Why SpringBoard failed to launch application with error: -3

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I am new to iOS 7, I am getting SpringBoard failed to launch application with error: -3 with Xcode 5

delete your application from simulator..exit from simulator..clean the application and than re- run your application.. this may solve issue.. — Maruti, Oct 10 '13 at 05:29
yes that I know, I asked why I am getting this error. so I can avoid from next time. — Sandeep Khade, Oct 10 '13 at 05:30
I think it's because of the new xccheckout file which is causing — Mohammad Abdurraafay, Oct 10 '13 at 06:20
This is the most annoying thing in Xcode 5, I never saw this before 5 and I get tired of it these days, I thought it might be related to Mavericks some how or the 64-bit aspect of the Simulator. Either way I see this error a lot and it makes me feel like I'm developing for Android or something... — The Way, Nov 30 '13 at 22:22
This is duplicate question. Solution is posted over here : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19855222/springboard-failed-to-launch-application-with-error-3/20236097#20236097 Hope this one helps! — Jayprakash Dubey, Jan 21 '14 at 14:30
@JayprakashDubey please check the question posted date and then tell which question is duplicated, and thanks for your note. — Sandeep Khade, Jan 22 '14 at 12:34
possible duplicate of [How to permanently fix Xcode 5 SpringBoard failed to launch application with error: -3](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18883942/how-to-permanently-fix-xcode-5-springboard-failed-to-launch-application-with-err) — Kyle Clegg, Mar 05 '14 at 20:37
@KyleClegg Clegg thanks for knowing about this, but I was looking for reason/cause of the above error, not for the solution to fix this error,though there are many questions which are similar to this. — Sandeep Khade, Mar 06 '14 at 04:59

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 26 '13 at 20:30

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Sometimes this happens when you modify the elements in the Interface Builder: Try the following methods, if you are sure all your elements are properly hooked in IB

1.Clen build by: CMD+SHIFT+K
2. Go to Project Navigator->Select your project->General Then Deployment Info-> Devices, then Toggle Bettween iPad and iPhone, Thats is to say, if your project was targeted for iPad, then select iPhone, then Reselect iPad . See image below: enter image description here Then run the project, you should be good to go.

answered Oct 26 '13 at 20:30

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I tried this. But also found that the simulator was running in the background. Please check that! – Gopalakrishnan Subramanian Dec 19 '13 at 16:15
that was no the ultimate answer, but it helps to resolve the issue sometimes. – abdimuna Dec 22 '13 at 07:49

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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Another possible reason: too little available RAM. This happened for me (old iMac with only 3GB of RAM, running too many apps at once) as I addressed in this answer:

iPhone Simulator: SpringBoard failed to launch application with error: 7

edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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answered Dec 24 '13 at 19:31

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 14 '14 at 13:04

When you will get this " SpringBoard failed to launch application with error: -3 " error, just use following solutions,

Solution 1 :

Just quit Simulator
Goto product menu
Clean project
Now build app

This will not show this Alert again.

Solution 2 :

If the problem still occurs then delete the App from Simulator
Re-run the code.

This will work since the app contents are loaded freshly...

Hope this will work for you....!!!

Why SpringBoard failed to launch application with error: -3

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