Xcode 26 won't connect to new M5 iPad

I took delivery of a new 11 inch M5 iPad Pro yesterday, and have been unable to get it to connect to Xcode so I can build to it.

The iPad is running iPadOS version 26.0.1, and I am using Xcode Version 26.0.1 as well. My MacBook Pro is running MacOS 26.0

I enabled developer mode. When I connected the cable I was asked (twice) to trust the computer, and said yes. I get errors saying:

"The developer disk image could not be mounted on this device.; Error mounting image: 0xe800010f (kAMDMobileImageMounterPersonalizedBundleMissingVariantError"

I've tried disconnecting and reconnecting the cable, quitting and relaunching Xcode, and rebooting both the iPad and the Mac. I've also tried "Clear Trusted Computers" in the developer menu. That triggers the same sequence of having to trust the computer again when I connect it (the dialog appears twice.) Then I go back to the error message above in the devices and simulators screen. I've also tried the command

sudo installer -pkg /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Resources/Packages/XcodeSystemResources.pkg -target /

Nothing works. It's maddening.

Does anybody know how I can can get this working? I'm eager to start developing on my new iPad, but I can't get started.

Hi!

There is a new package to download to support iPad Pro (M5).

In Xcode 26.0.1, you can go to Xcode > Settings > Components and you should see a package called

Device Support for Vision Pro (M5) and iPad Pro (M5)

Excellent. Thanks for that.

My work’s build chain isn’t ready for Xcode 26 yet. Is there a solution for Xcode 16.3 and other older versions of Xcode?

Xcode 26 won't connect to new M5 iPad
 
 
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