Can I set the default simulator for new projects in Xcode 7.1 or latest?

Question

I\'ve been making a ton of new projects as I\'m learning Swift. My development is all on my laptop, so I hate using the default 6s Plus simulator, since the window is too bi

Answer 1

No. But...

• If you don't like the size of the 6s plus simulator, make it smaller with the simulator Window Scale menu.

• If you don't like the 6s plus simulator at all, delete it with the Xcode Window Devices menu.

Answer 2

Deleting the simulators you don't want will default you to the simulator you do want. I also develop on my laptop and the biggest simulator I can see w/o scaling down is the 4S, so I deleted simulators for iPhone 5 and above and now every project I create defaults to 4S simulator. If I ever need the newer simulators, I will just re-download.

Answer 3

open your simulator, choose **File/Open Device/iOS 13.5/iPhone8 ** will change your simulator device to iPhone 8. When you reopen your simulator, iPhone 8 will be your device simulator.

Answer 4

Xcode 9 UPDATE:

In Xcode 9, no need to delete simulators, and the way to turn them on/off is to go in Product/Destination/Add Additional Simulators... select the simulator you want to turn off, then uncheck the box: 'Show as run destination'

Answer 5

You can select the desired simulator via the Hardware > Device > [OS] menu (Xcode 9):

While unchecking "Show as run destination" hides the simulator, this will also change the default value.

Updated image for Xcode 11.5

Answer 6

Xcode version 11.5

On Simulator > File > Open Device > iOS 13.5 > Change the default Simulator

Xcode(v11.5)