Ios – macOS on VMware doesn’t recognize iOS device

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I am using Mac OS in VMWare for iOS app development.

After updating the OS and Xcode, the iOS device isn't available so I cannot test it.

When the device is plugged in to the PC, the device appears as connected in VMware and marked with green point. But, it does not appear in Xcode's devices.

I am using Mac OS 10.11. Does anybody have ideas?

Best Answer

I had the same issue, but was quite easy to solve. Follow the next steps:

1) In the Virtual Machine (VMWare) settings:

  • Set the USB compatibility to be 2.0 instead of 3.0
  • Check the setting "Show all USB input devices"

2) Add the device into the list of allowed development devices in your Apple Developer's account. Without that step there is no way to use your device in Xcode.

Next some instructions: Register a single device