How to install iOS 9.x Simulator on Xcode 11? - ios

I'm developing and iOS app with iOS 9 support, but with Xcode 11 update I'm missing the possibility to add / install iOS 9 simulator.
Is there any chance to have iOS 9.x simulator in Xcode 11?

It seems iOS 9 simulator is supported by Xcode 11, but only on macOS 10.14 Mojave. After upgrade to macOS 10.15 Catalina, this simulator is not supported any more.
Though I didn't find confirmation of this in any release notes. The only acknowledgment I found is this tweet by Apple engineer: https://twitter.com/xenadu02/status/1140093901438689280?lang=en

I tried installing Xcode 10.1 on my Mac, but it also did not work for iOS9, i suspect it has to do with Apple dropping support for 32 bit applications (like iOS9)

iOS 9.3 (9.3 - 13E233) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-9-3 (unavailable, The iOS 9.3 simulator runtime is not supported on hosts after macOS 10.14.99.) (unavailable, The iOS 9.3 simulator runtime is not supported on hosts after macOS 10.14.99.)

I've got macOS Catalina 10.15.5 currently installed and the only solution I found to test my app on iOS 9 simulator it's described in the following steps:
create a virtual machine with macOS Mojave 10.14.4 (following steps are done into the virtual machine)
install Xcode 10.2.1
Download and install the simulators you need from Preferences/Components
install Xcode 11
Now you should be able to test your app on iOS 9... kind of

iOS 9.0 is not supported by Xcode 11.

Jayaraj M, it's not a true:
Xcode 11 is available in the Mac App Store and includes SDKs for iOS
13, macOS Catalina 10.15, watchOS 6, and tvOS 13. Xcode 11 supports
development for devices running iOS 13.1. Xcode 11 supports on-device
debugging for iOS 8 and later, tvOS 9 and later, and watchOS 2 and
later. Xcode 11 requires a Mac running macOS Mojave 10.14.4 or later.
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode_release_notes/xcode_11_release_notes

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I have MacBook Air 2012 on MacOs Mojave with the latest version of MacOs I can install being Catalina. The latest version of Xcode that Catalina supports is Xcode 12.4, which only can build for iOS 14.4 and older. But my iPhone has iOS 14.7 and I can't downgrade it. Is it possible to build for iOS 14.7 with Xcode 12.4 or, better, Xcode 11.3 since I use Mojave?
Using simulator is not an option because I need to access bluetooth.
Thanks
Yes. You can use iOS 14.7 on Xcode 12.4. You only need to add device support file in Xcode for iOS 14.7.
You need to add device support file from this link

Why iPhone is not available. Please reconnect the device error showing? Xcode 12.2 iOS 14.4

I have macOS installed is 10.15.7
My Xcode version is 12.2.
My iPhone iOS is 14.4
I can't run the app on my iPhone also can not find device support files for iPhone iOS 14.4.
I am using mid 2012 MacBook Pro so I can't upgrade to latest Xcode versions.
Can you please help me to solve this?
Below is the screenshot of error.
I think support for 14.4 was added in Xcode 12.4, Xcode 12.2 supports iOS up to 12.2.
See: https://xcodereleases.com

How do I run my application on my iOS 10.1 Beta Device?

I updated to the iOS 10.1 beta on my device and Xcode 8 will not let me run the application on my device. What can I do to fix this?
Try installing Xcode 8.1 beta 3
https://developer.apple.com/download/
Includes the SDKs for iOS 10.1 beta, macOS 10.12.1 beta, watchOS 3.1 beta, and tvOS 10.0.1 beta.
Xcode 8.1 beta requires OS X 10.11.5 or later.
To be able to build and run your application onto your iOS 10.1 Beta device, you need to install the latest beta build of Xcode. The latest build is Xcode 8.1 Beta 3.
Xcode 8.1 beta 3 includes SDKs for iOS 10.0 and it's latest beta build, watchOS 3.0, macOS 10.12, and tvOS 10.0.

Can we install iOS 10 Simulator on Xcode 7.3

I want to test my app on iOS 10 simulator. But I don't want to build the project using Xcode 8 yet. So, can i install iOS 10 simulator in to Xcode 7.3?
I was just checking the apple developer forum
Below is the details
Xcode 7.3
Xcode 7.3 requires a Mac running OS X version 10.11 or later. It includes updated support for iOS 9.3, watchOS 2.2, OS X version 10.11.4, and tvOS 9.2 as well as many feature improvements.
Check https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/Xcode/Conceptual/WhatsNewXcode-Archive/Articles/xcode_7_0.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40015242-SW1

Is there a way to get iOS 7 simulator on Xcode 8 beta

I just updated my Xcode to beta version (8.0) and I lost the iOS8 prior simulator that I had in the previous version. I still need the iOS 7 SDK and iOS 8.Appreciate any help
No. The iOS 7.1 Simulator runtime is not supported on macOS 10.11 and newer. Xcode 8 requires macOS 10.11 or newer. Thus they are not compatible based on the host OS requirements.
No,this is no way to install iOS7 in Xcode 8, because they are different runtime

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