How to run a App on iOS simulator without open Xcode

Yes, this magic is possible!

Pre requeriments:

• xcode;
• xcode Command Line Tools on a Mac;
• brew;

First install ios-sim:

type in terminal: rew install ios-sim

List installed simulators:

type in terminal: ios-sim showdevicetypes

Get a simulator name and ios version

Build application using XcodeBuild from terminal

type in terminal: xcodebuild -project Tuis.xcodeproj

Copy Build description path and use with simulator name and ios version in this comand:

type in terminal: ios-sim launch — devicetypeid “iPhone-8-Plus, 15.4” /Users/pauloh.m./Desktop/development/tui/tui/Tuis/build/Release-iphoneos/Tuis.app

The magic happens!