Hi everyone,
I’m having trouble getting remote push notifications working on iOS for a production Flutter app, and it looks like it’s related to the provisioning profile / entitlements used during signing.
Context
Platform: Flutter
Push provider: OneSignal (backend is Supabase; Android push works fine)
CI: Codemagic
Target: iOS TestFlight / App Store builds
I’m on Windows, so I cannot open Xcode locally. All iOS builds happen via Codemagic.
Capabilities / entitlements
In the Apple Developer portal, my App ID for com.zachspizza.app has:
Push Notifications capability enabled
A separate Broadcast capability is listed but currently not checked.
In my repo,
ios/Runner/Runner.entitlements
contains:
xml
aps-environment
production
So the project is clearly requesting the push entitlement.
Codemagic signing setup
For my App Store workflow (ios_appstore_release in
codemagic.yaml
):
I use a combination of manual and automatic signing:
Environment variables can provide:
P12_BASE64 + P12_PASSWORD (distribution certificate)
MOBILEPROVISION_BASE64 (a .mobileprovision file)
A script in the workflow:
Creates a temporary keychain.
Imports the .p12 and installs the .mobileprovision into ~/Library/MobileDevice/Provisioning Profiles.
For the final export, I generate an exportOptions.plist that does:
If a profile name/UUID is provided via env (PROV_PROFILE_SPEC, PROV_PROFILE_UUID, PROVISIONING_PROFILE_SPECIFIER, PROVISIONING_PROFILE):
xml
signingStylemanual
provisioningProfiles
com.zachspizza.app[profile name or UUID]
Otherwise, it falls back to:
xml
signingStyleautomatic
After archiving and exporting, my script runs:
bash
codesign -d --entitlements :- "$ARCHIVE_PATH/Products/Applications/Runner.app"
...
and again on the signed Runner.app inside the exported IPA
codesign -d --entitlements :- "$SIGNED_APP"
In both cases, the effective entitlements output does not show aps-environment, even though:
The App ID has push enabled.
Runner.entitlements
includes aps-environment = production.
Observed behavior
iOS devices (TestFlight build) do not receive remote push notifications at all.
Android devices receive notifications as expected with the same backend payloads.
OneSignal configuration and backend are verified; this appears to be an APNs / signing / entitlements problem.
The Codemagic logs strongly suggest that the provisioning profile being used for signing does not carry aps-environment.
Questions
Under what conditions would a distribution provisioning profile (for an App ID with Push Notifications enabled) result in a signed app without aps-environment, even when:
The entitlements file in the project includes aps-environment, and
The App ID in the Developer portal has Push Notifications enabled?
Does using a CI flow like the above (custom .p12 + .mobileprovision installed via script, exportOptions with signingStyle=manual) increase the chances of:
Xcode ignoring the requested entitlements, or
Selecting a provisioning profile variant that does not include the push entitlement?
Is there a recommended way, from the Apple side, to verify that a given .mobileprovision (the one I’m base64-encoding and installing in CI) definitely includes the aps-environment entitlement for my bundle ID?
i.e., a canonical method to inspect the profile and confirm that APNs is included before using it in CI?
Are there any known edge cases where:
The project entitlements include aps-environment,
The App ID has Push Notifications enabled,
But the final signed app still has no aps-environment, due to profile mismatch or signing configuration?
Given that I’m on Windows and can’t open Xcode to manage signing directly, I’d really appreciate guidance on how to ensure that the correct push-enabled provisioning profile is being used in this CI/manual-signing setup, and how to debug why aps-environment is being stripped or not applied.
CodeMagic Signing/Export Step:
Signing / entitlements output from Codemagic
Dumping effective entitlements for Runner.app in archive...
/Users/builder/clone/build/ios/archive/Runner.xcarchive/Products/Applications/Runner.app: code object is not signed at all
Failed to dump entitlements
Exporting IPA with exportOptions.plist...
2025-11-20 22:25:00.111 xcodebuild[4627:42054] [MT] IDEDistribution: -[IDEDistributionLogging _createLoggingBundleAtPath:]: Created bundle at path "/var/folders/w2/rrf5p87d1bbfyphxc7jdnyvh0000gn/T/Runner_2025-11-20_22-25-00.110.xcdistributionlogs".
2025-11-20 22:25:00.222 xcodebuild[4627:42054] [MT] IDEDistribution: Command line name "app-store" is deprecated. Use "app-store-connect" instead.
