XCode 4.6.3 not detecting iphone device which has 7.0.2

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The OS version of my phone is 7.0.2 (11A501). I am using XCode 4.6.3. The IDE Xcode is not detecting my iPhone. When i go to organizer it tells me the following

The version of iOS on “Joe iPhone” is not supported by this installation of the iOS SDK. Please restore the device to a version of the OS listed below, or update to the latest version of the iOS SDK; which is available here.

However, i have read in various forums that if i download xCode 5 i will not be able to build for ios 5 or 6 applications. What should i do ? Help/

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 15 '13 at 14:22

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It sometimes suffices to copy the device support files from a newer Xcode version to an older one. Try copying

Xcode5.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/7.0 (11A465)

to your Xcode 4 installation, but name it "7.0.2 (11A501)"

answered Oct 15 '13 at 14:22

Steven Kramer

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I'm running Xcode 5 by the way, but I used this trick to be able to debug on my 7.0.2 device. Except I could symlink of course: `ln -s 7.0\ $11A465$ 7.0.2\ $11A501$` – Steven Kramer Oct 15 '13 at 14:24
This trick works, however I didn't rename folder name to 7.0.2 (11A501). I'm using Xcode 4.6. – Zee Oct 30 '13 at 13:49
Indeed, no need to rename. Copying the correct device support folder from the Xcode 5 app package into my local Xcode 4 install did the trick. This solution works great if you can't install Xcode 5 because you are on < OSX 10.8.4. – deadroxy Nov 13 '13 at 18:55
Renaming depends on the version of the OS of the device you are debugging, I guess. – Steven Kramer Nov 13 '13 at 20:22

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 14 '13 at 19:09

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There is a neat trick to install the app on and iOS 7 device with Xcode 4.6

First download from the developer center Xcode 5 and install it manually in a separate folder in your Applications folder (I did add it in an Xcode foler, inside Applications).

So now you have both Xcode 4.6 and Xcode 5 on your Mac.

Now, run your code on Xcode 5 and install it on your phone (press the debug button on your iOS device). Once this is done, you can quit Xcode 5, open Xcode 4.6 and it will be able to debug the app on your iOS7 device just fine!

answered Oct 14 '13 at 19:09

Lefteris

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But, do i have to still pay 18USD to purchase the OS X 10.8.5 ? – Sharon Watinsan Oct 14 '13 at 19:14
I didn't know that Xcode 5 requires 10.8 If it does, then I'm afraid you need to pay the $18 – Lefteris Oct 14 '13 at 19:18

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 14 '13 at 18:55

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You will be able to run iOS 6 apps easily from xCode 5 - no problem. Updating xCode is only way to work with iOS 7 devices - you have no choice.

answered Oct 14 '13 at 18:55

Grzegorz Krukowski

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Well to download Xcode it requires OS X 10.8.5 ? Do i have to pay for this ? I thought it was free ? – Sharon Watinsan Oct 14 '13 at 19:07
Upgrade to Lion is paid, but it's cheap – Grzegorz Krukowski Oct 14 '13 at 19:10
0 down vote Run your code in Xcode5 the again run in Xcode4.6 will solve problem. – Rajneesh071 Dec 20 '13 at 06:59

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 14 '13 at 19:03

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Yes, you have to update your xcode, or create an IPA and install it on your device with iOS 7.0.2 by iTunes.

answered Oct 14 '13 at 19:03

Alvaro Rojas

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 14 '13 at 19:05

First of all, definitely you have to install XCode5. Initially you can build application only against IOS7, but you can manually add IOS6 SDK.

XCode SDK's are placed on this location:

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

You can copy IOS6 SDK from this location of XCode4.6 and paste it into same location in XCode5. This way you can choose will you build your application against IOS6 or IOS7.

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 20 '13 at 07:01

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Run your code in Xcode5 the again run in Xcode4.6 will solve problem.

answered Dec 20 '13 at 07:01

Rajneesh071

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score -1 · Answer 7 · answered Oct 14 '13 at 20:36

if you want to debug your Apps in xcode with ios 7 then, Updating xCode to version xcode 5 is only way to work with new ios (ios 7.0.2) and xcode 5 requirement is MAC os 10.8.4 , you have to update your OS ,if you right now using older version of operating system

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