Xcode unable to find a destination matching the provided destination specifier?

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Created Oct ’21

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I am using react-native to build an ios app. After updating to macOS Big Sur - Version 11.6 a couple of days ago, my build started failing when using VS Code. I am getting this error-

xcodebuild: error: Unable to find a destination matching the provided destination specifier:
                { id:5F135958-0789-4409-9C64-6D3939A54B03 }

        Available destinations for the "MediLab" scheme:
                { platform:macOS, arch:arm64, variant:Designed for [iPad,iPhone], id:7C6CDA97-38E3-591E-A991-8C4580349A5C }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:24E5BDF6-3EE5-4232-9E39-EBF4B48A9A2E, OS:15.0, name:iPad (9th generation) }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:FF4BFEEB-3DA8-4BB3-93E6-E3889C94F556, OS:15.0, name:iPad Air (4th generation) }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:624A99D1-6A8E-440A-AB96-3F7C0828C701, OS:15.0, name:iPad Pro (9.7-inch) }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:9C8A5850-F1D0-4B81-B7BE-2242BC3A1DB3, OS:15.0, name:iPad Pro (11-inch) (3rd generation) }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:2B47305A-7F97-44AE-8E53-30456CF02FBC, OS:15.0, name:iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (5th generation) }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:EB928DCA-ABCD-414C-BB02-40EFD923CAE8, OS:15.0, name:iPad mini (6th generation) }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:D698CCA5-FC4D-45D5-BE74-C98192FC8650, OS:15.0, name:iPhone 8 }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:03CB5C63-8C0D-41ED-93D8-7392857AC91B, OS:15.0, name:iPhone 8 Plus }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:01B1CE40-40DB-49BE-BE36-612273AFEDAD, OS:15.0, name:iPhone 11 }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:AE07F64A-5E12-4B63-A25A-AB4FD4720BEB, OS:15.0, name:iPhone 11 Pro }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:7A600365-1E5E-471E-885E-A876FBC3306D, OS:15.0, name:iPhone 11 Pro Max }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:3B2E15CF-E82B-491C-A122-D9DAC5DF73F2, OS:15.0, name:iPhone 12 }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:B84AB24A-5C79-4CD4-9215-1241C076D17C, OS:15.0, name:iPhone 12 Pro }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:AF51857B-7058-414D-85AF-3490D2ABDC7C, OS:15.0, name:iPhone 12 Pro Max }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:4E076AEB-09CF-4756-A46C-584ECE6AC893, OS:15.0, name:iPhone 12 mini }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:04C60394-42EB-4608-89CC-938089C4D603, OS:15.0, name:iPhone 13 }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:6BCA77F8-E06E-48ED-A026-523DE7B7F675, OS:15.0, name:iPhone 13 Pro }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:6D5D45F3-F37B-435B-B052-A8C48CA4F13B, OS:15.0, name:iPhone 13 Pro Max }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:53FE77C0-E457-4C9A-84D7-5F1BF39CD141, OS:15.0, name:iPhone 13 mini }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:D0495A2D-777E-4968-AE0E-42F48B9C3894, OS:15.0, name:iPhone SE (2nd generation) }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:812D39A9-9A83-4593-BC12-B6D301457727, OS:15.0, name:iPod touch (7th generation) }

        Ineligible destinations for the "MediLab" scheme:
                { platform:iOS, id:dvtdevice-DVTiPhonePlaceholder-iphoneos:placeholder, name:Any iOS Device }
                { platform:iOS Simulator, id:dvtdevice-DVTiOSDeviceSimulatorPlaceholder-iphonesimulator:placeholder, name:Any iOS Simulator Device }

I have ios 14.4 simulator installed, not sure why xcode can only find ios 15 ones. When I use xcrun simctl list devices, I am able to see all the simulators

