it doesn't work. You could try to upload your app through Transporter, it will also help to identify errors with app packages that stop successful submission.

And it's weird that your app has been uploaded but cannot to test, you can try connecting with Apple support for further help.
Sun, Tracy (LNG-SHA) 40 Reputation points

2023-05-18T09:52:57.76+00:00

Thanks, Wenyan.
Yes, I upload my app through Transporter, There's no any valid description about this status. I asked Apple tech support, they gave me some response, that is lack some of configuration info. but they can't give me some detail info about it. Apple support suggest me to ask their expert to solve it. so I am waiting for their answer.
so would you give me some example for the .net Mac project that and the project can successfully submitted to Mac App Store. I want to refer to the configurations of the project.

specially the four files: *.csproj, *.sln, Info.plist, Entitlements.plist.

Thanks a lot
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 20,126 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-05-19T06:49:02.5733333+00:00

at is lack some of configuration info.

Would you mind sharing the capabilities in Entitlements.plist with me? I'm not sure if your profile matches the capabilities. Please refer to Mac Catalyst entitlements - .NET MAUI | Microsoft Learn. This doc is about MacCatalyst, there is not a .NETMacOS doc.

specially the four files: *.csproj, *.sln, Info.plist, Entitlements.plist.

You don't need to configure *.csproj, *.sln. For, Info.plist, you can refer to Information property list - .NET MAUI | Microsoft Learn

Sun, Tracy (LNG-SHA) 40 Reputation points

2023-05-15T09:41:18.8466667+00:00

I have created a new provisioning profile, and now app can be uploaded to App Store Connect, but a new question is "Not Available for Testing", I checked the App and find some strange things. please see below image, There is a hidden folder with name of .xamarin In folder of MonoBundle.

Do you give me some suggestion for this issue?

I have created a new provisioning profile, and now app can be uploaded to App Store Connect, but a new question is "Not Available for Testing", I checked the App and find some strange things. please see below image, There is a hidden folder with name of .xamarin In folder of MonoBundle.

Do you give me some suggestion for this issue?
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 20,126 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-05-16T05:16:48.89+00:00

Is this provisioning profile a distribution profile? How did you archive the project and upload to appstoreconnect? By VS for Mac or dotnet publish command? How you get this error "Not Available for Testing"? Do you test the app via TestFlight? Are there any other detailed error messages?
Sun, Tracy (LNG-SHA) 40 Reputation points

2023-05-17T02:24:04.14+00:00

Thanks Wenyan,

Yes it's a distribution profile, I've resolved the profile question. and now provisioning profile

isn't a question. By VS for Mac publish. and see the below image, Build 1684134020 show the status of "Not Available for Testing". and Build 1684134020 can't display in TestFlight.app.

Do you know why it is?
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 20,126 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-05-18T09:26:32.4733333+00:00

The error message is too short and it's hard to know why it doesn't work. You could try to upload your app through Transporter, it will also help to identify errors with app packages that stop successful submission.

And it's weird that your app has been uploaded but cannot to test, you can try connecting with Apple support for further help.
Sun, Tracy (LNG-SHA) 40 Reputation points

2023-05-18T09:52:57.76+00:00

Thanks, Wenyan.
Yes, I upload my app through Transporter, There's no any valid description about this status. I asked Apple tech support, they gave me some response, that is lack some of configuration info. but they can't give me some detail info about it. Apple support suggest me to ask their expert to solve it. so I am waiting for their answer.
so would you give me some example for the .net Mac project that and the project can successfully submitted to Mac App Store. I want to refer to the configurations of the project.

specially the four files: *.csproj, *.sln, Info.plist, Entitlements.plist.

Thanks a lot
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 20,126 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-05-19T06:49:02.5733333+00:00

at is lack some of configuration info.

Would you mind sharing the capabilities in Entitlements.plist with me? I'm not sure if your profile matches the capabilities. Please refer to Mac Catalyst entitlements - .NET MAUI | Microsoft Learn. This doc is about MacCatalyst, there is not a .NETMacOS doc.

specially the four files: *.csproj, *.sln, Info.plist, Entitlements.plist.

You don't need to configure *.csproj, *.sln. For, Info.plist, you can refer to Information property list - .NET MAUI | Microsoft Learn

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