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.. Hi, does anyone have a working link to the ios 7.1 simulator? i can only find 8 on apple's site. if i try to download through xcode (preferences >.... As for my initial analysis referred from link you cant install it and use older version of xcode version for using respective ios simulators. to use ios 7.1 go for xcode 6.4 or earlier. install xcode 6.4 and download respective simulator from preference..
Below are the steps to use the ios 7.1 simulator while also being able to deploy to both ios 7 and ios 8 devices. once you have applied this fix, you will be able to deploy to the ios 7.1 simulator and devices running either ios 7 or ios 8. we will provide another update when ios 8 simulator support is enabled.. From the simulator, select hardware > devices > manage devices; click the + button to create a new simulator; click the ios version drop-down and choose “download more simulators” under the components section you should see the option to download the ios 7.1 simulator. once completed ios 7 devices will now appear under the hardware. Once you are sure the simulator download has started in xcode, cancel it. when the download is cancelled, a new log will appear in console with the url of the file that was being downloaded. this is the url for the file you want to manually download. for my ios 9.3 simulator, the url was:.
