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iOS simulator: double click home button does not work sometimes

With the iOS simulator version 10, double clicking the home button to bring up multitasking (running apps) sometimes does not respond. Even hitting (cmd + shift + h)x2 to simulate home button double click also works sometimes. I have verified this with a work mate and they have the same issue. I am not sure if this is a bug in the simulator or if there is a setting somewhere on for example the delay between the clicks? The answer from here did not make a difference.

Solution

  • I have this problem too when I want to close my app. So, I use command line instead: 

    xcrun simctl list | grep Booted

    then copy simulator ID, and run this command to close app

    xcrun simctl terminate <simulator ID> <your app bundle ID>


    ... or if you have only one simulator running, just type booted:

    xcrun simctl terminate booted <your app bundle ID>