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Lutzifer
Lutzifer

Reputation: 895

How do I solve Xcode's "This app could not be installed at this time." error

Sometimes, Xcode will not install Apps in the simulator, giving nothing more than the message "This app could not be installed at this time.".

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1508

Answers (2)

Sivajee Battina
Sivajee Battina

Reputation: 4174

First Reset the simulator by following option:

Hardware -> Erase All content and settings...

and then clean your project by following commands:

shift+cmd+K

shift+opt+cmd+K

If you still want to know what exactly causing the issue, you can check at log files from below location:

~/Library/Logs/CoreSimulator/

Upvotes: 0

Lutzifer
Lutzifer

Reputation: 895

The simulator writes a log for the events that occur while installing an App.

To access it, list the available simulators by typing this in the terminal:

instruments -s devices

this will give you a list with entries like

iPad Pro (10.5-inch) (11.4) [75DE3247-4641-4D71-BAC1-3EC3B019FC87] (Simulator)

Copy the uuid between the brackets for the simulator you are using.

Then type

cd ~/Library/Logs/CoreSimulator/<THE-UUID-YOU-JUST-COPIED>/MobileInstallation

You are now in a directory, that contains the installation logs. Open the newest log and look for errors of your installation (most likely at the end of the log).

Upvotes: 2

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