How to wrap an iOS app

You can wrap an iOS app if:

  • It is an app developed in-house.

  • It is an app developed by a third-party organization for you to distribute.

IMPORTANT: You cannot wrap an app if you got the app (IPA file) from the Apple App Store.

You can wrap an iOS app one of these ways:

  • Submit the app to AppConnect Wrapping Portal for immediate turnaround.

    You re-sign the returned app using a script that MobileIron provides to you.

    See Using the AppConnect Wrapping Portal.

  • Use the AppConnect App Wrapper, also known as the wrapping tool.

    Provided by MobileIron, this OS X app wraps your app. Its output is a wrapped, signed app. It also can output a wrapped, unsigned app, which you can give to another party to sign. Use the wrapping tool if you cannot submit the app to MobileIron due to your security policies.

    See Using the AppConnect App Wrapper (wrapping tool).

Be sure the unwrapped app installs and runs according to your requirements before you wrap the app.

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