Flutter : Not Connecting to IOS Simulator in Android Studio

Question

I am following the Flutter Test Drive tutorial on the Flutter Docs. I installed XCode, cocoapods, ran pods setup etc.

However, in Android Studio, when I try to run IOS by clicking "Run IOS Simulator," it opens the simulator but fails to connect.

I also tried doing this from the terminal. Opened an IOS emulator and then ran flutter run in the app folder in terminal. I got an error No devices attached.

Are you able to run your emulator by running **open -a Simulator**? Also, please attach in your question the result of **flutter doctor** — Victor Hugo Montes, May 13 '18 at 18:16
That did the trick. **flutter doctor** helped me find the problem. My XCode installation was not complete. Now I have an error about python module "six" — Android Ninja, May 13 '18 at 20:49
Fixed the six module missing by doing `brew reinstall python@2` and `pip install six` — Android Ninja, May 14 '18 at 00:44

score 212 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 19 '20 at 14:56

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Please check whether you installed the latest version of Xcode.

After the installation, try to run the following command.

sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

edited Nov 19 '20 at 14:56

Ali Abbas

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answered Feb 13 '19 at 13:41

MUHAMMED IQBAL PA

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I did not need to use this command but instead just needed to restart my MBP and Android Studio was working fine. It happened for me when I updated XCode. – returnVoid Sep 03 '19 at 01:31
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Works! Android Studio immediately after executing this command, detected iPhone simulator. – Boken Feb 14 '20 at 14:32
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This works but can you explain what it does as well ? – erluxman Jun 03 '20 at 09:02
Alternatively you can set command line tool from Xcode. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55745783/how-to-open-ios-simulator-in-android-studio-for-flutter-application/57018265#57018265 – Hiren Dabhi Jun 13 '20 at 09:16
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Yes, when I run it worked with M1 mac. – Anil Gupta Oct 28 '21 at 09:19
I'm using flutter. And this works on VS Code as well. – Jay Tillu Jun 25 '22 at 21:44
Excellent started working right away after executing the command. – Ajay J G Feb 17 '23 at 05:28
It's working on iMac M1, macOS Ventura 13.1 – Jagaa Apr 26 '23 at 08:37

score 33 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 20 '20 at 08:36

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As other people have suggested, it happens when you update XCode. So, run the command in terminal suggested by Muhammed

sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

Then, you probably have to run flutter clean. For it to run properly.

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answered Sep 08 '20 at 16:19

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score 27 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 12 '20 at 09:34

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I ran into the same problem but unfortunately, @MUHAMMED IQBAL PA's solution didn't suffice. Running these two commands, however, resolved the problem:

As pointed out by others:

sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

:
```
sudo xcodebuild -runFirstLaunch
```

answered Nov 12 '20 at 09:34

Jimmy

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this is savage! – Stick Sep 02 '21 at 18:10
worked for me too! Thank you!!! – Boris Jan 24 '22 at 21:41
Please add an official link too in case if this gets updated: https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/install/macos – nimi0112 Aug 19 '23 at 03:39
Still very helpful. Thanks! :) – oga Aug 21 '23 at 09:30

score 9 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 26 '22 at 12:04

This error showed up after I updated my Xcode.

Open Terminal
Run the following command in Terminal

sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

Enter your device's password.

Your IDE (Android Studio or IntelliJ) will detect the IOS Simulator as soon as you click return.

score 5 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 03 '21 at 16:58

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I fixed this problem by flowing these steps and refreshing the list of simulators

answered Dec 03 '21 at 16:58

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score 3 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 26 '20 at 12:10

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it happened to me when i have updated my Xcode, use this command to let Flutter recognize your Xcode again. sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

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score 3 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 14 '22 at 10:42

I have to use three steps:

running this two commands :

1) sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

2) flutter clean

3)

I have to select on Android studio Ide - (on the simulator select button drop down left hand side of main.dart showing) I have to select "Open IOS emulator".

Then the simulator run. And the simulator was Auto select on the emulator selected section.

I have used Android Studio Bumble Bee and Xcode 13.

The summary is, I think, I have to open the simulator first, then its come to online with Android studio.

score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Aug 21 '18 at 16:21

I came across this problem on my MacBook.

iOS toolchain - develop for iOS devices (Xcode 8.2.1) ✗ Flutter requires a minimum Xcode version of 9.0.0. Download the latest version or update via the Mac App Store.

Xcode was not updated. That is why IOS simulators are not supported.

score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Jul 11 '21 at 19:15

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Also make sure that you have agreed to Xcode licenses via running the command,

sudo xcodebuild -license

answered Jul 11 '21 at 19:15

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score 0 · Answer 10 · edited Sep 26 '21 at 00:53

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I Fixed this issue like this:

Open simulator
Go to "Device" in menu
Click "Erase all content and settings"

which this will delete all content and settings of the simulator but the problem of hide in the android studio devices will be fix.

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answered Sep 25 '21 at 16:38

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score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Jul 15 '22 at 08:52

I had different issue why IOS simulator was not appearing in fresh installation - dart sdk was not configured. I've clicked run->run there it was showing that dart is not configured, I've added flutter/bin/cache/dart-sdk in config and after that iphone simulator has appeared. Of course I followed other steps: sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer sudo xcodebuild -runFirstLaunch

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