IOS Simulator

Need to quickly change the iOS Simulator’s status bar for screenshots or testing? You can do it with the simctl command-line tool. Here’s a quick look. The Basic Command The core command to manipulate the status bar is: xcrun simctl status_bar <device> override <options> <device>: Use booted for the currently running simulator, or a specific simulator UDID (get a list with xcrun simctl list devices). <options>: These are key-value pairs for what you want to change. Common Status Bar Overrides Here are some of the most common things you’ll want to do: ...

Creating GIFs from your iOS Simulator is a great way to showcase features, document animations, or report bugs. Let’s look at the easiest ways to do this. Record a GIF from the iOS Simulator The simplest way to record a video of your app running in the iOS Simulator is using its built-in screen recording feature. Launch your app in the iOS Simulator. With the Simulator window active, go to File > Record Screen in the macOS menu bar, or press the shortcut Cmd + R, or hold Option and click on the record button in the Simulator’s title bar. A recording indicator (a small circle) will appear in the Simulator’s title bar. Perform the actions you want to capture. To stop, click the recording indicator again, or press Cmd + R. A thumbnail of your recording will appear. Right-click that recording then select Save as Animated Gif. ...