Apple TV not showing up in Xcode > devices & simulators menu

Question

I have an Apple TV 4k model. It is connected to a display and is powered on. Here are the steps I have tried to connect Apple TV to Xcode:

• use same wifi on both mac and Apple TV
• on Apple TV go to Settings > Remotes and Devices > Remotes App and Devices to see that Mac is not already paired
• on Xcode open Window > devices & simulators menu and wait for Apple TV to show up in Discovered panel on the left

Steps I have followed to troubleshoot: - updated both Mac and Apple TV to latest OS versions - reboot both devices - turn off wifi and then turn on for both Apple TV and Mac - make sure both devices are physically right next to each other

I'm unable to solve this issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Safekeeping

did you see this page? There is a Step 3. On Apple TV, navigate to Settings > Remotes and Devices > Remote App and Devices and keep your Apple TV at this screen. Im not in home to test. – Claudeclaudel

redmondpie.com/… – Claudeclaudel

That solution doesn't seem to work. Thank you for the link. – Safekeeping

Did you find a solution ? I have the exact same problem. – Ashaashamed

I have this problem too, still didn't find any solution but when I unpair apple tv it appears in devices window, after pair it disappear – Phenica

turning wifi off and on again on my Mac made the Apple TV appear – Cholecyst

Answer 1

I also had the same problem. I took all the steps but after the device connected in xCode it disappeared. However as @Caro said in the comments, turning off wifi on my mac and restarting it caused the device to reappear in xCode.

I did further testing and I think the answer given by @Claudio Castro applies after you have fully connected the device -- you need to remain on the Remote Apps and Devices screen (the one that shows your Mac) -- if you select the Device and go into that screen, the device will disappear from xCode.

Janeyjangle

By some magic, my ATV suddenly showed ... but as locked. How do I unlock it? – Moue

I then unLocked it ... but now the error msg = Failed to prepare device for development. FWI, I have selected tvOS = 16.4 – Moue

Found out I need to update Xcode to 14.3. Sorry to bother you. – Moue

Answer 2

If you set up your Apple TV by "Set Up with iPhone" for some reason this will cause your Apple TV to not appear in Xcode Via Window > devices & simulators.

I had to reset from Apple tv from scratch and use the manual setup option which fixed my issue.

Tbilisi