Process to install archived app on device should be easier

Originator:futuretap
Number:rdar://10129960 Date Originated:15-Sep-2011 03:51 PM
Status:Duplicate/9743454/Open Resolved:
Product:Developer Tools Product Version:4.1+
Classification:Feature Request Reproducible:n/a
 
Currently, it's very hard to deploy an archived app onto a device:

Option 1:
- Share… and create an IPA on disk
- switch to Finder and navigate to stored IPA
- switch Xcode Organizer Tab to "Devices"
- drag IPA on the device of choice

Option 2:
- Context Menu "Show in Finder" of archived app
- In Finder, Context Menu to show package contents
- Navigate to Products/Applications inside the package
- switch Xcode Organizer Tab to "Devices"
- drag .app bundle on the device of choice


I wish I could deploy it like that:
- Context Menu "Install on Device" with a submenu of the available devices (non-green devices greyed out in the submenu)
- That's it.


Bonus feature: If there's only one device, the submenu could be omitted and the menu entry named 'Install on "iPhone xy"'.

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