The package is a little helper that allows you to add additional settings and parameters to the XCode project during the Unity post-process phase.

For example, if you have an IOS plugin that requires some flags, frameworks, libraries, or pList values to be added to the XCode project, there is no need to add it manually every time or making a post-process script. Just open plugin settings and do it visually.

And sure thing, there is a C# API as well, which you can use anytime from your Editor code.

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• Navigate to the Packages directory of your project.
• Adjust the project manifest file manifest.json in a text editor.
• Ensure https://registry.npmjs.org/ is part of scopedRegistries.
  • Ensure com.stansassets is part of scopes.
  • Add com.stansassets.ios-deploy to the dependencies, stating the latest version.

A minimal example ends up looking like this. Please note that the version X.Y.Z stated here is to be replaced with the latest released version which is currently .

{
  "scopedRegistries": [
    {
      "name": "npmjs",
      "url": "https://registry.npmjs.org/",
      "scopes": [
        "com.stansassets"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "dependencies": {
    "com.stansassets.xcode-project": "X.Y.Z",
    ...
  }
}

• Switch back to the Unity software and wait for it to finish importing the added package.

• Install openupm-cli npm install -g openupm-cli or yarn global add openupm-cli
• Enter your unity project folder cd <YOUR_UNITY_PROJECT_FOLDER>
• Install package openupm add com.stansassets.ios-deploy