▸ Export Succeeded
Dumping entitlements from signed Runner.app inside exported IPA...
Executable=/private/var/folders/w2/rrf5p87d1bbfyphxc7jdnyvh0000gn/T/tmp.LHkTK7Zar0/Payload/Runner.app/Runner
warning: Specifying ':' in the path is deprecated and will not work in a future release
application-identifier.com.zachspizza.app
beta-reports-active
com.apple.developer.team-identifier
get-task-allow
As you can see, the signed app’s entitlements do not contain aps-environment at all, even though
Runner.entitlements
in the project has aps-environmentproduction and the App ID has Push Notifications enabled.
Thanks in advance for any help and pointers.
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Hi All,
I am building my own MDM server. It seems that in order for the MDM commands to function an MDM Push Certificate for the APNS framework. And in order to get the MDM Push Certificate from the Apple Push Certificates Portal (https://identity.apple.com/pushcert/) you need to upload your CSR usually provided and sign by the MDM Vendor of your choosing. I am familiar with this process.
But now that I am the MDM Vendor, I am not sure where to get this MDM Vendor CSR Signing Certificate.
I've already submitted a formal request via the "contact us" form. Apple's response pointed me to the documentation on Setting Up Push Notifications and the MDM Vendor CSR Signing Certificate help page (which I had already reviewed):
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/setting-up-push-notifications-for-your-mdm-customers
https://developer.apple.com/help/account/certificates/mdm-vendor-csr-signing-certificate/
The issue is that these documents describe using the signing certificate, but not the process for obtaining it as a new, independent vendor.
So does anyone know of a portal or method of generating this “MDM Vendor Certificate”?
or maybe I'm going about this all wrong and there is a simpler way… the again, its apple, so I’m probably on the right path just beed a little direction please. (I am not sure where to get this MDM Vendor CSR Signing Certificate.)
When submitting my new build to app store connect directly from dreamflow, I get this error:
Failed Step: Flutter build ipa and automatic versioning
Building com.pinpictu for device (ios-release)...
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
No valid code signing certificates were found
You can connect to your Apple Developer account by signing in with your Apple ID
in Xcode and create an iOS Development Certificate as well as a Provisioning
Profile for your project by:
1- Open the Flutter project's Xcode target with
open ios/Runner.xcworkspace
2- Select the 'Runner' project in the navigator then the 'Runner' target
in the project settings
3- Make sure a 'Development Team' is selected under Signing & Capabilities > Team.
You may need to:
- Log in with your Apple ID in Xcode first
- Ensure you have a valid unique Bundle ID
- Register your device with your Apple Developer Account
- Let Xcode automatically provision a profile for your app
4- Build or run your project again
5- Trust your newly created Development Certificate on your iOS device
via Settings > General > Device Management > [your new certificate] > Trust
For more information, please visit:
https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/IDEs/Conceptual/
AppDistributionGuide/MaintainingCertificates/MaintainingCertificates.html
Or run on an iOS simulator without code signing
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
No development certificates available to code sign app for device deployment
Build failed :|
Step 10 script Flutter build ipa and automatic versioning exited with status code 1
Please not I am on a windows pc, not a mac. I'm not sure how to clear this error and I am not an experinced coder, so any advice would be greatly appreciated, especially if it is simple and easy to follow.
I'm starting a new project in Xcode, but the Team ID in the "Signing and Capabilities" section for iOS is different from the one on the website. Is this a problem? Why does Xcode automatically send a different ID when signing?
Hey Apple Friends,
We currently have an enterprise version of our app for debugging and internal distribution. Our release configuration uses our App Store account.
However, it appears you cannot add a 'Declared Age Range' to the Enterprise app as a capability making it impossible to debug because we have added the 'Declared Age Range API' locally, but we cannot add it as a capability on the dev portal.
Is there any work around for this?
Environment:
MacBook Air Apple M2 (macOS Tahoe 26.1)
Xcode 26.0 (17A324)
Automatic signing enabled
Feedback ID: FB21537761
Issue:
I'm developing a multiplatform app and encountered an automatic signing failure immediately after adding the Keychain capability. Xcode displays the following error:
Automatic signing failed
Xcode failed to provision this target. Please file a bug report at https://feedbackassistant.apple.com and include the Update Signing report from the Report navigator.
Provisioning profile "Mac Team Provisioning Profile: com.xxx. xxx" doesn't include the currently selected device "FIRF‘s MacBook Air" (identifier 00008112-000904CA3441xxxx).
