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My iPad is not capable of running Swift Playgrounds. I am wondering if I installed Xcode on my Mac and used the iOS Simulator, would it be possible to access the iOS App Store and install Swift Playgrounds on that so I could take a look at the app?
I don't need to extensively use the app, I just want to have a look at it.
The option to download iOS 4.3 simulator is available from within Xcode. You can find it under Preferences > Downloads. Just click on "Install" and you might have to enter your Apple ID credentials.
If you don't see this option, you could try removing your older versions of Xcode and installing the latest one from the Appstore. My version is 4.3.2.
As of Xcode 6, you can use the simctl command line tool. Check out:
xcrun simctl help
If there are any features missing, please file a radar at http://bugreport.apple.com ... this is a supported interface whereas the ios-sim utility was developed by reverse engineering private Xcode frameworks and can easily break between Xcode releases.
Best Answer
It's not possible to access the App Store from an Xcode simulator. Apple doesn't install the App Store on the simulator and there's no way to add the app.
You can only access Swift Playgrounds from a real iPad running iOS 10 or later.