Why have my Xcode 6.1.1 simulator options all disappeared?

Question

I recently tried to run a simulation of a new iOS 7 app on Xcode 6.1.1 using my MacBook Pro during a visit to Indonesia. The app was based on AddMusic and made iOS 7 compatible. When I tried to run the simulator abroad iOS simulation targets available while testing in Australia had simply disappeared from the pulldown menu in Xcode. Moreover since I came home these simulators only reappeared when I removed, downloaded and reinstalled Xcode.

Until I reinstalled Xcode the only option Xcode offered was to run the app on an iOS device but I wasn't prepared to do this in front of clients without first being able to test a revision on a simulator.

Thankfully on this occasion I was able to demonstrate earlier versions I had installed on an iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 C before I left home. But it would be really good to know what I might be able to do to avoid this situation during my next visit abroad.

I suspect the issue may have been brought on by differences between my Internet connections at home and abroad.

Has anyone else experienced a similar problem that might be related ?

Answer 1

Top to your Right Click on Window > Devices

You will see that no devices will be showing Do the following Bottom Left Click on the + And then start adding your devices.

Answer 2

Just closing the projects from the File Menu, quitting Xcode and restarting Xcode worked for me the version is the latest Xcode 7