Pair Apple Watch simulators to iPhone simulators

If you need to test multiple Apple Watches paired with a single iPhone, you can add multiple Apple Watch simulators to an iPhone simulator using the Devices window. You can also switch between the active Apple Watch simulator.

Pair an Apple Watch simulator

  1. Open the Devices window (choose Window > Devices).

  2. Under Simulators, select an iPhone 5 or later simulator.

    Pairing multiple Apple Watches to an iPhone is available on iOS 9.3 and later, and watchOS 2.2 and later.

  3. Under the Paired Watches table, click the Add button (+).

  4. Enter a watch simulator name (optional), choose a device type, and choose a watchOS version.

  5. Click Pair.

Change the active Apple Watch simulator

If multiple Apple Watch simulators are paired with the same iPhone simulator, radio buttons appear in the first column of the Paired Watches table and the active watch is selected.

Remove an Apple Watch simulator

  1. Select the watch in the table.

  2. Click the Delete button (–) below the table.

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