How to choose iPhone simulator model to debug Flutter app on Visual Studio Code?

Question

How to choose iPhone model to debug a Flutter application using VSCode? Currently every time I debug an app, iPhoneX always starts, but I would like to choose another model, for example iPhone 8, how do I do this?

Answer 1

What worked for me was running flutter doctor in the terminal. it gave me the following output:

 [!] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS
    ✗ Xcode installation is incomplete; a full installation is necessary for iOS development.
      Download at: https://developer.apple.com/xcode/download/
      Or install Xcode via the App Store.
      Once installed, run:
        sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
        sudo xcodebuild -runFirstLaunch

Xcode was installed previously, but after running the two commands, I was finally able to use the iOS Simulator in visual studio code.

Answer 2

What I did was change the selected iOS device in the simulator, closing the simulator, then restarted my debugging session. The flutter app was then loaded on to the newly selected device.

I am using a Macbook Pro. So if you [right-click or two-button-click] the Simulator app -> select 'Device' -> select the iOS you want -> then select the desired device

Answer 3

The Dart VS Code extention documentation here mentions a few ways to change the device that's used.

1. Clicking on the currently selected device in the status bar
2. Executing the Flutter: Select Device command
3. Pressing your custom key binding for the Flutter: Select Device command

Answer 4

// 2022

Easy way to do this is start the simulator and from MacOS dock, right click on the simlator - > Device -> ios -> choose new simlator