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I was not able to solve this problem using Visual Study to upload to Apple Connect.
However I was able to use Transporter to upload the same file sucessfully.
Publishing file to Apple App Store Failed "Unable to validate archive"
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Bruce Krueger
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I successfully created the ipa file but receive a message Publishing Failed - Unable to validate archive.
There is no additional information and I am unable to determine what is the problem.
Developer technologies .NET Xamarin
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Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,436 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff2021-11-18T08:25:10.377+00:00 @ BruceKrueger-2659 May I know whether your issue has been solved or not? If not, please share it in here. We can work together to figure it out.
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Robert S 41 Reputation points2022-01-05T04:07:00.003+00:00 @Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) I'm getting the same error. I'm using the Apple Transporter app and it's working fine, no errors.
I've only applied bug fixes and code cleanup to the same app I've been uploading for almost a year now. And all of a sudden I'm getting this error. -
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,436 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
2022-01-05T06:51:27.027+00:00 You upload the ipa by Apple Transporter, it still get this error, right? Would you mind sharing more information about the version of VS? And may I ask if you have checked the distribution profile ?
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Bruce Krueger 331 Reputation points
2021-11-30T18:40:54.943+00:00
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Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,436 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
2021-11-15T05:22:32.957+00:00 Hello,
Welcome to our Microsoft Q&A platform!
There are many reasons for this error——"Unable to validate archive", such as missing APP icon, incorrect profile, doesn't increase the
Build Versionininfo.plist, you could follow the instructions given in these docs to upload your iOS app to App Store from VS 2019.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/ios/deploy-test/app-distribution/app-store-distribution/?tabs=windows
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/ios/deploy-test/app-distribution/app-store-distribution/itunesconnect
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/ios/deploy-test/app-distribution/app-store-distribution/publishing-to-the-app-store?tabs=windowsIf you have archived the ipa, you could also upload it to AppStore by Apple Transporter, you will get the detail error mesages.
Best Regards,
Wenyan Zhang
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Donald Airey 1 Reputation point2022-03-21T11:04:22.087+00:00 I'm having the same problem on a Mac. I've read all the links here and none of them apply.
I'm able to upload to the store successfully using XCode using the same certificates and profiles.
When I try to upload using Visual Studio for Mac 2019 or Visual Studio for Mac 2022 I get this error:
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Eld Labs 1 Reputation point2022-12-28T10:31:19.353+00:00 Dont forget to generate new app specific password in one of the steps.
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Donald Airey 1 Reputation point
2022-03-21T11:11:51.013+00:00 Got it. Don't know if this will help anyone, but when I created my app specific password, I pasted it into OneNote to make sure I could retrieve it later. There's something bizzare about pasting that corrupted the password. I created a second app-specific password, pasted it into Notepad to get rid of the special encoding, then pasted the password from OneNote into the dialog for uploading to the store.
This time it worked just fine. The most common reason for this error, from what I've researched, is a bad or corrupted app-specific password. -
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drmaven 21 Reputation points2022-06-12T09:12:47.25+00:00 My app-specific password for VS Mac was revoked automatically when I changed the Apple Account password (this is documented on the Apple Support page but I wasn't aware of it). So I generated a new app-specific password and now VS Mac publishes the app just fine.
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Abner Souza 6 Reputation points2022-10-20T00:36:33.993+00:00 Life saver thanks so much, created a app-specific password and it worked, before it was auto fill by some random stuff.
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How to generate an app-specific password
Sign in to appleid.apple.com.
In the Sign-In and Security section, select App-Specific Passwords.
Select Generate an app-specific password or select the Add button Blue plus sign icon., then follow the steps on your screen.
Enter or paste the app-specific password into the password field of the app.
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