Error while submitting an Xamarin.iOS app to App Store

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Error while submitting an Xamarin.iOS app to App Store

Shantimohan Elchuri 721

I am following the instructions given in this doc to upload my iOS app to App Store from VS 2019.

I don't know why I am unable to upload image files today here. So I will just explain.

The project properties are set as shown in the referenced doc except that "Perform all 32-bit float operations as 64-bit float" is also checked.

The error is: App Store bundle validation failed for archive <project name>
"altool" exited with code 1.

That's all. No other detail is shown. I am at loss to know what is wrong with my app archive. How do I get the details that can tell me what was wrong?

Lucas Zhang - MSFT 341 Reputation points

2021-02-15T01:59:55.453+00:00

Try to increase the "Build Version" in info.plist(set it to 2 if the current value is 1) .
Shantimohan Elchuri 721 Reputation points

2021-02-16T15:28:15.397+00:00

No, it didn't help.
Oleksandr Savchuk 1 Reputation point

2021-02-16T15:57:03.637+00:00

To view submission errors more user-friendly, You can use something like this tool https://transportergui.com
Shantimohan Elchuri 721 Reputation points

2021-02-27T16:57:18.5+00:00
Tried to submit through Xcode from menu option Window->Organizer->Archives

The ipa's are already listed. Selected the one to be distributed and clicked [Distribute App]

Selected provisioning profiles for the app.

The following 3 errors were shown:

App Icon has alpha channel - I created these icons using Iconkit on Mac. When I checked using Paint.NET their Opacity is set to 255. What else can be done?

The binary for arm7 size is > 60 MB - How can I reduce the size of the executable? By removing some features of the app? I may be adding more features in future versions. Then...?

The binary for arm64 size is > 60 MB - Any remedy?
Shantimohan Elchuri 721 Reputation points

2021-03-12T15:48:46.093+00:00

The link option was set to "Don't Linki". So tried setting to "Framework SDKs only" but it didn't help. Then set it to "Link All". That did validate the ipa successfully but when run in a simulator the app icon in the launch screen, which I placed in the storyboard, was not appearing.

Of course I can tolerate it but is there a solution? What can bring back the icon in the storyboard with "Link All" option?
Shantimohan Elchuri 721 Reputation points

2021-03-13T22:02:31.363+00:00

OK. It was my bad. While revamping AppIcons, I did delete Images set also and didn't restore it back along with AppIcons set. Restoring Images set also in Assets brought back the image in the Launch Screen.
Anton M 1 Reputation point

2025-07-11T22:10:19.6533333+00:00

error code 1 is a generic error, please upvote report to MS to improve the error message:

https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/When-distributing-to-app-store-and-the-b/10885500#T-ND10935684

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Lucas Zhang - MSFT 341 Reputation points

2021-02-15T01:59:55.453+00:00

Try to increase the "Build Version" in info.plist(set it to 2 if the current value is 1) .
Shantimohan Elchuri 721 Reputation points

2021-02-16T15:28:15.397+00:00

No, it didn't help.
Oleksandr Savchuk 1 Reputation point

2021-02-16T15:57:03.637+00:00

To view submission errors more user-friendly, You can use something like this tool https://transportergui.com
Shantimohan Elchuri 721 Reputation points

2021-02-27T16:57:18.5+00:00

Tried to submit through Xcode from menu option Window->Organizer->Archives

The ipa's are already listed. Selected the one to be distributed and clicked [Distribute App]

Selected provisioning profiles for the app.

The following 3 errors were shown:

App Icon has alpha channel - I created these icons using Iconkit on Mac. When I checked using Paint.NET their Opacity is set to 255. What else can be done?

The binary for arm7 size is > 60 MB - How can I reduce the size of the executable? By removing some features of the app? I may be adding more features in future versions. Then...?

The binary for arm64 size is > 60 MB - Any remedy?
Shantimohan Elchuri 721 Reputation points

2021-03-12T15:48:46.093+00:00

The link option was set to "Don't Linki". So tried setting to "Framework SDKs only" but it didn't help. Then set it to "Link All". That did validate the ipa successfully but when run in a simulator the app icon in the launch screen, which I placed in the storyboard, was not appearing.

Of course I can tolerate it but is there a solution? What can bring back the icon in the storyboard with "Link All" option?
Shantimohan Elchuri 721 Reputation points

2021-03-13T22:02:31.363+00:00

OK. It was my bad. While revamping AppIcons, I did delete Images set also and didn't restore it back along with AppIcons set. Restoring Images set also in Assets brought back the image in the Launch Screen.
Anton M 1 Reputation point

2025-07-11T22:10:19.6533333+00:00

error code 1 is a generic error, please upvote report to MS to improve the error message:

https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/When-distributing-to-app-store-and-the-b/10885500#T-ND10935684

Answer 1

"Invalid App Store icon" error was removed after I followed the answer posted by Mycah in this StackOverflow post to save the icons without the alpha channel. Then I recreated the AppIcons set in the Assets of Asset Catalog for iOS project.

The two "Invalid Executable Size" errors were removed by using the "Link All" option. I did test this in debug mode on simulators for proper functioning of all features of my app.

Then I created the .ipa through the Archive option in VS2019 and validated it from Xcode as described above.

Now there are no errors to submit the app to App Store.

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