CLICK VIEW DETAILS & DOWNLOAD ALL PROFILES & Close.

Click Apple Developer Accounts ( ADD YOUR APPLE ACCOUNT ).

Click Visual Studio in Menu and Click Preferences.

Create a new ( blank form ) iOS project.

Open Visual Studio for MAC ( not windows ).

** This seems to be some sort of refresh issue ( where a old profile is cached OR newer profile/bundle not loading in MAC ) Issue: Profile not showing up in dropdown below ( Automatic Distribution or Distribution )Īs long as you are sure your ist is ok and have matching ( ) & your CERTS are in Keychain then this is what is what cleared it up for me 2 TIMES ! However, using the latest Visual Studio for Mac is preferable.Īnswer ( I have had this issue 2 times by switching MACS & adding new applciations ) I agree with Meekohi & Vincent Dondain who have recommended choosing Automatic Provisioning, as it's a better option if one is not facing any issues with certifications or profiles as it takes care of everything.

Also, In the Visual Studio's drop-down list the provisioning profile started to appear.

I had to regenerate the provisioning profile with the new distribution certificate (selected) and installed it.

When I logged into - I have found a new distribution certificate.

It showed me an error, which said 'Selected provisioning doesn't match with the distribution certificate in the keychain'.

Under Settings > Manual provisioning profile,> Selected the appropriate certificate (Note: It should be installed before it appears in the list).

Opened the Xamarin.ios project in Xcode.

To identify why it's not showing in VS, I have:

I have tried all the above-mentioned approaches but didn't work.

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