Just run this in the terminal: xcrun simctl shutdown all && xcrun simctl erase all Another approach suggested by @txulu, before erasing the simulator kill the process: killall “Simulator” 2> /dev/null; xcrun simctl erase all
Clicking on Download in Xcode didn’t do anything – the progress bar did not progress (does that make it a regress bar?). This is what worked for me: Open Xcode, open preferences, go to the Components section. Open the Console App, clear the console. Go back to the Xcode preferences. Start the simulator download, then … Read more
Make sure you have the following property declaration in your AppDelegate class: var window: UIWindow?
If you press command+T it triggers the ‘Slow animations’ feature. I didn’t noticed this setting until now. Doh!
You can run two instances of the iOS simulator from the command line. They won’t be attached to Xcode debugging—indeed, it seems only to work if you do it without Xcode running at all. First, you need to run the app in the simulator from Xcode, in order to get it installed in the simulator. … Read more
This is NOT possible The Simulator does not run ARM code, ONLY x86 code. Unless you have the raw source code from Apple, you won’t see the App Store on the Simulator. The app you write you will be able to test in the Simulator by running it directly from Xcode even if you don’t … Read more
⌘+1 for 100% ⌘+2 for 75% ⌘+3 for 50%
You can move the two gray circles that represent your fingers around the screen by holding Option and Shift and moving the mouse.
With Xcode 9 – Simulator, you can pick & drag any corner of simulator to resize it and set according to your requirement. Look at this snapshot. Note: With Xcode 9.1+, Simulator scale options are changed. Keyboard short-keys: According to Xcode 9.1+ Physical Size ⌘ 1 command + 1 Pixel Accurate ⌘ 2 command + … Read more
You can also do it with the keyboard shortcut shown under the simulator menu bar (Hardware-> Home). The shortcut is ⌘+⇧+H, but you need to hit H twice in a row for it to simulate the double press that shows the apps.