iOS Simulator failed to install application

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My Xcode project started to give "iOS Simulator failed to install the application"

I'm using iOS Simulator 7.1. The simulator runs any other project. I've read other entries in stack overflow and I've tried to delete ~/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator from terminal, reset from "iOS Simulator/Reset Content and Settings" menu, shutdown and restart Maverick but result was the same.

Help please!

Update: When I try to upload my application to a real device I got this error: "Could not inspect the application package."

I think this error is related to above error.

When I check system.log entries I found below lines:

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05/05/14 00:04:48,507 Xcode[1534]: AMDeviceSecureTransferPath (thread 0x10bd96000): disableDelta: FALSE
05/05/14 00:04:48,606 Xcode[1534]: AMDeviceSecureTransferPath (thread 0x10bd96000): Using delta for package at path    file:///Users/serkan/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/myapp-efvftyvllnqdibctwpfggqgjpfzk/Build/Products/Debug-iphoneos/myapp.app/ ID is myapp.myapp
05/05/14 00:04:48,640 Xcode[1534]: AMDeviceStartHouseArrestService (thread 0x10bd96000):  There was an error from the device: ApplicationLookupFailed
05/05/14 00:04:48,650 Xcode[1534]: AMDeviceSecureTransferPath (thread 0x10bd96000): AMDeviceSecureTransferPath:1589 starting delta_transfer_directory, ref_afc: 0x0
05/05/14 00:04:50,642 Xcode[1534]: AMDeviceSecureTransferPath (thread 0x10bd96000): AMDeviceSecureTransferPath:1592 finished delta_transfer_directory
05/05/14 00:04:50,716 Xcode[1534]: call_and_response (thread 0x10bd96000): GOT AN ERROR 0xe8000051
05/05/14 00:04:50,716 Xcode[1534]: perform_command (thread 0x10bd96000): There was an error communicating with the service agent: 0xe8000051
05/05/14 00:04:50,717 Xcode[1534]: AMDeviceSecureInstallApplication (thread 0x10bd96000): Old style install failed for (PublicStaging/myapp.app)
05/05/14 00:04:50,717 Xcode[1534]: AMDeviceSecureInstallApplication (thread 0x10bd96000): Could not install package on device: kAMDPackageInspectionFailedError

Rainer Schwarze Rainer Schwarze · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-04T21:30:48

Do you have a folder named Resource or Resources? Rename that to a different name and try again. (Remember to clean the project.)

EDIT: If this does not fix it, look at the project settings, there under "Build phases" and there under "Copy Bundle Resources". Maybe a stale entry sits there and needs to be removed manually.

EDIT: Also clean the project. Hold the option key when clicking on the menu entry so it says "Clean Build Folder...". If necessary, remove the derived data: Open Organizer, select your project: There is an entry "Derived Data" which shows the path to the files generated by Xcode. Right to that is also a Delete button - click that to delete all the derived data. (Xcode will have to rebuild index files etc., nothing critical)

(I remember, that I saw such errors when I had a Resource(s) folder and when I renamed it, it worked again. As far as I understood, Resource is used for Mac OS X apps. I assumed it would not be used for iOS, but at least it caused trouble in my case.)

iOS Simulator failed to install application

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