diff --git a/IdentityCore/IdentityCore.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/IdentityCore/IdentityCore.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index e14560e31..633c524fe 100644
--- a/IdentityCore/IdentityCore.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/IdentityCore/IdentityCore.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -8107,7 +8107,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 14.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.6;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = INCLUDE_SOURCE;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
@@ -8170,7 +8170,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 14.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.6;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "-ObjC";
@@ -8353,7 +8353,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 14.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.6;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = YES;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
 				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "-ObjC";
@@ -8414,7 +8414,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 14.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.6;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "-ObjC";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
@@ -8608,7 +8608,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 14.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.6;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = INCLUDE_SOURCE;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
@@ -8669,7 +8669,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 14.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.6;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "-ObjC";
@@ -8815,7 +8815,7 @@
 				ENABLE_BITCODE = NO;
 				GCC_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL = 0;
 				HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(SRCROOT)/include/";
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 14.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.6;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(inherited) @executable_path/Frameworks @loader_path/Frameworks";
 				PROVISIONING_PROFILE_SPECIFIER = "";
 				SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS = "iphoneos iphonesimulator xros xrsimulator";
@@ -8837,7 +8837,7 @@
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = UBF8T346G9;
 				ENABLE_BITCODE = NO;
 				HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(SRCROOT)/include/";
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 14.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.6;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(inherited) @executable_path/Frameworks @loader_path/Frameworks";
 				PROVISIONING_PROFILE_SPECIFIER = "";
 				SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS = "iphoneos iphonesimulator xros xrsimulator";
@@ -8911,7 +8911,7 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				ENABLE_BITCODE = NO;
 				GCC_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL = 0;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 14.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.6;
 				SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS = "iphonesimulator iphoneos xros xrsimulator";
 				TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY = "1,2,7";
 			};
@@ -8922,7 +8922,7 @@
 			baseConfigurationReference = D6CF4E971FC3626A00CD70C5 /* identitycore__testlib__ios.xcconfig */;
 			buildSettings = {
 				ENABLE_BITCODE = NO;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 14.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.6;
 				SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS = "iphonesimulator iphoneos xros xrsimulator";
 				TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY = "1,2,7";
 			};
@@ -8990,7 +8990,7 @@
 					"$(MSID_WEBKIT)",
 					"$(MSID_SYSTEMWV)",
 				);
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 14.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.6;
 				SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS = "iphonesimulator iphoneos xrsimulator xros";
 				TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY = "1,2,7";
 			};
@@ -9005,7 +9005,7 @@
 					"$(MSID_SYSTEMWV)",
 					"$(MSID_WEBKIT)",
 				);
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 14.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.6;
 				SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS = "iphonesimulator iphoneos xrsimulator xros";
 				TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY = "1,2,7";
 			};
diff --git a/IdentityCore/src/util/ios/UIApplication+MSIDExtensions.m b/IdentityCore/src/util/ios/UIApplication+MSIDExtensions.m
index 8f74ac763..99ef2d4fe 100644
--- a/IdentityCore/src/util/ios/UIApplication+MSIDExtensions.m
+++ b/IdentityCore/src/util/ios/UIApplication+MSIDExtensions.m
@@ -48,7 +48,25 @@ + (UIViewController *)msidCurrentViewController:(UIViewController *)parentContro
 
     for (UIWindow *window in windows)
 #else
-    for (UIWindow *window in [MSIDAppExtensionUtil sharedApplication].windows)
+    NSArray<UIScene *> *scenes=[[[UIApplication sharedApplication] connectedScenes] allObjects];
+    if (!scenes) return nil;
+    UIWindowScene *windowScene = nil;
+    for (int i=0; i<=scenes.count - 1; i++) {
+        if (![scenes[i] isKindOfClass:UIWindowScene.class])
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // get the 1st window scene
+            windowScene = (UIWindowScene *)scenes[i];
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!windowScene) return nil;
+    NSArray *windows=[windowScene windows];
+
+    for (UIWindow *window in windows)
 #endif
     {
         if (window.isKeyWindow)
diff --git a/azure_pipelines/broker_submodule_check.yml b/azure_pipelines/broker_submodule_check.yml
index 358839935..7e9534a74 100644
--- a/azure_pipelines/broker_submodule_check.yml
+++ b/azure_pipelines/broker_submodule_check.yml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
     displayName: 'Select Xcode version'
     inputs:
       targetType: 'inline'
-      script: '/bin/bash -c "sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_15.4.app"'
+      script: '/bin/bash -c "sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.2.0.app"'
 
 # The following is needed to install the visionOS SDK on macos-14 vm image which
 # doesn't have visionOS installed by default.
diff --git a/azure_pipelines/msal_submodule_check.yaml b/azure_pipelines/msal_submodule_check.yaml
index d0179f766..024f9e945 100644
--- a/azure_pipelines/msal_submodule_check.yaml
+++ b/azure_pipelines/msal_submodule_check.yaml
@@ -37,8 +37,13 @@ jobs:
 
   steps:
   - script: |
+        if [ "$(target)" != "macFramework" ] && [ "$(target)" != "visionOSFramework" ]; then
+          echo "Switching to Xcode 16.2 for iOS target"
+          /bin/bash -c "sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.2.0.app"
+        else
           /bin/bash -c "sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_15.4.app"
-    displayName: 'Switch to use Xcode 15.4'
+        fi
+    displayName: 'Switch to use Xcode'
   - task: CmdLine@2
     displayName: Uninstalling xcpretty v0.4.0
     inputs:
diff --git a/azure_pipelines/pr-validation.yml b/azure_pipelines/pr-validation.yml
index 482a61e25..97fdd373a 100644
--- a/azure_pipelines/pr-validation.yml
+++ b/azure_pipelines/pr-validation.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,13 @@ jobs:
     displayName: 'Select Xcode version'
     inputs:
       targetType: 'inline'
-      script: '/bin/bash -c "sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_15.4.app"'
+      script: |
+        if [ "$(target)" == "ios_library" ]; then
+          echo "Switching to ios 16 for iOS target"
+          /bin/bash -c "sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.2.0.app"
+        else
+          /bin/bash -c "sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_15.4.app"
+        fi
   - task: Bash@3
     displayName: Removing any lingering codecov files. These can cause issues when the xcode version changes
     inputs: