Application Validation Problems

Tried all weekend to make a release, these were the last issues to be solved:

warning: Icon specified in the Info.plist not found under the top level app wrapper: Icon-SMall@2x.png (-19007)

Easy Way to Create Settings View

Most applications need settings or at least a way to display version number. In theory it's very simple: just show a short list with a few hardcoded rows. It could be difficult, but since "settings" is such a common use case, Apple iOS SDK offers special support. It's not quite perfect, so let's check the possibilities.

Code Sign error: Provisioning profile can't be found

Check what is Info.plist Bundle Identifier, go to Apple iOS provision portal and download related App ID provision file and install. Note that if you're not Team Admin, you have to ask someone else to download the file for you.

Actual error code shows also cryptic mobileprovision id, but that won't help you much:

Code Sign error: Provisioning profile '123456F8-1234-1234-ABCD-ABCDEFGH1234' can't be found

SpringBoard failed to launch application with error code: 7

Set up a system where same sources can produce two different applications, one for release and another for testing. The requirement was they have to be able to exist at the same time in device.

Added a second ad hoc distribution provisioning profile with new bundle identifier. Somehow simulator failed to run the application(s) any more.

Close simulator, go to Xcode menu and select "Empty caches..." menu item. Might as well "Clean All Targets" just in case.