iOS Question "b4i-bridge" is no longer available (iOS 14.6)

[JackKirk]

I just upgraded my iPhone 7 to iOS 14.6.

When I tap b4i-bridge app icon (which was working fine before the upgrade) I now get the message in the title.

Should I try to re-install or is there a greater issue at play?

 

[Erel]

What happens if you try to create the bridge app again?

 

[JackKirk]

What happens if you try to create the bridge app again?

I was hesitant to do this - the documentation says you only need to install once.

I will try reinstalling and report back...

 

[JackKirk]

OK uninstalling and re-installing B4i-Bridge fixed it - bit unnerving though.

FYI - did not have to touch certificate, just did the app install.

 

[Erel]

I'm not sure why it was needed. I've just updated a device to 14.6. and there was no need to reinstall the bridge.

 

[JackKirk]

Weird - maybe I upset the iOS pixies...

 

[JackKirk]

I'm not sure why it was needed. I've just updated a device to 14.6. and there was no need to reinstall the bridge.

1 year later and I have just gone through this exact same problem again.

This time I think it was after I went through the process of renewing certificates etc.

It could be that this was the cause the first time? - looking through my records I had renewed my certificates on 5th June 21 - 5 days before my problems in post #1.

Am I doing something wrong when renewing certificates?

 

[Erel]

Any non-store app will cease to work when the certificate expires. This is expected.

 

[JackKirk]

Any non-store app will cease to work when the certificate expires. This is expected.

So we have to rebuild B4i_Bridge every year? - I don't recall having to do that in earlier times - what has changed?

 

[Erel]

So we have to rebuild B4i_Bridge every year?

Yes.

I don't recall having to do that in earlier times - what has changed?

It was always like this.

 

[JackKirk]

It was always like this.

I'm getting demented in my old age.

 

[Erel]

Don't say it. It is possible that you had more certificates in the past and it happened that you built the bridge for some other reason (new device for example) and therefore never encountered this case.