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I found a strange option in my simulators list in Xcode I've never seen before. Generic iOS Device in Build Only Device
Interesting, but when I try to build for this device - I get error:
A build only device cannot be used to run this target. Please select an available device or choose a simulated device as the destination. Can anyone explain - for what purposes do I need this option?
I have Xcode 7.1 and iOS 9.1
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The Generic iOS Device, under the Build Only Device section of the Device and Simulator drop-down menu, is used for when you need to archive your app, which means that you are preparing your app for submission to Apple (either to the App Store or Test Flight).
This answer is not useful. Show activity on this post. Also super-useful now: the Generic iOS Device allows you to Archive without having a device plugged in, so you can package the app and upload to iTunes Connect without needing a device! Follow this answer to receive notifications. answered Oct 25, 2015 at 5:59.
The purpose of that target is to build for iOS devices, even if your phone is not plugged in. You can compile for iOS (armv7, armv8, arm64) architectures and see if there are any errors upon compilation, as these errors may be different than when you build for iPhone Simulator (i386 architecture).
This allows you to build (⌘+B) for iOS architectures, but you will not be able to run your executable on this target, as there is nothing to run the program on.
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Also super-useful now: the Generic iOS Device allows you to Archive without having a device plugged in, so you can package the app and upload to iTunes Connect without needing a device!
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