Install Apps on Device Without Itunes

Install apps on device without iTunes

Just found another way, press ⌘+shift+2 on Xcode for showing the devices and simulators tab. Select your device and drag the .ipa to the installed apps section.

Ad hoc iOS app - distribute it without itunes

To make tests between teammates, I would recommend to use testfairy.

TestFlight is other option, but it has some drawbacks:

1. iOS 8 only
2. Build is not always available instantly for testing (Apple build processing time varies much)

Install .ipa to iPad with or without iTunes

Yes, you can install IPA in iPad, first you have to import that IPA to your itunes. Connect your iPad to iTunes then install application just by click on install and then sync.

Install .ipa file without iTunes?

• Attach the device
• XCode -> Window -> Devices
• Select the device
• Right click -> Show Provisioning Profiles
• Add your file, done.
• Under the Applications box, click +
• Select the .ipa file

Install iOS app on single device without developer programme

Yes you can using your regular Apple account. But there is some limitations like you can't install more than 2 apps and apps will expire in 1 week.

iOS app installed failed thru iTunes

4 Ways/Methods to install ipa file (app) on iPhone / iPad / iPod Online + offline methods

Method # 1 – Using iTunes.

iTunes too provides a functionality to directly install ipa apps on your device. Perform the following steps to install ipa apps through iTunes –

Connect your Phone to computer and launch iTunes.
Drag the app’s .ipa file into iTunes library.
Click on Sync and done, that’s it . If the app was earlier backed up from the same device, it would be installed without any fuss.

Method # 2 – iFunbox

iFunbox is yet another easy method to install ipa files/apps on your iPhone. Perform the following steps to install Apps on your iPad/iPhone through ifunbox –

Download and install ifunbox from i-funbox.com if not already installed.
Launch iFunbox and connect your iPhone/iPad/iPod.
Now navigate to the File Browser tab as shown in the figure and select “User Applications” (Highlighted in the same figure).
Now click on “Install App” button, select the ipa or apmx file of app which you want to install and click on Open!
Yo! The app will be installed successfully.

Method # 3 Online Method : Diawi

Diawi is a tool for iOS developers to deploy Development and Ad hoc iOS applications or install them directly to the device. Here are the steps to follow to install apps through Diawi –

1. Open Diawi.com .
2. Upload the application and its provisioning profile.
3. Send the link to your testers, clients, friends or even use it yourself. (Either by Mail , WhatsApp etc)
4. Open the link in Safari on the iOS device and click on install.

Method # 4 – iTools

As we’ve mentioned earlier that iTools is probably the best alternative to iTunes, and the tutorial to install apps on iPhone is very similar to the one we used for backing-up /extract ipa files of iPhone/iPod apps.

Connect your phone to computer and launch iTools , You can download iTools from the following links –

Click here to download iTools for Windows 7/8/8.1/10.

Click here to download iTools for Mac OS.

After connecting your phone & launching iTools go to the “Applications” tab on the left hand side.
Now, click on the “Install” button.
Select the ipa file which you want to install, and click on Open.
That’s it your app will be installed successfully!
So, these are some of the methods which i used to deploy/install ipa apps on my iPhone/iPod .If you encounter any problems or know of another such method feel free to comment

With Apps option removed from latest iTunes 12.7.... , how to install adhoc IPA?

You can still install ad-hoc apps using iTunes by following the steps under Manually add items from your computer in this tech note

The steps are:

1. Connect your device to your computer and open iTunes
2. Find your device in the left sidebar in iTunes
3. Drag your ad-hoc IPA to the device
4. Once the device listing outlines in blue, release the file.
   

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