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Xcode 15 shows simulator in Devices but also shows`simulator not installed` in the run destination and preview

I have downloaded and installed iOS 17 simulator runtimes and copied the profiles folder alongside the other old simulators at ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/.

Now Xcode shows simulators in the Device And Simulators window, But it's NOT working as a running destination and thinks the iOS 17 simulator is not installed!

Both windows

What is the issue? Quit and reopening Xcode doesn't help and I don't want to redownload 8.0GB of simulator again!

Solution

  • To make it appear in runtime destination and preview, you should copy the runtimes to:

    /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/

    Instead of:

    ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/

    ~ is not needed.