LaunchServicesError error 0. when launching app - ios

I've dug into several threads (here, here, and here to name a few) but I just cannot figure this out. I've cleared cache, reset the simulator, tripled checked .plist files, cloned my repo again, and even reinstalled Xcode.
And here's the rub - the same repo works on my other machine. Here is log error:
Oct 8 09:51:09 CoreSimulatorService[1941] <Error>: Could not register service com.apple.coreservices.lsuseractivity.simulatorsupport: Failed to lookup com.apple.coreservices.lsuseractivity.simulatorsupport: 0x44e
Oct 8 09:51:11 com.apple.dt.Xcode[1927] <Error>: Error Domain=LaunchServicesError Code=0 "(null)" UserInfo={Error=ExecutableTwiddleFailed, ErrorDescription=Failed to chmod file:///Users/Jason/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/0593D533-2974-4464-937C-B77EC0299078/data/Library/Caches/com.apple.containermanagerd/Temp/Bundle/Application/FA2B923A-1015-43E5-BA59-716BBD114A3D/Test.app/PlugIns/TestActionExtension.appex/TestActionExtension : No such file or directory}
I also tried clearing the cache where it's looking for the extension that's giving me issues.

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"The operation couldn’t be completed. Device was allocated but was stuck in creation state." (Xcode 13 iOS simulator on external device)

In order to save some of the precious 256GB of disk space on the internal drive of my (M1, 2020) MacBook Pro (MYD82LL/A) I ran the following commands in my macOS Terminal after installing Xcode in order to move all the space-hogging components to a 2TB external drive that I named "Developer" when I formatted it:
sudo mv /Applications/Xcode.app /Volumes/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app && sudo ln -s /Volumes/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app /Applications/Xcode.app
sudo mv ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator /Volumes/Developer/CoreSimulator && ln -s /Volumes/Developer/CoreSimulator ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator && sudo chown -R $USER:staff /Volumes/Developer/CoreSimulator
Despite making absolutely certain to ensure that the CoreSimulator folder has the correct ownership and permissions (hence sudo chown -R $USER:staff /Volumes/Developer/CoreSimulator above), I'm still getting this error on attempt to simulate a device (image downscaled because the 2880x1800 Retina resolution pushes the file size of the screenshot past 2MB):
Making this even more strange, I attempted this from Xcode while also running tail -f ~/Library/Logs/CoreSimulator/CoreSimulator.log in a separate terminal window. The resulting real-time log information seems to defy logic in light of the fact that I made sure (via chown) that I already had write access to the moved directory:
May 3 13:27:12 realkstrawn93-m1mbp CoreSimulatorService[2890] <Warning>: Device BC4197AA-A5E9-4611-98B3-4C96B2CCD460 encountered in creation state at launch. The device will be re-created.
May 3 13:27:12 realkstrawn93-m1mbp CoreSimulatorService[2890] <Error>: Error copying sample content to path /Volumes/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/BC4197AA-A5E9-4611-98B3-4C96B2CCD460/data : Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=513 "You don’t have permission to save the file “BC4197AA-A5E9-4611-98B3-4C96B2CCD460” in the folder “Devices”." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/Volumes/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/BC4197AA-A5E9-4611-98B3-4C96B2CCD460, NSUnderlyingError=0x6000000000c0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=1 "Operation not permitted"}}
May 3 13:27:12 realkstrawn93-m1mbp CoreSimulatorService[2890] <Error>: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=513 "You don’t have permission to save the file “BC4197AA-A5E9-4611-98B3-4C96B2CCD460” in the folder “Devices”." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/Volumes/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/BC4197AA-A5E9-4611-98B3-4C96B2CCD460, NSUnderlyingError=0x6000000000c0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=1 "Operation not permitted"}}
May 3 13:27:12 realkstrawn93-m1mbp CoreSimulatorService[2890] <Error>: Failed to re-create device that was encountered in the creation state (realkstrawn93-ip13sim (BC4197AA-A5E9-4611-98B3-4C96B2CCD460, iOS 15.4, Creating)): Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=513 "You don’t have permission to save the file “BC4197AA-A5E9-4611-98B3-4C96B2CCD460” in the folder “Devices”." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/Volumes/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/BC4197AA-A5E9-4611-98B3-4C96B2CCD460, NSUnderlyingError=0x6000000000c0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=1 "Operation not permitted"}}
May 3 13:27:12 realkstrawn93-m1mbp CoreSimulatorService[2890] <Error>: New device is stuck in creation state, deleting: realkstrawn93-ip13sim (BC4197AA-A5E9-4611-98B3-4C96B2CCD460, iOS 15.4, Creating)
May 3 13:27:12 realkstrawn93-m1mbp CoreSimulatorService[2890] <Error>: Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=22 "Invalid argument" UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Device was allocated but was stuck in creation state. Check CoreSimulator.log for more information.}
May 3 13:27:12 realkstrawn93-m1mbp CoreSimulatorService[2890] <Error>: Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=22 "Invalid argument" UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Device was allocated but was stuck in creation state. Check CoreSimulator.log for more information.}
May 3 13:27:12 realkstrawn93-m1mbp com.apple.dt.Xcode[24690] <Error>: ERROR creating device: Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=22 "Invalid argument" UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Device was allocated but was stuck in creation state. Check CoreSimulator.log for more information.}
May 3 13:27:12 realkstrawn93-m1mbp com.apple.dt.Xcode[24690] <Error>: Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=22 "Invalid argument" UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Device was allocated but was stuck in creation state. Check CoreSimulator.log for more information.}
Note the various "You don't have permission to save the file" errors despite having already used chown -R after the directory move to attempt to rectify any permissions issues that may arise from such. So what else could possibly be wrong here?
I was able to find a workaround for this with the help of this answer
https://stackoverflow.com/a/58304540
The problem is that CoreSimulatorService needs full disk access to create files on a separate drive. To grant access you need to drag and drop com.apple.CoreSimulator.CoreSimulatorService.xpc into the apps area of Security & Privacy > Privacy > Full Disk Access in System Preferences. You can't use the + icon because .xpc files will be grayed out.
For me, this was the path to the xpc file:
/Library/Developer/PrivateFrameworks/CoreSimulator.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.CoreSimulator.CoreSimulatorService.xpc
I met a similar issue, and I solved like below: About this Mac > Storage > Manage > Developer and Open the screen, delete all cache, then it should work well.
Ended up simply moving all the simulator stuff back onto my local drive anyway and the problem disappeared. Not sure why Xcode complains when the simulators aren’t on the system drive though.

