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I am currently on EL Capitan. I wish to clear few doubts before deciding to upgrade to Sierra.

  1. Can Xcode 7 run on Sierra?
  2. Can iOS simulator run on Sierra ?
  3. Can Xcode 7 in Sierra build and test with iOS 6 and iOS 7 actual devices? As my app is still supporting them. As i know, Xcode 8 can no longer build and run on ios 6.

Thanks!

neobie
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Yes xcode 7 will work on Sierra, and all simulators will work. But the problem is that you cannot run real devices with version 10.0 or greater. Also you cannot upload a build to Appstore using sierra+xcode 7. For that u need xcode 8.

Hope this is helpful.

DHEERAJ
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  • If i use xcode to build release , is it still compatible with ios6 and iso7? – neobie Nov 08 '16 at 05:13
  • u cannot release any build to appstore when u r in xcode 7 and seirra.. Seirra doesnot allow it, You must be in xcode 8. – DHEERAJ Nov 08 '16 at 05:21
  • Yes but i need to make sure that it can run in ios6 with xcode 8 build ? – neobie Nov 08 '16 at 05:27
  • You cannot run xcode 8 build on iOS6. Please check this link. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/39610174/deployment-target-6-0-on-xcode-8-0 – DHEERAJ Nov 08 '16 at 05:35
  • Thanks for your help. I can confirm that I am able to work on xcode 7, then build and release in code 8. It is still compatible with iOS 6. – neobie Dec 04 '16 at 01:37