Install and manage Simulator runtimes from the command line
You can download and export the simulator runtimes images in Terminal with the xcodebuild command.
Note
The simulator runtimes are available on Apple Developer website, but will no longer be posted through the website in future updates. Please use the xcodebuild -exportPath option.
Then follow these steps in Terminal to install a simulator runtime:
In Terminal, use
xcode-select -s <path-to-Xcode>to select the version of Xcode that you want to add the simulator runtime to.Run
xcodebuild -runFirstLaunchto install the required system components, including thesimctlutility.Run
xcrun simctl runtime add "~/Downloads/<simulator-runtime-name>.dmg"to install the simulator runtime.simctlverifies the signature of the downloaded simulator runtime, and installs it on your Mac.
For example:
xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode-beta.app
xcodebuild -runFirstLaunch
xcrun simctl runtime add "~/Downloads/watchOS 9 beta Simulator Runtime.dmg"
