We can download IPA file with the help of Apple Configurator. Follow below steps to download IPA file.
- Download Apple Configurator 2 app on your MAC.
- Connect your iPhone with MAC and Apple ID should be same in apple Configurator and iPhone.
- New window will display with app count badge in All Devices Tab.
- Right click on your connected device in Apple Configurator and select Add and then Apps.
- Process will complete and Popup will show with options, no need to click any option and go to this path
~/Library/Group Containers/K36BKF7T3D.group.com.apple.configurator/Library/Caches/Assets/TemporaryItems/MobileApps/
- Save IPA file in your directory -Now stop Apple Configurator
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We can download IPA file with the help of Apple Configurator. Follow below steps to download IPA file.
- Download Apple Configurator 2 app on your MAC.
- Connect your iPhone with MAC and Apple ID should be same in apple Configurator and iPhone.
- New window will display with app count badge in All Devices Tab.
- Right click on your connected device in Apple Configurator and select Add and then Apps.
- Process will complete and Popup will show with options, no need to click any option and go to this path
~/Library/Group Containers/K36BKF7T3D.group.com.apple.configurator/Library/Caches/Assets/TemporaryItems/MobileApps/
- Save IPA file in your directory -Now stop Apple Configurator
Apple does not provide any way of retrieving an upload app/IPA. It's neither possible through App Store Connect nor the App Store Connect API.
You can only check entitlements and additional build information in the App Store Connect interface. For that go to App Store Connect > My Apps > Activity > All Builds > Click on the build
(Fastlane does also not provide any way, because Apple does not expose the data. It uses the "web API", i.e. has access to more information than the "standard" App Store Connect API)
I have an app in the App Store which has been around for a few years. I tried seeing how many countries has my app been downloaded from.
So I went to App Store Connect (ASC) → App Analytics → [My app] → Metrics → Downloads → First-time Downloads. Set the date filter to include the entire period (first launch date to the last date selectable). I changed the granularity from 'Days' to 'Months' (as that is irrelevant here). I changed the grouping from 'By Date' to 'By Territory'.
Then the graph got updated, with a table below it. The table's last row showed that [country name] had 5 downloads. There was a yellow banner at the top of the table saying: "Some items can’t be included in this chart because there isn’t enough data." I counted the rows to be 51. So I know for sure that my app has been downloaded in 51 countries.
Next I chose 'Export as CSV'. I opened it in Numbers, and was able to get the total downloads as [x]. Above the graph on ASC, it showed that my total first-time downloads during the period was [y], which is greater than [x]. So I am guessing that [y-x] is the total of the countries whose data is not being revealed.
I thought that they use 5 downloads as cut-off. So to test this assumption, I switched the data point to App Store → Impressions, with everything else unchanged. Now the table's last row showed 200+ impressions. And exporting to CSV, opening in Numbers and sorting by total impressions led me to the same number of rows: 51. So I am guessing they truncate data after 51 entries.
Is there any way to get (from ASC) the actual count of the number of countries my app was downloaded in? Or to get the full table and not just be limited to 51 top entries?
There is always an issue with developer services of apple. Search ads or app store connect or whatever… There is always something that no company would ever accept for a product that is released. I can’t stand it anymore. I can’t even just upload a damn video file without looking at the community page. Or enter my bank information, or create an in app product… And the website has one of the worst user experience I have ever had. People say things like “click enter until its ok” or “add three times and refresh the page”… Even a response came to me from apple support was saying that I need to clear the browser cache for some issue. I just wonder what the hell is apple doing with 99$ annual fee. Im no web developer but I can see that app store connect is one of the shittiest website ever. Meta really need to give them a couple of lessons on how to make a website. I can’t understand how apple is ok with their shitty services.
And if its just me, I understand that its a skill issue and move on.