No Developer Mode option on iOS 16 device.

Finally I found a solution, I hoper it could help someone

1.- Open Xcode 2.- Select your physical device 3.- Run/build the app 4.- You'll able to see Developer mode Settings - Privacy && Security 5.- Enable it

other steps 1.- Settings - Developer - Clear Trusted Computers ... and allow again

so, if you have problem with you keychain, just enter you password to allow the permission and click "Allow always" , don't hit Allow because it doesn't work and then it should be work.

if is necessary restart your computer and iphone.... build the app from Xcode and you will be able to see your app in your physical device

I hope it work for you!!! :=

My issue was that my phone was plugged into the computer via a USB hub instead of directly into the USB-C port. As soon as I plugged it in directly, the option showed up.

I just had this, for me it turned out that I needed to connect via cable to my Mac first, problem was I was using a third party cable. As a last ditched effort I dug out my apple cable (usbc-usbc)

That did the trick I got all the prompts for trusting the device and then the Developer Mode option popup in the settings.

I had this and got it working but my setup is.a little different

My setup is a little different though as the device is enrolled in InTuneMDM. This may or may not have contributed

• iPhone 13 - iOS 17.0.3
• Mac OS 14.0 - M2 Pro
• XCode 15
• Enrolled in inTuneMDM
• The phone could connect to another mac via xcode although it was my old mac and Xcode was too old to support iOS 17.

Symptoms:

• Developer Mode Not Available
• iPhone Not visible in XCode
• I don't think the phone was visible in finder.

Steps Taken

• An inTuneMDM setting was enable when I was having problems with this, this may or may not have had an impact. Named something along the lines of - Allow enhanced USB connection.
• Reboots didn't work.
• To confirm if the phone was getting the prompt to trust the Mac I cleared Settings->General->Reset->Reset Location & Privacy Settings
• To confirm the Mac trusted the phone I changed the following so I could see the phone was trying to connect. Privacry & Security -> Allow accessories to connect -> Ask every time.
• At this point both devices prompted to trust the other but still no change.
• Rebooted both Mac and iPhone
• Now the phone was visible in finder but not in X-Code
• Reboot again
• Partially visible in xcode. It tried to sync but only partially worked. At this point it was in a strange state where xcode was 'partially' aware of the iPhone. I wasn't in the list of device and even though the list of devices was empty the main window in devices & simulators had a small amoutn of info about the phone.
• Reboot again.
• This time the sync in xcode worked and the device was displayed as expected. Although it complained that developer mode was not enabled.
• Enable developer mode on the phone under Privacy. This restarted the iPhone.
• Select a trust prompt on the phone when asked.
• It was now showing in xcode.

SOLUTION.

The developer mode cannot be activated until having tried to run it from xcode first. Once xcode attempts to read it, the developer mode appears in settings where it should be displayed.

One reason it won't show is if you haven't finished setting up the device. At the top of setting's it will prompt you do go through some steps such as Touch/FaceID, wallet etc... I skipped the wallet step and it still fixed the issue. Developer mode appeared straight away after that.

I had the same problem, the developer mode was not available in security & privacy. Here is how I resolve it :

• Unplugged my iPhone.
• Restarted my iPhone.
• Plugged it back in.
• Opened > closed > re-opened Settings
• I did not restart Xcode nor my Mac, left them opened during the whole process.

And the developer mode appeared. Weird...

What fixed it for me is to sideload a dummy app using Altstore (https://*******.com/altstorelink) holding option, or using Sideloadly (sorry no link). I used the Altstore method. You can find a dummy app HERE. For some reason it wouldn't let me embed in the Altstore link. Why does this have to be so hard? It's 2024 and STILL...

FWIW, I had to disable my VPN in order for the option to appear.

I had the same issue and it is resolved by running Xcode on my connected MAC

tried the same thing followed tutorial etc all possible ways it's a bug

After tearing my hair out... (I'm on a windows PC) - ALL I needed to do in the end was disable Focus on an iPhone 12 (running iOS 17+). Developer mode showed up immediately thereafter. Thought I'd update this forum..

What I did was:

1. Updated my macOS
2. Updated XCode
3. Connected my iPhone via USB to my mac
4. Then Trust the App
5. You will see Developer Mode option is Privacy Settings in your phone.

It is in Settings -> Privacy & Security. When you hover on the device, the same is displayed.