Xcode's mechanism blocks latest build on older version iOS devices

Question

The Xcode 6.3.2 has the compatibility from iOS 4.3. I run an application built with minimum deployment target with 6.0 and I try to run this application in iPhone with iOS lower than 6.0. When we do this, Generally Xcode prompts and saying, targeted device doesn't have the support kind of error.

What mechanism that Xcode and iPhone has to prompt the user by saying this incompatibility message.

This question seems to be meaningless. But, Just Wanted to know how the Xcode doing this? and with what mechanism?

If anybody has idea. Thanks in advance!!!

Answer 1

If you're deploying through the app store, the user won't be able to install it. It won't even show up in the search results for them.

Answer 2

It depends on the iphone ios version and the xcode Deployement target you set no matter what the base SDK is..