Modify the IPA file version number

For developers, to provide users with IPA files, users can ask you to modify the next version number, choose whether to upgrade or maintain the current version. In this case we can repack, but just modify the version number on the repackaging, it seems that the heart is unwilling. So the question is, is there any way to modify the version number directly in the IPA file? The following analysis:

1. The IPA version number is in the package in the Info.plist file, the Info.plist file to change the bundle version or bundle versions string, short value on the line;

2. However, it is not possible to install directly, because you modify the IPA file, then the IPA signature file (_codesignature) must be verified, this will require re-signing.

Okay, so just complete the above two steps.

Unzip the IPA package

Unzip ${target}.ipa

Modify version number

Re-signing

Codesign-f-S "IPhone Distribution: Company Name" ${target}.app

Encapsulated as IPA

Zip-r ${target}.ipa payload/

Get

Reference:

http://floatlearning.com/2011/11/re-signing-an-ios-app-without-xcode/

Modify the IPA file version number