“iOS 17.0.simruntime” cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified

Question

I just downloaded the iOS 17 runtime, but after copying it into the destination, this popup opens and the Xcode could not use the simulator as expected:

_{Downloaded from the Apple Developer site}

How can I fix this?

Answer 1

⚠️ Overcome the error:

This error is because of some permissions of the copying files. You should trust the DMG before coping the the file to make them verified:

1. Close Xcode and Eject the simulator DMG.
2. Change the attributes of the downloaded dmg using the following command:

xattr -cr PATH_TO_DOWNLOADED_DMG

3. Copy the .simruntime to the desired destination (/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes)
4. Run Xcode again and wait for the validation to be completed

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Use Xcode command line to install the DMG

Xcode can install runtimes and verify them on the fly with the xcrun tool:

xcrun simctl runtime add <Drag DMG Here>

Answer 2

It is possible to call simctl on the downloaded .dmg to add the simulator runtime manually. That is a safer workflow that also performs code signing verification. The command would be:

xcrun simctl runtime add <pathTo/platform_simulator_runtime.dmg>

Manually copying the .simruntime into the intended location for installation is an unsupported workflow.

To learn more, take a look at https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/installing-additional-simulator-runtimes

Answer 3

You're not supposed to copy it by hand. After downloading Xcode, the runtime .dmg and the download manifest, start Xcode. It will prompt you to install the already downloaded runtime.

See the documentation: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/installing-additional-simulator-runtimes#Install-Simulator-runtimes-from-the-Apple-Developer-website

Answer 4

Make sure you have latest Xcode and Mac OS

Open terminal and run

xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS

Answer 5

best thing you can do is, go to storage and remove previous ios simulators in storage---> Developers-->ios 1x.xx remove all those previous bundles.

Worked for me after trying numerous different solutions.

Answer 6

Xcode > Window > Devices and Simulators” in Xcode and right-clicking on the ones you want to remove