I'm new to xCode development and struggling my way through the provisioning system trying to run a Hello World app on a real device. I went through al steps and everything seems fine but one thing:
When i click my device (Iphone 3G running IOS 4.2.1) in the xCode organizer the following message is displayed under Software Version: Xcode cannot find the software image to install this version...
Also the provisioning profiles show no status in the organizer (both in the library and on the device). On the provisioning portal they have the status active.
I hope someone can help me, thanks!!
ps. i am working with xcode 4
Update: OK, I've found the solution -> set deployment target to 4.2 in info tab: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2780316?start=0&tstar
The message "xcode cannot find the software image to install this version" seen in the organiser window... This is just a notification rather than a problematic error.
If you want to eliminate this message anyway, I found I was able to do this by running restore within iTunes. Part of that process involves downloading some stuff, which I presume is the 'software image'.
But, as explained in Technical Q&A QA1569 "This message does not prevent you from using the device for development purposes. The only effect is the inability to reinstall the OS currently on the device using Xcode." ...and that has been my experience. Back in the main Xcode window you're still able to click 'run' and send the app to the device to run.
...and it will run assuming everything else is set-up OK, but there are various other gotchas related to Xcode 4.2 and v4 devices:
As mentioned by Overbeeke you should ensure the 'deployment target'
of your project is set down to the desired version (the minimum
version of the devices you want to support) Additionally I would
point out that the 'SDK version' should normally remain set to the
latest (it's whatever SDK Xcode on your machine is using)
As mentioned by Kenneth Lam, in the new Xcode you need to frig around
with "armv6/armv7" settings if you want to support earlier models of
iPhone. Follow these instructions to add the right "Architecture" armv6 setting. Additionally I would point out (as per this answer further down) that there is a setting called "Required device capabilities" from which you need to remove 'armv7'. This is in your app's plist file.
I'm saying all this like I'm an expert, but I still can't get it to work on a v3.1.3 device :-)
I think Xcode 4 requires that you are running the latest iOS to use that feature, but you don't need it to install apps on a device. I have run my apps on an iPod Touch 1G (which can't be upgraded to iOS 4.3) with the same iOS as you and it worked.
Have you added your device to the provisioning profile?
What I did is opened the organizer, right click on the device on the left pane and select "Add device to provisioning profile" where you will be asked for your Apple ID (within xcode) and it will add the device to your profile without you leaving xcode, much simpler than using the online portal.
Xcode 4.2 only builds armv7 targets by default. (Iphone 3G running IOS 4.2.1 is armv6) Add armv6 build targets by following these excellent instructions from Nick "Warning: iPhone apps should include an armv6 architecture" even with build config set
just an update, to update the iOS deployment target, click your project in the left pane, the one with the blue 'A' icon. click the build settings tab (not info), instead of showing "basic," show "all." iOS deployment target is in the deployment section.
There could be a number of things, but i would make sure that that your deployment taget in build settings is at or below your target . Check the "deployment section" in the build settings of your project. The default sets the deployment to the highest iOS version, if the ios version is below what is set you will not be able to run the app on that device.
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When I click my iPhone into the USB port, I hear the clicking sound and on my project it shows checking dd symbols and a little progress bar appears. But, when I click on the drop down list, upper right hand corner, my device does not show up, still says any iOS device. When I click debug, a box comes up saying xcode cannot run using using the selected device.
"No provisioned iOS devices are available with a compatible iOS version. Connect an iOS device with a recent enough version of iOS to run your application or choose an iOS simulator as the destination"
I checked to see what sdk version my project was using, it is 5.1.
On the organizer it says my iPhone is using software version 5.0.1.1,
Questions,
Do I have to upgrade my iPhone to 5.1?
I went to iTunes to upgrade it and they only had a option for 5.1.1, if I upgrade it to 5.1.1, will it still work with my xcode which has sdk 5.1 not 5.1.1
Any idea how to get my iPhone to work with the new projects created?
Also, the old projects are using sdk 5.1 and they run fine, could it be a different problem?
Just set the "Deployment Target" for targets and project to your device version.
To do this, click the project in the navigator -> info for project and summary for targets. There you find the deployment target.
Hope this helps
Try run a any XCode 3. And open him Organizer. Then will show a question about Collecting device. Press and reconnect a device. Must help. This helps in my case :)
I have done the provisional profile and it is showing properly in Organizer. Iphone device is also listed and next to it is a green little circle.
However, in xcode the device is not listed and can not be picked.
What can be the issue.
Have you click on "use for development" in organizer?
Click on your top project item, and check the Summary tab on your target.
Under Devices if you have selected iPad then it won't let you build to your iPhone.
Also, if the deployment target is higher than the version on your device it might not work.
Have you tried the following?
