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    **WARNING** These steps are probably out dated and will not work.

    To re-sign an iOS app with another developer account, ensure that the following are in place first.

    1. Distribution certificate of the other developer account
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    1. Unzip the .ipa. This will usually unzip to `Payload/<app-name>.app/`
    2. Export entitlements.plist from the app using the `codesign` utility

    codesign -d --entitlements :/tmp/entitlements.plist /path/to/<app-name>.app/
    codesign -d --entitlements :entitlements.plist /path/to/<app-name>.app/

    3. Open `entitlements.plist` in your favourite editor, and modify the bundle id and prefix to that of the new dev account and app. Don't forget to update the keychain access groups.
    4. Open `Info.plist` in your favourite editor and modify the bundle identifier (`CFBundleIdentifier`). It can be found at `/path/to/<app-name.app>/Info.plist`.
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    6. Install the new signature.

    codesign -f -s "Distribution Certificate Name" -i com.example.new_bundle_id --entitlements /tmp/entitlements.plist -vv /path/to/<app-name>.app/
    codesign -f -s "Distribution Certificate Name" -i com.example.new_bundle_id --entitlements entitlements.plist -vv /path/to/<app-name>.app/

    7. Package the application

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    codesign -d --entitlements :/tmp/entitlements.plist /path/to/<app-name>.app/

    3. Open `entitlements.plist` in your favourite editor, and modify the bundle id and prefix to that of the new dev account and app. Don't forget to update the keychain access groups.
    4. Open `Info.plist` in your favourite editor and modify the bundle identifier. It can be found at `/path/to/<app-name.app>/Info.plist`.
    4. Open `Info.plist` in your favourite editor and modify the bundle identifier (`CFBundleIdentifier`). It can be found at `/path/to/<app-name.app>/Info.plist`.
    5. Replace the embedded provisioning profile.

    cp /path/to/new-profile.mobileprovision /path/to/<app-name>.app/embedded.mobileprovision
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    cp /path/to/new-profile.mobileprovision /path/to/<app-name>.app/embedded.mobileprovision

    6. Install the new signature
    6. Install the new signature.

    codesign -f -s "Distribution Certificate Name" -i com.example.new_bundle_id --entitlements /tmp/entitlements.plist -vv /path/to/<app-name>.app/

    7. Package the application

    xcrun -sdk iphoneos PackageApplication -s "Distribution Certificate Name" -o /path/to/new.ipa /path/to/<app-name>.app

    8. Distribute `/path/to/new.ipa` to your testers.
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    1. Distribution certificate of the other developer account
    2. A provisioning profile from the other developer account

    Note that the Apple requires bundle IDs to be globally unique. So if you have an app with bundle id "com.example.app" from a dev account, you can't re-use the same bundle ID in another dev account (even though the team id/prefix would be different).
    Note that the Apple requires bundle IDs to be globally unique, even across accounts. So a bundle ID i.e. `CFBundleIdentifier` from one account can't be used in a different account, even though the team id/prefix would be different.

    Ensure that the new distribution certificate is in your keychain and the new provisioning profile on your disk.

    1. Unzip the .ipa. This will usually unzip to `Payload/<app-name>.app/`
    2. Export entitlements.plist from the app using the `codesign` utility

    codesign -d --entitlements :/tmp/entitlements.plist Payload/<app-name>.app/
    codesign -d --entitlements :/tmp/entitlements.plist /path/to/<app-name>.app/

    3. Open `entitlements.plist` in your favourite editor, and modify the bundle id and prefix to that of the new dev account and app.
    3. Open `entitlements.plist` in your favourite editor, and modify the bundle id and prefix to that of the new dev account and app. Don't forget to update the keychain access groups.
    4. Open `Info.plist` in your favourite editor and modify the bundle identifier. It can be found at `/path/to/<app-name.app>/Info.plist`.
    5. Replace the embedded provisioning profile.

    cp /path/to/new-profile.mobileprovision /path/to/<app-name>.app/embedded.mobileprovision

    6. Install the new signature
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    1. Unzip the .ipa. This will usually unzip to `Payload/<app-name>.app/`
    2. Export entitlements.plist from the app using the `codesign` utility

    codesign -d --entitlements :/tmp/entitlements.plist Payload/<app-name>.app/
    codesign -d --entitlements :/tmp/entitlements.plist Payload/<app-name>.app/

    3. Open `entitlements.plist` in your favourite editor, and modify the bundle id and prefix to that of the new dev account and app.
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    1. Unzip the .ipa. This will usually unzip to `Payload/<app-name>.app/`
    2. Export entitlements.plist from the app using the `codesign` utility

    codesign -d --entitlements :/tmp/entitlements.plist Payload/<app-name>.app/
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    Ensure that the new distribution certificate is in your keychain and the new provisioning profile on your disk.

    1. Unzip the .ipa. This will usually unzip to `Payload/<app-name>.app/`
    2. Export the entitlements.plist from the app
    2. Export entitlements.plist from the app using the `codesign` utility
    codesign -d --entitlements :/tmp/entitlements.plist Payload/<app-name>.app/
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    To re-sign an iOS app with another developer account, ensure that the following are in place first.

    1. Distribution certificate of the other developer account
    2. A provisioning profile from the other developer account

    Note that the Apple requires bundle IDs to be globally unique. So if you have an app with bundle id "com.example.app" from a dev account, you can't re-use the same bundle ID in another dev account (even though the team id/prefix would be different).

    Ensure that the new distribution certificate is in your keychain and the new provisioning profile on your disk.

    1. Unzip the .ipa. This will usually unzip to `Payload/<app-name>.app/`
    2. Export the entitlements.plist from the app