New Xcode 6 Project - How to run in the iOS 7 Simulator

Question

I try to create a new project with Xcode 6 that also runs on iOS 7. I've created a new project and then did the following:

1. Set Project's iOS Deployment Target to 7.0
2. Referenced a Launch Image Source in the Assets

Still, when trying to run on an iOS 7 simulator, the following error is shown:

"iPhone 5s not available. Please select a different device and try again."

(My older projects run fine on iOS 7 simulators.)

How I can make a new project run in the iOS 7 simulator?

EDIT

The output of xcrun simctl list is the following:

== Device Types == iPhone 4s (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-4s) iPhone 5 (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-5) iPhone 5s (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-5s) iPhone 6 Plus (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-6-Plus) iPhone 6 (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-6) iPad 2 (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad-2) iPad Retina (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad-Retina) iPad Air (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad-Air) Resizable iPhone (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.Resizable-iPhone) Resizable iPad (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.Resizable-iPad) == Runtimes == iOS 7.0 (7.0 - Unknown) (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-7-0) (unavailable, runtime path not found) iOS 7.1 (7.1 - Unknown) (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-7-1) (unavailable, runtime path not found) iOS 8.0 (8.0 - 12A365) (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-8-0) == Devices == -- iOS 7.0 --     iPhone 4s (9A55186B-9B91-4526-A2AB-EF0C49F592A4) (Shutdown) (unavailable)     iPhone 5 (D326EE14-21DA-4FA5-A229-F0BACDA6C9F3) (Shutdown) (unavailable)     iPhone 5s (1AC03181-38D5-4C24-9928-4EFDE83D0ACD) (Shutdown) (unavailable)     iPad 2 (212A00A7-1D1F-4392-8AE6-24C46EA9A507) (Shutdown) (unavailable)     iPad Retina (9471D6C8-DDE7-4D08-B015-89CA02ED4C46) (Shutdown) (unavailable)     iPad Air (E84ADD9C-7BA4-4EBF-B98E-DB6EAF99EFA6) (Shutdown) (unavailable) -- iOS 7.1 --     iPhone 4s (836A9B30-D104-4D54-98A2-479F7F35F4EC) (Shutdown) (unavailable)     iPhone 5 (39EB7E74-4665-492B-9097-F454D083CFD8) (Shutdown) (unavailable)     iPhone 5s (DAE6E1F3-E4F1-4D4F-9C16-73B495A08415) (Shutdown) (unavailable)     iPad 2 (D34D496D-39CA-4D2E-9C6A-C5EB7B62C8DC) (Shutdown) (unavailable)     iPad Retina (8EFF2BF2-F639-46C2-AB21-8B28858DF778) (Shutdown) (unavailable)     iPad Air (434AB478-DD08-481D-A75D-3EA94A440814) (Shutdown) (unavailable) -- iOS 8.0 --     iPhone 4s (EEAA9E7C-867E-4E71-99CE-A5C729FB2F21) (Shutdown)     iPhone 5 (DA90266D-1FF5-4E84-B806-DBE49F1A86DB) (Shutdown)     iPhone 5s (B673A5D8-7992-41AE-9B43-200C064ECFDA) (Shutdown)     iPhone 6 Plus (19F9C682-B4D8-488B-82C4-8B5BAD8D38FB) (Shutdown)     iPhone 6 (2FCC7DD6-2274-4B7F-A151-1A49AB31AE65) (Booted)     iPad 2 (801852DD-7EFA-4336-9686-42C5D65DAABD) (Shutdown)     iPad Retina (314D3C76-6D20-466B-AD61-567CE202556F) (Shutdown)     iPad Air (5B47FA82-F1F6-43C2-A373-BABBEFA0AB22) (Shutdown)     Resizable iPhone (8F4B8FAF-AEB9-4782-AC09-6F8B4BDD37AA) (Shutdown)     Resizable iPad (DEBDB255-8650-4B8D-B161-D9FA26331ACD) (Shutdown) 

Answer 1

I meet this problem too.

1. Preferences -> Downloads -> Components

2. Then click the download button.

   • If you've downloaded them before, Xcode will install them directly.

Maybe you've just update your Xcode. Xcode 6 is not installed 7.x simulators as default. However, you installed them on previous version Xcode.

Answer 2

In the Devices window, delete all devices one by one. Now add them back one by one. Now restart the computer (not just Xcode). This will leave you with only good devices and you'll know whether you need to download the older simulators.