Terminal does not find the installed Xcode

Question

i have download and installed the Xcode 12.4 from apple site (not apple store) because I am using macOS Catalina 10.15.7 and the latest Xcode version right now requires at-least BigSur 11.0. I have also installed the latest Xcode command line tools.

But when i try to open my react native project in Xcode simulator from terminal using npm run ios it says,

"Xcode needs to be installed (don't worry, you won't have to use it), would you like to continue to the App Store? › (Y/n)"

By the way, I am a new mac user so, i don't know much about it yet. So, any kind of help will be appreciated.

Try selecting your installed xcode version running: `xcode-select -s path/to/your/Xcode.app`. You may need to install command line tools again. — gcharita, May 21 '21 at 13:19

score 36 · Answer 1 · answered May 21 '21 at 15:25

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My bad, i have not selected the installed command line tools in Xcode. If anybody got this issue then make sure you also select the installed command line tools. Simply open Xcode, go to preference -> locations -> command line tools.

answered May 21 '21 at 15:25

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I had the same issue on my fresh Big Sur install and this solved it for me, thank you! – Logan Jul 23 '21 at 04:33
Thanks! This worked when I had an issue with Expo go after a fresh update of xCode. – Jordan Jun 24 '22 at 03:11

score 17 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 04 '22 at 10:35

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If you're having this issue, running this in the terminal may fix it for you.


    sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app

answered Nov 04 '22 at 10:35

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 07 '23 at 15:45

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Open Xcode
go to settings
go to locations tab
select an Xcode version in the select labeled "Command Line Tools"

answered Feb 07 '23 at 15:45

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 17 '23 at 16:08

If you're getting this error while trying to run an app into the iOS simulator:

"Xcode must be fully installed before you can continue. Continue to the App Store?"

There are two things that needs to be checked before running an app into the simulator.

Command Line Tools
Agree to the Terms of Xcode

1. Command Line Tools

Open Xcode, go to settings → locations → select command line tools.

Refer to the screenshots below.

2. Agree to the Terms of Xcode

Run the below command in your terminal & you're ready to use simulator.

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

Screenshots:

Terminal does not find the installed Xcode

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