: Live Activity Capability Missing from App ID Configuration – Cannot Resolve Entitlement Error in Xcode

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davidwinograd OP

Created 2w

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Hi Apple Developer Community,

I'm trying to resolve the following Xcode build error:

*"Provisioning profile 'iOS Team Provisioning Profile: ' doesn't include the com.apple.developer.live-activities entitlement."

To fix this, I understand I need to add the Live Activity capability to my App ID and ensure it’s included in the provisioning profile.

However, when I go to Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles, select my App ID, and click Edit under "App ID Configuration," the Live Activity capability is not available in the list of capabilities. As a result, I can’t proceed with enabling the entitlement or regenerating a correct provisioning profile.

I’ve confirmed:

My App ID is explicit (not a wildcard).

The app’s deployment target is set to iOS 16.1 or later.

I’m signed in with the correct Apple Developer Team account.

etc.

Has anyone experienced this? Is there a prerequisite that I might be missing?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Best regards, David Winograd Rokfin, Inc.

Answered by DTS Engineer in 847132022

As far I know com.apple.developer.live-activities isn’t a real entitlement name. Can you point me to the docs that told you to add that entitlement?

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DTS Engineer OP

Apple

2w

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As far I know com.apple.developer.live-activities isn’t a real entitlement name. Can you point me to the docs that told you to add that entitlement?

Share and Enjoy
—
Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"

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Andersop OP

2w

I have the same issue, trying to add live activity to my app. But seems I can request to get this capability.

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aleolopez OP

2w

I am having the same issue but mine is asking for this entitlement com.apple.developer.activitykit

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Pavel_Suchkou OP

1w

I have the same issue. How can we solve it?

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atulcreatah OP

1w

I have the same issue. How can we solve it?

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atulcreatah OP

1w

Hi, I’m facing the same issue.

My main app is already live on the App Store. ✅ I recently added a new widget extension with Live Activities enabled in Xcode. ❌ But now I'm getting the following error:

"Provisioning profile doesn't include the com.apple.developer.live-activities entitlement."

How can I resolve this issue?

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Answer 7

atulcreatah OP

1w

Hi, the issue is resolved. I simply removed the following line from the activity_app.entitlements file:

<key>com.apple.developer.live-activities</key>

After that, everything worked fine — Live Activities are working as expected without any issues.

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Answer 8

atulcreatah OP

1w

Hi, the issue is resolved. I simply removed the following line from the activity_app.entitlements file:

<key>com.apple.developer.live-activities</key>

After that, everything worked fine — Live Activities are working as expected without any issues.

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