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Prepare to test iOS devices

Prerequisites

  • You need a Mac OS system

  • Make sure you have performed the Base Setup

Xcode and Xcode command line tools

Xcode

  • Check if Xcode is present

  • Check for Xcode and iOS supported versions here

  • Download Xcode from the App Store or the Apple Developer website

  • Open and check Xcode

Xcode Command Line Tools

  • Check if Xcode CLT is already available using :

Xcode-select -p or Xcode-select --print-path

  • If not available, download the command-line tool compatible with your Xcode version from the Apple Developer website

  • Alternatively, you can install the command-line tool for Xcode from terminal using following commands:

Xcode-select --install

sudo Xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

Check available iOS Simulators

Using Xcode

  • Open Xcode on your Mac.

  • Go to the top menu bar and select Xcode Open Developer Tool Simulator

  • On the Simulator menu go to File Open Simulator and choose the iOS simulator device of your choice

Using Terminal
  • To get list of all devices and their IDs
xcrun simctl list devices
  • To boot up any available simulator
xcrun simctl boot "<name of simulator>" 

example 

xcrun simctl boot "iPhone 16"
  • To shut down a Simulator
xcrun simctl shutdown <UUID>

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