debug iOS 8 device with Xcode 5.1.1

Question

Am I able to debug using my device, which I just updated to iOS 8? I want to keep using Xcode 5.1.1 if possible, but after updating the device I don't see it in the schema anymore (replaced by "iOS device" placeholder)

Answer 1

You cannot build to a device running iOS 8 using Xcode versions prior to Xcode 6.0 because Xcode won't recognize the OS on your device. To test on iOS 8 devices, you can use Xcode 6 GM (since Xcode 6 isn't out yet on the App Store).

Download Xcode 6 GM in the Apple Developer Member Center.

EDIT

Per @rmaddy's comment, you can use Xcode 5 to test your app on an iOS 8 device (provided it doesn't use code only compatible with iOS 8+), but you must plug the device in once while running Xcode 6+ and allow it to process the symbol files from your device (you can view this in Xcode's Organizer). Then it should work with Xcode 5.