Is there a way to increase the iOS Simulator window scale ?

Hi guys,


I don't know if I'm the only one struggling with this issue, but I have a really hard time with the iOS Simulator window size since I've started working on an iMac 5K (brilliant computer by the way).


Most of the time, I like to test my app on a real iPhone 7, and on a iPhone SE in iOS Simulator, but the latter seems way too small on a Retina Display, even at a 100% scale.

It's readable enough, but I'd like to increase it to 200% to see some details that could go unnoticed at 100% scale.


Meanwhile, I find myself testing my app on an iPhone 7 Plus since it's the only device I find acceptable on a Retina screen (apart from the iPads, of course), but I'd really like to spend more time testing the result on a 4" device.


I tried editing the com.apple.iphonesimulator.plist file to force a 2.0 scale, without success.


Has anybody found a way to force a larger scale than 100% ?


Thanks in advance !

If you mean 'zoom', there's always that option via System Preferences/Accessibility. Just pay attention to the required keystrokes and live large.

Accepted Answer

Bumping it and marking it as resolved since Xcode 9 now allows Simulators to run at 200% scale. Thanks Xcode team !

Is there a way to increase the iOS Simulator window scale ?
 
 
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