Hi there, this is what AI just told me because I thought our MDM is blocking the process and I specifically asked AI about it again. Let your MDM know about this: **PSA: iOS 18.5 Simulator Issues with Defender/Cisco AnyConnect - Architecture Change** If you're experiencing issues with iOS 18.5 simulators failing to launch while iOS 18.2 and earlier simulators work fine, this may be due to a fundamental architecture change Apple introduced: **What Changed:** Apple changed the simulator architecture in iOS 18.5 (and macOS 15.x): **iOS 18.2 and earlier:** - Simulator ran as a single process - launchd_sim was a simple subprocess - Minimal network communication - ✅ Works with security software like Defender/AnyConnect **iOS 18.5+ (and iPhone 17.x simulators):** - New Virtualization Framework integration - Simulator now uses multiple isolated processes - launchd_sim binds to virtual network
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