How to symbolicate crash report from Apple received in .txt format not .crash format

When you get your crash report as a .txt file just follow these
steps :

  1. Change the file extension .txt to .crash (eg mycrash.txt to mycrash.crash).

  2. Create a new folder in desktop and copy the mycrash.crash file to the
    newly created folder.

  3. Copy the .dSYM file:

    • update: download all DSYMs from appstoreconnect activity- they are properly named with their UUIDs
    • Unzip DSYMs, then copy the App and Sybolicate script as defined below:
      https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/WebObjects/iTunesConnect.woa/ra/ng/app/[appID]/activity/ios/builds/[version]/[build]/details
  4. Open the Archives window in Xcode by navigating the menus: xcode -> window -> orgnizer or xcode -> product -> Archive:

    • Select any Archives of your app Right click on it, then select Show in Finder

    • Right-click on appname.xcarchive and select Show Package Contents.

    • Open the dSYMs folder and get the .dSYM file, and paste it too in the newly created folder.

    • Copy the .app file from the same xcarchive to the new folder.

  5. Go to path /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/SharedFrameworks/DVTFoundation.framework/Versions/A/Resources/

    • Finder hotkey (⇧ + ⌘ + G) and just paste in the path.
  6. Copy the symbolicatecrash file to the newly created folder.

    The folder should now have:

    • mycrash.crash
    • myapp.app
    • myapp.app.dSYM
    • symbolicatecrash
  7. Open terminal, navigate to your folder path and then run:
    $ export DEVELOPER_DIR="/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer"

  8. Then run the symbolicate command on your crash like so:
    $ ./symbolicatecrash mycrash.crash > symbolicated.crash

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