iOS Enterprise Distribution app QR code Download Issue

Question

We are trying to create a QR code of this URL:

itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=https://url/app.plist

So that if user scans the QR code, they should get a popup for installation of the app.

We created the QR code, so when we scan it takes you to Safari but the installation doesn't work.

Also, when I hit this URL from app programmatically, it works.

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString: @"itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=https://url/app.plist"]]

but when I manually add it in browser then it doesn't work.

Can someone guide me? Am I doing something wrong?

Cudlip

Perhaps it doesn't work when you enter it in Safari because Safari itself does not support that URL scheme? (itms-services://). +[UIApplication openURL:] should employ whatever apps/means available to open a given URL, but that's not necessarily going to be Safari. However, this still does not explain why the QR code does not work...? – Molder

What QR reader are you using, and what version of iOS? – Putrescible

AT&T QR code scanner ,in iOS 8 and iOS 9 – Cudlip

Answer 1

The URL you provided lacks a colon after the URL scheme. This:

itms-services//?action=download-manifest&url=itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=https://url/app.plist

should look like this instead:

itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=https://url/app.plist

If your URL is actually correct, then you should check your manifest file to make sure that you have all the required elements.

Putrescible

sorry tats my misprint,it not an issue of colon – Cudlip

Right -- sorry for the confusion. – Putrescible

plist is fine .Its working .what changes sud i have to make – Cudlip