Testflight support?

pdm - I have successful uploaded a brand new binary with new build # up to App Store. My internal testers received mail immediately. I also removed them from the internal list and added them again - and they received a second invite mail. I was able to open the email on a device without the app and install the app.

Note for everybody else trying to get this to work. Once you install via TestFlight, you'll need to go into the Messages App Store on the new device, go to Manage and then enable the app. After that, I was able to run the app successfully.

I have also submitted for External Testing review, so I will report on that tomorrow.

Thanks pdm for facilitating this fix.

Looks like the bug has been fixed. After uploading a new binary, the emails were sent out and I was able to install the iMessage app via TestFlight.

Thanks pdm!

Great, thanks for posting the results!

@pdm - My external submission for review has disappeared once again.

Anybody else submit their iMessage app for External Testing and have it work?

I'll let the TF team know.

I see the same issue. My builds are "waiting for review" for about 24h, then dissapear from External Testing. Oddly, the builds are distributed to internal testers.

Same issues here with External Testing.

The TF team is looking at the issue and needs to see the AppleIDs of which apps are having problems. Could folks either file bug reports with the AppleIDs of your apps that are having issues in TestFlight, or at a minimum post them here? Preferably in the form of a bug report but I'll take either.

@pdm - I submitted this bug report 27614958 a few days ago - it should have my Apple ID and bundleID. Please let me know if it's not sufficient.

@artmin: yours is fine and is the one that's being looked at -- thanks for that!

My comment was directed at the other folks with the +1s.

App ID 1125887847, bug report 27640183. Thanks!

It looks like uploading Message extension builds to iTunes Connect is broken in Xcode 8 Beta 4. I'm seeing ERROR ITMS-90534: "Invalid Toolchain. New apps and app updates must be built with the public (GM) versions of Xcode 6 or later, OS X, and iOS SDK or later. Don't submit apps built with beta software including beta OS X builds."

Filed bug report 27642234

27641737 🙂

Just checked External Testing again and my build has now reappeared with status In Beta App Review.

Thanks again everybody. Engineering has deployed a fix that should hopefully address these issues of the apps disappearing. Please let me know what your results are.