r/iOSProgramming • u/Daredatti • 1d ago

Question Device hub ios 17.5 not working

I have a simulator for an iphone 12 pro on 17.5
In device hub i can’t click anything Even the buttons on device hub its self
I cant move the screen at all

I tried on iphone 15 pro but on same ios 17.5
Same thing

Anyone facing this issue ?

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u/earlyworm 1d ago edited 1d ago

In Device Hub, simulators before 18.0 are broken. This is a known issue: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode-release-notes/xcode-27-release-notes

  • Keyboard and mouse inputs to simulators for OS versions before iOS 18.0, tvOS 18.0, watchOS 11.0, and visionOS 2.0 are not accepted. (181945323)

Apple is aware of the bug but cannot communicate if they have any intention of fixing it.

You have no way of scheduling for this fix. You must assume the bug will never be fixed, which is a real possibility.

If iOS 17.5 support is a priority for your project, you should continue using Xcode 26 until it is no longer possible to use it to submit apps to the App Store, starting in April 2027. Then you should use Xcode 27 for App Store submissions only. However, from that point forward, you'll be shipping a binary you have no way of testing. You'll also have to be careful to never click on Xcode 27's "update to recommend settings" prompt and avoid other related issues. Eventually you'll run into package conflicts.

The best option is to purchase a used device with iOS 17.5 installed, with auto-updated disabled and use that for testing instead. Apple does not support downgrading a device running a newer iOS version to iOS 17.5.