How to Install Older iOS Simulators in XCode 4.2.1 (SDK5.0)

Question

I have just bought a new iMac. I then downloaded the latest SDK 5.0 and installed XCode 4.2.1. Everything is working fine. Though I realized that there are only iPhone and i

Answer 1

If Xcode doesn't show the wanted simulators you'll be able to download older xcodes from here: https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action?name=Xcode

For example:

• iOS 5 Simulator -> Xcode 4.3
• iOS 5.1 Simulator -> Xcode 4.3.3
• iOS 6 Simulator -> Xcode 4.6
• iOS 6.1 Simulator -> Xcode 4.6.3
• iOS 7 Simulator -> Xcode 5
• iOS 7.1 Simulator -> Xcode 5.1

You can find the Xcode application inside the downloaded .dmg

1. Open this DMG
2. Right click on the Xcode application and click 'Show Package Contents'
3. Navigate to: Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer
4. Copy the found simulator folder (eg. iPhoneSimulator7.1.sdk folder)
5. Repeat steps 2 & 3 for your current Xcode application
6. Paste the simulator folder

Restarting Xcode will show you the new added simulators

Happy building & testing!

Update:
Tested in xCode 6, working there as well