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: Once downloaded, you can install the runtime using the xcrun command: xcrun simctl runtime add "~/Downloads/iOS_17_Runtime.dmg" Downloading via Command Line (Terminal)

However, the simulator files (known as ) are massive. A single iOS runtime can range from 5GB to over 10GB. Because Xcode does not download every old iOS version by default, developers often struggle to find specific versions for backward compatibility testing. xcode simulator download