How do I revert back to iOS SDK 8 in XCode 7?

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Since the update to XCode 7 the iOS9 SDK was automatically installed. Because iOS9 prohibits non-SSL connections and my backend provider currently does not provide SSL for now, I cannot continue developing apps until SSL is available on my backend service (which can take a while). However, I noticed that if I install an older ad-hoc version of my app that I built a few weeks ago with XCode 6 and iOS SDK8, then iOS9 will allow non-SSL connections.

So, what I want to do is to revert back to iOS SDK8 in XCode 7 hoping that this will allow me to start non-SSL connections in iOS9 on my development device. Is this possible? If yes, how?

Note: I am aware that Apple does not allow non-SSL connections within apps for new app submissions to the app store. The intention of downgrading to iOS SDK8 is just temporarily for development purposes.

You can override this new behavior from App Transport Security by specifying the insecure domain in the Info.plist of your app. — zaph, Sep 23 '15 at 12:34
@Mr.T That is incorrect, all that needs to be done is select the iOS8.x Deployment Target. But the real answer is to just whitelist the URL in the plist, see the link in the answer by Rainer Schwarze. — zaph, Sep 23 '15 at 12:38

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

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Open the Xcode preferences and go to "Downloads". Press the down arrow for the iOS Simulator for one of the 8.x versions.

For development purposes you can add ATS exceptions. This will be good enough for development. See here for more details: Transport security has blocked a cleartext HTTP

edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

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answered Sep 23 '15 at 12:30

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Great answer, danke Rainer! :) – Timo Ernst Sep 23 '15 at 12:46

How do I revert back to iOS SDK 8 in XCode 7?

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