Any way to install app to iPhone 4 with Xcode 8 beta?

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When trying to run app on my iPhone 4, Xcode 8 beta shows me this message:

This iPhone 4 is running iOS 7.1.2 (11D257), which may not be supported by this version of Xcode.

My app must support iOS 7. I read many answers they say that app build with Xcode 8 beta still can run on iOS 7 devices. So is there a way to install app to iPhone 4 with Xcode 8 beta? Like building the app first, then use a command line to install .app file to the iPhone?

which your deployment target set? iPhone last ios 7.1 that you set deployment target 7. — Bhadresh Kathiriya, Sep 03 '16 at 12:08

petra · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-25T12:01:40.557

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Actually, there is a way. You just need to copy DeviceSupport folder for iOS 7.1 from Xcode 7 to the new one. It's located in:

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/7.1

I've tried it and it works.

EDIT: If you don't have the 7.1 files anymore, you can find them here.

edited Jan 25 '17 at 12:01

answered Sep 12 '16 at 11:36

petra

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Indeed this works. Be sure to relaunch Xcode after this. – efimovdk Oct 22 '16 at 14:12
Can someone copy somewhere those file for share? @petra – Alex Guba Jan 25 '17 at 08:54
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I've updated the answer with the download link. @AlexGuba – petra Jan 25 '17 at 12:03
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It worked for me also! it did not appear on th elist but manually i write 7.0 and worked. – Alex Guba Jan 25 '17 at 14:38
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Still works like charm with XCode 9.1. Just small remark. There is no 7.1 "Deployment Target" in dropdown list, but you can manually type 7.1. – mauron85 Dec 14 '17 at 14:10
I stumble back to this question every year or so, and now have finally found the holy grail: https://github.com/iGhibli/iOS-DeviceSupport. – irbanana Nov 16 '18 at 19:34

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 01 '17 at 19:27

If you do not need to debug but only build and put the app on device then you could also use product -> archive to create .ipa file with an adhoc version and then put in on iphone 4 using window -> devices. This works on xcode 8 without any additional files.

Any way to install app to iPhone 4 with Xcode 8 beta?

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