Electron MacOS app 'Not Available for Testing' in Testflight #6856

hisnameisjimmy · 2022-05-11T04:28:50Z

Electron-Builder Version: 23.0.8
Node Version: v16.9.1
Electron Version: 17.4.3
Electron Type (current, beta, nightly): Current
Electron Updater Version: 5.0.1
Target: MAS (Mac Appstore)
Build Platform: M1 Air, Monterey 12.3.1

I'm working on a universal MacOS app in Electron, and while I've gotten pretty far, I can't seem to figure out how to enable it for testing in Testflight.

I keep running into the following error in App Store Connect no matter what I do:

Varying useful stuff I've found:

Why does this issue happen? What can I do to help debug?

My setup

package.json relevant build section

	"build": {
        "appId": "com.xxxxx.xxxxxx",
        "afterSign": "electron-builder-notarize",
        "mac": {
            "category": "public.app-category.entertainment",
            "darkModeSupport": true,
            "hardenedRuntime": true,
            "gatekeeperAssess": false,
            "entitlements": "build/entitlements.mac.plist",
            "entitlementsInherit": "build/entitlements.mac.plist",
            "icon": "build/icon.icns",
            "target": [
                {
                    "target": "mas",
                    "arch": "universal"
                },
                "dmg"
            ]
        },
        "mas": {
            "type": "distribution",
            "hardenedRuntime": false,
            "provisioningProfile": "embedded.provisionprofile",
            "entitlements": "build/entitlements.mas.plist",
            "entitlementsInherit": "build/entitlements.mas.inherit.plist"
        }
    }

entitlements.mas.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.application-groups</key>
        <string>TEAMID.com.app.appname</string>
        <key>com.apple.application-identifier</key>
		<string>TEAMID.com.app.appname</string>
        <key>com.apple.developer.team-identifier</key>
		<string>TEAMID</string>
        <key>com.apple.security.cs.allow-jit</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.cs.allow-unsigned-executable-memory</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.cs.allow-dyld-environment-variables</key>
        <true/>
    </dict>
</plist>

entitlements.mas.inherit.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.inherit</key>
        <true/>
    </dict>
</plist>

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mmaietta · 2022-05-11T16:45:58Z

I thought hardenedRuntime was required to be true for all modern versions of macOS, regardless of mac or mas target.

hisnameisjimmy · 2022-05-11T19:34:55Z

Not sure, but changing it to true didn't solve the issue unfortunately 🫤

Multiple places where people have disabled hardenedRuntime, apparently successfully:

hisnameisjimmy · 2022-05-11T20:50:20Z

After looking through all these, and just playing around with adding different entitlements, it was resolved with the following settings. I honestly have no idea which of these is relevant at this point, and after days of debugging I am beyond the point of caring haha. But for future internet travelers who find themselves stuck, here is what I have that got me through:

package.json relevant section (added loginhelper!)

"build": {
    "appId": "com.xxxxxx.xxxxxx",
    "afterSign": "electron-builder-notarize",
    "mac": {
        "category": "public.app-category.entertainment",
        "darkModeSupport": true,
        "hardenedRuntime": true,
        "gatekeeperAssess": false,
        "entitlements": "build/entitlements.mac.plist",
        "entitlementsInherit": "build/entitlements.mac.plist",
        "icon": "build/icon.icns",
        "target": [
            {
                "target": "mas",
                "arch": "universal"
            },
            "dmg"
        ]
    },
    "mas": {
        "type": "distribution",
        "hardenedRuntime": false,
        "provisioningProfile": "embedded.provisionprofile",
        "entitlements": "build/entitlements.mas.plist",
        "entitlementsInherit": "build/entitlements.mas.inherit.plist",
        "entitlementsLoginHelper": "build/entitlements.mas.loginhelper.plist"
    }
}

entitlements.mas.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.application-groups</key>
        <string>TEAMID.com.app.appname</string>
        <key>com.apple.application-identifier</key>
		<string>TEAMID.com.app.appname</string>
        <key>com.apple.developer.team-identifier</key>
		<string>TEAMID</string>
        <key>com.apple.security.cs.allow-jit</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.cs.allow-unsigned-executable-memory</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.cs.allow-dyld-environment-variables</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.network.client</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-only</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-write</key>
        <true/>
    </dict>
</plist>

entitlements.mas.inherit.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.inherit</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.cs.allow-jit</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.cs.allow-unsigned-executable-memory</key>
        <true/>
    </dict>
</plist>

entitlements.mas.loginhelper.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
        <true/>
    </dict>
</plist>

hisnameisjimmy · 2022-05-11T21:02:20Z

lol, then I immediately run into this: electron/electron#33054

So close, yet so far.

stephan-fischer · 2022-07-30T11:49:41Z

After looking through all these, and just playing around with adding different entitlements, it was resolved with the following settings. I honestly have no idea which of these is relevant at this point, and after days of debugging I am beyond the point of caring haha. But for future internet travelers who find themselves stuck, here is what I have that got me through:

Successful electron macos appstore submission

package.json relevant section (added loginhelper!)

