How To Build and Run on the iOS Simulator

Please ensure you have followed the guide Building Cross-Platform Applications.

Assuming you have created a project called HelloWorld. Enter the directory HelloWorld.iOS from the command line.

To build the project for iOS run the following command.

dotnet build

To run the project in a simulator, run the following command.

dotnet run

If you use JetBrains Rider or Visual Studio for Mac you can open the solution and run, build and debug your program inside the simulator.

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Dependent on the .NET version and the iOS Simulator version it may require Rosetta 2 to be installed on Apple Slicon Macs. To install Rosetta 2, you can use the following command in the terminal:

/usr/sbin/softwareupdate --install-rosetta