Using mac book built in camera with iOS simulator

Question

I am new to iOS application development and I am using XCode4. I am trying to develop an application which uses the camera. For testing is there a way to integrate the built in camera of mac book to iOS simulator..?

Thanks.

sElanthiraiyan · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-24T12:31:21.920

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You cannot use mac book's camera. For camera, you need to test it on a device.

From Apple documentation,

The following hardware is not supported in Simulator:

Ambient light sensor

Audio input, except for using Siri by choosing Hardware > Siri.

Barometer

Bluetooth

Camera

Motion support (accelerometer and gyroscope)

Proximity sensor

Ref: Apple documentation reference

edited Apr 24 '20 at 12:31

answered Oct 18 '11 at 10:17

sElanthiraiyan

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Thanks for the information. Any online links confirming this since I have to share this with my manager. – Bathiya Priyadarshana Oct 18 '11 at 10:25
Thanks for the answer and reference, wish this wasn't the case :( – jrz Apr 11 '13 at 19:05
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This post is old. Is this really still true? – Katedral Pillon Jul 28 '14 at 23:31
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@KatedralPillon Yes, it is still true. Go to the provided link and check the content under title "Hardware Limitations". – sElanthiraiyan Jul 30 '14 at 05:21
if the feature are available....someone could upload some dummy github project just to use your macbook camera :p – Muhammad Asyraf Feb 21 '18 at 08:37
This is what a shame – Hope Dec 02 '21 at 12:56

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 03 '21 at 15:35

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You can now use a USB web camera on a M1 chip Mac mini or the native camera on a M1 chip MacBookPro running Big Sur and Xcode 13.1 with the simulator for iPad.xib iOS applications that need a camera! Choose the device tab "My Mac (designed for iPad)"

answered Dec 03 '21 at 15:35

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Is it working with virtual camera? – Alexufo Feb 22 '22 at 11:32

Using mac book built in camera with iOS simulator

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