Clipboard issues with simulators

Developer Tools & Services Xcode Simulator

matthewruzzi OP

Created Mar ’26

Replies 34

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After updating to Xcode 26.4 the pasteboard sharing feature in the simulators doesn't work.

Answered by matthewruzzi in 887538022

I am now running Xcode 26.5 (17F42) and this issue no longer happens.

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FaLcON2 OP

Mar ’26

Same issue here

different_productions OP

Mar ’26

I have to downgrade to 26.2 for copy paste to work again in the simulator. Infuriating bug. Impossible to type generated passwords by hand into the simulator.

Kirow OP

Mar ’26

Please add this to test cases, it should never slip into release. It ruins my day :(

If there any workaround, please let me know.

reefloretto OP

Mar ’26

workaround until apple fixes it:

alias simpaste='pbpaste | xcrun simctl pbcopy booted'

then run simpaste in terminal before pasting in the sim, this has been working for me (so far)

iAmrMohamed OP

Mar ’26

Made a little macOS menu bar app that fixes this for me. It syncs the clipboard both ways between macOS and the Simulator automatically.

full Xcode project available here: https://github.com/iAmrMohamed/SimClipboardSync

Alonso- OP

Mar ’26

Same issue. It's imposible for me work without paste, I need paste several emails, passwords..

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Mar ’26

@Alonso-

Thanks for you post, have you file a bug and do you have the FB number:

https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/820393?answerId=881554022#881554022

Albert    Worldwide Developer Relations.

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Mar ’26

Xcode 26.5 Beta was just released https://developer.apple.com/download/all/?q=Xcode can you please check if the issue was resolved there?

Albert    Worldwide Developer Relations.

suppasit OP

Apr ’26

Using Xcode 26.5 Beta with iOS Simulator 26.5 Beta (iPhone 17 Pro), I tried to copy and paste text to the simulator. The paste menu now appears, but cannot paste the text.

When pasting the text to the UITextField in my application while debugging, Xcode shows the following error

...requesting item failed with error: Error Domain=PBErrorDomain Code=13 "Operation not authorized." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Operation not authorized.}

Jaanus OP

Apr ’26

For me, the issue is NOT resolved in Xcode 26.5 beta. I downloaded it and created a 26.5 simulator, but I can NOT paste into it from macOS 26.4 host.

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Apr ’26

@Jaanus Thanks for providing this. Do you have a FB open? Would you be able to upload the sysdiagnose as you said you have a macOS 26.4 with Xcode 26.5 and running a 26.5 simulator? Thanks for this!!

Albert Pascual   Worldwide Developer Relations.

ekucet OP

Apr ’26

you can use this application. https://github.com/ekucet/ClipboardSim

jakub-walusiak OP

Apr ’26

For anybody interested with a workaround - created a script that uses the previously mentioned applescript approach:

paste_to_simulator.sh

d_andreikiv OP

Apr ’26

Seems like this issue is fixed in Xcode 26.5 Beta 2.

Release Notes

Simulator

Fixed: Pasteboard Synchronization within Simulator.app is currently not functioning. (173403967) (FB22340739)

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Apr ’26

Thanks for this @d_andreikiv The release notes contain this fix: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode-release-notes/xcode-26_5-release-notes

Fixed: Pasteboard Synchronization within Simulator.app is currently not functioning. (173403967) (FB22340739)

Albert   Worldwide Developer Relations.