Code sign iOS app for users
Refer to this page for the iOS code sign prerequisites
To code sign your iOS application and enable push notification for users
- Navigate to the Mobile section on the left pane and click the Mobile App tab.
- Click the Create New Mobile App button to open the slider.
- Select the Application from the dropdown. Under the For Users section, select iOS and Code Sign.
- Set your app's icon as required:
- Default Icon option will be selected by default.
- You can opt to Upload Custom Icon — a PNG file of 1024x1024 resolution.
- Upload your p12 file. Learn how to create a p12 file.
- (Optional) Set a p12 password.
- Upload the Provisioning Profile.
- If you want to enable Push Notification for the iOS app, toggle the button beside Push Notification. Otherwise, skip to step 12.
- Upload the APNS p12 file in the popup. Learn how to create APNS p12 file.
- (Optional) Set APNS p12 password and click the Enable button.
- Click Code Sign. This process can take 10-15 minutes to complete and will be shown with a timer, indicating the status of the process.
- On successful completion, a success message will be displayed at the top.
- Distribute the app as required.
Distribute your app by downloading its .ipa file
- Navigate to the Mobile section on the left and select the Mobile App tab.
- Click on the corresponding row of the code signed iOS app to open theFor User - Code Sign pane on the right.
- Click the Download IPA button on the top-right corner of the pane.
- Alternatively, close the For User - Code Sign pane and hover on the corresponding row of the code-signed iOS app to show a three-dot action popup on the right side of the row.
- Click the Download button from the popup.
Distribute your app by sending its invitation link to your users
- Navigate to the Mobile section on the left and select the Mobile App tab.
- Click on the corresponding row of the code signed iOS app to open the For User - Code Sign pane on the right, as below.
- Under the Share the app installation link with users section, enter the email addresses of your users and click the Share button. Your users will receive an email.
- Alternatively, lose the For User - Code Sign pane and hover on the corresponding row of the code signed iOS app, it will show a three-dot action popup on the right side of the row.
- Click the Share button to open the Share the app installation link with users popup.
- Enter the list of email addresses of the users and click Share.
Distribute your app via MDM (Mobile Device Management)
- Navigate to the Mobile section on the left and select the Mobile App tab.
- Click on the corresponding row of the code signed iOS app to open the For User - Code Sign pane on the right, as below.
- In the Distribute the app with Employees through MDM section, click the Configure link to open the MDM Distribution popup. Click here to know more about Zoho MDM.
- Upload the MDM APNS Certificate.
- Enter the Corporate Apple ID that you used while creating the APNS Certificate that you uploaded in the previous step.
- Enter the email address to which the APNs's expiry is to be notified.
- Click Upload.
- Upon successfully configuring the MDM, enter your users' email addresses, then click Distribute.
- Your users will receive an email containing the enrolment request from the MDM. They can use either the URL or QR code to complete their enrollment.
To re-code sign your iOS application
- Navigate to Mobile App tab.
- Hover on the corresponding row of the code signed iOS app, it will show a three-dot action popup on the right side of the row.
- Click Re-code sign. A popup will appear.
- Click Re-code sign to confirm. Your app will be code signed again.
- You can filter your code-signed apps based on the Application and type by clicking on the Filter option at the right side of your screen.
- The Type filter lets you filter apps based on User apps, Customer apps, iOS apps, and Android apps.
