Last post ... I promise ... When I reinstalled Xcode 26.4 again after going through all of the above shenanigans, I chose to NOT install the 26.x line of simulators, nor the Predictive Code Completion Model. As before, Xcode downloaded and installed older simulators anyway, but left the 26.x options uninstalled with their Get buttons primed and ready. I closed down Xcode and did some other stuff. After an hour I launched Xcode to check on things, opened Settings and, lo and behold, the iOS 26.4 and watchOS 26.4 simulators were showing as installed under the Platform Support section of the Components. What is going on? It's as if Xcode is hallucinating.
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Developer Tools & Services
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Xcode