Simulator¶
Location¶
It can be simulated on iOS simulator for specific lat and long or some predefined physical locations.
API Support¶
Mail¶
Some functionality while running an app in iOS simulator won’t work due to the limited access on simulator.
For eg.
mailto:
API won’t work on simulator for opening email client with method called -canOpenURL with an error message thrown in console saying “error: "This app is not allowed to query for scheme mailto"
Health¶
Health data continuous workout randomized data could be accessible for testing the app.
Health app doesn’t fully synced my data to the iOS simulator. Or maybe I was missing some iCloud sync settings. I did turned on Health explicitly on “Settings” app of the simulator.
Offline Mode¶
Utilize the network link conditioner on Mac OS.
Screenshot location¶
I just hate screenshots default location on Desktop where my wallpaper is 100% digital black as my main coding screen is OLED TV 48 LG C1. So when coding I like to use 21:9 aspect ratio to get wide screen effect and having that lingering screenshots just feels not right.
Storing the default location
defaults write com.apple.iphonesimulator ScreenShotSaveLocation -string ~/Documents/Screenshots
Good reference for Mac OS defaults https://macos-defaults.com/simulator/screenshotsavelocation.html
SO https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23661097/change-the-location-of-screen-shots-saved-by-the-ios-simulator