Correct me if I'm wrong but the only way to test if app supports iOS7 is to have real device with this system (i.e iPhone 4). On macOS Sierra developer is not able to run iOS 7 simulator.
To see the available simulators, go Xcode -> Window -> Devices -> click on + on the bottom left -> Add Simulator -> Choose OS Version
Here is the list of available simulators in Xcode 8.3.1:
8.1 is the earliest you can download.
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I'm running Xcode 11.0 on macOS Mojave (10.14.6) and though the iPhone SE is officially supported on iOS 13, it doesn't appear in the list of simulators.
It can't be added nor downloaded, as far as I can see. Any ideas?
Xcode 11 doesn't automatically add every possible simulator. But you can add an iPhone SE iOS 13 simulator.
In Xcode, click on the Window menu and select Devices and Simulators. Select the Simulators tab. Tap the + in the bottom-left corner. Give the new simulator a name. Select iPhone SE as the device type. Enter iOS 13 as the OS Version.
Now you have what you need.
Edit: This is still valid with XCode 12.3 and iOS 14.3 as of January 2020
Also can be useful. The problem may be in your project preferences. If downloading simulators didn't work, try this. Open you project in Xcode -> Choose your project on the Navigator which is on the left side
Navigator
Then in the Deployment Info in target tab choose IOS version for your project (choose 10 or 11 for all simulator displaying)
Deployment Info
Many devices are missing in iOS simulator after macOS update (macOS Mojave 10.14.6, the latest update).
6s, 7, X and other devices are missing.
How to restore or get this devices back to list (for iOS 13)?
You can add the device you want.
In the simulator:
In the topbar:
choose -> Hardware
choose -> Device
choose -> Manage Devices
choose -> Simulators (above, in the middle)
choose -> + (left beneath)
select the device AND the IOS-version you want.
choose -> Create
Hope this helps!
In 2022,
When opened to XCode on top bar,
-> Window -> Devices and Simulators -> Simulators
left bottom of the window, you can find '+' button and you can add which one you want, you can add...
I have downloaded Xcode 11 beta and create a project for iOS 13.0.
When I search on target simulator device. There is only iPhone 8 to iPhone XR only available.
iPhone 7 and iPhone 7Plus is missing.
Help me.
You can Add New Simulators..
click on Simulators part -> add Additional Simulators -> select simulators -> click on plus icon -> give simulator name and device type and os version -> create..now you can see your create simulator..
here is images - >Open Add simulators option
Create New Simulators which You want
How to have old simulators in new Xcode?
I have 2 SDKs (6.1 and 7.1) in my old Xcode 5.1.1 following path:
Xcode.app -> right click and <Show package contents> ->
Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/
Copied both SDKs to my new Xcode, but Xcode only shows 8.4 and 9.0.
Is there any suggestion? Or maybe I can download it from somewhere (I believe there isn't)?
In Xcode if you click Window->Devices, then on the bottom left click the '+' button, then Add Simulator. There should be an option for selecting older versions of iOS Simulators.
If there isn't an option for iOS 6.1 or 7.1, after you click the '+' button, click the drop-down list for iOS Version and click download more simulators. Then just pick which ones you want.
You can't use simulator for iOS7 and earlier for XCode 7.1 - it's not compatible. Looks like Apple won't support them ever. It means you can't do this on simulator (you still can do this on real devices) at least in official way. You may not know that, but it also depends on your OSX:
El Capitan supports iOS 8.1.
Yosemite supports iOS 7.1
I haven't found any way to use any iOS 7 simulators. However, an iPhone 4 running iOS7 connected to Xcode 7.3, on MacOS X 10.11.4 using the iOS 9 SDK runs just fine.
To support iOS 7 on all devices capable of running it, you will need LaunchImages for iPhone 4 and 5 (retina), and for iPad in portrait and landscape at 1x and 2x.
I would consider supporting iOS 6 at this point to be pointless. That's iPhone 3GS. iOS 7 is pushing it; I run my code on an iPhone 4 mostly to check that its fast enough.
How to choose a different simulator(other than iOS 8) in Xcode 6?. I have successfully installed the iOS 7 simulator from Xcode->Preference->Downloads
But it is not listing in the available simulators for running
Any one know how can i install iOS7 simulator in Xcode 6?
Once installed iOS 7 simulator, in Xcode 6 go Window > Devices, click on bottom left corner + button and add iOS 7 simulator. Then you can choose it in your Archive Scheme.
Also make sure your deployment target is set to at least <= 7.0 or else you'll only see the iOS 8 simulators