Xcode 6 does not show iOS 7.1 simulators

Question

I have Xcode Version 6.0.1 (6A317) on Mac OS X 10.9.5 with all iOS 8 simulators. I also downloaded iOS 7.1 simulators.

I am developing an application for iOS 8 and iOS 7.

The problem I am facing is that Xcode 6 does not show iOS 7.1 simulators in the device menu. At some point, this showed them, but in my new Xcode 6 project this is not the case.

I watched several stackoverflow solutions. I added iOS 7.1 simulators Window - Devices - SIMULATORS. They are also checked using the "Show in Run Destination menu", however they are not displayed.

I found a workaround by setting a target for deploying Project and Target 7.1. However, this is a stupid solution, because for each test I need to manually switch them back and forth. 7.1-8.0

This is my first ipad application and it worked perfectly under Xcode 5.1.1. iOS 7 and iOS 8 (CREATED UNDER Xcode 5.1.1.). Now I created a project in Xcode 6.0.1. and there are no correct mappings in the project, and 95% of the applications do not work.

I am new to iOS development, but I believe this is a bug, but I'm not sure. Please, help.

Answer 1

The deployment objective is the minimum version of the OS that you intend to support.

As you stated, you need to set the deployment target to 7.1 in order to see 7.1 simulators. If the deployment target is 8.0, 7.1 simulators will not be available in the launch destination menu. This is the correct behavior because you cannot run iOS 7.1 if the deployment target is 8.0.

Answer 2

I already had a deployment target of 7.0, and the simulator was still not available for 7.1.

I fixed the problem by going to the Xcode settings, selecting "Downloads" and re-launching the missing 7.1 simulators in the "Components" section. Although I used to have a 7.1 simulator, the Xcode 6 update seemed to remove them.