Feature Request: Keyboard Shortcuts for Notification Center and Control Center in iOS Simulator and iPhone Mirroring

Hello,

I would like to suggest adding dedicated keyboard shortcuts or menu commands for opening Notification Center and Control Center in both iOS Simulator and iPhone Mirroring.

At the moment, these interfaces generally need to be opened by dragging downward from a specific area at the top of the simulated or mirrored iPhone screen. While this works for normal manual interaction, it is less reliable when using a mouse, especially when the window is resized or when the pointer needs to begin very close to the screen edge.

This also creates difficulties for automated UI testing and computer-use agents, such as Codex-based testing workflows. These systems interact with the screen through mouse and keyboard input, so accurately reproducing an edge swipe can be unreliable. A small difference in the starting position may open Spotlight, scroll the current application, move the window, or fail to trigger the system interface entirely.

It would be helpful if Apple could provide commands such as:

• Open Notification Center
• Open Control Center
• Dismiss Notification Center or Control Center

These commands could be exposed through:

• Keyboard shortcuts
• The Simulator “Device” or “Features” menu
• The iPhone Mirroring toolbar or menu bar
• Accessibility or UI automation interfaces

For example, Simulator already provides menu commands and shortcuts for actions such as pressing the Home button, locking the device, rotating the screen, and triggering other hardware-related interactions. Notification Center and Control Center could be handled in a similar way.

This would improve:

• Manual testing with a mouse and keyboard
• Automated testing of applications that interact with notifications, media controls, Bluetooth, Focus modes, screen recording, and other system features
• Accessibility for users who have difficulty performing precise drag gestures
• Reliability for computer-use and vision-based testing agents

Ideally, the commands should behave like genuine system gestures rather than directly changing internal state, so developers can test the complete user-visible interaction.

Thank you for considering this feature.