Claude Code brings live iOS app testing into its Mac app - 9to5Mac

What the report says

9to5Mac reports that Anthropic has added live iOS app testing to the Claude Code Mac app, allowing eligible users to build, run and inspect iOS apps inside an interactive simulator pane. The feature is available in public beta for Claude users on Pro, Max and Team plans, and requires Claude Desktop version 1.24012.0 or later, Xcode, and Apple’s iOS platform installed on the Mac.

According to the report, developers can open an iOS project in Claude Code Desktop, ask Claude to run or test the app, and then watch as the app launches in a simulator panel beside the conversation. Claude can observe the running app, interact with its interface, and revise code while the simulator remains open. Users can also step in and use taps, swipes and standard Apple Simulator shortcuts themselves.

Anthropic says the capability is limited to macOS because Apple’s iOS Simulator only runs on Macs. 9to5Mac also notes that it works only in local sessions, since cloud and SSH sessions do not have access to simulators on a user’s machine. The company says the desktop simulator pane controls the simulator directly, rather than taking over the rest of the screen; command-line use works differently, relying on computer-use controls.

The update matters because it brings app-building, testing and AI-assisted iteration closer together for iOS developers using Claude Code. More broadly, it reflects the growing push by AI coding tools to handle not only code generation, but also verification workflows that previously required developers to switch between an editor, Xcode and the simulator.