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iPhone Simulator on Macs

Virginia Wu edited this page Oct 30, 2022 · 1 revision

For Macs only-

  1. Open the App Store
  2. Search for Xcode
  1. Install Xcode - this might take a long time
  2. Launch Xcode
  3. To open the Simulator app, in the menu bar, select Xcode > Open Developer Tool > Simulator (or search for Simulator in Spotlight Search)

or

To change devices right click on the Simulator’s icon on Macbook’s dock > Device.

  1. Open Safari and use the browser the same way as the computer browser. (localhost will work in the browser url)

  2. To view Simulator’s Safari console - While the localhost is running on a Simulator’s Safari, open up the desktop’s Safari, in the menu bar select Develop > Simulator > localhost:

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