Archive Button Grayed out in Xcode

Would you be able to help me understand the reason why Archive button is grayed out in Xcode?

I have all developers profiles downloaded

Device type set to iPhone 6

And archive is checked in scheme.

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Answer valid through Xcode 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12+


You can not archive, because from target you have not selected device or Generic iOS device or Any iOS Device , still there is a simulator.

Nothing generic or wrong with Xcode 7. This happens with all Xcode versions.


  • Problem - Why archived button is grayed out?

  • Solution - Why archived button is not grayed out?

In Xcode 12 it is named Any iOS Device

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