Xcode only lets me run for an iOS device (no simulator)

Question

I just cloned a project into Xcode and am trying to run it in the simulator. However, my only option is iOS Device. This is unique to this project only and I don\'t know how to

Answer 1

I tried every suggested solution I could find on stackoverflow.

Eventually, I deleted the Xcode app and downloaded it again from the App Store. After installation, the simulators were back.

Answer 2

1. Click on your project root.
2. Then Go to the Build settings.
3. Then set iOS deployment target 5.0

4. Then select iphone6 on top left of your project.

   http://i.stack.imgur.com/KJxaA.png

Answer 3

No big deal. I have just restarted the Xcode & iOS simulator. Then, it displayed all the simulators.

Answer 4

The problem for me happened when I downloaded a project from someone else and their deployment target was like 10.2 and my Xcode wasn't fully updated so it only supported til 10.0.

Solution was :

Click on project >> General >> Deployment Info >> Deployment Target

From there just change it from a grayed out number to a number that it's not.

Answer 5

What you can do to add Simulators in your xCode is go to

Windows -> Devices

There on the bottom left, press the plus button. In this way you can add different simulators with OS as per you need.

Answer 6

What had happened to me was that I created a project using a device that had the latest iOS installed, 8.3. When I moved that project to another computer without a device the simulators didn't appear for me to choose from, only the device (which I didn't have). The reason was that the simulators only went up to 8.1 (which is less than 8.3, obviously). So I changed the 'Deployment>iOS Development Target' to 8.1 (from 8.3) in Build Settings and the simulators appeared in Xcode as expected.