How to update iPhone SDK without reloading Xcode?

Question

Stupid question: is there a way to download the iPhone SDK without Xcode when Apple releases the update?

Answer 1

As far as I understand, you cannot download the SDK separately - and even if you could, I would not recommend it. Using the bundled SDK + Xcode release is the best idea, in my opinion, as it will work out of the box for you. I know that it’s annoying to download such a large amount of data for the SDK (not all of us have pipes with the 100 Mbps protocol!), But for ease of development, I would recommend you go.

Answer 2

For those who installed Xcode but don't have the iOS SDK, here is a way to download it without having to re-download Xcode: Got it

Xcode> Settings> Downloads

and select everything you want to install.

Answer 3

Yes, contrary to what others say, this is somewhat possible.

Method one

Using this method, you can download any iOS or OSX SDK and install it on Xcode. Download your desired SDK, bundled with Xcode, from developer.apple.com/downloads

After the download is complete, load the disk image. Right on the Xcode application in the image and click on “Show Package Contents”. Switch to:

/ Content / Developer / Platforms /

IOS SDKs are located in:

iPhoneOS.platform / Developer / SDKs /

OSX SDKs are located in:

MacOSX.platform / Developer / SDKs /

and the iOS simulator SDK are in:

iPhoneSimulator.platform / Developer / SDKs /

To install one of the SDKs, simply find Xcode.app and place the SDK in the appropriate folder of the Xcode.app package.

Second method

With this method, you can only download iOS simulators and SDKs for iOS simulators.

Open Xcode and in the menu bar click Xcode> Preferences. In the settings dialog box, select the download tab and select the simulators that you would like to download.

Answer 4

Unfortunately not. Apple provides only the bundled SDK.

Answer 5

They often include patches and updates in the xcode bundle. I think this is a good way for them to “get” people to use the latest release of the xcode version.