'Xcode 12 error in installing app -Failed to get FD to bundle executable

My project is running fine in Xcode 11.3 but recently when I upgraded to Xcode 12 app is not getting installed in simulator and showing the error - Could not install at this time. Failed to get FD to bundle executable....

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Solution 1:[1]

I suddenly had the same problem, after years of work on the same project across several versions of Xcode and MacOS. On Xcode 12.4 and MacOS 10.15.5, although everything was working fine, suddenly I got this error popup "Failed to get FD to bundle executable" while trying to Run the project on a(ny) Simulator.

I tried all the proposals I could find online, including changing the Executable Type (which had never changed) or clear the empty env vars defined in the Build settings (there weren't any). Uninstalling/reinstalling Xcode didn't help. Upgrading to MacOS 10.15.7 didn't either. Of course the Apple Support has been of no use at all (they replied with a few general FAQ links about how to use Simulator).

The only thing that worked for me was to checkout the project in a different folder...

The weird thing is, if I rename again my new folder to the initial folder name, it does the error again! It sounds to me like a MacOS bug and/or an Xcode bug.

Solution 2:[2]

Error running `xcrun simctl install 95F3A7B0-67B3-490E-B798-D1CBBF813B83 /Users/yakjuly/.expo/ios-simulator-app-cache/Exponent-2.21.3.tar.app`: An error was encountered processing the command (domain=IXUserPresentableErrorDomain, code=1):
Unable To Install “Expo Go”
Please try again later.
Failed to get FD to bundle executable at /Users/yakjuly/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/95F3A7B0-67B3-490E-B798-D1CBBF813B83/data/Library/Caches/com.apple.mobile.installd.staging/temp.Nf39ZM/extracted/Exponent-2.21.3.tar.app/Expo Go
Underlying error (domain=MIInstallerErrorDomain, code=4):
    Failed to get FD to bundle executable at /Users/yakjuly/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/95F3A7B0-67B3-490E-B798-D1CBBF813B83/data/Library/Caches/com.apple.mobile.installd.staging/temp.Nf39ZM/extracted/Exponent-2.21.3.tar.app/Expo Go

I have this problem when I get started with react native.

The issue for me is the file in /Users/yakjuly/.expo/ios-simulator-app-cache/Exponent-2.21.3.tar.app is broken. After I delete this file and re-run the command. it succeeds installing app in iOS simulator.

Solution 3:[3]

What solved this for me was the following:

  • close emulator
  • clean project and build folder
    Shortcut: Command+Shift+K
    GUI: Menu Bar -> Product -> Clean/Clean Build Folder
  • restart emulator

Solution 4:[4]

Xcode 13.2.1

The following steps helped me -

1. Select simulator

2. Goto Device

3. Select -> Erase All Content and Settings...

Hopefully, now you will be able to install and run the app on your simulator.

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Solution 1 Dharman
Solution 2 Ankun
Solution 3
Solution 4 Prashant Gaikwad

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