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ios simulator: how to close an app
When you "run" the simulator from xCode, the app automatically launches, and then you can click the home button to suspend the app. What I want to do is close the app from within the simulator. So, ...
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Adjusting the Xcode iPhone simulator scale and size [duplicate]
Is there anyway to make the iOS simulator for iPhone 5 in Xcode, be the actual size of the iPhone 5. I'm getting a huge display and things seemed to be scaled.
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Can I install the "app store" in an IOS simulator?
The IOS simulator in my computer doesn't have app store. I want to use the app store to test a program I wrote on my simulator.
Is it possible to install the app store in my simulator?
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Download Xcode simulator directly
I have downloaded Xcode 6.2 today which replaced previous Xcode 6.1
now to use simulator 7.1 & 8.1 it asks to download both simulators , but for some reason after trying 4-5 times it shows network ...
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Xcode Simulator animations extremely slow when played in editor
Recently I have experienced, that Xcode's simulator has become extremely slow. Also if I create a new app and run it i, the transition between the launch screen and the first view controller takes ...
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Can React Native apps be tested in a browser?
Realizing that React Native apps are designed to be developed / tested using simulators, is it possible to use a web browser to also test an application?
Services such as https://rnplay.org/ exist, ...
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How to mimic two-finger scroll/drag gesture on ios simulator?
I have a scroll page that I specified two fingers minimum. It works on my device, but don't know how to mimic this gesture on Simulator. I can mimic one-finger scroll without problem. I've tried ...
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Xcode 6.4 showing duplicate 'Simulators' with Unique Id
Till yesterday, everything was normal with Xcode. It was showing simulators as :
But today, when I opened it, simulator list changed to :
Every simulator can be seen twice, name followed by a unique ...
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Programmatically detect if app is being run on device or simulator
I'd like to know whether my app is being run on device or simulator at run time. Is there a way to detect this?
Reason being to test bluetooth api with simulator:
http://volcore.limbicsoft.com/2009/...
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Flutter - The iOS Simulator deployment target 'IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET' is set to 7.0 && Build input file cannot be found GoogleService-Info.plist
I cannot build a Flutter app on iOS simulator. I am getting this error over and over. My flutter-doctor is clean.
Launching lib/main.dart on iPhone SE (2nd generation) in debug mode...
Xcode ...
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Change the Location of Screen Shots Saved by the iOS Simulator
I'd like to change the location that screenshots created via File > Save Screen Shot in the iOS Simulator are saved from the desktop to a folder of my choice. How can this be done? Perhaps there's a ...
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Is there any way to make the iPad simulator bigger?
It kind of annoys me how small the iPad simulator is... Some apps I have in mind I have difficulty testing because of the small size of the iPad simulator. Is there anyway to make it larger than it ...
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waiting thread until a condition has been occurred
I want to wait one thread of 2 thread that executed in a Simultaneous simulator until a condition has been occurred, may be the condition occurred after 1000 or more cycles of running a program in the ...
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XCode 5.0.1 and iOS 5.1 simulator issue
After upgrading XCode to 5.0.1 on Mavericks I can't install iOS 5 simulator, it's removed from Download section... Is it only happening to me or does anyone else has similar issue?
Is it possible to ...
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Problem with running IOS simulator for my flutter app
I'm trying to run my flutter app on the IOS simulator and its not working. So tried on the most basic flutter app (create my_app and then tried to run it) and nothing seem to work!
Everything seems to ...
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algorithmic trading simulator/benchmark data [closed]
I am interested about playing with algorithmic trading strategies. Does anyone know if there exists simulator or benchmark data I could possibly play with offline (without actually making any ...
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Black Border on My IOS Icon
I plugged in my application, the icons for the application itself ..
Unfortunately I have a problem.
In the Home Screen icon has a black border.
What am I doing wrong?
Why in the simulator I see ...
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Debug warning Xcode - dwarf-with-dsym?
I get this warning upon compilation:
DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT should be set to dwarf-with-dsym for all configurations. This could also be a timing issue, make sure the Fabric run script build phase ...
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Windows 10 - How do I test touch events without a touchscreen?
I need to test my Windows app using touch events but don't have a touch screen available.
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Is iOS6 simulator buggy when deleting applications?
Frequently, when I try to delete an app on the iOS 6 simulator that comes with Xcode 4.5, the simulator freezes. What I do is just long press on the app. Delete dialog doesn't come up and the icons ...
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How to simulate a SIM card for android
I do not have a real android device. I completely depend on emulator. So, for the sim contacts, changing sim cards and other purposes regarding sim, i want a simulator for SIM. I didn't find any thing ...
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Using Charles Proxy on Mac OS X selectively for iOS Simulator
Is there any way to use Charles proxy selectively with particular applications like iOS Simulator on Mac OS X? Currently while monitoring HTTP traffic to and fro iOS application running with iOS ...
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where can I find iOS 7 simulator?
I have downloaded the xcode5_GM_seed and install it, but I cannot find iOS7 simulator in components.
Where can I find iOS 7 simulator?
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How to simulate touch for any application in Android?
I know some similar questions have already been asked, but I think they are asking for simulating touch in their own applications, however I want to make an agent that can "use" any application.
So ...
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Where is printer simulator in Xcode 6
I remember on Xcode 5 the simulator has a button called "Open Printer Simulator" locate in File menu but now it is gone.
How can I test printer on the simulator?