Is it possible to do an edge swipe in iOS simulator?

Question

iOS 7 provides for a UIScreenEdgePanGestureRecognizer which detects swipes in from edges of the screen. Can this gesture be simulated using the iOS7 simulator in Xcode? Clicking and dragging outside the screen area just moves the whole simulator frame around.

Answer 1

You don't have to swipe across the edges to trigger a UIScreenEdgePanGestureRecognizer, just start very close to the edge. It works if I start not more than ~15 points from the edge.

(this if for the simulator. I never tested this on a device)

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As a side note: You have to create a gestureRecognizer for each edge. You can't OR edges together, so UIRectEdgeAll won't work.

Answer 2

On Simulator Version 11.4 I see the option

• Window -> Show Device Bezels

which shows a virtual device frame around the simulated phone:

This allows to start the gesture "outside" of the screen. I could successfully trigger a UIScreenEdgePanGestureRecognizer from the left.