Unable to pair Apple TV 4K running tvOS 13.4.6 using Xcode 10.2

Can I pair Xcode 10.2 with Apple TV 4K running tvOS 13.4.6?

I have tried numerous times via wireless and Ethernet connection on the same network. I can see the Apple TV from Xcode. When I choose the pair option from Xcode I get the pin on my Apple TV, enter it, then get the error ‘General failure while pairing over the network‘, retrying always gives the same error message in Xcode. If I try to add the device using + sign an the message ‘This device has been ignored in the Device panel.’

Note: I do not see my mac on the Apple TV pairing screen. My iPhone and iPad both show up. I unpaired these and still no luck.

I downloaded the device support codes for 13.4 into the Xcode device support directory but still unable to connect.

is there a specified version of Xcode required for tvOS 13.4.6?
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I'm in nearly the same situation. Differences are that I'm trying Xcode 10.3 and my Apple TV 4k has tvOS 13.4.8. I've tried numerous things with no success. I also get the "General failure while pairing over the network" after entering the 6-digit pairing code. Xcode also tells me "This device has been ignored in the device panel"! Would be nice to "un-ignore" it! LOL

Some things I noticed in the Console include the following; whether it means anything useful I do not know--
sharingd:
Xcode:1055 lacks 'com.apple.PairingManager.Read' entitlement to use GetPairingIdentity
GetPairingIdentity failed: -71168/0xFFFEEA00 kMissingEntitlementErr
Xcode:
Pair-setup client state 5 failed: -71168/0xFFFEEA00 kMissingEntitlementErr
Pairing failed: -71168/0xFFFEEA00 kMissingEntitlementErr
Were you able to find a fix for this issue? I'm also having the same problem. Im using High SIerra, Xcode 10.1 and my apple tv4k is on 12.1.2. I m getting the same error, General Failure while pairing over the network. Please help.