iphone - How to install apps on Xcode 6 iOS Simulator

Question

I'm looking for a way to install the mail application on the Xcode 6 iOS Simulator.

Additionally, how do I install apps that are already public on the Appstore so that I can run them on the iOS Simulator? Is there a simple way?

Answer 1

The most common way to install an app in the iOS Simulator is to use Xcode to build and install it. If you have a simulator app bundle which was built by someone else (or archived), you can install it using simctl:

xcrun simctl install booted /path/to/your.app

Keep in mind, of course, that these apps need to be iOS Simulator apps, not iOS Device apps.