Is it possible to do an edge swipe in iOS simulator?

On Simulator Version 11.4 I see the option

  • Window -> Show Device Bezels

which shows a virtual device frame around the simulated phone:

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This allows to start the gesture "outside" of the screen. I could successfully trigger a UIScreenEdgePanGestureRecognizer from the left.


You don't have to swipe across the edges to trigger a UIScreenEdgePanGestureRecognizer, just start very close to the edge. It works if I start not more than ~15 points from the edge.

(this if for the simulator. I never tested this on a device)


As a side note: You have to create a gestureRecognizer for each edge. You can't OR edges together, so UIRectEdgeAll won't work.