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Open Iphone Simulator Mac

Matt Cone January 1, 2013 TutorialsMacDeveloper

Web developers know it’s important to test their websites on every web browser and device possible. And with the growing popularity of the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, it’s only natural that they’ll also want to test their websites on all of those devices. But short of stocking up on a bunch of Apple products, how can developers preview their websites in iOS?

The Remoted iOS Simulator for Windows is installed automatically as part of Xamarin in Visual Studio 2019 and Visual Studio 2017. To use it, follow these steps: Pair Visual Studio 2019 to a Mac Build host. In Visual Studio, start debugging an iOS or tvOS project. The Remoted iOS Simulator for Windows will appear on your Windows machine. Run the.exe file, and install the simulator. When the installation process is over, the simulator will open, and you will be able to run iOS apps on Mac or PC. You will find a few apps that are already installed, and to get more, simply click on the App Store.

  • The Quite Universal Circuit Simulator (QUCS) is an integrated circuit simulator allowing the.
  • An iPhone simulator is actually an iOS simulator that mimics an iPhone device. These simulators allow developers and QA testers to do a quick check of their apps and websites on iPhones. The simulators have limited capabilities when running on Windows.

Actually, it’s easy. Anybody can do it by installing Apple’s iOS simulator on their Mac for free. This functional demo, complete with the mobile Safari web browser, allows you to preview your website or web application in iOS. It looks exactly the same as it does on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.

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There are limitations to the simulator. You can’t install apps from the App Store in the simulator, so forget about playing Need for Speed: Most Wanted. And many of the apps that come preinstalled on iOS devices are not available in the simulator. Here’s the bottom line: This stripped-down simulator is great for testing websites, but not much else.

Installing the iOS Simulator on Your Mac

Ready to get started? The first step is downloading Xcode and installing the iOS simulator on your Mac. Here’s how to install the iOS simulator on your Mac:

Download Ios Simulator For Mac

  1. Download and install Xcode from the Mac App Store. It’s free!

  2. Right click on the Xcode icon in the Applications folder and select Show Package Contents, as shown below.

  3. Open the iPhone Simulator application. You can find the alias in Contents → Applications, as shown below.

  4. For easy access to the iOS simulator in the future, drag and drop the iOS Simulator alias on to your Desktop or the Applications folder.

  5. The iOS simulator is now installed and running on your Mac, as shown below.

As mentioned earlier, you’ll notice that the simulator is missing a lot of the applications and settings that come with every iOS device.

Rotating the Simulator

Every iOS device has a gyroscope that keeps track of the screen’s orientation. For example, if you turn the device horizontally, iOS will automatically rotate the screen if you’re using an app that supports the feature. The simulator can rotate, too! It can be a useful tool when you’re developing a responsive website or web app.

Here’s how to rotate the simulator:

  1. Open the iOS simulator, if it’s not already open.

  2. Open the Safari app in the simulator.

  3. From the Hardware menu, select Rotate Left or Rotate Right. The simulator will rotate, as shown below.

To rotate the simulator back again, select a rotation option from the Hardware menu.

Simulating Different iOS Devices

What good would an iOS simulator be without the ability to switch between the different dimensions of the iPhone 4, iPhone 5, and the different versions of the iPad? The simulator lets you use them all on your Mac. Here’s how to simulate a different iOS device with the iOS simulator:

  1. Open the iOS simulator, if it’s not already open.
  2. From the Hardware menu, select Device, and then select the type of device you want to simulate.
  3. The simulator window will change to match the dimensions of the device you selected.

To restore the original window with the iPhone case as a border, select iPhone.

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Debug on either an iOS device directly or debug on an iOS simulator.

Apple provides an excellent developer experience for debugging on Mac OS X.However, it is not possible to remotely debug iOS devices on Windows.

If you need to debug an iOS device on Windows, follow the Debug on Legacy Android with the Stock Browser (and on Other Devices) guide instead.

1. Debugging on an iOS Device

As you test your mobile site, you observe issues on specific devices.If the issue occurs on an iOS device, use this guide to inspect the device.

A. Enable Safari Web Inspector on your iOS device

  1. Open the 'Settings' app on your iOS device.

  2. Navigate to 'Safari > Advanced'.

  3. Turn on the 'Web Inspector' toggle.

B. Enable the Develop menu on your Mac

  1. On your Mac, open the Safari browser.

  2. In the Safari menu bar, navigate to the 'Safari' menu.

  3. Select 'Preferences…'

  4. In the Safari browser preferences, switch to the 'Advanced' tab.

  5. In the 'Advanced' tab, turn on the 'Show Develop menu in menu bar' toggle.

C. Connect your iOS device to your Mac with a USB cable.

D. Open the page for debugging

Open Iphone Simulator Machine

  1. On the iOS device connected to your Mac, open Safari.

  2. Go to http://preview.mobify.com to preview your bundle.

  3. Fill in the form fields with your site information.

  4. Click 'Preview'.

  5. Navigate to the page for debugging.

PreviewLearn to Preview your Project or to Preview your Project on a Device.

E. Inspect the page

  1. On your Mac, open Safari.

  2. In the Safari menu bar, choose the 'Develop' menu.

  3. Scroll to the menu option that has your iOS device name.

  4. Select the page for debugging.

Use the Safari Web Inspector to remotely debug the page on your iOS device.

2. Debugging on an iOS Simulator

To debug issues on different versions of iOS, use iOS Simulator.Download older versions of iOS within iOS Simulator to debug older versions of the operating system.

A. Download XCode

  1. On your Mac, click on the App Store icon in your dock.

  2. Type “Xcode” in your search bar to find Xcode.

  3. Follow the installation instructions.

B. Install the iOS Simulator

  1. On your Mac, open Xcode.

  2. On the Xcode menu bar, select 'Xcode'.

  3. Navigate to the 'Preferences' menu option.

  4. Click 'Downloads'.

  5. In the 'Components' tab, select the iOS Simulator versions that you would like.

  6. Click “Install”.

C. Run the iOS Simulator

  1. On the Xcode menu bar, select 'Xcode'.

  2. Navigate to the 'Open Developer Tool' menu option.

  3. Click 'iOS Simulator'.

D. Open the page for debugging

  1. In iOS Simulator, open Safari.

  2. Navigate to Mobify Preview at http://preview.mobify.com to preview your bundle.

  3. Fill in the form fields with your site information.

  4. Click 'Preview'.

Navigate to the page for debugging.

PreviewLearn to Preview your Project or to Preview your Project on a Device.

E. Inspect the page

  1. In the Safari on your Mac, on the Safari menu bar, choose the 'Develop' menu.

  2. Scroll to the iOS Simulator option.

  3. Select the page for debugging.

Use the Safari Web Inspector to debug the page in iOS Simulator.

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