== Devices ==
-- iOS 14.4 --
    iPhone 8 (E1F1994A-43AC-4E65-B41B-73C283DB32E9) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 8 Plus (0137E0F6-8A70-4E03-A80D-67DE5C468F0D) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 11 (AAF07D00-26ED-4682-A2A3-DA814569DE61) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 11 Pro (946C92CA-E0F2-438B-9C0D-CC260AEB8BFE) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 11 Pro Max (277145FB-E074-4707-ADEB-0FDC28EB3978) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone SE (2nd generation) (3ACCC236-DACA-4525-8AE7-2E9E480333DE) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 12 mini (BDE73143-8ECB-440B-A3F1-BD6F36D47C6B) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 12 (5F135958-0789-4409-9C64-6D3939A54B03) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 12 Pro (32C3ECBD-6E19-4E23-9DBC-40D826661E69) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 12 Pro Max (707CC679-85A7-44B0-966D-78AE31327415) (Shutdown) 
    iPod touch (7th generation) (05B8DA81-EB36-46ED-8B83-EEBA95E5615F) (Shutdown) 
    iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (26DDB962-7D10-4980-A16B-5EE6E889799A) (Shutdown) 
    iPad Pro (11-inch) (2nd generation) (D041360F-A233-4F48-98B8-7DC37315ABBE) (Shutdown) 
    iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (4th generation) (D5B9B352-5F9D-4C69-A2B1-6992462D76EE) (Shutdown) 
    iPad (8th generation) (8B8A547E-2063-4AE5-92D0-7FB44825CCFB) (Shutdown) 
    iPad Air (4th generation) (013ABF24-A880-40F0-9A2D-8D0D295CD5EB) (Shutdown) 
-- iOS 15.0 --
    iPhone 8 (D698CCA5-FC4D-45D5-BE74-C98192FC8650) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 8 Plus (03CB5C63-8C0D-41ED-93D8-7392857AC91B) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 11 (01B1CE40-40DB-49BE-BE36-612273AFEDAD) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 11 Pro (AE07F64A-5E12-4B63-A25A-AB4FD4720BEB) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 11 Pro Max (7A600365-1E5E-471E-885E-A876FBC3306D) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone SE (2nd generation) (D0495A2D-777E-4968-AE0E-42F48B9C3894) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 12 mini (4E076AEB-09CF-4756-A46C-584ECE6AC893) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 12 (3B2E15CF-E82B-491C-A122-D9DAC5DF73F2) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 12 Pro (B84AB24A-5C79-4CD4-9215-1241C076D17C) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 12 Pro Max (AF51857B-7058-414D-85AF-3490D2ABDC7C) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 13 Pro (6BCA77F8-E06E-48ED-A026-523DE7B7F675) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 13 Pro Max (6D5D45F3-F37B-435B-B052-A8C48CA4F13B) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 13 mini (53FE77C0-E457-4C9A-84D7-5F1BF39CD141) (Shutdown) 
    iPhone 13 (04C60394-42EB-4608-89CC-938089C4D603) (Shutdown) 
    iPod touch (7th generation) (812D39A9-9A83-4593-BC12-B6D301457727) (Shutdown) 
    iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (624A99D1-6A8E-440A-AB96-3F7C0828C701) (Shutdown) 
    iPad (9th generation) (24E5BDF6-3EE5-4232-9E39-EBF4B48A9A2E) (Shutdown) 
    iPad Air (4th generation) (FF4BFEEB-3DA8-4BB3-93E6-E3889C94F556) (Shutdown) 
    iPad Pro (11-inch) (3rd generation) (9C8A5850-F1D0-4B81-B7BE-2242BC3A1DB3) (Shutdown) 
    iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (5th generation) (2B47305A-7F97-44AE-8E53-30456CF02FBC) (Shutdown) 
    iPad mini (6th generation) (EB928DCA-ABCD-414C-BB02-40EFD923CAE8) (Shutdown)

I have tried updating Xcode to version 13 but it doesn’t solve the problem.

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Answer 1

Wayne_Wen OP

Nov ’21

possibly change deployment info to iOS 14?

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Answer 2

miliman13 OP

Dec ’21

Check whether your runner scheme in Xcode also displays the simulators next to you physical devices? If not recreate the runner scheme by clicking "New scheme ...". The simulators should be available again. Otherwise delete derived data folder under Xcode > preferences > location

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Answer 3

daanlow OP

Nov ’22

I had the same issue: ("xcodebuild" exited with error code 70; The requested device could not be found because no available devices matched the request.) , but probably for a different reason. The problem occurred after updating the ios version on my iPhone. The phone automatically stopped being in development mode. By re-enabling developer mode in settings and then restarting, the build process works again.

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Answer 4

papmodern OP

May ’23

For anyone who stuck at the same place and non of the proposed ways worked, just create a new Scheme!

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Answer 5

bebopin_bebop OP

Mar ’24

Stuck right now trying to push a Flutter app using Android Studio after just updating on March 7th to MacOs Somona 14.4 and it failed. I tried using the Beta Xcode incase it needed to be the latest version. Any fixes? I deleted my Runner Scheme and made a new one, but that didn't work...

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