Xcode 26 failed to download any simulator (ios, watchOS, tvOS)

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eh2001 OP

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As subject, after update to Xcode 26.0.1, none of the simulator able to download, tried click the Get button, tried run command in terminal, all failed.

Error from terminal: xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS

Finding content... Automatically resolved architecture variant for platform iOS as 'universal'. 2025-10-09 06:21:24.423 xcodebuild[1789:30064] DVTDownloadable: Download Failed. Downloadable: { architectures = ( arm64, "x86_64" ); authentication = none; category = simulator; contentType = cryptexDiskImage; dictionaryVersion = 2; downloadMethod = mobileAsset; fileSize = 10066611438; identifier = "com.apple.dmg.iPhoneSimulatorSDK26_0"; isInternalContent = 0; isUserInitiated = 1; name = "iOS 26.0 Universal Simulator (23A343)"; patchableFrom = ( ); platform = "com.apple.platform.iphoneos"; simulatorVersion = { buildUpdate = 23A343; version = "26.0"; }; version = "26.0.0.0"; }. Download failed.

Any idea how to resolve this?

iMac with Intel processor

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Answer 1

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

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Thanks for the post, this is very interesting, how you tried by providing the path to download the file?

xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS -exportPath ~/Downloads -buildVersion 26

Let me know what error you get.

Albert Pascual   Worldwide Developer Relations.

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Answer 2

eh2001 OP

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Thanks for the reply.

Tried...

xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS -exportPath ~/Downloads -buildVersion 26

Finding content...

iOS 26 is not available for download.

Then... I try remove the version...

xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS -exportPath ~/Downloads

Finding content...

Automatically resolved architecture variant for platform iOS as 'universal'.

2025-10-10 06:40:33.916 xcodebuild[13587:476834] DVTDownloadable: Download Failed. Downloadable: {

architectures =     (

    arm64,

    "x86_64"

);

authentication = none;

category = simulator;

contentType = cryptexDiskImage;

dictionaryVersion = 2;

downloadMethod = mobileAsset;

fileSize = 10066611438;

identifier = "com.apple.dmg.iPhoneSimulatorSDK26_0";

isInternalContent = 0;

isUserInitiated = 1;

name = "iOS 26.0 Universal Simulator (23A343)";

patchableFrom =     (

);

platform = "com.apple.platform.iphoneos";

simulatorVersion =     {

    buildUpdate = 23A343;

    version = "26.0";

};

version = "26.0.0.0";

}. Download failed.

Thanks.

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