Unable to determine simulator device to boot. - Xcode

Question

I just downloaded Xcode 6 & played with it a bit.

After switching back to previous version of Xcode and running in simulator, I keep getting this error.

Unable to determine simulator device to boot.

How do we resolve this?

Thanks in advance.

Solution 1

Make sure you have only one iOS Simulator instance running in the Dock.

Solution 2

There was a simple answer to this for me:

1. Open the simulator via Xcode -> Open Developer Tool -> iOS simulator (even if it can't launch, the app will be open).
2. With the simulator app open, go to Hardware -> Device -> Manage Devices.
3. Add any missing simulators with the plus button (all of mine were missing for some reason).

Solution 3

I've faced same issue and solved by below steps:

1) Move xcode6-beta into application folder

2) Restart mac and open xcode6-beta from application folder.

Solution 4

I think you have 2 simulator running in the dock. Please close another one simulator and run the project again. It might helpful for you.

Solution 5

I had the same problem when running from Xcode 6 beta selecting iPhone 5s. If I choose iPhone 5 or "resizable iPhone" then my app launches fine.

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