Why Xcode 9.2 is not recognising trusted IOS 9.3.5 devices?

Question

I updated to Xcode 9.2 recently, and it is not recognising trusted IOS 9.3.5 device, a really old ipad. Can anyone suggest a workaround? Thanks in Advance.

Update: Also tried connecting to a 11.2.1 Ipad mini. Its also being shown as untrusted device.

This happens in xcode(for ipad mini4 - trusted when prompted device)

This happens in iTunes, where the device is still not being recognized even after trusting the mac.

Yes, it says not paired, and is advising me to trust the mac on the device, which i already did. This happens in both new and old device. I was working with the both the device before the xcode 9.2 update. — Thushar G R, Jan 05 '18 at 10:46
I have iPad 2 with iOS 9.3.5 installed and it was recognised by Xcode 9.2. What iPad do you have? — Roman Podymov, Jan 05 '18 at 10:49
Did you tried to connect your devices to another Mac with Xcode 9.2? — Roman Podymov, Jan 05 '18 at 12:16

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 06 '18 at 02:33

Could be an issue with provisioning profile/developer certificates:

Are the devices included as part of the provisioning profile? And, is the provisioning profile still active? If so, it could also be that you need to go to General -> Profiles and Device Management to trust the developer certificates.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 09 '18 at 09:26

This

Answer worked for me.

After you delete that folder, you need to recreate again and make proper permissions, because iTunes need rw rights to that folder:

 sudo mkdir /var/db/lockdown
 sudo chmod go+w  /var/db/lockdown

without having iTunes open. Then everything should be fine. Also keep in mind the same operation may be required for /private/var/db/lockdown [a mirror]

Why Xcode 9.2 is not recognising trusted IOS 9.3.5 devices?

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