Apple Store no longer accepts apps builded with Xcode less than 9.

I know that Xcode 9 requires at least Mac OS X 10.12 (Sierra) but this answer gave me hope:https://stackoverflow.com/a/48692923/5321513

Reinstall Snow Leopard on a crashed Macbook A1181. Discussion in 'MacBook' started by Teks0427, Jan 1, 2015. Most Liked Posts. Teks0427, Jan 1, 2015. Teks0427 macrumors newbie. Mac OS X can't be installed on this computer. Once you know your MacBook's Model ID, you can shop for Ramjet MacBook RAM by your Model ID. This will open your Apple System Profiler. The second line in your Hardware Overview section will display the Model ID. In OS X 10.4 and older, the Model Identifier will be called 'Machine Model.' Mac OS X Speciality level out of ten: 0. Question: Q: Question: Q: What Mac OS is supported for MacBook a1181. I have a macbook a1181 that was given to me by a friend. It turn on but has no hard drive. I installed a 350gb that periously had windows. I also have a bootable 16Gb flash drive that has snow leopard.

I've a MacBook A1181 (early 2009) and I've already tried to intercept and edit all the files I think are involved in checking the version with this terminal command:

changing the parameter 'Minimum system version' to '10.11.6' but also after restarting the OS I still obtain this message:

'OS X 10.11.6 is installed on your computer, the application requires OS X 10.12.1 or later

@Argus (https://stackoverflow.com/users/3611996/argus) and @laoyur (https://stackoverflow.com/users/6662165/laoyur) said that they were able to make Xcode work without updating macOS.

Otome function full game. How can I make Xcode 9 work without upgrading macOS or anyway how can I submit iOS apps to the App Store with MacBook A1181 (until I get a new Mac)?

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After having tried everything I found only the solution to force the upgrade of MacBook A1181 from MacOS X 10.11 (El Capitan) to MacOS X 10.12 (Sierra) with this tool (after shutting off SIP from Recovery Terminal with 'csrutil disable'):

and installing manually Xcode 9.2, downloaded from

Deploying of debug releases cannot be done from current releases of iTunes 12, so I found this method inside Xcode:Xcode => Window => Devices and Simulator Carl zeiss jena deltrintem 8x30 binoculars serial numbers.

choosing the attached device and dragging the IPA into Installed Apps.

ps I had to apply also a patch for os system cache rebuilding and brightness control:

Thanks a lot to @dosdude1 for sharing all his knowledge about this problem.

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