What does the installation errror "The packet is unknown" mean?

I am trying to use Xcode 6.2 to install a development build of an iOS app onto my iPod touch (running iOS 8.2).
The installation keeps failing with the message
App instalation failed
The packet is unknown.
The console reports the following details:
Mar 27 12:53:52 iPod-touch com.apple.StreamingUnzipService[164] <Warning>: -[StreamingUnzipState finishStream]:476: Finishing an incomplete stream! This stream will not be resumable.
Mar 27 12:53:52 iPod-touch streaming_zip_conduit[163] <Warning>: __dispatch_source_read_socket_block_invoke_2:171: Failed to finish extraction: Error Domain=SZExtractorErrorDomain Code=3 "Finishing an incomplete stream! This stream will not be resumable." UserInfo=0x17e33b50 {SZExtractorFunctionNameErrorKey=-[StreamingUnzipState finishStream], SZExtractorSourceFileLineErrorKey=476, NSLocalizedDescription=Finishing an incomplete stream! This stream will not be resumable.}
Mar 27 12:53:52 iPod-touch streaming_zip_conduit[163] <Warning>: secure_send_message:105: Got error 1 from lockdown_send_message
Mar 27 12:53:52 iPod-touch streaming_zip_conduit[163] <Warning>: secure_send_error:137: Could not send error response to host
These messages seem to imply that the IPA file is somehow corrupted, and can't be extracted, but I had no problem unziping the IPA with Archive Utility on my Mac.
I also already ran codesign -dvvv on Payload/<my-app-name>.app and don't see any obvious problems with the certificate used to sign the app.
What does this error message indicate, and how can the issue be resolved?
note:
I already found this similar question but the only current answer does not help me. Since I have some, possibly relevant, details that may not apply to the previous question, I am asking a new question.
So I was getting this exact error and I tried switching USB ports (from the device plugged into the USB port on my keyboard to the USB port on my laptop) and now it works.

