There are some features of iOS apps that don’t work from the iOS simulator. Maybe you want to test how your application works with the device camera or send an SMS message from your application. For these examples and more you’ll need to test and debug your app using a real device.
With the Xcode Simulator we can use Safari to open those files in up to 25 Apple devices from iPhone 5s to iPad Pro (3rd Generation) Essential Tools. In order to proceed you will have to have the latest version of Apple Xcode installed on your computer and either Pano2VR installed or a copy of krpano downloaded. Getting Started. Yes, it’s completely possible. Assuming your VM is set up, open up the Mac App Store. Install Xcode from the Mac App Store, it’s free, but it’s a big download, so make sure you have something to do while it’s downloading. Apple’s homegrown Xcode software development environment for Mac comes with its own app simulator for iOS, tvOS, watchOS, and iMessage. So, if one is using Xcode as the primary app development.
This post will walk through how to run the Xcode simulator on your iPhone or other iOS device and show you how to fix some common errors you’ll see along the way.
How to select your iPhone as the “Simulator” Device
Simulator is in quotes here since this will create an actual app on your phone; it’s no longer a simulation. Open up a project in Xcode and click on the device near the Run ▶ button at the top left of your Xcode screen.
Plug your iPhone into your computer. You can select your device from the top of the list.
Unlock your device and (⌘R) run the application. You’ll see Xcode install the app and then attach the debugger. The application should pop up on your phone.
Troubleshooting Common Errors
The first time I tried to connect my iPhone to Xcode it didn’t work. According to my best friend, Stack Overflow, I’m not the only one who has had issues. Let’s share the fixes to some common errors you might encounter.
“Signing Requires a Development Team”
Xcode requires that you’ve connected a Team to your project in order to run the simulator on a device. You can do this from the “General” tab of your Project Settings. As of Xcode 7 this can be any Apple ID.
Open the Team menu that currently says “None” and select your team. If you don’t have a team, select “Add an Account...” and create one with your Apple ID.
Xcode claims your device is locked when it isn’t
This fun bug has been happening since at least Xcode 6. There are a lot of potential solutions in this Stack Overflow post. Here’s what worked for me:
- Unplug your iPhone
Reset Location & Privacyon your iPhone. Found underSettings >> General >> Reset- Plug in your iPhone
- Hit
Trustwhen prompted toTrust This Computer
You can learn more about how trusting computers works from Apple’s support.
“iPhone is Busy”
The unsatisfying answer for this one is to just wait.
Iphone Simulator Mac Without Xcode Code
If you don’t have a sword fighting partner, you can try the following:
- Unplug your device
- Restart both Xcode and your iPhone
- Plug in your device
That worked for me, but a lot of folks had luck with “Solution #3” from this Stack Overflow post.
Activate your Debugging Superpowers
Iphone Simulator Mac Without Xcode Key
The Jasonette docs FAQ has some more tips if you have other related issues. Now that you’ve got your application running on a device you can make the most of your testing and debugging experience with these tips:
If you have any questions or run into any other issues, feel free to reach out to me on Twitter @kelleyrobinson.