[BUG] <title>iOS simulator does not launch

[JasonGCross]

Describe the Issue

Opening a new bug here as requested from: Maui team

Problem encountered on maui tutorial
Operating System: macos

Provide details about the problem you're experiencing. Include your operating system version, exact error message, code sample, and anything else that is relevant.

macOS version: Sequoia 15.0.1
Visual Studio Code version: 1.94.2 (Universal)

Repro steps:

create a new blank .NET MAUI project
select iOS as a debug target
click "Run and Debug"
Expected outcome:

the iOS simulator will open
Observed outcome:

the iOS simulator never opens
BUT build does succeed, showing debugger attached
Terminal output:

Executing task: dotnet build -t:Build -p:Configuration=Debug -f net7.0-ios -r iossimulator-x64 -p:CustomAfterMicrosoftCSharpTargets="/Users/{user_name}/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.dotnet-maui-1.3.29-darwin-arm64/dist/resources/Custom.After.Microsoft.CSharp.targets" -p:MauiVSCodeBuildOutputFile="/var/folders/km/zsdqbjrd2rb6hzkwvh95r7ww0000gn/T/dotnet-maui/maui-vsc-5abdbe76-2ed9-4f95-84dd-026a618550f1.json" -p:XamlTools="/Users/{user_name}/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-darwin-arm64/.xamlTools" /Users/{user_name}/Projects/MauiApp1/MauiApp1.csproj
Determining projects to restore...
All projects are up-to-date for restore.
/usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk/8.0.403/Sdks/Microsoft.NET.Sdk/targets/Microsoft.NET.RuntimeIdentifierInference.targets(251,5): warning NETSDK1201: For projects targeting .NET 8.0 and higher, specifying a RuntimeIdentifier will no longer produce a self contained app by default. To continue building self-contained apps, set the SelfContained property to true or use the --self-contained argument. [/Users/{user_name}/Projects/MauiApp1/MauiApp1.csproj::TargetFramework=net7.0-ios]
Detected signing identity:

Bundle Id: com.companyname.mauiapp1
App Id: com.companyname.mauiapp1
Including assemblies for Hot Reload support
MauiApp1 -> /Users/{user_name}/Projects/MauiApp1/bin/Debug/net7.0-ios/iossimulator-x64/MauiApp1.dll
Optimizing assemblies for size may change the behavior of the app. Be sure to test after publishing. See: https://aka.ms/dotnet-illink

Build succeeded.

/usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk/8.0.403/Sdks/Microsoft.NET.Sdk/targets/Microsoft.NET.RuntimeIdentifierInference.targets(251,5): warning NETSDK1201: For projects targeting .NET 8.0 and higher, specifying a RuntimeIdentifier will no longer produce a self contained app by default. To continue building self-contained apps, set the SelfContained property to true or use the --self-contained argument. [/Users/{user_name}/Projects/MauiApp1/MauiApp1.csproj::TargetFramework=net7.0-ios]
1 Warning(s)
0 Error(s)

Time Elapsed 00:00:00.82

Steps To Reproduce

macOS version: Sequoia 15.0.1
Visual Studio Code version: 1.94.2 (Universal)

Repro steps:

1. create a new blank .NET MAUI project
2. select iOS as a debug target
3. click "Run and Debug"

Expected Behavior

the iOS simulator will open

Environment Information

Observed outcome:

the iOS simulator never opens
BUT build does succeed, showing debugger attached
Terminal output:

Executing task: dotnet build -t:Build -p:Configuration=Debug -f net7.0-ios -r iossimulator-x64 -p:CustomAfterMicrosoftCSharpTargets="/Users/{user_name}/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.dotnet-maui-1.3.29-darwin-arm64/dist/resources/Custom.After.Microsoft.CSharp.targets" -p:MauiVSCodeBuildOutputFile="/var/folders/km/zsdqbjrd2rb6hzkwvh95r7ww0000gn/T/dotnet-maui/maui-vsc-5abdbe76-2ed9-4f95-84dd-026a618550f1.json" -p:XamlTools="/Users/{user_name}/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-darwin-arm64/.xamlTools" /Users/{user_name}/Projects/MauiApp1/MauiApp1.csproj
Determining projects to restore...
All projects are up-to-date for restore.
/usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk/8.0.403/Sdks/Microsoft.NET.Sdk/targets/Microsoft.NET.RuntimeIdentifierInference.targets(251,5): warning NETSDK1201: For projects targeting .NET 8.0 and higher, specifying a RuntimeIdentifier will no longer produce a self contained app by default. To continue building self-contained apps, set the SelfContained property to true or use the --self-contained argument. [/Users/{user_name}/Projects/MauiApp1/MauiApp1.csproj::TargetFramework=net7.0-ios]
Detected signing identity:

Bundle Id: com.companyname.mauiapp1
App Id: com.companyname.mauiapp1
Including assemblies for Hot Reload support
MauiApp1 -> /Users/{user_name}/Projects/MauiApp1/bin/Debug/net7.0-ios/iossimulator-x64/MauiApp1.dll
Optimizing assemblies for size may change the behavior of the app. Be sure to test after publishing. See: https://aka.ms/dotnet-illink

Build succeeded.

/usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk/8.0.403/Sdks/Microsoft.NET.Sdk/targets/Microsoft.NET.RuntimeIdentifierInference.targets(251,5): warning NETSDK1201: For projects targeting .NET 8.0 and higher, specifying a RuntimeIdentifier will no longer produce a self contained app by default. To continue building self-contained apps, set the SelfContained property to true or use the --self-contained argument. [/Users/{user_name}/Projects/MauiApp1/MauiApp1.csproj::TargetFramework=net7.0-ios]
1 Warning(s)
0 Error(s)

Time Elapsed 00:00:00.82

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[emaf]

Does this happen if you target .NET 8?

Also, are you running on an Intel based Mac?