Device Support for IOS 18.5 Missing

Xcode 16.4 supports development with iOS 18.5, as does Xcode 26 beta 2, and you can always look that information up by consulting our Xcode support page. You do not need to worry about any files with "Device Support" in the name.

— Ed Ford,  DTS Engineer

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:

1. Expected to be generated dynamically upon first device connection (which isn’t happening), or
2. 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.

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: 1. Expected to be generated dynamically upon first device connection (which isn’t happening), or 2. 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.

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: 1. Expected to be generated dynamically upon first device connection (which isn’t happening), or 2. 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.

Can I please get immediate help? This is a time sensitive project involving monetary value. As a apple developer program paid member, I am having trouble getting code level support that Apple promises to it's paid user. I asked them for help but they redirected me to post here in developer forum. This is extremely frustrating. I didn't know Apple technical customer support would be so bad.