Visual studio 2022 Maui project unable to compile for .net 9.0-ios target

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Visual studio 2022 Maui project unable to compile for .net 9.0-ios target

Ryan Lee 30

Hi,

I am trying to deploy a test app to iPhone from windows visual studio but getting the following error when trying to compile.

The specified network password is not correct.

I have completed the automatic provisioning :

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I obviously have no problem compiling for android emulator.

I have tried removing the folder AppData\Local\Xamarin, removing bin and ojb folders, relaunching the app, and going through adding apple account again, confirmed there is at least one valid certificate in the list of chains.

Can someone please advise if there is anything else I can try to do?

Thanks

Ryan.

Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,441 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2025-02-03T06:24:22.2666667+00:00

I am trying to deploy a test app to iPhone from windows visual studio

The device is plugged into your Windows machine, and you are using HotRestart, right?

confirmed there is at least one valid certificate in the list of chains. I want to double-check the confirmation steps: Open MAUI project, go to Properties window, select iOS->Bundle Signing->Scheme (Manual Provisioning)->Signing Identity (Developer (Automatic))->Provisioning profile (the profile you have generated).

If not, how did check the certificate and provisioning profile?

The specified network password is not correct.

On which step did you have the problem? Could you share the context with me? As described on the Doc, you meet the issue at Deploy and debug using hot restart section, right? On step3? Also, you could check if you can update the VS to the latest version.
Andrew Taylor-Brook 0 Reputation points

2025-02-06T23:31:22.0533333+00:00

I just updated my app to .NET 9 from .NET 8 and this has started to happen for me today as well.

Prior to the upgrade to .NET 9 it deployed ok using Hot Restart, then I started seeing this error message about my password.
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Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,441 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2025-02-07T09:53:41.78+00:00

Hi @Andrew Taylor-Brook , could you select the provisioning profile manually?
Andrew Taylor-Brook 0 Reputation points

2025-02-07T10:44:25.62+00:00

When I set to manual - unfortunately it still fails with the same error :

C:\Program Files\dotnet\packs\Microsoft.iOS.Windows.Sdk.net9.0_18.2\18.2.9173\tools\msbuild\iOS\Xamarin.iOS.HotRestart.targets(40,3): error : The specified network password is not correct.

Yesterday after posting, I thought i'd solved it as it seemed to stop happening temporarily - but now it's back again
Fredrik Hansson 5 Reputation points

2025-02-07T18:00:36.83+00:00
Got the same error when I updated from .NET 8 to .NET 9.

This happens when I try to debug my MAUI app from my iPhone that is connected to my PC (Windows 11).

The specified network password is not correct. MyProject..App (net9.0-ios) C:\Program Files\dotnet\packs\Microsoft.iOS.Windows.Sdk.net9.0_18.2\18.2.9173\tools\msbuild\iOS\Xamarin.iOS.HotRestart.targets
Ing. Miguel Angel Muñoz Ruvalcaba 0 Reputation points

2025-02-13T17:05:59.5566667+00:00

I have the same issue starting after I updated my VS from 17.12.3 to 17.13.0
Ryan Lee 30 Reputation points

2025-02-23T10:57:15.6166667+00:00

The device is plugged into your Windows machine, and you are using HotRestart, right?

Yes it doesn't work without Hot Reload

confirmed there is at least one valid certificate in the list of chains

Good point, which I did confirm.

On which step did you have the problem?

This happens when I compile targeting iphone. so at step 3.

Thanks for your time !
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,441 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2025-02-28T08:03:42.05+00:00

I have not heard from you for a couple of days. Please let me know if there is anything that I can help here.

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Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,441 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2025-02-03T06:24:22.2666667+00:00

I am trying to deploy a test app to iPhone from windows visual studio

The device is plugged into your Windows machine, and you are using HotRestart, right?

confirmed there is at least one valid certificate in the list of chains. I want to double-check the confirmation steps: Open MAUI project, go to Properties window, select iOS->Bundle Signing->Scheme (Manual Provisioning)->Signing Identity (Developer (Automatic))->Provisioning profile (the profile you have generated).

If not, how did check the certificate and provisioning profile?

The specified network password is not correct.

On which step did you have the problem? Could you share the context with me? As described on the Doc, you meet the issue at Deploy and debug using hot restart section, right? On step3? Also, you could check if you can update the VS to the latest version.
Andrew Taylor-Brook 0 Reputation points

2025-02-06T23:31:22.0533333+00:00

I just updated my app to .NET 9 from .NET 8 and this has started to happen for me today as well.

