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Asked: 2026-05-25T10:28:36+00:00

Some posts say testing update on simulator is just as good as installing new

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Some posts say testing update on simulator is just as good as installing new ipa over old ipa through itunes for testing update.

ie, are the steps below sufficient for application update testing?

  1. Install version 1 through iPhone simulator.
  2. Do some data modification/testing on version1.
  3. Install version 2 through iPhone simulator.
  4. Make sure everything works as expected.

or should I do instead?

  1. Install version 1 ipa through itunes.
  2. Same as above
  3. Install version 2 ipa through itunes.
  4. Same as above

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  1. Editorial Team

    The simulator is not a substitute for proper testing on a device. There are differences in behavior between the simulator and the device that has bitten all too many a dev, not to mention that the simulator cannot simulate certain hardware directly.

    If you are testing on iOS 4, you can use OTA installs to ease some of the hassles of testing through iTunes.

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