How to quit or close single simulator from opened multiple simulator in Xcode 9?

Question

I run multiple simulator and I need to close one of them. How can i do this? Because I tried to close it like we does in older version of Xcode but can't close.

Marlo

Open simulator , under windows menu uncheck Show Device Bezels. Then close using red cross icon. – Bloodandthunder

Select simulator and command + w. – Bane

I am so amused by this question.. Apple has made closing simulator such a mysterious task that developers have to google this query! Long live iOS – Conduction

Answer 1

Select Simulator.. Go into File Menu -> Close window or press [Command + W ]. It will close the simulator which is on top .

Go into Windows menu -> uncheck Show Device Bezels. Then you can close using red cross icon on simulator.

Salomon

I don't see any red cross on the simulator. – Denver

you'll have to uncheck Show Device Bezels then simulator will be visible with cross,minimize buttons. – Salomon

@Denver In Simulator 10.1, it's not a red cross but the actual side button you need to press. It will however not close the Simulator for that particular device but will turn off the screen. – Machiavellian

Thanks! I'm a Windows user and forget OS.x (Os.X? oS.x? OS.X? whatever...) even had a menu, far, far away from the app. It isn't 1984 anymore Apple, time to update your UI. – Syphon

Answer 2

There are two ways to close particular Simulator form Multiple simulators

1. Long-press power button on the right-top of simulator , then slide to turn off power, a single simulator will be close.

2. Go into File Menu -> Close window or press [Command + W ]. It will close the simulator which is on top

Forfar

What about iPhone X? – Underdeveloped

You can close any simulator from Xcode 9 with above steps. – Crib

@Llg you can close iphone X , select iphone X simulator and press [Command + W ] to close iphone X – Forfar

The first method doesn't work for me (Xcode 9.1), the simulator just restarts. The second one does though. – Ablepsia

Answer 3

1) Simple way to close single simulator

-> Select required Simulator

-> Click Command + W (⌘W).

2) If you want to minimise simulator

-> Select required simulator

-> Click Command + M (⌘M).

3) For screen shot of simulator

--> Select required simulator

-->Select Commend + S (⌘S).

4) If you want to rotate simulator(for landscape mode)

-> Select required simulator

-> Click Command + left arrow or right arrow.

See below screen for left arrow or right arrow

Timekeeper

Why this has so many likes? pressing cmd + W will close ALL windows – Anglonorman

Answer 4

To long-press power button on the right-top of simulator , then slide to turn off power, a single simulator will be close.

Tracheo

yes its working but sometime simulator restart when you power off. – Metamorphism

Answer 5

I found a way, but it was by a program I used called HyperDock. It gives a preview of the app windows that are opened when you hover over the icon in the dock. It will give you an option to close the simulator window when you see the preview.

Olethea

Answer 6

Click Simulator. Open simulator dropdown from the top menu. Click on quit simulator

Bankston