How to get iPhone simulator 7.1 skin same like iPhone in Xcode 5.1.1 or Xcode 5

Question

If I select normal iPhone simulator in Xcode 5 or Xcode 5.1.1, I am able view simulator same as an iPhone.

But, if I try the same thing with a 4-inch iPhone simulator, retina or non retina, (iOS 6.0, 7.0, 7.1), I'm not able to view simulator like iPhone. It's just showing only the screen, but not the skin or body?

I have tried to select iPhone 4-inch simulator and window scale 100% but it is just showing very big simulator.

If I do same thing for the normal iPhone simulator, it works fine and simulator shows like iPhone, but not for 4-inch simulator. How to get that?

Answer 1

I guess it would depend on your screen size, because I have the same "problem". However, it shouldn't be an issue.

• If you need the home button functionality, you can just press Shift-Command-H
• If you need to lock, it's just Command-L

That should be all you need in terms of what the skin can do...otherwise I don't really see the point in needing the skin.

Answer 2

The skin makes sense to have for making app preview videos. Now that we can add preview videos to the app store, we can't use the simulator to make a real looking phone simulation

Answer 3

While the iOS Simulator doesn't let you display the device skin/chrome, there are third-party tools that can. For example, I use an app called Reflector that basically makes your Mac look like an Apple TV on the network. You AirPlay the app as it runs on your device (not the simulator) to the Reflector app on your Mac. It, in turn, displays the screen and the skin/chrome around it.

(Looking for the URL, I just noticed that it now lets you display on Windows and allows you to "cast" Android apps as well.)