iOS8 Enterprise app install issue

I have been looking into this issue for a long time now and have gone over many questions on here which have helped clear up somethings but I am now getting some new warnings and errors in the device logs and I am unable to decipher them.
Firstly I was getting the following:
<Warning>: LoadExternalDownloadManifestOperation: Ignore manifest download, already have bundleID:
which wouldn't even kick the install off but I followed the steps in the following link: iOS 8 - Can't Install Enterprise App made some changes to the bundle identifier and the manifest file and it would try and kick off the download.
However I am now getting the following errors/warnings and I am unsure what is causing them:
<Notice>: 0x101dcc000 -[MIInstaller performInstallationWithError:]: Installing <MIInstallableBundle ID=com.bundle-name; Version=3.0, ShortVersion=(null)>
<Error>: 0x198de7310 Device-O-Matic: iterate_ancestors IORegistryEntryGetParentIterator failed: No such process
<Error>: 0x198de7310 Device-O-Matic: iterate_ancestors IORegistryEntryGetParentIterator failed: No such file or directory
<Error>: 0x198de7310 Device-O-Matic: iterate_ancestors IORegistryEntryGetParentIterator failed: No such file or directory
<Error>: 0x198de7310 Device-O-Matic: iterate_ancestors IORegistryEntryGetParentIterator failed: No such file or directory
<Error>: 0x198de7310 Device-O-Matic: iterate_ancestors IORegistryEntryGetParentIterator failed: No such file or directory
<Error>: 0x198de7310 Device-O-Matic: iterate_ancestors IORegistryEntryGetParentIterator failed: No such file or directory
<Error>: 0x198de7310 Device-O-Matic: iterate_ancestors IORegistryEntryGetParentIterator failed: No such file or directory
as well as:
<Warning>: LaunchServices: Creating installProgressForApplication:<LSApplicationProxy: 0x13cf84870> com.bundle-name(Placeholder) withPhase:3
<Warning>: LaunchServices: installPhaseFinishedForProgress: com.bundle-name.InstallingPlaceholder - <NSProgress: 0x13e003120> : Parent: 0x0 / Fraction completed: 0.0000 / Completed: 0 of 100 called, removing progress from cache
and:
<Error>: Could not set socket option SO_OPPORTUNISTIC: Invalid argument
Any Help deciphering these and shedding some light would be greatly appreciated.
Update:
I went back and checked iOS 7.1.1 and it was failing to installing there so I switched the manifest file iPA url back to being ftp:// and it worked on 7.1.1 again but iOS8 throws the following warning and fails to download the app:
<Notice>: Invalid URL scheme for background tasks: ftp. Valid schemes are http or https
but switching the IPA url over to HTTPS means the app doesn't download for both iOS 7.1.1 or iOS 8.1
I found the solution to my problem and here is everything I did to get it working.
Our setup + backstory:
We have an AWS webserver with an HTTPS website running on it. Since iOS 7.1 our manifest (plist) is hosted on the server but the IPA was stored on an FTP and this worked fine throughout iOS 7. The introduction of iOS 8 meant the FTP could no longer be used for the IPA so we wanted to move it onto the webserver the same as the PLIST. Before doing this though we had other issues that were preventing the iPad from even trying to download because I was getting the following error message:
Ignore manifest download, already have bundleID: {bundle_id}
The Fix:
Firstly I followed the steps in this question and made sure that both full-size-image and display-image exist in the manifest file.
I then made some other changes to the manifest file based on another answer in this question. These changes were to the bundle-identifier and bundle-version
In doing this my iOS 8 test iPad would pick up the install display the shadow icon but then fail to install, however the iOS 7 iPad would still install I saw the following message:
<Notice>: Invalid URL scheme for background tasks: ftp. Valid schemes are http or https
Which led me to move all the files onto the webserver, but then both iOS 7 and iOS 8 wouldn't install.
I originally thought one of the above errors / warnings might have been causing it to fail but couldn't seem to find an answer. After hours of searching and trying to fix I had an epiphany because when trying to view the IPA in a web browser I was getting a 404 and I remembered we had a similar issue when moving the PLIST file onto the server. To fix this I had to add the IPA MIME type on the IIS 7 server. As soon as I did this my 7 build of our app will download an install on both the iOS 7 and iOS 8 iPads. The correct MIME type for an application/octet-stream

Could not inspect the application package

I have final version of XCode 6 (version 6.0.1). In my project, I have problem when running it.
I got
"App installation failed - Could not inspect the application package."
If I run project again, it runs ok. Another run, problem again... etc. So every second run ends in this error, right after that application run just fine.
I have no problem in XCode 5.
If you have moved or copied a folder named resources or resource into your project, try renaming it. Then perform a clean.
I had the same issue, And was unable to install the ipa. It always ended with an error "Could not inspect the application package." and some warnings in device console
Feb 10 17:38:16 iPhone mobile_installation_proxy[356] <Warning>: LaunchServices: Please include the kCFBundleIdentifierKey in the options dictionary when installing an app.
Feb 10 17:38:16 iPhone mobile_installation_proxy[356] <Warning>: LaunchServices: installing app with unknown bundleID
.
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Feb 10 17:38:16 iPhone installd[44] <Error>: 0x101bcc000 -[MIBundle _validateWithError:]: 28: Failed to load Info.plist from bundle at path
Feb 10 17:38:16 iPhone installd[44] <Error>: 0x101bcc000 + [MIInstallable installablesAtURL:packageFormat:userOptions:error:]: Failed to create bundle for …
After spending hours, I got it fixed by adding the "Application requires iPhone environment" in info.plist
<key>LSRequiresIPhoneOS</key>
<true/>

