Ad Hoc distribution app is gray, after transfer from iTunes to iPhone

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I've been develoming an app and is at a stage now where i want to make other ppl able to tst out my app. I've created a Ad Hoc provisioning profile and build an .ipa file with archives. After that i added the .ipa file to iTunes apps library and sync'ed iTunes with my iPhone. After this i look at my phone and the app is grayed out and if i press it it writes installing, but never gets done installing.

I've tried to recreate my certificat + profile + ipa file. And i did uninstall the debug app that was on my device, before i transferred the one with a ad hoc profile.

Ov, and as a side note the app works 100% if i just build a release build through xCode, and use xCode to transfer it, but i NEED that .ipa file so that solution wont cut it for me.

What am i doing wrong here, plzzz help?^^

SOLUTION: Don't use " "(space) in the file name of the .ipa file

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2 Answers

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Are you 'distributing' the application and saving for ad-hoc/enterprise deployment ? The chances are the provisioning profile you created doesn't have the device UDID in it. Check on the dev portal that your ad hoc profile has that device included.

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If you instal the app from xCode and you can see the log in the console debugger, that's mean that you are not in "distribution" mode but in debug mode. Verify your provisioning profile and the build mode.