Xcode 8 shows error that provisioning profile doesn't include signing certificate

Question

Xcode 8 shows error that provisioning profile doesn\'t include signing certificate.

This issue is with Xcode-8 only with Xcode 7, same provisioning profile showing r

Answer 1

If you use manual signing (which I would definitely encourage), this error may occur because Xcode thinks that it should sign a release build with a developer certificate, which is obviously not included in a release provisioning profile.

There is a build setting that defines which certificate should be used for which build configuration. To change it, go to build settings and search for Code Signing Identity. When expanded, there should be separate rows for each build configuration (usually Debug and Release) with in the second column its selected identity (usually iOS Developer or iOS Distribution). Make sure that it's set to the correct identity for each build configuration.

In some cases, the build configurations can also be expanded. Make sure that also its subitems are set to the correct identities.