Xcode 13.2.1 iOS 16.0 Device Support Files Not Working

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Today updated my iPhone to iOS 16.0, had device support files for 16.0 installed from known depository on GitHub (i.e. https://github.com/iGhibli/iOS-DeviceSupport), and then tried to build from Xcode 13.2.1, but still no support for iOS 16.0. Previously, the trick was working with 15.5 and 15.6, but not today with 16.0. Is there something wrong with 16.0 files? They seem to be about 3 month old. Have anyone seen this issue and found the solution? Thanks!

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Issue resolved, thanks to XCode does not show my iPhone as a destination

Apparently, starting with iOS 16.0, the device needs to be placed in the Developer Mode. Summarizing the steps that were working for iOS 15.X, if you are using an old Xcode version, i.e. 13.2.1, here is an algorithm:

  1. Enable Developer Mode on your device as advised here: XCode does not show my iPhone as a destination

If your Xcode version is current enough, that's all you should need, skip to step 4.

  1. Download iOS 16.0 device support files. One of the resources could be found here: https://github.com/iGhibli/iOS-DeviceSupport

  2. Unzip the files and place the content into one of the following two destinations:

Variant1: Applications >> Xcode >> (via right click) Show Package Contents >> Contents >> Developer >> Platforms >> iPhoneOS.platform >> DeviceSupport

Variant2: YourUserName >> Library >> Developer >> Xcode >> iOS DeviceSupport

The choice of a variant is up to you, basically whichever works (in my case it is Variant2).

Additionally, make sure the name of the copied folder is "16.0", not simply "16".

  1. Start Xcode, now it should be ready to build to your iPhone.
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