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Is there a way to use the iOS 7 simulators in the Xcode 7 GM? I know that the iOS 7 simulators weren't supported in the Xcode 7 beta (maybe only on the El Capitan beta?), but I thought that it might be supported once Xcode 7 was out of beta. I am not lucky enough to own enough spare iOS devices to have one of each screen size running iOS 7, and I need to take some screenshots for the launch images. My app is built using Swift (and has been converted to Swift 2), so the only option I can think of it to install a simultor for OS X 10.10, download Xcode 6.4, and create a new project just for the screenshots, but this doesn't seem like a long-term solution.

Will there be an option to use the iOS 7 simulators with Xcode 7 and El Capitan?

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Yetii

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Why don't you take your screenshots in iOS 9 Simulator?

Posted by

obitow

The screenshots are for the launch images and some of the UI elements have changed size since iOS 7 (UITabBars for example)

Posted by

Yetii

The iOS 7.1 Simulator runtime is not compatible with Xcode 7 GM.

Posted by

jeremyhu

Will I be able to install iOS 7.1 Simulator after Xcode 7 will be released?

Posted by

ksnegov

I want to test my app in iOS 7.1 Simulator too!

Posted by

blackjacx

Hi,

I also need to test my app in iOS7.1!

I have to ensure the proper functioning in iOS7.1, being the Xcode 7 has been removed iOS7.1 simulator, what solutions are there? Can'I have installed both Xcode 7 and Xcode 6.4 on the same Mac?

Thanks,

JFontes

Posted by

Joao Fontes

Keep an install of Xcode 6 on your system. When you need to test under iOS7, rename the Xcode 7 and Xcode 6 installs so the Xcode 6 is the active one.

Posted by

soundskinky

How can I run the App compiled with XCode 7 in the Xcode 6 ios 7.1 Simulator without recompiling with XCode 6 ? I obviously need to test the App that I will release (so compiled with XCode 7) on iOS 7.1.

Posted by

cbo1964

Jeremy,

Thanks for the info. The Xcode 7beta 6 release notes had this line "Xcode 7.0 beta now supports downloadable legacy simulators. (20699475)" and I don't see that anywhere now in the GM release notes. Has this been removed all together?

Thanks!

Posted by

jarod

The 8.x legacy sims are available, but iOS 7.1 Simulator won't ever work on El Cap. There are bugs preventing it from working in Xcode 7 (on Yosemite).

Posted by

jeremyhu

Build it with Xcode 7.
Use xcode-select to select your Xcode 6.
Boot your device in the Xcode 6 Simulator.
Use 'xcrun simctl install booted /path/to/the/app' to install what you built in step 1.

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jeremyhu

Hi, how do I build to my ios 7.1.2 devices using Xcode 7 ?

Posted by

kewl

Jeremy, if someone where to do that (like me) they'll stare at a terminal that prints:

Usage: simctl install <device> <path>

Instead they also need to provide the "<device>" which really is the GUID for the simulator where you wish to install the built app product.

So to update Jeremy's tip, you must remember to add the GUID before the path to your built app bundle (usually found within the DerivedData labyrinth:

4. Use 'xcrun simctl GUID-FOR-SIMULATOR /path/to/the/app' to install what you built in step 1.

Posted by

John-L-C1

I just built to my iOS 8.4 simulator and was able to install the built app into the iOS 7.1 simulator.

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John-L-C1

Hi, could you please clarify: is it possible to install and run a Swift 2 app in iOS 7.1 simulator? I succed with install, but once I try to run the app it presents only splash screen and retrun back to the home screen.

I see APP_NAME.swiftmodule at the app/s build folder and I/m wondering if it also should be copied to the simulator?

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vk_arc