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How To Fix “Copying shared cache symbols from iPhone” Taking Too Long

The Problem

I believe most of us iOS developers are already using Xcode 15.

One thing they have updated recently is that the default way to connect to your iOS devices is through Wi-Fi.

It sounds good and all, but for a lot of us, it causes some problems, such as slower building time compared to using a cable.

And for me especially, this annoying problem of taking forever to try to connect to my iOS devices for the first time. (As you can see on the screenshot, it stuck at 45% for more than 15 minutes)

The Solution

  1. Turn off your Wi-Fi on the computer.


  2. Plug in your iPhone the traditional way – using a cable.

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  3. You can click “Manage Run Destinations” to initiate the connection.


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  4. Click on the side devices, and just wait for it to start doing its work.


To me, this method took me less than a few minutes from start to finish the whole copying process.

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It was 15 minutes with just 27%, which is insane.

let happyCoding = true

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