Shows the simulated remote for the Apple TV. Table 4-1 lists hardware manipulations you can perform on a simulated tvOS device by using the Hardware menu.ĭisplays the Home screen of the simulated device. With Simulator, you can simulate most of the actions a user performs on a device. For information on interacting with iOS and watchOS, see Interacting with iOS and watchOS.

Uninstall an app you previously installed in a simulation environmentįor information on ways of interacting that are common to all platforms, see Interacting with Simulator. Use a physical Apple TV Remote or MFi Game controller Interact with the user interface using the keyboard or a simulated Apple TV Remote Simulate hardware actions such as rebooting This chapter covers various ways of interacting with tvOS devices. For more information, see Focus and Selection and Controlling the User Interface on the Screen in the App Programming Guide for tvOS. Swiping rapidly in a horizontal direction across the face of the remote moves the focus to the next app icon. For example, pushing on the face of the remote for the TV shown in Figure 4-1 launches the Reg app.

When a user makes a gesture on a remote, the system determines how to interact with the interface. For example, in Figure 4-1 the button for the Reg app is in focus. At any time, only one UI element is the target for any action taken on the remote. Users interact with the user interface indirectly using a remote. User interaction with the new Apple TV is based on a focus model. For Xcode 9 and later, see Simulator Help by choosing Help > Simulator Help in Simulator. The information in this document is deprecated in Xcode 9.

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