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Xcode – iOS Simulator Always Takes The Same Screenshot

When trying to take a screenshot on the iOS simulator, it works the first and only time. After this, subsequent screenshots are always an exact copy of the first, regardless of what is actually on the screen.

This will reset once the device is restarted but this is not a very good solution, as it requires you to restart the emulator every time you want to take a screenshot.

I have tried wiping all data and resetting the emulator. This did not work and the problem persists.

The emulator is an iPhone 12 Pro Max running iOS 14.3.

Does anyone know any ways to fix this problem?

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  1. 0

    I’ve a similar issue, the only difference is that I can take a different screenshot after I erase all data.

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  2. 0

    There is a workaround using the terminal:

    xcrun simctl io booted screenshot MyScreenshot.png

    This will save the screenshot in the current directory.

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  3. 0

    Not exactly a solution, but you can do it inside the iPhone

    Device -> Trigger Screenshot

    and then Where are iOS simulator screenshots stored?

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  4. 0

    Workaround using Edit > Copy Screen

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  5. 0

    Same issue running Xcode-12.5.1 and iOS-14.5. Solution:

    • Simulator > Device > Trigger Screenshot
    • XCode > Window > Devices and Simulators > get your simulator’s id
    • Screenshots saved at: ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/20CAAAC7-3E70-43B1-B636-A1810A678829/data/Media/DCIM/100APPLE/
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