For an accessibility task I need to test the iPhone VoiceOver, but since I don't have an iPhone is it possible to turn it on in a simulated device in Xcode somehow?

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The only way to test VoiceOver with Xcode in a simulated device is using the Accessibility Inspector tool.

It will display a11y information about each accessible element in your app to examine the information they provide but this tool won't spell out anything.

The Accessibility Inspector is very helpful for testing the a11y during development but it can't replace a physical device for testing your app with VoiceOver reading out your element labels.

I strongly recommend to take a look at this detailed summary about the Xcode 11 new features dealing with the Accessibility Inspector that vocalizes and selects elements on the simulator after showing the way to get the complete description of a graphic element in conjunction with its selections.

You can use the accessibility inspector built into Xcode like this, obviously it doesn't work exactly the same as on a physical device, but it's always a way to partially test your app on a simulator

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Launch the sim, then from Xcode:

• Menu > Xcode > Open developer tool > Accessibility inspector
• Click the target/reticle icon in the inspector window, then click on the simulator somewhere.
• Then click the speech bubble in the inspector window.

Works for me in Xcode 14 :)

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