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+Newly created Briefcase iOS projects now set the Xcode minimum iOS version to 15.0 (from 13.0).
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 The minimum iOS version that the app will support. This controls the value of `IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET` used when building the app.
 
+The default version when unspecified is currently `15.0`. This affects the versions of Xcode and its included iOS SDK that will be supported, which are listed at Apple Developer's [Xcode SDKs and system requirements](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/system-requirements/) page.
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 ## Permissions
 
 Briefcase cross-platform permissions map to the following [`info`][] keys: