How to create a Provisioning Profile in the Apple Developer Portal

In this guide, we’ll walk you through the process of creating an iOS App Development provisioning profile for the App ID ai.abra.*. This provisioning profile is required to run accessibility tests on physical ios devices.

Prerequisites

Before you start, ensure you have the following:

Apple Developer Account: Access to the Apple Developer Portal.
Created App ID: ai.abra.*
Registered iOS Devices: All the iOS devices you intend to use for testing should be registered in the Apple Developer Portal.
Valid Signing Identity: A valid iOS Development certificate installed on your Mac.

Confirm App ID
- Log in to your Apple Developer account at developer.apple.com.
- Navigate to the Identifiers section.
- Check if ai.abra.* is listed. If not, read: How to create Abra Wildcard Bundle ID.
Confirm registered devices
- Navigate to the Devices section.
- Verify that all your iOS devices are listed. If not, read: How to register iOS devices.
Create the development Provisioning Profile
- Navigate to the Profiles section.
- Click the "+" button to create a new profile.
- Select iOS App Development under Development and click Continue.
- Choose the App ID for ai.abra.* and click Continue.
- Select the certificates that you intend to use for resigning. Make sure this certificate is installed in your Keychain on your Mac.
- Select the iOS devices you wish to include in this profile. We recommend selecting all devices.
- Click Continue, give your profile a meaningful name, e.g. Abra Wildcard (15 devices) and click Generate.
- Download the generated Provisioning Profile.
Provide Abra Desktop with the Provisioning Profile
- Open the Abra Desktop application.
- Navigate to the Settings, select Resign tab and choose the Provisioning Profile segment.
- Provide the downloaded Provisioning Profile.
- Select the Certificate you chose when creating the Provisioning Profile.
- Press the Resign button.

Upon completion of these steps, Abra Desktop should be able to run accessibility tests on your registered iOS devices.