Ad-hoc distribution fail

I work for a big company, and I'm developing an iOS app for iOS 5+. The only way the app will be distributed will be through ad-hoc deployment.
I have had my own server for some time, hosted by o2switch (french hoster). As I started the development, we used it to deploy the app for beta testing purposes. It was working pretty well.
As the app entered its final phase, the company bought the same (in fact, they only have a single one) plan at o2switch (as it was working fine on my server). The "new" server works fine, we have the files required by the iOS app on it and we access them correctly.
My problem is that when I deploy over to the company's server, the install keeps crashing ! The bar below the app's icon is empty, the almost full (in no time), and I get an error saying the app could not be installed. (classic)
I have the so-well-known crash log :
unknown itunesstored[1657] <Notice>: MS:Notice: Installing: com.apple.itunesstored [itunesstored] (690.10)
unknown wifid[23] <Error>: WiFi:[375199765.346102]: Client itunesstored is background application
unknown securityd[1659] <Notice>: MS:Notice: Installing: (null) [securityd] (690.10)
unknown SpringBoard[62] <Warning>: could not save thumbnail for downloading icon: image=(null) path='/var/mobile/Library/SpringBoard/DownloadingIconImageCache/***********'
unknown sandboxd[1661] <Notice>: MS:Notice: Installing: (null) [sandboxd] (690.10)
unknown installd[1663] <Notice>: MS:Notice: Installing: (null) [installd] (690.10)
unknown SpringBoard[62] <Warning>: could not save thumbnail for downloading icon: image=(null) path='/var/mobile/Library/SpringBoard/DownloadingIconImageCache/***********'
unknown keybagd[1665] <Notice>: MS:Notice: Installing: (null) [keybagd] (690.10)
unknown securityd[1667] <Notice>: MS:Notice: Installing: (null) [securityd] (690.10)
unknown SpringBoard[62] <Warning>: Killing *********** for app installation
unknown installd[1663] <Error>: 2ffc1000 extract_package: Could not extract archive
unknown installd[1663] <Error>: 2ffc1000 stage_package: Could not extract /var/tmp/install_staging.I0rwBH/foo.zip to /var/tmp/install_staging.I0rwBH/foo_extracted
unknown com.apple.itunesstored[1657] <Notice>: MobileInstallationInstall: failed with -1
unknown installd[1663] <Error>: 2ffc1000 MobileInstallationInstall: Could not stage the package
unknown installd[1663] <Error>: 2ffc1000 handle_install: API failed
unknown installd[1663] <Error>: 2ffc1000 send_message: failed to send mach message of 71 bytes: 10000003
unknown installd[1663] <Error>: 2ffc1000 send_error: Could not send error response to client
I've tried a lot to get rid of this error, but nothing seemed to work. I've read every single answer on SO talking about this issue, and tried everything I could. I re-downloaded the profiles, updated the build number, checked the ipa's url, and so many other things.. Nothing worked.
I had to deliver the app quickly, so I tried one last thing : put it on my server. And it worked perfectly. First try, and with no problem (maybe one, the bar did not load progressively but stayed grey then filled in blue very quick, but that's not a problem, I know it downloaded the online version). Then I re-tried uploading to the new server, same problem.
BTW, I tested with: iPhone4/iOS5, iPhone4S/iOS6, iPhone5/iOS6, iPad3/iOS6 and a couple other devices, over 3G (3 different providers) and Wifi, same problem every single time.
So, my question is the following :
Does / how can the server impact the ad-hoc deployment ?
I can give information on the server's config if required. Please tell me what info you need.
O2switch is investigating, but they don't know much about iOS ad-hoc deployment, so they don't really know where to look, what service the install calls, etc.
So I'm turning (once again) to you, SO's community ! Any ideas ?
Check the mime-type configuration in the web-server. You need:
application/xml for the .plist file, and
application/octet-stream for the .ipa file.
Did you edit the App.plist file before you moved it to the new server?
The assets url must be absolute, like this: <string>http://someurl.com/App-1.0.0.ipa</string>.
If you are absolutely sure that server returns proper mime types, checked by:
lynx -mime_header http://www.serveraddress/App.plist | head -10
If you are sure that you don't have spaces or new lines in link to your .plist file in your html file.
If you are sure that you have added devices to provisioning profile
And if you have read: http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1829415&seqNum=16
I have all files: .plist, .html, .ipa in the same folder
Then I don't know what is the issue and would suggest you to distribute it from your working server.

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