Restart Xcode
Restart the iOS Device
Restart your computer
I had the same issue and following worked for me in XCode 6.1
1: Open Devices (Window>Devices)
2: Select Device
3: Go to settings and Mark 'Show in Run Destination Menu'
There are a couple of issues that could be causing this.
1. Incorrect provisioning - Verify that you have specified the correct provisioning profile in "debug" in the build settings for both the project AND the target. Then make sure that that same provisioning profile has that device authorized on it (Apple Provisioning Portal) and that the profile has been installed on the device.
2. Proper deployment target value
3. Device Type - Make sure that your project is set for the correct device type (iPhone or iPad or Universal).
4. Restart Everything
I had the same exact issue. My problem was that I had accidentally installed the same provisioning profile twice. So when I clicked "Provisioning Profiles" (from the drop-down tree in Organizer below my device) it listed 2 instances of it -- one where the Team field showed my name and one where the Team field listed "Unknown". I deleted the "Unknown" instance and my device immediately showed up in my available devices list for testing.
For me, it was a simple case of having the deployment target set too high. I started the project on Xcode 7.3.1 on my work machine... but when I got home, I opened up the project with Xcode 7.2 (which does not have the 9.3 SDK). After changing it to the proper deployment target, voila... good to go.
And by simple, I mean I restarted, cleaned and screwed around with it for about 20 minutes before I smacked my head and saw the problem. :-)
For VMware Users
Goto menu VM->Settings->USB Controller->Change USB Compatibility 3.0 to 2.0 and then Check show all usb devices.
This worked for me. Now xcode is showing connected iphone device.
If show all usb devices option is disabled, power off virtual machine and try.
I just recently downloaded the Xcode 4.2 with iOS 5 SDK package and I immediately noticed that I am unable to use my iPhone 3Gs with iOS 4.2.1 for debugging. I am only able to debug and test on my iphone 4 with iOS 5 installed.
For any of my devices running any iOS less than 5.0 Xcode just says "Finished running for iPhone3GS" and doesn't run it. I have my deployment target set to 3.0 because I am not using any features in my app above 3.0 and I want to be able to target all versions 3.0 or higher. I have all my provisioning profiles installed and up to date.
I have quit and restarted xcode, I have cleaned the build multiple times. I have tried adding armv6 in the archtecture build settings, but nothing will allow me to build and run my app on my old phone with ios 4.2.1.
My question is, is it possible to still make apps with the new SDK work for iOS versions lower than 5? How can I be sure that my app will still run on lower iOS versions if I am unable to install them on my old phone?
Edit:
OK it looks like iOS SDK 5 dropped support for armv6 by default. What you have to do is add armv6 in the Architectures field under Build Settings for both your Target and your Project. Then your app will be able to run on iPhone 3G devices.
Answer can be found here
How to build for armv6 and armv7 architectures with iOS 5
I was having the same issue trying to get a newly created Xcode 4.2 project running on an iPhone 3G 4.2.1. Here is how I was able to get it to run.
1) Change the Target's "Build Settings" ==> "Architecture" from "Standard (armv7)" to "other". Add armv6 and armv7.
2) Change the Target's "Build Settings" ==> "Valid Architecture" to armv6 and armv7.
3) Change the Target's "Build Settings" ==> "iOS Deployment Target" to iOS 4.2.
4) Open the projects *-Info.plist, remove the setting "Required device capabilities" (note it required armv7)
btw I figured this out when I tried to manually add the app via the organizer and it reported:
Can't install application
The Info.plist for application at /Users/.../TestsDebug.app specifies
device capability requirements, which are not met by Dev iPhone 3G
All should work after that. Talk about a PITA.
Go to Xcode > Preferences > Downloads and install debugging support for older iOS versions.
mmorris got me close to resolving the issue...
In the Info.plist, I had to set the Required Device Capabilities to armv6, not armv7
Hope this helps others out as well.
You need to connect the phone and then go to the organizer. Xcode should automatically request the older version.
See the developer page for more info. It was described in the notes for the 4.2 beta
I encountered a similar problem trying to run my app on an old iPod Touch. I upgraded to Xcode 4.3.3 and the app would no longer run in the debugger for me on older hardware.
I believe the other comments here about "Architectures" and "Required device capabilities" are important details to specify correctly. Unfortunately, they weren't enough to fix my problem.
In my case, I found the build scheme to be the culprit. Xcode 4.3.3 prompted me to switch from the GDB debugger to LLDB when it upgraded my project. When I changed the Run action of my scheme back to GDB, I was able to run the app again on my old hardware from Xcode.
I found out that I had to add armv6 to architectures, but still did not work. And now I have removed armv7 from required capabilities, and that was it! It worked!
This worked for me and should work for you if you had an older version of Xcode previously. If not then you should follow the advice given by others to obtain the SDK from an older version of SDK:
sudo cp -a /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS5.0.sdk /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS5.0.sdk
This command is only a little bit different from that shown by others, but those commands dropped the files in the SDKs folder itself for me - we want a subdirectory of it to be created with the appropriate name.
