Launch iOS simulator from Xcode and getting a black screen, followed by Xcode hanging and unable to stop tasks

Question

I\'m having trouble running my basic iPhone application (while going through the Stanford iTunes CS193p lectures) in the iOS simulator.

I\'ve been searching for a wh

Answer 1

Solution 1 : You can Quit simulator and try again.

Solution 2 (Recommended) : Go to iOS Simulator -> Reset Content and Settings...

This will pop-up an alert stating 'Are you sure you want to reset the iOS Simulator content and settings?'

Select Reset if you wish to or else Don't Reset button.

Note that once you reset simulator content all app installed on simulator will be deleted and it will reset to initial settings.