VS2022 - iOS debugging on iPhone

Question

Hi,

i try to debug my iOS app on my iPhone connected to my windows machine.

Automatic Deployment doesn't work, the log says "The Apple Developer Portal web API for creating certificates is no longer supported. Please create your certificate manually."

So i created a certificate on my MAC and imported it into visual studio. But i still don't have a profile.
I created it on the apple develper page, but how can i import them to visual studio?

Answer 1

Hello,

I created it on the apple develper page, but how can i import them to visual studio?

Please try to download this profile into your Windows machine, then remove the profile to location folder : /user/AppData/local/Xamarin/iOS/provisioning/Profiles
Your cer also need to import into %HOME%\AppData\Local\Xamarin\iOS\Provisioning\Certificates : Click “View Details” ->“Import Certificate”, choose your certificate .

You said "I try to debug my iOS app on my iPhone connected to my Windows machine", so you are using Xamarin Hot Restart. There is a related bug been tracked by the product team - A valid provisioning profile for this executable was not found, and it is in MAUI project. Hot Restart still doesn't work for Xamarin projects. You could follow the progress or create a new one for Xamarin.

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Does it work with MAUI then?

You can follow the progress, it has been fixed in version 17.3 Preview 6, please check the latest preview version - Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4 Preview 1 and update your VS. Hot Restart works for MAUI and Xamarin right now. You need to generate an App Store Connect API Key and use that to add your Apple account, see : Creating API Keys for App Store Connect API. Then you can open VS, go to Tools->Options-> Apple Accounts >Individual Account (enter the API key)

Or would it be easier then, when i connect my iphone to the mac?

You can also try to connect your iPhone to the Mac, then Pair to Mac, and debug the app on your iPhone.

I also can use Visual Studio for Mac and code on my mac?

Sure, it's also a good option.

Best Regards,
Wenyan Zhang

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