Slide over and split view in iPad simulator

Question

iOS 9 introduced slide over and split view for iPad. How do I simulate these features on an iPad simulator? I have tried swiping from right on iPad Air 2 simulator with no luck.

Khanh Nguyen · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-21T00:28:37.853

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To simulate slide over: drag from the right edge (starting from a point very close to the edge).

To simulate split view: tap on the small white bar on the left edge of the slide-over app.

See this WWDC video.

EDIT (Thanks to @qix, @Bogdan Weidmann, @Solomon)

Supported devices:

iPad Air+, Mini 2+ for slide over
iPad Air 2, Mini 4, Pro for both slide over & split view

Project requirements:

Built with iOS 9+ SDK
Supports all device orientations
Use launch storyboards

edited Jul 21 '16 at 00:28

answered Jun 18 '15 at 10:17

Khanh Nguyen

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At first, I could not find the small white bar you mentioned. But I found if want the app to support split view, the app has to fulfil 3 requirements. i. Build with iOS 9 SDK ii. Support all device orientations iii. Use launch storyboards – Solomon Aug 09 '15 at 09:58
Well all those requirements were fulfilled for me, since I created my project from scratch. You gotta do them yourself if you upgraded from an old one I guess. – Khanh Nguyen Aug 09 '15 at 11:04
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The white bar also doesn't show up if you are in an app like the Settings app which doesn't itself support split view. To test split view, open an app like the Notes app instead. – zeroimpl Sep 20 '15 at 04:16
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worth writing it here one more time: iPad 2 Simulator **doesn't** support Slide Over at all, iPad Air supports **only Slide Over** and iPad Air 2 **can do both**!! – boweidmann Oct 31 '15 at 11:32
Do not forget to uncheck toggle "Requires full screen". It can be found under target settings > general tab or in your plist. – Viktor Kucera Mar 13 '16 at 19:36
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This list of supported devices is also relevant: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/iphone/iphone-faq/iphone-ipad-ipod-touch-models-full-partial-ios-9-support.html, i.e. iPad Air+, ipad Mini 2+ for slide over, and Air2/Mini4/Pro for split view – qix Jul 19 '16 at 20:43

score 24 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 15 '18 at 22:07

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I found that dragging from the right in the simulator didn't work for me (in XCode 9.2).

Instead I had to run my app. Then slide up from the bottom, to get the Dock. Then pressing and holding on Safari, I could drag the icon to the right hand side of the screen. The screen responded, and I could let go. The simulator re-arranged to show a split view.

answered Mar 15 '18 at 22:07

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This worked for me, but here's some further clarity. I loaded Safari (the app I was testing) and then without returning the home screen, dragged slightly from bottom just enough to expose the dock. Then I chose a different app icon from the dock, and dragged this to the right side bar as explained above. – Paul Kane Mar 21 '18 at 22:59

score 23 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 10 '20 at 04:30

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In Xcode 11 if you cannot activate the swipe from the right or bottom edge, enable device bezels. You can then begin swiping from just over the edge of the bezel. Whereas without bezels you would end up resizing the window.

answered Feb 10 '20 at 04:30

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Thanks for this. Enabling bezel is the key to being able to swipe up and get the dock. – w0mbat Sep 02 '20 at 17:02

mfaani · Answer 4 · 2021-04-12T02:23:49.197

Doing it the first time, I'll tell you that the steps need to be done meticulously correct. Otherwise it won't work.

See the bezel: Simulator >> Window >> Show Device Bezels
Open an app you want
Make the iPad Dock show: Tap the the bottom center of the bezel and pull it up. (OR just find the app through spring board’s search)
Drag the other app you like from the dock but don't let go of your finger until you completely pull it to the edge of the screen and you see your iPad showing a nice split view. If you let go too quick then the app would just show on top of the other. It won't be a split view.

Keep pulling til the edge. Don't let go yet, otherwise it wont Safari won't split the screen, it would just float over your app...

This is good:

score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 24 '20 at 12:08

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You can drag & drop the App from docker to your App like this:

A picture is worth a thousand words See the gif here: https://i.stack.imgur.com/XpfHZ.jpg

answered Oct 24 '20 at 12:08

DàChún

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Was having trouble with any of the approaches that involved any kind of "swiping from edge" (which was just triggering in-app scrolling…) and this worked for me, because there's a Simulator menu item for opening the App Switcher. Thanks. :-) – George WS Apr 19 '21 at 21:41

score 2 · Answer 6 · answered Mar 17 '22 at 08:23

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You need to drag your app on the other open app in the dock and hold it. Check out the below gifs which explains this better.

answered Mar 17 '22 at 08:23

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One thing I was missing was to first rotate the iPad simulator into landscape mode. Thank you for your video! – Mitch Downey Nov 26 '22 at 05:29

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Sep 30 '19 at 00:29

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I tried this one

defaults write com.apple.iphonesimulator AllowFullscreenMode -bool YES

and it worked for me

the reference was: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFPUgQpUmuE

answered Sep 30 '19 at 00:29

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score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Feb 03 '20 at 21:53

if you're on Xcode 11 and still not able to get it to work make sure your project doesn't require full screen.

To verify go to your Target settings > General tab > Requires full screen and disable it.

Also I noticed that you've to start dragging from the black border of the iPad Pro simulator in order to get it to work. hope this helps someone.

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