open iOS simulators in OSX

Question

How can I open the iOS simulators, that come with the latest XCode, in OSX Mountain Lion?

I can't find the applications in Spotlight search nor in the XCode top-menu-bar.

Answer 1

Most of the other supporting developer apps are now included inside the Xcode.app bundle.

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/Applications/iPhone\ Simulator.app

Which is also symlinked here:

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/iPhone\ Simulator.app

Answer 2

In Xcode, select Xcode » Open Developer Tool » iOS Simulator from the menu bar.

Unless you have a launcher like Alfred, Quicksilver, or LaunchBar, this is probably the easiest way to launch any developer tool bundled with Xcode.

^{Unlike some other IDEs, Xcode is pretty lightweight and opens quickly if no project is open, so this is a practical solution even if Xcode isn't already running.}

Answer 3

First you should check in:

Preferences > Downloads > Components

Make sure that it is downloaded and installed here.

Then check again, as NReilingh said the directories are:-

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/Applications/iPhone\ Simulator.app

symlinked here:

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/iPhone\ Simulator.app