In my case there was a redundant line
in Required device capabilities
I just removed it...
Hopefully it will help someone else.
I can't for the life of me find out how to run applicaitons on a device (specifically, and iPhone 4) using XCode 4.
The documentation says to "Set the run destination to iOS device in the scheme editor and build and run your application."
The dropdown menu in the schema editor only has simulator options.
Could someone present a step-by-step method for running applications on devices using Xcode 4?
Using:
Xcode 4.0.2 (iOS 4.3)
iPhone 4.3.3
UPDATE
I ended up doing a series of restarts (Macbook Pro, iPhone 4, Xcode), did a few cleans and builds of the project, and set the "Base SDK" build attribute for the TARGET to "Latest iOS (iOS 4.3).
After that, the device appeared in the destination drop-down in the scheme editing menu.
(Thank you for your time septi!)
Be sure to Verify the BASE SDK used in your project. From the docs:
"
Note: If you are building to your development device, the Base SDK version number defined on your Xcode project must be greater than or equal to the software version number on your development device; otherwise Xcode cannot initiate a debugging session with the device. In that case, you will need to download and install the latest iOS SDK version that is greater than or equal to your device software version.
"
I had a similar problem. My phone has iOS 4.2.1
I downloaded a sample app and my phone did not show up as an option, only the simulators were listed.
So this is just a configuration issue:
To fix this you need to select the project, and:
(as noted above) Select Build Settings/Base SDK = (in my case) Latest iOS (iOS 4.3)
Select Summary: Devices: iPhone
Select Deployment Target: (in my case) 4.2
Now I get the following in the dropdown list of targets:
Myiphone (4.2.1, overriding Base SDK to 4.3)
Also watch out for the UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities property in the plist file. This can prevent a device from showing up sometimes.
I encountered this today in XCode 5 and tried the steps specified. Eventually, I found another solution that may be of use to future readers (Xcode 4 or otherwise).
Go to your project settings and select your target.
Select the "General" tab and scroll to Deployment Info.
Under "Deployment Target", make sure that your device's OS, or something lower, is specified.
---> Your device should now show up as available for debugging in the listing.
Came across this by checking the same device in another project. In that project, the device was listed just fine. When looking at the project settings between the two, the above difference was what stuck out and resolved the issue.
The "Deployment Target" in the project general settings needs to be <= your device, as Danny said above.
Be aware that when you create a new project in a new version of XCode, the default deployment target will be the latest OS release. If your iPhone is on a lower release, this means you either need to upgrade your iPhone, or install an older SDK into your XCode.
You can install an older SDK by copying it into the XCode package at location:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs
I want to test my app on my itouch which has ios 4.2.1 .
I have completed the steps for provisioning profile/certificate. So under Organizer,
when I select my device, I am seeing the provisioning profile
and under Developer profile, I see 2 entries; iPhone Developer and iPhone Distributor
Now I want to just test the app on my device (NOT looking for steps to submit the app for distribution at this stage)
I think there are some Project settings that I need to do under XCode. But I am unable to figure it out. Please provide me the steps to test on device.
My XCode ver is 3.2.5
I was hitting an issue following this and the documentation where my app would not deploy to my iPhone 3G running iOS 4.2.1 using XCode 4.2. I hope this helps others who end up on this question trying to get their apps to deploy to a real device through XCode.
I kept fiddling with the Base SDK setting along with the Deployment Target setting in the project and target settings area. However, I had them correct to start with so that wasn't the answer (I want to target iOS 3.2+, so I kept all set to that). In addition, I messed with the provisioning profiles, certificates, etc. multiple times even though they looked right to me. They weren't the issue, either.
The key was changing the architecture settings that are scattered throughout the interface.
First, since I am testing it on an iPhone 3G, I needed to support the armv6 architecture as well as armv7 for later models. So I added "armv6" to the "Valid Architectures" entry on the project's "Build Settings" tab.
Next, I made sure it was showing "armv6 armv7" under "Architectures" in the "Build Settings" tab of the target for my project.
Finally, I clicked on the -Info.plist file for my project and removed the "armv7" entry for the "Required device capabilities" that is put there by default for new projects in XCode 4.2.
After this, my app ran successfully on the device using Command + R for Run.
Double click your app under targets in Xcode
Make sure that for the configuration 'Development' you have the right development provisioning
profiles selected.
click on the properties tag and make sure that the identifier is the same as the identifier used in
the development profile.
clean all targets, in Xcode make sure you are building for Device, Debug, and than click 'build and run'.
If the development profile is on your iPhone and you have installed it into Xcode correctly it should work. However sometimes after installing a profile on your iPhone it doesn't register everywhere it needs to and I have found that this is fixed by restarting the iPhone (not Xcode).
Good luck.