visionOS simulator no longer available

[NachoSoto]

Description

After the big regression with iOS simulators being gone, visionOS has also not come back, so #11504 is reproducing again.

Description

xcodebuild: error: Unable to find a destination matching the provided destination specifier:
		{ generic:1, platform:visionOS }

	Available destinations for the "" scheme:
                   ...
		{ platform:visionOS Simulator, variant:Designed for [iPad,iPhone], id:B56B9168-2D7A-4CCD-8F95-097240BF9A96, OS:1.2, name:Apple Vision Pro }
		{ platform:visionOS Simulator, variant:Designed for [iPad,iPhone], id:D20DB2BA-6B5A-484E-8F86-F143B898FA74, OS:2.0, name:Apple Vision Pro }
		{ platform:visionOS Simulator, variant:Designed for [iPad,iPhone], id:66CBDFFE-AF6C-4505-8ADD-6C0BE1C7215B, OS:2.1, name:Apple Vision Pro }
		{ platform:visionOS Simulator, variant:Designed for [iPad,iPhone], id:AD3793C0-37ED-4EF9-8830-602E8AA69352, OS:2.2, name:Apple Vision Pro }

	Ineligible destinations for the "" scheme:
		{ platform:visionOS, id:dvtdevice-DVTiOSDevicePlaceholder-xros:placeholder, name:Any visionOS Device, error:visionOS 2.2 is not installed. To use with Xcode, first download and install the platform }

That's despite it being listed as available in the runner image.

Platforms affected

• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions - Standard Runners
• GitHub Actions - Larger Runners

Runner images affected

• Ubuntu 20.04
• Ubuntu 22.04
• Ubuntu 24.04
• macOS 13
• macOS 13 Arm64
• macOS 14
• macOS 14 Arm64
• macOS 15
• macOS 15 Arm64
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2025

Image version and build link

Image: macos-15-arm64
Version: 20250127.616
Included Software: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/macos-15-arm64/20250127.616/images/macos/macos-15-arm64-Readme.md
Image Release: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/releases/tag/macos-15-arm64%2F20250127.616

Is it regression?

Yes

Expected behavior

visionOS simulator is available

Actual behavior

Simulator is gone.

Repro steps

Use 'macos-15' + Xcode 16.2 and attempt a build with -destination "generic/platform=visionos

[NachoSoto]

cc @susmitamane

[ijunaidm1]

Hi @NachoSoto - We are looking into this issue , we will update you asap.

[ijunaidm1]

@NachoSoto - We have new image version rollout in progress. Can you please if possible, test your builds on new versions of macOS15 images and try once. We will update you once the image deployment is completed.