I'm developing an iMessage app extension on an existing project. When I run it on a simulator it works just fine. But when I try to run it on a device the status says "Running com.apple.MobileSMS on iPhone", the Messages.app opens up on the device and nothing else happens. I also can't find the app in the iMessage apps "drawer".
I've tried to clean the solution, delete the main app, rebuild it again, and nothing seems to help. Also, the executable for the scheme is set to "Ask on launch", but the dialog to select an app isn't shown when I run the app.
I've searched for a solution but didn't find anything similar.
I've managed to fix the problem by reinstalling the Xcode, apparently it was a bug within it.
You should change deployment target in both - app and extension to the same version.
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I installed Xcode(9.4.1) from App Store and create a iphone simulator.
After that I tried to install some .ipa(https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg/tree/master/Crackmes/iOS) app to it but it immediately quit when I opened it.
I tried couple app but the error is the same But when I wrote sample app on Xcode and build to my simulator it run very well.
Even if I try another iphone simulator or reinstall Xcode, I still get same error.
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I have changed my application name and bundle identifier and now when i'm trying to run my app it is showing an error that This app could not be installed at this time . Why it is so? Why it isn't running the app?
I know the question has been answered but for others encountering the same issue I suggest following:
Check simulator logs, if its printing something useful. First, selecte simulator then from menu option open Debug -> Open System Logs.
Make sure only 1 simulator is running.
Delete the older version of app from the simulator.
If you importing a custom framework, make sure custom framework->bundle-id is not same as currentAppProject->bundle-id. If you are not sure then simply change the bundle-id of current project.
Also some of the simulators can be buggy -> Simply change the simulator, it may resolve the issue, for me changing the simulator worked.
I'm using the release version of xCode 8 and am trying to run my app on the simulators. They are all the iOS 10 simulators.
No matter which simulator I use, when I run the app the app icon shows up in the simulator but then that's it. The app never displays in the simulator. I only see the app icons of the iOS home screen.
I put some break points in my initial view controller at the viewDidLoad, viewWillAppear, and viewDidAppear methods. All of them triggered. So as far as my app is concerned, it is displaying on the device. I also get all the normal log output and networking calls happening just fine. It even shows the popups for permission to access the calendar and notifications. But my app is not brought to the foreground.
If I then click on the app icon in the simulator, my app runs normally. But it should be automatic when I hit run from xCode.
When I run my app on an iOS 10 device I get the same behaviour as all three of those view methods are called. However I don't get any of my normal log output. In fact I don't get any log output. However the app was already installed from when the device was on iOS 9.x. Not sure if that is a factor. But aside from the simulator issues, this is the bigger issue.
I've tried cleaning the build, deleting the app, I even tracked down the derived data folder and deleted that from the simulator. None worked. I also updated all my cocoa pods I have installed too.
Any one else experienced this?
That sounds weird but I read a lot of threads on the Apple Developer Forums on the same problem during the different Xcode 8 beta version, try these steps:
reset the simulator using the menu "iOS Simulator" -> "Reset Content and Settings..."
remove your 'xcuserdata' directory inside your .xcodeproj directory
do a clean build folder (hold down option key when selecting clean)
reboot your Mac
If these steps don't solve anything you can try this solution:
Copy-paste Xcode-beta.app from Applications folder to somewhere else, e.g. - Documents folder.
Delete Xcode-beta.app from Applications folder.
Move Xcode-beta.app from Documents to Applications folder again.
originally posted here, obviously using your Xcode.app instead of Xcode-beta.app.
I am trying to debug and run the app on apple watch simulator. I have tried by using different target for notification, Glance and Watch app but apple simulator don't shows any thing.. It stuck in waiting for attach process of extension. I just see a black screen for the Apple Watch Simulator.
What did I do wrong?
How to overcome this issue ?
This post from the dev forums solved my issue. More specifically, this excerpt:
In order for Watch apps to function properly, certain properties
must match across the Watch app and its App Extension (18857540):
The WKAppBundleIdentifier property of NSExtensionAttributes in the WatchKit App Extension’s Info.plist must match the
CFBundleIdentifier of WatchKit App's Info.plist.
The WKCompanionAppBundleIdentifier property of the WatchKit App's Info.plist must match the CFBundleIdentifier of the Containing iOS App's Info.plist.
I have exactly same problem. I created a new project and added WatchKit extension in Xcode 6.2 beta 4 with WatchKit. I tried all ways mentioned in other answers but still failed to let watch app run in the simulator. Finally, I made it work.
My steps:
Delete the containing app in the iPhone simulator.
Clean your project in Xcode.
Do not run the containing app, run the WatchKit app from Xcode.
I had the same issue. The only thing that helped was to delete and recreate the target scheme.
Before spending a lot of time on changing things, restart Xcode. Sometimes, this solves the problem.
Even if everything is configured correctly, it may take 20 seconds to attach the process to the debugger.
You need to run the Watch App target and then from iPhone/iPad simulator check (Hardware -> External displays), any one of the Apple Watch options.
I was experiencing the same issue. Mainly when creating an app extension in an existing app.
I was able to consistenly solve it by doing the following steps:
Make sure that the app extension gets the .appex extension. XCode tends to set it to .app. You can do this under 'build settings' -> 'wrapper'.
Under the 'Build Phases' tab in your target, your app extension should be listed under 'Embed App Extensions'. If you don't see this section, you can enforce it by adding a normal app extension to your app (fe. action extension). The section will now be visible. Replace the dummy extension you just created with the Watch app extension.
Start the host app and then start the Watch app, it should be working now.
I had some trouble on iPhone 6 simulator, but each time I switch on iPhone5S it works.
In my case the trouble was caused by a scheme with missing target although not the one I was trying to run.
Hope that helps somebody.
I was running into this problem as well and tried a few of the suggestions above. I found that deleting and recreating the target scheme resolved it. Everything is working fine now.
I'm having trouble with the iOS simulator. I'm currently on 10.7 and was using the simulator to test my website. During the testing, I switched the iOS version via the tool bar, and the application froze and quit. Upon restarting, I get the following error message, with a finder window, inviting me to choose an application:
"ios Simulator Could Not Find The Application To Simulate"
Here's what I've tried to fix the issue:
1: Attempt to identify the application it needs, but the only thing i could see to open was a printer app and the ios simulator app, which just results in a "only one iOS simulator can run at a time" error message.
2: Restart the Mac.
3: Download the new Xcode tools from the app store.
4: Restart again.
None of this has helped, and I'm really stuck without it at the moment. If anyone knows how to resolve the problem, I would be grateful to hear any suggestions. Thanks.
Give this a shot.
Open up a new shell, and shoot of this command: sudo <Xcode>/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all (assuming thats the location of the instal).
Then run the Xcode installer you got from the app store.
This removes all the plist files that were also installed with xcode, which aren't removed when you simply reinstall. This is as close as you can come to a complete xcode refresh without reinstalling your OS.
Here's an alternative solution that worked for me... the answer selected here did not. I created a blank, "hello world" project and simply ran it. When you run the app, it sends the app to the simulator and voila! iOS Simulator has an app to simulate. From that point forward, you should be able to open the iOS Simulator without a problem.
After a while longer trying various things, it seems like I may have fixed it.
When asking for an application to open, I opened Xcode, and (weirdly) that opened up and left the testing shell visible, with the tool bar intact. I then selected the current version from the device options and hit the home button, and suddenly everything appeared.
Weird thing to have suddenly happened, but there you go.
I still can't test in iOS 3, so that's a bit of a problem, but not a disaster either!