
#IOS SIMULATOR XCODE SIMULATOR#
You can also create a simulator from the simulator menu.
#IOS SIMULATOR XCODE DOWNLOAD#
If you want to use an older version of the simulator then you can download it from the Components window of Xcode Preference.Ĭreating Simulator From the Simulator Menu Right-click or Control-click on any listed simulator.Open Devices & Simulators by following the above-mentioned steps and navigate to the Simulators tab.If you want to delete any particular simulator for your Xcode then follow the below-mentioned steps: This will hide the simulator from the app scheme. Uncheck the Show as runtime destination checkbox for the simulator which you have created. Click on the + button at the bottom left.If you want to create a new simulator then follow the below steps:

It also shows those simulators which you have downloaded earlier. Now, you will see all the list of simulators that your Xcode includes.

Testing some gestures like pinch, swipe is much easier with fingers in comparison to mouse.A simulator can not simulate many sensors, some of them are a camera, Bluetooth, Face ID, and sensors like Proximity, Motion, Gyroscope, accelerometer, and so on. There is a limitation for simulators while using the hardware feature for the application.Also, the architecture upon which the app compile for the simulator and devices are different, for device Xcode uses x86 architecture and for devices, Xcode uses ARM architecture.The simulator uses Mac computing resources. The computing power of the simulator and the devices are different.There are a few differences between running an application on a device and on the simulator. It enables you to simulate apple devices running on current or some legacy OS. It runs on Mac and simulating an iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, or Apple Watch environment. Simulators come as a part of the Xcode tool. The simulator allows you to prototype and test builds of your app during the development process.
