Cannot install watchOS 2 apps through Test Flight

Originator:info
Number:rdar://23299299 Date Originated:28-Oct-2015 11:21 AM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iTunes Connect Product Version:iOS 9, iOS 9.1 (all betas and GM) + watchOS 2
Classification:Serious Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
TestFlight continues to limit our ability to test our own apps before releasing them to the App Store, which then can result in dramatic consequences (see rdar://22705745 for a very clear example).

Steps to Reproduce:
(see attached video)

- Install an app through TestFlight (either internal or external testing).
- Tap on “Install on Apple Watch”

Expected Results:
- The app installs on your watch.

Actual Results:
- It doesn’t, and there’s no error whatsoever.

Regression:
This has NEVER worked for watchOS2 apps. I was hoping it would just be a beta issue, but it never got fixed.

Notes:
Nothing gets output to the device log, either on my iPhone or my Apple Watch.

I think rdar://22705745 is a good example of why TestFlight is extremely critical at finding things that can go wrong in an (almost) App Store environment. Apple shouldn’t continue ignoring TestFlight problems (like rdar://22999921, which is still open and limiting our ability to submit apps), or else developers will continue to ship apps that do not work in production.

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