Xcode 27 cannot open storyboards or create simulators

Hi. Today we upgraded to Xcode 27 and installed the iOS 27 runtime component. Now storyboards cannot be opened. Xcode only displays "Loading iOS 27.0..." Besides, we cannot create simulators either. iOS 27 runtime appears missing even though it is installed.

We tried removing and reinstalling the runtime but it didn't work. Right now all development came to a halt. Please help.

Thanks for the post.

Are you opening a project created from another older version of Xcode? Do you know what version? When you create a new project with Xcode 27 release with Storyboards, do you get the same issue?

Any chance to isolate that storyboard into a focused project so we can see what is wrong opening that Storyboard? Do you know what version of Xcode that storyboard was created? Any errors or warnings in the console?

Have you tried to relaunch Xcode after killing the simulator? Have you run it on a real device? Open Terminal and run the following command to terminate the stuck service: sudo killall -9 com.apple.CoreSimulator.CoreSimulatorService Launch Xcode again and check if you can create a simulator or open a Storyboard.

Let me know if you can provide that Storyboard in a simple focus project and we can go a file a bug?

Albert  WWDR

Hi. I tried both creating a clean new project and opening an old one created from the previous Xcode version.

Actually both simulator and storyboard issues seem to stem from the same point: ios 27 platform component cannot be detected even though it is installed.

Attached is a storyboard created in version 27.

BTW killing CoreSimulatorService did not work.

Weird enough, the project compiles and runs on a physical iphone.

Xcode 27 cannot open storyboards or create simulators
 
 
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