Is it possible to run ARKit in simulator?

Question

I tried to run sample ARKit in Xcode 9 iPhone 7 plus simulator. But it failed. Is there any possibilities to check ARKit projects in iOS simulators.

Answer 1

ARKit uses the camera as well as gyroscope and accelerometer to map the world and get the device's relative position, so no you won't be able to use it in the simulator.

Answer 2

I suppose it is not possible because the basic requirement to run ARKit is camera access.

Answer 3

Not yet ... BUT ... Google might show the way.

You can run Android ARCore in the Emulator. I run it on my Mac. https://developers.google.com/ar/develop/java/emulator

ARCore and ARKit follow the same basic IMU-SLAM architecture. So I believe it is technically possible and I hope Apple follows suit.