Importing AddressBook data into the iPhone Simulator

Question

Is there an easy way to import AddressBook data into the iPhone Simulator?

Right now my only assumption is to manually modify the SQLite files found in the /Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/User/Library/AddressBook.

Answer 1

I was looking for the exact solution, and this worked perfectly for me on a non-jailbroken phone. It works by extracting your iPhone address book from an unencrypted backup.

• Quit the iOS Simulator
• Download iPhone/iPod Touch Backup Extractor
• Run it, and select the last option "iOS Files"
• Create a folder on your desktop and extract all files to that folder
• When complete, go to your extract folder and navigate to Library/AddressBook
• Copy both files (AddressBook.sqlitedb and AddressBookImages.sqlitedb) to: ~/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/{SDK}/Library/AddressBook
• Run the Contacts application in iOS Simulator