xcode7 can't install ios8 simulators?

First, Xcode 7 beta is not an upgrade to Xcode 6.3. The latest Xcode release version, if you want to 'upgrade' is v6.3.2, especially if you intend to submit an app to the store.

As for not seeing sims, open a project, select 'Project', then set the Deployment Target to, say 8.0 - then see if other sims show up when trying to run/build. You may need to repeat the Devices/Add sims step at that point.

Also, do not rename Xcode after installation.

never mind, this is a known issue, xcode7 doesn't supprot any simulator prior to ios9.

BTW, the new forum search is pretty terrible, I don't know why it didn't show me all these relevant posts earlier when I searched the forum...

>xcode7 doesn't supprot any simulator prior to ios9.

Not true - I have other sims, as low as 7.1, available to me via Xcode 7beta - again, be sure to lower the Deployment Target.

What we can't do (yet) is download other sims.

As for relevant posts, look below for 'more like this' - seems to be doing a fair job right now.

They're available, they just don't run, especially the 7.1 sim. Hopefully this is a bug. Most likely is for the 8 sims, but hopefully they'll suport the 7.1 sim as well.

And I agree with everyone who says this new forum still *****. ****, the new post entry form still breaks OS X's built in spell checking and auto correct. Seriously, what idiots built this?

Oh, the censoring of mild swear words is stupid. S u c k s and h e l l, really? What are we, three years old?

>They're available, they just don't run, especially the 7.1 sim.

Well now, that's a horse of a different color, isn't it - and it all depends on what code is involved - be sure to file bugs if you think you've chased one out.

Under Known Issues in the Xcode 7 Release Notes:

Setting a Deployment Target to 8.0 didn't help for me. There is still nothing available in the Components section of the Downloads window when I try Window->Devices->+->Create new Simulator