app icon files and launch screen assets

[thrifting2025]

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Which mobile framework are you using?

Flutter (Dart)

Steps to reproduce

persistent error with icon files 'not being found'
wont connect to app store connect
I'm am on windows, running vscode and codemagic

Expected results

Everything has been committed correctly and still not pushing to app store connect.

Actual results

I am experiencing persistent App Store Connect validation errors for missing required app icon files and launch screen assets. After extracting my IPA, I found that the main app bundle (Payload/Runner.app) does not contain an Assets.car file. My asset catalog and Contents.json are correct and present in the Xcode project, and third-party bundles (e.g., GoogleMapsResources.bundle) do have their own Assets.car. However, the main app’s Assets.car (which should contain the app icons and launch images) is missing from the final IPA.

This appears to be a build environment or packaging issue, as all project files and configurations are correct. Can you please investigate why the main asset catalog is not being compiled or included in the app bundle?

Thank you!

build results:
Info.plist file includes appropriate entries referencing the file. See https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/information_property_list/user_interface (ID: bbd3c79e-1bb7-4967-8f19-5a4beddd5c5a)
2025-05-09 20:30:40.129 ERROR: [altool.600003F18180] [ContentDelivery.Uploader.600003F18180] Validation failed (409) Missing required icon file. The bundle does not contain an app icon for iPad of exactly '152x152' pixels, in .png format for iOS versions >= 10.0. To support older operating systems, the icon may be required in the bundle outside of an asset catalog. Make sure the Info.plist file includes appropriate entries referencing the file. See https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/information_property_list/user_interface (ID: af4c7c71-2446-46fa-bac5-98a973d4c19f)
2025-05-09 20:30:40.130 ERROR: [altool.600003F18180] [ContentDelivery.Uploader.600003F18180] Validation failed (409) Invalid bundle. Because your app supports Multitasking on iPad, you need to include the LaunchScreen launch storyboard file in your com.thrifting.app2 bundle. Use UILaunchScreen instead if the app’s MinimumOSVersion is 14 or higher and you prefer to configure the launch screen without storyboards. For details, see: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/information_property_list/uilaunchstoryboardname (ID: cf9aab2f-cd12-4dc0-8ab0-471b875d1e34)
2025-05-09 20:30:40.135 ERROR: [altool.600003F18180] [ContentDelivery.Uploader.600003F18180] Validation failed (409) Missing Info.plist value. A value for the Info.plist key 'CFBundleIconName' is missing in the bundle 'com.thrifting.app2'. Apps built with iOS 11 or later SDK must supply app icons in an asset catalog and must also provide a value for this Info.plist key. For more information see http://help.apple.com/xcode/mac/current/#/dev10510b1f7. (ID: 0ffa71eb-eae2-4c0d-b1c8-8d1453567276)
2025-05-09 20:30:40.450 INFO: [altool.600003F18180] [ContentDelivery.Uploader.600003F18180]

UPLOAD FAILED with 4 errors, 0 warnings, 0 messages

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Failed to upload archive at "/Users/builder/clone/build/ios/ipa/ThriftingLTD.ipa"
Failed to publish /Users/builder/clone/build/ios/ipa/ThriftingLTD.ipa

Failed to publish ThriftingLTD.ipa to App Store Connect.

Build failed :|

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681e6276ef468c39b12e4aeb

[solomonium]

Hello @thrifting2025

I was able to recreate the issue, and I discovered the challenge you are currently facing was because you are either not setting the correct pixel resolution values for the app icon hence the error The bundle does not contain an app icon for iPhone / iPod Touch of exactly '120x120' pixels and The bundle does not contain an app icon for iPad of exactly '152x152' pixels and its variants or your Content.json file in the ios folder i.e ios > Runner > Assets.xcassets > AppIcon.appiconset > Content.json is somehow not configured correctly, you can double-check to confirm this

Steps to fix

1. Generate the required PNG images in their correct pixel resolution and copy them into the AppIcon.appiconset folder rootProject > ios > Runner > Assets.xcassets > AppIcon.appiconset. You can use this tool for easy implementation

2. Confirm your Content.json files look like this below. You can get your Content.json file when you use the tool above. Just download the whole RAR folder after generating your AppIcon, unzip the folder, and replace the AppIcon.appiconset from the downloaded folder with the AppIcon.appiconset in your project

{"images":[{"size":"60x60","expected-size":"180","filename":"180.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"iphone","scale":"3x"},{"size":"40x40","expected-size":"80","filename":"80.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"iphone","scale":"2x"},{"size":"40x40","expected-size":"120","filename":"120.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"iphone","scale":"3x"},{"size":"60x60","expected-size":"120","filename":"120.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"iphone","scale":"2x"},{"size":"57x57","expected-size":"57","filename":"57.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"iphone","scale":"1x"},{"size":"29x29","expected-size":"58","filename":"58.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"iphone","scale":"2x"},{"size":"29x29","expected-size":"29","filename":"29.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"iphone","scale":"1x"},{"size":"29x29","expected-size":"87","filename":"87.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"iphone","scale":"3x"},{"size":"57x57","expected-size":"114","filename":"114.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"iphone","scale":"2x"},{"size":"20x20","expected-size":"40","filename":"40.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"iphone","scale":"2x"},{"size":"20x20","expected-size":"60","filename":"60.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"iphone","scale":"3x"},{"size":"1024x1024","filename":"1024.png","expected-size":"1024","idiom":"ios-marketing","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","scale":"1x"},{"size":"40x40","expected-size":"80","filename":"80.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"ipad","scale":"2x"},{"size":"72x72","expected-size":"72","filename":"72.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"ipad","scale":"1x"},{"size":"76x76","expected-size":"152","filename":"152.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"ipad","scale":"2x"},{"size":"50x50","expected-size":"100","filename":"100.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"ipad","scale":"2x"},{"size":"29x29","expected-size":"58","filename":"58.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"ipad","scale":"2x"},{"size":"76x76","expected-size":"76","filename":"76.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"ipad","scale":"1x"},{"size":"29x29","expected-size":"29","filename":"29.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"ipad","scale":"1x"},{"size":"50x50","expected-size":"50","filename":"50.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"ipad","scale":"1x"},{"size":"72x72","expected-size":"144","filename":"144.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"ipad","scale":"2x"},{"size":"40x40","expected-size":"40","filename":"40.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"ipad","scale":"1x"},{"size":"83.5x83.5","expected-size":"167","filename":"167.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"ipad","scale":"2x"},{"size":"20x20","expected-size":"20","filename":"20.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"ipad","scale":"1x"},{"size":"20x20","expected-size":"40","filename":"40.png","folder":"Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/","idiom":"ipad","scale":"2x"}]}

3. In your infoPlist rootFolder > ios > Runner > infoPlist, confirm you have set up or updated this part

<key>UILaunchStoryboardName</key>
	<string>LaunchScreen</string>
	<key>UIMainStoryboardFile</key>
	<string>Main</string>

4. Save and commit your changes again and trigger a new build. I am sure this will solve your issue with publishing

Let me know if you encounter any challenges implementing the above steps

[solomonium]

Hello @thrifting2025,

Checking to see how your build goes

Also, because you are on a Windows machine, you may not likely have access to your Xcode resources to see your AppIcon Images required for iOS build, therefore, I suggest you enable remote access to SSH/VNC button before starting the build and enter remotely into the build machine to confirm your files and resources

[solomonium]

Hello @thrifting2025,

I'll be closing our thread for now, If you have any more concerns, please feel free to reply back or start a new conversation. Happy Building!