Thank you for the response.
I’m aware that the Xcode support page mentions support for iOS 18.5 in both Xcode 16.4 and Xcode 26 beta 2. However, despite this:
• The DeviceSupport folder for iOS 18.5 (22F76) does not appear under
/Applications/Xcode*.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/.
• When I plug in my iPhone 14 Pro Max (running iOS 18.5), Xcode prompts with “A software update is required to connect to your iPhone.”
• I’ve tested this on both Xcode 16.4 and Xcode 26 beta 2 clean installs, and verified the missing folder via terminal (ls command).
• Multiple developers in the community are facing the same issue — development/debugging on real devices running 18.5 is currently blocked.
Could you please confirm whether the device support files for iOS 18.5 are:
Expected to be generated dynamically upon first device connection (which isn’t happening), or
Expected to already exist in the DeviceSupport folder out-of-the-box with the SDK.
If there’s an alternate fix or a known issue, guidance would be greatly appreciated.
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