diff --git a/lib/devices/ios/ios.js b/lib/devices/ios/ios.js
index 7574c306b..98ec2f4d5 100644
--- a/lib/devices/ios/ios.js
+++ b/lib/devices/ios/ios.js
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ IOS.prototype.makeInstruments = function () {
   , launchTimeout: this.args.launchTimeout
   , flakeyRetries: this.args.backendRetries
   , logNoColors: this.args.logNoColors
+  , simulatorSdkAndDevice: this.getDeviceString()
   });
 };
 
@@ -431,6 +432,11 @@ IOS.prototype.setLocale = function (cb) {
   var setLoc = function (err) {
     if (err) return cb(err);
     var iosSimLocalePath = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../../build/ios-sim-locale");
+    if (this.args.fullReset) {
+      msg = "Cannot set locale information because a full-reset was requested";
+      logger.error(msg);
+      return cb(new Error(msg));
+    }
     if (fs.existsSync(iosSimLocalePath)) {
       helpers.getiOSSimulatorDirectories(function (err, pathList) {
         if (err || typeof pathList  === 'undefined' || pathList.length < 1) {
@@ -455,6 +461,7 @@ IOS.prototype.setLocale = function (cb) {
               cmd = (this.args.language) ? cmd + ' -language ' + this.args.language : cmd;
               cmd = (this.args.locale) ? cmd + ' -locale ' + this.args.locale : cmd;
               cmd = (this.args.calendarFormat) ? cmd + ' -calendar ' + this.args.calendarFormat : cmd;
+              logger.info("Setting locale with command " + cmd);
               exec(cmd, { maxBuffer: 524288 }, function (err) {
                 if (err === null) {
                   localeInfoWasSet = true;
@@ -495,6 +502,13 @@ IOS.prototype.setPreferences = function (cb) {
     return cb();
   }
 
+  if (this.args.fullReset) {
+    var msg = "Cannot set preferences because a full-reset was requested";
+    logger.info(msg);
+    logger.error(msg);
+    return cb(new Error(msg));
+  }
+
   var settingsCaps = [
     'locationServicesEnabled',
     'locationServicesAuthorized',
@@ -548,7 +562,7 @@ IOS.prototype.setPreferences = function (cb) {
 };
 
 IOS.prototype.instantLaunchAndQuit = function (cb) {
-  logger.info("Sim files for this SDK do not yet exist, launching the sim " +
+  logger.info("Sim files for the " + this.iOSSDKVersion + " SDK do not yet exist, launching the sim " +
       "to populate the applications and preference dirs");
   this.setDeviceAndLaunchSimulator(function (err) {
     if (err) return cb(err);
@@ -771,6 +785,9 @@ IOS.prototype.getDeviceString = function () {
       iosDeviceString += is64bit ? " (64-bit)" : "";
     }
   }
+  if (this.iOSSDKVersion >= 7.1) {
+    iosDeviceString += " - Simulator - iOS " + this.args.version;
+  }
   return iosDeviceString;
 };
 
@@ -851,11 +868,11 @@ IOS.prototype.setDeviceAndLaunchSimulator = function (cb) {
       var setDeviceInfo = function (cb) {
         var iosDeviceString = this.getDeviceString();
         var isiPhone = iosDeviceString.toLowerCase().indexOf("ipad") === -1;
-        logger.debug("Launching device: " + iosDeviceString);
         this.setDeviceTypeInInfoPlist(isiPhone ? 1 : 2, cb);
       }.bind(this);
 
       var startSim = function (cb) {
+        logger.debug("Launching device: " + iosDeviceString);
         var iosSimArgs = ["-SimulateDevice", this.getDeviceString()];
         this.iosSimProcess = spawn(iosSimPath, iosSimArgs);
         var waitForSimulatorLogs = function (countdown) {
@@ -872,14 +889,23 @@ IOS.prototype.setDeviceAndLaunchSimulator = function (cb) {
         waitForSimulatorLogs(10);
       }.bind(this);
 
-      async.series([
-        this.endSimulator.bind(this),
-        cleanup,
-        setDeviceInfo,
-        startSim
-      ], function (err) {
-        cb(err);
-      });
+      if (this.iOSSDKVersion < 7.1) {
+        async.series([
+          this.endSimulator.bind(this),
+          cleanup,
+          setDeviceInfo,
+          startSim
+        ], function (err) {
+          cb(err);
+        });
+      } else {
+        async.series([
+          this.endSimulator.bind(this),
+          cleanup,
+        ], function (err) {
+          cb(err);
+        });
+      }
     }
   }
 };
diff --git a/submodules/appium-instruments b/submodules/appium-instruments
index 13df80bc8..9d7fb5802 160000
--- a/submodules/appium-instruments
+++ b/submodules/appium-instruments
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 13df80bc808e79c8b2537ad07b869321266cb271
+Subproject commit 9d7fb58026e98e09e3d1342ef44830dc8ad63b04