How can I rotate the iOS simulator?

Question

Only the screen of the simulator rotates instead the entire simulator when I click on the rotate buttons:

Is it possible to rotate the entire simulator?

Answer 1

Hello,

I reproduced your issue with the latest VS. For this, please report a problem with VS, see Report a problem with Visual Studio - Visual Studio (Windows) | Microsoft Learn

How can I rotate the iOS simulator?

Please test this feature on your Mac directly.

Detail steps:

Open VS on your Windows machine, go to Tools->Options->Xamarin->iOS Settings, then uncheck Remote Simulator to Windows.

After that, you can run your app on a simulator, and rotate the simulator on your Mac.

Update

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I reported the problem here: https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/Rotating-the-iOS-simulator-is-not-workin/10706059?

Rotating the simulator works on my iMac.

Glad it works on your iMac. And thanks for your collaboration, please follow the progress and waiting for their update.

Best Regards,

Wenyan Zhang

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Answer 2

Here's how to rotate the iOS Simulator:

Launch the Simulator: Open the iOS Simulator from Xcode by navigating to Xcode > Open Developer Tool > Simulator or simply search for "Simulator" in Spotlight (Cmd + Space).

Rotate Device: In the Simulator window, you can rotate the device using the menu options or keyboard shortcuts:

Menu option: Click Hardware in the Simulator menu bar, then select "Rotate Left" or "Rotate Right".

Keyboard shortcuts: Use Cmd + Left Arrow to rotate left or Cmd + Right Arrow to rotate right.