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Paul Cezanne
Paul Cezanne

Reputation: 8741

How do I add a video to the iOS7.1 simulator Xcode 6

I'm trying to add a video to my Photos app in the simulator. I've been using the Safari trick (How do I add images to the iOS Simulator) for a long time but doesn't work for me with the iOS7.1 simulator.

When I drag from the Finder I get the green + sign but the video doesn't play in Safari so I can't save it to Camera Roll.

It works fine for the iOS8 simulator with Xcode6.

Upvotes: 7

Views: 4093

Answers (3)

halfblood17
halfblood17

Reputation: 657

As of iOS 12, simply drag and dropping the video directly on the Photos app in the simulator seems to do the trick!

I'm facing the same problem with iOS 7.1 Simulator but I found the following solution.

  1. Run 8.3 Simulator
  2. Drag the video (make sure its in the right format) over the Simulator, Safari should open it and start playing it.
  3. Tap the Done button and copy the URL you see at the top, in the Safari searchbar
  4. Run 7.1 Simulator
  5. Open Safari, paste the URL you just copied into the searchbar and press Enter. The video should open and start playing.
  6. Tap Done, tap the share button and then choose "Save Video".
  7. Your video should now be in the camera roll.

Hope this helps

Upvotes: 9

timgcarlson
timgcarlson

Reputation: 3146

Per your request to copy my above comment into an answer...

You should be able to do this by dragging the video into your application's folder, and then inserting it programmatically. See this post.

Glad that worked for you! Obviously, make sure that's not in any production code.

Upvotes: 4

jjxtra
jjxtra

Reputation: 21140

Rename the file to .m4v then drag it into the simulator, Safari will open, then you can share to camera roll.

Upvotes: 3

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