Xcode: Could not locate device support files

Question

As i am trying to run my application from newly updated Xcode 8 to my iPhone 4 which is running iOS 7.1.2

It throws below error,

Answer 1

Here is the correct way of handling support errors from Xcode. All you have to do is add support to Xcode's DeviceSupport folder.

Open this link, extract the zip and copy the folder. https://github.com/mspvirajpatel/Xcode_Developer_Disk_Images/releases/tag/12.3.1

NOTE: A new version of iOS 13.0 beta recently released. If your Xcode throws iOS 13.0 support files needed, then click the link below:

https://github.com/amritsubedi/iOS-Developer-Disk-Image/blob/master/13.0.zip

Then, go to Applications -> Xcode. Right click and open Show Package Contents. Then, paste to Contents -> Developer -> Platforms -> iPhoneOS.platform -> DeviceSupport and restart Xcode.

Note: If you have a problem with any other version of iOS, then download the right iOS Developer Disk Image and paste it in the above-mentioned folder.

This will work.