What I've Investigated/Tried:
Checked the developer account devices and found that the device with identifier 00008112-000904CA3441xxxx is incorrectly labeled as an “iPod” (it is actually my MacBook Air).
Attempted to manually enroll the Mac again, but it still appears as an iPod in the device list.
Tried creating a provisioning profile manually, but no devices are available for selection in the device list when generating the profile.
Question:
Has anyone encountered a similar issue where a Mac is misidentified as an iPod in the developer portal, leading to provisioning failures? Any suggestions on how to resolve this or work around the device recognition problem?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Topic:
Code Signing
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Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
Tags:
Provisioning Profiles
Signing Certificates
Code Signing
I am a developer with the following roles:
Apple Developer Team = admin
Using expo & EAS to build & sign = developer
We are running a new project so credentials need to be sync'd up. With EAS i can either upload a p12 or use the automatic app signing credentials.
I have successfully run this in other projects including another where I am the account owner/holder.
For this new project, however, I am not the owner. When I try to "register bundle identifier" it results in:
Error: Apple 403 detected - Access forbidden.
This request is forbidden for security reasons - You currently don't have access to this membership resource.
> eas credentials
✔ Select platform › iOS
✔ Which build profile do you want to configure? › preview
✔ Using build profile: preview
If you provide your Apple account credentials we will be able to generate all necessary build credentials and fully validate them.
This is optional, but without Apple account access you will need to provide all the missing values manually and we can only run minimal validation on them.
✔ Do you want to log in to your Apple account? … yes
› Log in to your Apple Developer account to continue
✔ Apple ID: … myemail@gmail.com
› Restoring session /Users/me/.app-store/auth/myemail@gmail.com/cookie
✔ Select a Team › My Project Team - Company/Organization (XXXXX)
› Provider My Project Team LLC (XXXXX)
✔ Logged in Local session
iOS Credentials
Project @team/my-app
Bundle Identifier com.teambundle.dev
No credentials set up yet!
✔ What do you want to do? › Build Credentials: Manage everything needed to build your project
iOS Credentials
Project @team/my-app
Bundle Identifier com.teambundle.dev
No credentials set up yet!
✔ What do you want to do? › All: Set up all the required credentials to build your project
✖ Failed to register bundle identifier com.teambundle.dev
Error: Apple 403 detected - Access forbidden.
This request is forbidden for security reasons - You currently don't have access to this membership resource. Contact your team's Account Holder, MY MANAGER, or an Admin.
Cryptic error? [Learn ](https://github.com/expo/fyi/blob/main/cryptic-error-eas.md)
Why am I getting a 403?
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
I double-click it, and it doesn't install. I drag it to the provisioning profile folder, and it gets deleted immediately. It's an Apple Developer problem. I've already wiped my Mac clean twice and reinstalled everything, and I'm still having this problem.
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
Tags:
Health and Fitness
Provisioning Profiles
Hello!
I need help with the following issue.
I can't create a provisioning profile.
The following error message appears:
The following devices are either already present and have not been modified, or they contain invalid identifiers.
I'm a beginner and have been struggling with this issue for a month and a half.
Any help would be appreciated.
Dears, this is my first ever piece of code on Mac. I wanted to try ShazamKit. I created App Id and enabled App Service ShazamKit. I properly configured my app (a very small test app) with the proper boundle id, Team and entitlements file. I keep receiving this error in the Signing in section:
Automatic signing failed
Xcode failed to provision this target. Please address the following issues preventing automatic signing from creating a valid profile.
Entitlement com.apple.developer.shazamkit not found and could not be included in profile. This likely is not a valid entitlement and should be removed from your entitlements file
I noticed the message is mentioning "profile"...does it refer to a "Profile" as in "Certificate"/"Identifiers"/"Devices"/"Profiles"/"Keys"/"Services" option? I did not create any "Profile". I just enabled the App Service under "Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles"=>"Identifiers"=>"Edit your App ID Configuration"=>"App Services"
Thx!