Prior to the upgrade to .NET 9 it deployed ok using Hot Restart, then I started seeing this error message about my password.
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Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,441 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2025-02-07T09:53:41.78+00:00

Hi @Andrew Taylor-Brook , could you select the provisioning profile manually?
Andrew Taylor-Brook 0 Reputation points

2025-02-07T10:44:25.62+00:00

When I set to manual - unfortunately it still fails with the same error :

C:\Program Files\dotnet\packs\Microsoft.iOS.Windows.Sdk.net9.0_18.2\18.2.9173\tools\msbuild\iOS\Xamarin.iOS.HotRestart.targets(40,3): error : The specified network password is not correct.

Yesterday after posting, I thought i'd solved it as it seemed to stop happening temporarily - but now it's back again
Fredrik Hansson 5 Reputation points

2025-02-07T18:00:36.83+00:00

Got the same error when I updated from .NET 8 to .NET 9.

This happens when I try to debug my MAUI app from my iPhone that is connected to my PC (Windows 11).

The specified network password is not correct. MyProject..App (net9.0-ios) C:\Program Files\dotnet\packs\Microsoft.iOS.Windows.Sdk.net9.0_18.2\18.2.9173\tools\msbuild\iOS\Xamarin.iOS.HotRestart.targets
Ing. Miguel Angel Muñoz Ruvalcaba 0 Reputation points

2025-02-13T17:05:59.5566667+00:00

I have the same issue starting after I updated my VS from 17.12.3 to 17.13.0
Ryan Lee 30 Reputation points

2025-02-23T10:57:15.6166667+00:00

The device is plugged into your Windows machine, and you are using HotRestart, right?

Yes it doesn't work without Hot Reload

confirmed there is at least one valid certificate in the list of chains

Good point, which I did confirm.

On which step did you have the problem?

This happens when I compile targeting iphone. so at step 3.

Thanks for your time !
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,441 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2025-02-28T08:03:42.05+00:00

I have not heard from you for a couple of days. Please let me know if there is anything that I can help here.

Answer 1

Andrew Taylor-Brook 0

OK, i can now reproduce the issue and also work around it

Steps for me to reproduce the issue :

Open VS
Connect iPhone (so it shows an available local device)
Build project
Debug to iPhone (Succeeds)
Stop debugging
Modify .csproj file in any way (e.g. just add some whitespace in) and save
Debug to iPhone (don't explicitly build)
Error about password appears.
Build the project
Debug to iPhone (Succeeds)

So the main issue seems to be if the csproj file changes in some way but you don't build the project, the error appears until you do another build.

Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,441 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2025-02-10T02:56:44.09+00:00

I converted the comment to answer, thanks for your sharing. About changing the csproj issue, it's an IDE problem, please report the problem with VS, see Report a problem with Visual Studio - Visual Studio (Windows) | Microsoft Learn
Fredrik Hansson 5 Reputation points

2025-02-10T07:59:37.5066667+00:00

This does not work for me so this should probably not be marked as the answer. This is an obvious bug since there are a lot of people getting this at the moment. Not only in this thread...
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,441 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2025-02-13T06:32:33.6+00:00

Thanks for pointing out this. I understand you reproduce the issue when changing the .csproj file, and you could report this with VS
Ryan Lee 30 Reputation points

2025-02-23T10:51:48.3033333+00:00

Thanks a lot for commenting and sharing everyone. I really appreciate it.
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,441 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2025-02-24T02:31:18.94+00:00

hi @Ryan Lee , If the answer helps you, you could vote or accept it. Since it is an IDE issue, it's suggested that you report the problem with VS, see Report a problem with Visual Studio - Visual Studio (Windows) | Microsoft Learn

Answer 2

After upgrading from .NET 8 to .NET 9, I'm encountering the following error when trying to build my iOS project:

"C:\Program Files\dotnet\packs\Microsoft.iOS.Windows.Sdk.net9.0_18.5\18.5.9207\tools\msbuild\iOS\Xamarin.Messaging.Build.targets(114,3): error : MSBuild was unable to connect to the Mac with Address='00.00.00.00' and User='user'. This connection is separate from Visual Studio and without it the project can't build. Please try building again or report this problem if the issue persists."

This occurs even though I am successfully connected to a Mac build machine. I've verified the connection, but the error persists during the build process. Please advise on how to resolve this issue or if there are any known workarounds

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