If you don't have an old version anywhere, try an Add of the same app twice, and see if you can copy the ipa file during the second Add operation if Configurator complains. After installing the old version, follow the instructions above for updating to the current version of the app to get an.
#IPA FILES INSTALL#
If an old version of the app is not on your device, but you have saved an old copy from your ~/Music/iTunes/Mobile Applications directory, or other backup, you can first use the Configurator app to install the old app on your device by using: Add button > Apps > Choose from my Mac. ipa file out of that directory to a safe place (remote storage, etc.) before doing anything else (such as quitting the Configurator app, etc.). After the Configurator downloads the new version, an ipa file will Temporarily appear in a sub-sub-directory of the: ~/Library/Group Containers/.configurator/Library/Caches/Assets/TemporaryItems/MobileAppsĭirectory. If the old version of the app is on your device, hit the "Update" button in the Configurator.
#IPA FILES UPDATE#
The Mac "Apple Configurator 2" Update button solution will work if you both have an older version on your iOS device or on your Mac, and a newer version is in the App store. Important: You will need to Option-Open each time you switch versions so that you can select the correct library and don't update the older library to 12.7 format. (Right-click, Get Info, drag new icon onto existing icon).
#IPA FILES DOWNLOAD#
#IPA FILES APK#
Not sure if it would even be possible in the same way that you see all those Android APK download services out there.Īt least for now, it looks to me like maybe the only way is to hold onto an older version of iTunes for as long as that works.Įdit: iTunes 12.6.3 is no longer supported by macOS Mojave, Catalina or other later versions.
Note, Don't select any button on that message box. If it has been installed on your device, the message box will be displayed.
Login with the Apple account which used to install the application beforeĪdd the application that you want to download the IPA file. It has to do many steps to download an IPA from the App Store, And you can't do it on windows. These days, to download IAP files you have to use Apple Configurator 2.
But Apple has removed AppStore from iTunes in version 12.7. I still remember the days downloading IPA files from AppStore is very easy through iTunes.