Xcode not detecting my device

Question

I upgraded my iPad device OS version recently to 5.1.1 (9B206). From that my Xcode is not detecting my device. Am just getting iOS Device and simulator options in my Xcode. But am getting my device in older version of Xcode and iTunes. For this i updated my MAC OS version to 10.7.4 and Xcode version to 4.3.3. But still am facing the same problem. Now how to make my Xcode to detect my device?

Solution 1

Open the Organizer in Xcode, go to devices, find your device and click the option to use for development

Solution 2

This Worked for me.

• Quit Xcode.
• Disconnect the device.
• In a terminal window, type: sudo pkill usbmuxd (it will be restarted again automatically)
• Restart Xcode
• Connect the device

Your device should now be visible again in Xcode!

Solution 3

I just plugged into another USB port and it detected by device.

Solution 4

In another case, check the "iOS Deployment Target" in "Build Settings", if the target iOS version number is great than the version of device, then the device will not show in the list.

Say that, the "iOS Deployment Target" == 7.0, and the version of device is 6.0, to solve the problem by change the "iOS Deployment Target" to 6.0 or lower.

Solution 5

I was also faced the same issue in Xcode, my device was not detected after update the Xcode latest version(7.3.1)

Done so many things what suggested in the web-search but still the device was not detected.

Finally, I just quit and open the Xcode my device was detected(oh my bad).

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Comments

[Vaiden]

You might also need to right click and then choose "Add to member center"

[Dpedrinha]

I can't find the devices option in the organizer.

[Boris Verkhovskiy]

Is the screen under "Window -> Devices and Simulators" the same thing this was referring to? I don't see my iPad in there either anyway

[daniel]

What "Windows"? I see the "Window" menu item when I'm in Xcode.

[Developer]

additionally plugged into another USB port worked for me

[Nikolaj Simonsen]

It's been 6 years and this is still the answer.