Cannot run my game in iOS simulator

**cz_nikita** · June 28, 2016, 10:23pm

I’ve installed my game to iOS Simulator:

xcrun simctl install booted MyApp.app

But I cannot start MyApp in Simulator Crash… No logs… No errors…

When I install MyApp.app to real device via Xcode/Devices, my game works very well.
How to run my game in iOS Simulator?

**britzl** · June 29, 2016, 4:54am

Oh, I don’t think I’ve ever tried running in the iOS simulator. I’m thinking that it won’t work since the ipa and the bundled engine and LuaJIT version are built to run on an ARM CPU. The simulator doesn’t actually emulate the ARM CPU does it?

**cz_nikita** · June 29, 2016, 5:32am

Yes, ipa doesn’t work in simulator. But *.app file should work in simulator.
I’m trying to start *.app file.

**GregorGullwi** · June 29, 2016, 5:41am

Isn’t the app version ment to be used on Mac OS and not iOS?

**Pkeod** · June 29, 2016, 2:18pm

Yes, generally

ipa = ios
app = macos

I believe I tested xcode simulator and it worked but I may be mistaken… putting back on todo to test again. (Misremembering from working on too many projects)

**cz_nikita** · June 29, 2016, 9:07am

@britzl is right. You cannot run your game in iOS Simulator.

**Lex** · October 31, 2020, 7:08pm

Can the ios builds work on the iOS simulator now?
I’ve been trying to run my build on a simulator but it crashes at opening.

**britzl** · October 31, 2020, 9:49pm

Yes if you bundle for the simulator.

**AGulev** · October 31, 2020, 10:25pm

I think there is an issue https://github.com/defold/defold/issues/5282 with ios simulator build.

**britzl** · October 31, 2020, 11:11pm

Ugh, I missed that one.

**Lex** · November 2, 2020, 9:52am

OK, I tried with Defold 1.2.173 and had the same issue though.
Will wait for a patch.