iPhone 5s running ios 12.1 not supported in xcode

Question

After updating my iPhone 5 to ios 12.1, I get this error in xcode:

Could not locate device support files. This iPhone 5s (Model A1457, A1518, A1528, A1530) is running iOS 12.1 (16B92), which may not be supported by this version of Xcode.

What can I do about this?

Also, you can try to install support files manually https://stackoverflow.com/a/49808795/4848859 — mayo, Nov 14 '18 at 22:48

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 08 '18 at 20:13

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Update Xcode to the latest version on the app store. Had this issue as well.

answered Nov 08 '18 at 20:13

Daniel Espina

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@RJB no problem! – Daniel Espina Nov 08 '18 at 21:20
@RJB how to solve, is that possible to without update xcode i wana to run 9.4.1 – Krishna kushwaha Nov 14 '18 at 06:37
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@Krishnakushwaha You can only work on iPhone versions that work under xcode 9.4.1. Any iOS versions that came out after 9.4.1 will not work until you update. – Daniel Espina Nov 14 '18 at 16:03
i have the latest version of Xcode 10.0 and i still get this error – MikeG Jan 04 '19 at 15:28
@MikeG 10.1 is the current version which supports iOS 12.1 – Daniel Espina Jan 04 '19 at 15:30
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ya my bad thanks, Xcode didn't have the update option in its About section and it wasn't showing up in my App Store update page. Just needed to search for it – MikeG Jan 04 '19 at 15:32

UsamaAmjad · Answer 2 · 2020-02-14T09:01:14.473

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Quicker/Smaller Fix

If you don't want a big Xcode update due to limited storage/time then you can manually download the required support files instead of the whole update.

I was on Xcode 9.4 so I downloaded the files from here and pasted in /Applications/Xcode/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport

edited Feb 14 '20 at 09:01

answered Jan 22 '19 at 19:44

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 27 '18 at 16:35

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Give a try with https://github.com/NikKovIos/XcodeDeviceSupportFiles/tree/master/12.1%20(16B91)

Check the readme of the repo to find how to install it.

answered Nov 27 '18 at 16:35

Nike Kov

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score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 17 '19 at 12:36

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Download latest supported device support file and add it manually in

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport

https://github.com/xushuduo/Xcode-iOS-Developer-Disk-Image/releases

Enjoy

answered Jun 17 '19 at 12:36

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iPhone 5s running ios 12.1 not supported in xcode

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