"build": {
    "appId": "com.xxxxxx.xxxxxx",
    "afterSign": "electron-builder-notarize",
    "mac": {
        "category": "public.app-category.entertainment",
        "darkModeSupport": true,
        "hardenedRuntime": true,
        "gatekeeperAssess": false,
        "entitlements": "build/entitlements.mac.plist",
        "entitlementsInherit": "build/entitlements.mac.plist",
        "icon": "build/icon.icns",
        "target": [
            {
                "target": "mas",
                "arch": "universal"
            },
            "dmg"
        ]
    },
    "mas": {
        "type": "distribution",
        "hardenedRuntime": false,
        "provisioningProfile": "embedded.provisionprofile",
        "entitlements": "build/entitlements.mas.plist",
        "entitlementsInherit": "build/entitlements.mas.inherit.plist",
        "entitlementsLoginHelper": "build/entitlements.mas.loginhelper.plist"
    }
}

entitlements.mas.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.application-groups</key>
        <string>TEAMID.com.app.appname</string>
        <key>com.apple.application-identifier</key>
		<string>TEAMID.com.app.appname</string>
        <key>com.apple.developer.team-identifier</key>
		<string>TEAMID</string>
        <key>com.apple.security.cs.allow-jit</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.cs.allow-unsigned-executable-memory</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.cs.allow-dyld-environment-variables</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.network.client</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-only</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-write</key>
        <true/>
    </dict>
</plist>

entitlements.mas.inherit.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.inherit</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.cs.allow-jit</key>
        <true/>
        <key>com.apple.security.cs.allow-unsigned-executable-memory</key>
        <true/>
    </dict>
</plist>

entitlements.mas.loginhelper.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
        <true/>
    </dict>
</plist>

finally this works 😉 Thank you very much!!!

mikekreeki · 2023-01-21T08:34:46Z

In case anyone bumps into this in the future, it issue for me was also missing entitlements entry for loginhelper. Adding those resolved the issue 🎉

hayr-hotoca · 2023-03-08T11:26:54Z

@hisnameisjimmy Where can I download the build/entitlements.mac.plist file?

BlackHole1 · 2023-08-18T03:06:03Z

Fix PR: electron/osx-sign#292

pauljonescodes · 2024-02-27T22:19:38Z

Another thing to consider is I believe I've determined that on my particular configuration, com.apple.security.application-groups must be an array of strings.

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/entitlements/com_apple_security_application-groups

Related thread:

electron/osx-sign#281 (comment)

bkervaski · 2024-03-21T15:07:51Z

This resolved it for me:

"entitlementsLoginHelper": "build/entitlements.mas.loginhelper.plist"

justinhaubrich · 2024-11-08T14:24:10Z

I can confirm that your solution is still valid in 2024. I was having the same problem but your fix worked for me. Thank you.

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App Crash after electron-builder 22.2.0 MAS build #4553

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Electron MacOS app 'The requested app is not available or doesn’t exist.' in Testflight #7613

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Electron MacOS app 'Not Available for Testing' in Testflight #6856

Electron MacOS app 'Not Available for Testing' in Testflight #6856

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stephan-fischer commented Jul 30, 2022

package.json relevant section (added loginhelper!)

entitlements.mas.plist

entitlements.mas.inherit.plist

entitlements.mas.loginhelper.plist

mikekreeki commented Jan 21, 2023

hayr-hotoca commented Mar 8, 2023

BlackHole1 commented Aug 18, 2023

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justinhaubrich commented Nov 8, 2024

Electron MacOS app 'Not Available for Testing' in Testflight #6856

Electron MacOS app 'Not Available for Testing' in Testflight #6856

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hisnameisjimmy commented May 11, 2022

My setup

package.json relevant build section

entitlements.mas.plist

entitlements.mas.inherit.plist

mmaietta commented May 11, 2022

hisnameisjimmy commented May 11, 2022 • edited Loading

hisnameisjimmy commented May 11, 2022

package.json relevant section (added loginhelper!)

entitlements.mas.plist

entitlements.mas.inherit.plist

entitlements.mas.loginhelper.plist

hisnameisjimmy commented May 11, 2022

stephan-fischer commented Jul 30, 2022

package.json relevant section (added loginhelper!)

entitlements.mas.plist

entitlements.mas.inherit.plist

entitlements.mas.loginhelper.plist

mikekreeki commented Jan 21, 2023

hayr-hotoca commented Mar 8, 2023

BlackHole1 commented Aug 18, 2023

pauljonescodes commented Feb 27, 2024

bkervaski commented Mar 21, 2024

justinhaubrich commented Nov 8, 2024

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