Mac users can directly launch their apps from the Xcode project. What gives Safari an edge over other free iPhone emulators is the ability to test web apps by accessing Safari within Xcode. To run your app in Simulator, choose an iOS simulator—for example, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air, or iPhone 6 + Apple Watch - 38mm—from the Xcode scheme pop-up menu, and click Run. Xcode builds your project and then launches the most recent version of your app running in Simulator on your Mac screen, as shown in Figure 1-1. Apr 26, 2019 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. Jun 02, 2015 You need to enable 'Developer Mode' on Safari (Preferences - Advanced). Then open the website you want to debug in the iOS simulator. Go back to safari and under Develop you will see the simulator and the tabs open on safari. If you want to test an actual device, then just plug it into your computer and it should show there too. The iPhone/iPad simulator that comes with Xcode includes Safari. If you run Safari in the simulator, you can view your website and it should appear the same as it would on a real device. This may work for general layout testing.

The Remoted iOS Simulator for Windows allows you to test your apps on aniOS simulator displayed in Windows alongside Visual Studio 2019 and Visual Studio 2017.

Getting started

The Remoted iOS Simulator for Windows is installed automatically as partof Xamarin in Visual Studio 2019 and Visual Studio 2017. To use it, follow these steps:

1. Pair Visual Studio 2019 to a Mac Build host.
2. In Visual Studio, start debugging an iOS or tvOS project. TheRemoted iOS Simulator for Windows will appear on your Windows machine.

Watch this video for a step-by-step guide.

Simulator window

The toolbar at the top of the simulator's window contains a number of useful buttons:

• Home – Simulates the home button on an iOS device.

• Lock – Locks the simulator (swipe to unlock).

• Screenshot – Saves a screenshot of the simulator (stored in PicturesXamariniOS Simulator).

• Settings – Displays keyboard, location, and other settings.

• Other options – Brings up various simulator options such as rotation, shake gestures, and Touch ID.

Settings

Clicking the toolbar's gear icon opens the Settings window:

These settings allow you to enable the hardware keyboard, choose alocation that the device should report (static and moving locations areboth supported), enable Touch ID, and reset the content and settings forthe simulator.

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Other options

The toolbar's ellipsis button reveals other options such as rotation,shake gestures, and rebooting. These same options can be viewed as a listby right-clicking anywhere in the simulator's window:

Touchscreen support

Most modern Windows computers have touch screens. Since the Remoted iOSSimulator for Windows supports touch interactions, you can test your appwith the same pinch, swipe, and multi-finger touch gestures that you usewith physical iOS devices.

Similarly, the Remoted iOS Simulator for Windows treats Windows Stylusinput as Apple Pencil input.

Sound handling

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Sounds played by the simulator will come from the host Mac's speakers.iOS sounds are not heard on the Windows computer.

Disabling the Remoted iOS Simulator for Windows

To disable the Remoted iOS Simulator for Windows, navigate toTools > Options > Xamarin > iOS Settings and uncheckRemote Simulator to Windows.

With this option disabled, debugging opens the iOS Simulator on the connected Mac build host.

Troubleshooting

If you experience issues with the Remoted iOS Simulator, you can view the logs in these locations:

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• Mac – ~/Library/Logs/Xamarin/Simulator.Server
• Windows – %LOCALAPPDATA%XamarinLogsXamarin.Simulator

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If you report a problem in Visual Studio, attaching these logs might be helpful (there are options to keep uploads private).