How to download 17.6.1 simulators?

I am having issues with the Apple review process, the reviewer found some blockers on the iPad with 17.6.1. I don't have the physical device which I could use to reproduce the bags and neither on the Apple Downloads site nor via Xcode I am able to see the 17.6.1 simulators available. Is there any way I could download it? Any suggestions?

Apple seldom does simulators for minor releases. Those tend to not impact the simullator.

The fallen Apple has a rotten core. iPads with 17.6.1 or later cannot be attached to a Macbook and debugged.

"Unable to find a valid DDI for the iOS platform"

@gpawlik did you manage to find a way to get this simulator? we just got rejected by apple on the exact same device and iOS version... any help would be appreciated!

"Unable to find a valid DDI for the iOS platform"

What is the output of xcrun devicectl list preferredDDI?

we just got rejected by apple on the exact same device and iOS version

Can you elaborate? There has been no release of an iOS 17.6.1 simulator runtime. The iOS 17.5 simulator runtime should be close enough...

No, the iOS 17.5 simulator does not work with an iPhone 12 running 17.6.1. The error in Visual Studio is this: No simulator runtime version from [<DVTBuildVersion 21E213>, <DVTBuildVersion 21F79>] available to use with iphonesimulator SDK version <DVTBuildVersion 22A3362 (net8.0-ios) C:\Program Files\dotnet\packs\Microsoft.iOS.Sdk\17.2.8053\tools\msbuild\iOS\Xamarin.Shared.targets 885

This is a real issue that needs to be addressed. My Mac is running the latest Sonoma 14.6.1 and XCode 16.0. This all began after updating my iPhone to 17.6.1 - please tell me there is a solution coming?

How to download 17.6.1 simulators?
 
 
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