IPA File Format - Revision history

SerHack: /* Usage */

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‎Usage

5urd: Reverted edits by Adaminsull (talk) to last revision by 5urd

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Reverted edits by Adaminsull (talk) to last revision by 5urd

IAdam1n at 23:31, 14 August 2013

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5urd at 00:06, 23 March 2013

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5urd: clarification

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clarification

Ninja: Apple asks that iTunesArtwork be a PNG and not JPEG as per Tech. QA QA1686.

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Apple asks that iTunesArtwork be a PNG and not JPEG as per Tech. QA QA1686.

Http: typo and one more link, grammar

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typo and one more link, grammar

5urd at 00:04, 22 March 2013

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5urd: removing duplicate content I forgot to remove...

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removing duplicate content I forgot to remove...

Dialexio: Introductory tweaks.

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Introductory tweaks.

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 == Usage ==
-Apple uses the IPA format for packaging [[iOS]] aplications. [[iTunes]] can be used to install their contents on a [[iDevice|device]], provided the included files are signed. Developers can use the IPA format for [[Ad Hoc Distribution]] of their apps.
+Apple uses the IPA format for packaging [[iOS]] applications. [[iTunes]] can be used to install their contents on a [[iDevice|device]], provided the included files are signed. Developers can use the IPA format for [[Ad Hoc Distribution]] of their apps.
 == Creation ==

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	* Apple Question & Answers [http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#qa/qa1686/_index.html QA1686] - ''App Icons on iPad and iPhone''		* Apple Question & Answers [http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#qa/qa1686/_index.html QA1686] - ''App Icons on iPad and iPhone''
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		+	[[Category:File Formats]]

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	* Apple Question & Answers [http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#qa/qa1686/_index.html QA1686] - ''App Icons on iPad and iPhone''		* Apple Question & Answers [http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#qa/qa1686/_index.html QA1686] - ''App Icons on iPad and iPhone''
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−	[[Category:File Formats]]

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 # Create a folder named <code>Payload</code>
 # Place your <code>.app</code> folder in it
-# Create a 512x512 JPEG version of your icon
+# Create a 512x512 JPEG version of your icon (see [[#iTunesArtwork|above section]])
 # Save it as <code>iTunesArtwork</code> (no extension)
 # Create your <code>[[iTunesMetadata.plist]]</code> and save it

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 == Contents ==
 As an IPA file is just a renamed [[wikipedia:zip (file format)|ZIP]] archive, its structure is available from [http://www.pkware.com/documents/casestudies/APPNOTE.TXT PKWARE].
 *** (various application files)
 == Usage ==
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 # Create a folder named <code>Payload</code>
 # Place your <code>.app</code> folder in it
-# Create a 512x512 PNG version of your icon
+# Create a 512x512 JPEG version of your icon
 # Save it as <code>iTunesArtwork</code> (no extension)
 # Create your <code>[[iTunesMetadata.plist]]</code> and save it
 # "ZIP" the contents
 #* <code>iTunesArtwork</code>
-#* <code>[[iTunesMetadata.plist]]</code>
+#* <code>iTunesMetadata.plist</code>
 #* <code>Payload/</code>
 [[Category:File Formats]]

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 [[Image:IPAFile.png|thumb|IPA file icon from ''[[iTunes]] 11'']]
-A '''IPA''' archive is the de facto way to package applications for [[iOS]]. The extension has no official definition, but is commonly called ''iPhone Application'' by the [[iOS]] community. The file is just a renamed [[wikipedia:zip (file format)|ZIP]] archive. Although any computer with a ZIP archive reader can extract an IPA, [[wikipedia:Portable Network Graphics|PNG]] images (e.g. the app's icon files) are typically in a [[Apple PNG|proprietary variant of the PNG format]] instead of the standardized PNG format, and the application binary is encrypted ([[wikipedia:Digital rights management|DRM]]) which hinders the ability to examine the binary.
+An '''IPA''' archive is the de facto way to package applications for [[iOS]]. The extension has no official definition, but is commonly called ''iPhone Application'' by the [[iOS]] community. The file is just a renamed [[wikipedia:zip (file format)|ZIP]] archive. Although any computer with a ZIP archive reader can extract an IPA, [[wikipedia:Portable Network Graphics|PNG]] images (e.g. the app's icon files) are typically in a [[Apple PNG|proprietary variant of the PNG format]] instead of the [[wikipedia:Portable Network Graphics|standardized PNG format]], and the application binary is encrypted ([[wikipedia:Digital rights management|DRM]]) which prevents examination of the binary.
 == Contents ==

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-[[Image:IPAFile.png|thumb|IPA file icon from [[iTunes]] 11.]]
+[[Image:IPAFile.png|thumb|IPA file icon from ''[[iTunes]] 11'']]
-A '''IPA''' archive is the de facto way to package applications for [[iOS]]. The name has no ''official'' definition, but is commonly called ''iPhone Application'' by the [[iOS]] community. The file is just a renamed [[wikipedia:zip (file format)|ZIP]] archive. Although any computer with a ZIP archive reader can extract an IPA, [[wikipedia:Portable Network Graphics|PNG]] images (e.g. the app's icon files) are typically in a proprietary variant of the PNG format instead of the standardized PNG format, and the application binary is encrypted with [[wikipedia:Digital rights management|DRM]] which hinders the ability to examine the binary.
+A '''IPA''' archive is the de facto way to package applications for [[iOS]]. The extension has no official definition, but is commonly called ''iPhone Application'' by the [[iOS]] community. The file is just a renamed [[wikipedia:zip (file format)|ZIP]] archive. Although any computer with a ZIP archive reader can extract an IPA, [[wikipedia:Portable Network Graphics|PNG]] images (e.g. the app's icon files) are typically in a [[Apple PNG|proprietary variant of the PNG format]] instead of the standardized PNG format, and the application binary is encrypted ([[wikipedia:Digital rights management|DRM]]) which hinders the ability to examine the binary.
 == Contents ==
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 # Build application
 # Locate the <code>.app</code> folder