How to check if an app is in the Simulator in Swift

Use #if targetEnvironment(simulator) #endif to determine if an app is being run in the simulator.

Oscar de la Hera Gomez
Written by Oscar de la Hera Gomez
First published on 08/30/2024 at 11:42
Last Updated on 08/30/2024 at 12:12
<p>Two flowers that represent Swift and XCode side by side with the text "isSimulator" beneath them.</p>

Use #if targetEnvironment(simulator) #endif to determine if an app is being run in the simulator.

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<p>A screenshot of XCode showing the helper function that determines if the app is in the simulator.</p>

The code demonstrated above can be found in the Utils/System folder of our open source starter projects linked below.

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