Where on my machine is the iPhone simulator installed?
I'm been trying to find where a test application I run in the simulator is stored.
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Update for Xcode 4.4: While the iPhone simulator is still in the same place, Apple has included a shortcut to the iPhone Simulator at:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Applications
Changes since Xcode 4.3.1
Please note that the new version of Xcode is now available on the Mac App Store. Hence all the stuff that used to come with an installer is now packaged into Xcode.app.
Therefore the iOS Simulator binary is located here:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/Applications/
The Apps installed in the simulator along with other configuration files are still here:
~/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/
Here is an extract from the current release notes of Xcode 4.3.1
What's new in Xcode 4.3.1
Xcode is now distributed as an application, rather than as an installer. This change enables Xcode to be updated directly from the Mac App Store.
All of these paths keep getting outdated with each Xcode release . The best way I found (so far) is this ⤵︎
- Open Xcode and launch Simulator.app
- Simulator.app will now appear in your dock
- Right click the app icon in the dock and select
Options > Show in Finder - The app's location will appear in a Finder window
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