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
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Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
Tags:
Watch Connectivity
SCSIControllerDriverKit
i am creating a app on "appmysite" while it runs its build test an error message pops up saying build failed. "it seems your app build has encountered an issue. the certificate used to generate the uploaded provisioning profile does not match the uploaded certificate." I understand why its saying it because the uploaded certificate had to be uploaded as ".p12". The certificate in the provisioning profile is made of ".cert". I am using a apple mac book and a xenovo windows computer. Im simply trying to figure out how to put the ".p12" certificate into the provisioning profile? whenever i go to my developer account and try to create a new provisioning account with the new ".p12" certificate. The only options that pop up for me to select are only the certificates that are in ".cert" form. I've tried exporting through "key access" and they show up in my files but no way to transfer to my developer account to combine it with a provisioning account. Any help is greatly appreciated, this is literally the only thing keeping my app from being ready for submission to review. ive been stuck on this for 3 days.
I am developing and distributing an XCFramework, and I want to ensure that it remains valid for as long as possible. I have some questions regarding certificate expiration and revocation:
I understand that if an XCFramework is signed with a timestamp, it remains valid even after the signing certificate expires.
However, if the signing certificate is revoked, the XCFramework immediately becomes unusable.
As far as I know, Apple allows a maximum of two active distribution certificates at the same time.
I assume that once a certificate expires, it will eventually need to be revoked in order to issue a third certificate. Is this correct?
If an expired certificate is later revoked, will the XCFrameworks signed with that certificate also become invalid, even though they were timestamped?
I want to ensure that released XCFrameworks remain valid for as long as possible. What is the best approach to achieve this?
If anyone has insights or official documentation references on how to manage signing certificates for long-term XCFramework validity, I would appreciate your guidance.
Thank you!
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
Tags:
Frameworks
Signing Certificates
Code Signing
i was complete my program, and export a mac app already
it work ok in my macmini, but if i want send it to app store, that i have no way now
i still do not know how to make this app perfect
like, when i use pyinstaller to build this app, is there any info or elements need make with?
i can sign my app now, even i use codesign -dvvv my.app to check the sign, it is also ok, there no any feedback said it anything wrong.
so, any master know fix app sign or any infoplist please tech me... help
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
The mentioned way of setting up complications does not work. We can't create the identifier according to the guideline mentioned in the WWDC session.
https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2020/10049/?time=1021
Timestamp: 17:04
Error:
An attribute in the provided entity has invalid value
An App ID with Identifier '.watchkitapp.complication' is not available.
Please enter a different string.
To clarify - the non masked identifier is not used on another property inside our dev program.
Without creating the identifier our tests result in not working push notifications.
Error message while testing: discarded as application was not registered.
Is the way mentioned in the WWDC session still valid?
BR
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
Tags:
Bundle ID
Watch Complications
Hey everyone,
I was granted access to Family Controls (Distribution) for my main App ID
The entitlement is visible and enabled in the App ID configuration. I’ve successfully created and used a provisioning profile that injects com.apple.developer.family-controls for the main app. ✅
However, the issue is with an extension target under the same parent App ID and all others
Despite enabling the Family Controls (Development) capability in this extension’s App ID config, every new provisioning profile I generate for the extension fails to include the entitlement.
I’ve confirmed this by:
• Dumping the .mobileprovision with security cms -D → no sign of com.apple.developer.family-controls
• Recreating the profile multiple times (Development and Distribution)
• Ensuring the entitlement is toggled on in the portal
• Validating the parent app profile does include it
⸻
❗Question:
Is there a known issue where Family Controls doesn’t get injected into extension App IDs even after team approval?
Or is there an extra step I need to take to get this entitlement injected properly into provisioning profiles for app extensions?
I am distributing a macOS application outside the App Store using Developer ID and need to provide provisioning profiles to customers for installation during the package installation process.
I have two questions:
How can I package and provide the provisioning profile(s) so that the customer can install them easily during the application installation process? Are there any best practices or tools that could simplify this step?
In my case, there are multiple provisioning profiles. Should I instruct the customer to install each profile individually, or is there a way to combine them and have them installed all at once?
Any guidance on the best practices for this process would be greatly appreciated.
You can now easily request access to managed capabilities for your App IDs directly from the new Capability Requests tab in Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles > Identifiers. With this update, view available capabilities in one convenient location, check the status of your requested capabilities, and see any notes from Apple related to your requests. Learn more about capability requests.
I have 14 total devices, from way back. I am currently in a financial bind and can't renew just yet. BUT I am at past my time to reset the device list back to zero.
But the screen to do that is behind the paid account. Catch 22
Can we fix it?
As it stands I must email tech support, but this is a bug so I posted
I tried to create a new IOS provisioning profile and re-apply it to the app using Xcode to build it, but I got into trouble.
The build is good, but it bounces when running the app.
I would appreciate it if you could let me know what to do.
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles