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Spider22
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Oct 6, 2016 3:27 PM UTC
Question

Air 23 SDK - Invalid type for UIDeviceFamily value - Values for UIDeviceFamily are expected to be integers.

When submitting an Air 23 SDK ios app to iTunes, I received the following warning

Invalid type for UIDeviceFamily value - Values for UIDeviceFamily are expected to be integers.

the key is set as:

<key>UIDeviceFamily</key><array><string>1</string><string>2</string></array>

I have tried to change string to number and integer, neither will compile in Air - get error saying invalid value in key.

This is just a warning, iTunes apparently accepted the app, but would like to know a fix.

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    fengd9946600
    fengd9946600
    Inspiring
    Feb 1, 2017 4:12 PM UTC

    I've installed Air24, but the issue still remain. I still can't use integer for UIDeviceFamily. Does anyone know how to fix this?

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    Colin Holgate
    Colin Holgate
    Inspiring
    Feb 1, 2017 5:19 PM UTC

    I don't think you edit the XML, let that stay as an array of strings. ADT will make the info.plist entry be integer.

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      fengd9946600
      fengd9946600
      Inspiring
      Feb 3, 2017 6:04 PM UTC

      Thanks, you are right, ADT will do that for developers.

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      Chema Juárez
      Chema Juárez
      Participating Frequently
      Dec 5, 2016 11:34 AM UTC

      Adobe AIR Beta 24 throws me an error in iPad Mini and iPad 2 (at least) with Starling Framework: Error #3672: Buffer creation failed. Internal error.

      Is there any solution with Adobe AIR 23?.

      Do you know if i could sale my app with this bug?

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      krgupta
      Participating Frequently
      Dec 5, 2016 11:50 AM UTC

      Hi,

      Please refer to similar issue reported on another thread: Re: Air 24 Beta crashing in iOS

      We are working on this issue and will post when we have updates.

      Thanks,

      Krati

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      Chema Juárez
      Chema Juárez
      Participating Frequently
      Dec 5, 2016 12:19 PM UTC

      Ok, thanks.

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      musk29725971
      Participant
      Nov 26, 2016 5:20 AM UTC

      I have the some problem

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      Colin Holgate
      Colin Holgate
      Inspiring
      Nov 26, 2016 5:52 AM UTC

      Did you also try using AIR 24?

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      OXWARD
      OXWARD
      Participant
      Nov 7, 2016 3:23 PM UTC

      WARNING ITMS-90686:　"Invalid type for UIDeviceFamily value.Values for UIDeviceFamily are expected to be integers."

      I can't sale my APP.

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      Colin Holgate
      Colin Holgate
      Inspiring
      Nov 7, 2016 3:33 PM UTC

      Use AIR 24 beta instead of the current AIR 23 release version. You can get it at: Download Adobe AIR 24 Beta - Adobe Labs

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      sravanthib
      Participating Frequently
      Nov 7, 2016 11:57 AM UTC

      I am still getting  the issue with latest AIR 24 beta even though In release notes its mentioned as

      • [iOS] UIDeviceFamily values are now integers.
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      Ján_Horváth
      Ján_Horváth
      Participating Frequently
      Nov 7, 2016 12:10 PM UTC

      Have you tried to modify -swf-version to latest one (34 or 35 I am not sure now)?

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      sravanthib
      Participating Frequently
      Nov 7, 2016 12:22 PM UTC

      I changed -swf-version <swf-version>35</swf-version> in airmobile-config.xml file

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      mintyh
      mintyh
      Known Participant
      Oct 20, 2016 9:08 AM UTC

      Like others here, I successfully published an IPA (using Animate on Windows 7) that got the "Values for UIDeviceFamily are expected to be integers" message when uploaded via my Mac's XCode uploader. It appears in TestFlight but has a red exclamation next to it, and cannot be chosen as a new build (to replace the one that has just expired).

      The submission is successful enough that the build appears in iTunesConnect>TestFlight but has a red exclamation next to it, and cannot be chosen as a new build (to replace the one that has just expired).

      I tried manually changing the app descriptor xml file to set the "UIDeviceFamily" attribute to be an integer before publishing with Animate, but Animate overwrote it.

      I changed it to integer and set the file to 'read only'... and Animate says "An attribute contains an invalid value: UIDeviceFamily".

      I tried "number" instead of "integer" but that only changed the error that Animate produces slightly.

      It would seem that there must be a reasonably easy tweak either to Air or Animate to either change the attribute that is created, or else change the attribute checking so that we can edit the XML file manually for the moment and not have it spit a publish error.

      Adobe? Watch ya reckon? I'd like to be able to use Testflight again, and soon. ;-)

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      App runner KG
      App runner KG
      Known Participant
      Oct 19, 2016 7:57 PM UTC

      my app got rejected. can not activate at testflight. please fix this

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      Colin Holgate
      Colin Holgate
      Inspiring
      Oct 19, 2016 8:43 PM UTC

      Make sure you don't have the same problem shown in message 14 here:

      Re: Uploading to Itunes - Invalid type for UIDeviceFamily value

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      thechrisg
      Participant
      Oct 14, 2016 9:49 PM UTC

      We just noticed this warning today, too. Glad to see we're not alone in this.

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      StephenPS
      Inspiring
      Oct 19, 2016 9:02 AM UTC

      Can we please have an update on Adobe with what is happening on this issue as it is becoming time critical for me as I am sure it is for others.  Thanks

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      Infin8
      Infin8
      Inspiring
      Oct 19, 2016 9:36 AM UTC

      Time critical why? As others have mentioned this does not affect the apps usage or ability to be submitted. It is purely an information notice.

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      DavidBWelch
      Participant
      Oct 12, 2016 1:39 PM UTC

      Same issue, but, it will work on iPhone, but, when you try to install same app (with both UIDeviceFamily=1 & 2), it will not install using TestFlight, indicates "not compatible". 

      PLEASE FIX!

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      Flipline
      Flipline
      Inspiring
      Oct 13, 2016 4:00 PM UTC

      Does anyone know if this "not compatible" issue only applies to TestFlight, or will this happen from a live app in the App Store as well?  We have an update ready for a universal app that also got this warning in Application Loader, and we're not sure if we should push this live or not.  It did show up as a valid build under Activity > iOS Builds, and it does show Device Family: "iPhone / iPod Touch, iPad" for that build.

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      Infin8
      Infin8
      Inspiring
      Oct 13, 2016 4:02 PM UTC

      I have been able to install my app on iPhone and iPad through TestFlight despite getting the warning when uploading with Application Loader.

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      KarlCfs
      Inspiring
      Oct 11, 2016 6:29 PM UTC

      Same issue, will follow this thread.

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