17 Answers 17. Sorted by: Reset to default. 17. The answer is actually very simple: The URL needs to be "double-escaped", i.e. itm... Stack Overflow Distribute proprietary in-house apps to Apple devices
If you need help creating the manifest.plist file or debugging why the link isn't working, let me know and I can provide a template. Itms-services Action Download-manifest Amp-url Https
itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=https://yourdomain.com/apps/your-app.plist 17 Answers 17
Based on your fragmented string, here is a breakdown of the corrected components: The answer is actually very simple: The URL
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>items</key> <array> <dict> <key>assets</key> <array> <dict> <key>kind</key> <string>software-package</string> <key>url</key> <string>https://your-server.com/MyApp.ipa</string> </dict> </array> <key>metadata</key> <dict> <key>bundle-identifier</key> <string>com.company.myapp</string> <key>bundle-version</key> <string>1.2.3</string> <key>kind</key> <string>software</string> <key>title</key> <string>My Enterprise App</string> </dict> </dict> </array> </dict> </plist>
When Mobile Safari (or any web view that handles custom schemes) encounters a link starting with itms-services:// , it does not attempt to load a web page. Instead, it hands off the instruction to a system-level daemon responsible for installing applications.