Can I start the iPhone simulator without Build and Run

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I want to delete an app in the simulator before I  build and run   How can I start the simulator so I can do the deletion  If I start it by  build and run  I get a long log output that takes a while because of a bug I m trying to fix  I d like to avoid that

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To follow up on that the new command from @jimbojw to create a shortcut with the new Xcode (installing through preferences) is:

ln -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/Applications/iPhone\ Simulator.app /Applications/iPhone\ Simulator.app

Which will create a shortcut in the applications folder for you.

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Use Spotlight    But only the last simulator will be opened  If you used iPad Air 2 last time  Spotlight will open it  If you wanna open iPhone 6s this time  that s a problem

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This is an older question  but if you simply want to run the simulator from the Xcode 4 5 UI  you can do   Xcode   Open Developer Tool   iOS Simulator

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Since XCode 4 3 the location has changed  the simulator can now be found at       Applications Xcode app Contents Developer Platforms iPhoneSimulator platform Developer Applications

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The simulator is just an application  and as such you can run it like any other application   To run the simulator straight from terminal prepend these locations with the open command  Xcode 7 x  8 x  and 9 x  In Xcode 7 x  the iPhone Simulator has moved again   Applications Xcode app Contents Developer Applications Simulator app    Xcode 6 x  In Xcode 6 x  the iPhone Simulator has moved yet again  and now resides here   Applications Xcode app Contents Developer Applications iOS Simulator app      Xcode 4 x  5 x  In Xcode 4 x  through 4 5 on Mountain Lion  and Xcode 5 0 x on Mavericks  it lives here   Applications Xcode app Contents Developer Platforms iPhoneSimulator platform Developer Applications    In my version of Xcode  4 5 2   I find it quite convenient to use the Open Developer Tool menu from either the dock icon or the Xcode menu        Xcode 3 x  In Xcode 3 x  it lives here    Developer Platforms iPhoneSimulator platform Developer Applications iPhone Simulator app    In some future version of Xcode  it will probably move again  it s a squirrelly little app

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The easiest way is start the simulator from the Xcode  and then on the dock  Ctrl   Click on the icon and select Keep in Dock

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Without opening Xcode   open  Applications Xcode app Contents Developer Applications iOS  Simulator app

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First  add the iOS Simulator to Applications   ln -s  Developer Platforms iPhoneSimulator platform Developer Applications iPhone  Simulator app  Applications iPhone  Simulator app   From there you can open it in Finder or drag it to the launch bar   Source  http   www bram us 2010 05 05 xcode-iphone-simulator-location

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For Xcode 7 2  open   Applications Xcode app Contents Developer Applications Simulator app Contents MacOS Simulator app  sudo   Simulator  And adding this path in your profile is the best way

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From Terminal you can use   open -a iPhone  Simulator open -a iOS  Simulator open -a Simulator   This all depends on the application name of the simulator  this can change with each iteration of Xcode

[xcode] Can I start the iPhone simulator without "Build and Run"?

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