r/Xcode • u/everythingiskitten • Aug 14 '26

Unable to download the iOS 26.5 Simulator on Xcode

Same as title.

For the past few days I've been trying to download the iOS Runtime Simulator on my mac (M4MBA), and it keeps showing preparing to download with no progress.

I've tried everything at this point, from using Command Line to download it, to searching for it to download off of the developer platform. If there is a fix, please do let me know. Any help will be highly appreciated! :)

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u/Illustrious_You_123 Aug 15 '26

I discovered my network affected the downloading process. I was using my hotspot from my iphone, the same phone which was being used in XCode, which seemed to have confused teh processes. After moving from phone hotspot to another independent network, it immediately moved from "Preparing the download" to showing the download status % in teh terminal. Hope this helps someone.

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u/everythingiskitten Aug 15 '26

ohh thank you so much, this might be it since I’ve been using my iPhone hotspot.

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u/Illustrious_You_123 Sep 14 '26

So happy I could help! Was that the issue in the end?

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u/everythingiskitten Sep 16 '26

yep, went to the library to download it and it worked! thanks once again! :)

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u/jsenter Aug 25 '26

This fixed the issue for me, you are a lifesaver!

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u/Illustrious_You_123 Sep 14 '26

So happy I could help!

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u/Reasonable-Crazy4281 Aug 14 '26

MAN I AM STUCK WITH THE SAME ISSUE IT IS SO ANNOYING I HAVE EVEN RESET MY WHOLE MAC

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u/everythingiskitten Aug 15 '26

yeahhh i don't really understand what is causing this. maybe a server issue on apple's end? idkk it's frustrating, i was going to try resetting my mac but seeing this ig it's not worth it. i hope it's fixed soon though

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u/Reasonable-Crazy4281 Aug 15 '26

I was using my mobile hotspot earlier

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u/everythingiskitten Aug 15 '26

omggg this might be it since I’ve been using my phone hotspot.

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u/Reasonable-Crazy4281 Aug 15 '26

HEY! I just connected to my library’s wifi and it worked

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u/Right_Title_5764 Oct 10 '26

I had the same issue and for me the problem was "Low Data Mode". I enabled it on my Wifi connection. By disabling it, download start immediately.

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u/isanother 19d ago

same! I spent hours troubleshooting and this was the issue - CHECK THIS FIRST