No Photos in iPhone Simulator. How to add photos?

mkroll · 08-06-2008, 08:15 AM

Hi all,
it seems, that the sample photos included in the iPhone Simulator are deleted after resetting the simulator as well.

Is it possible to add images to the simulator again in order to test an application using a UIImagePicker?

Thanks,
Michael.

safa_uk · 08-06-2008, 08:28 AM

I had the same problem and its because I clicked on the "Clear iPhone Cache and Content" but it seems to get rid of everything,

all you need to do is just re install the whole of xcode again, you don't need to uninstall first just install over previous and the images will be back on the iPhone simulator.

the good thing as well is that you dont loose any of your xcode settings.

hijinks · 08-08-2008, 12:23 PM

I got this from a IRC chat room. All the directorys and file names are case sensitive. So when I use. JPG I mean use JPG not jpg.

Place your images in

~/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/User/Media/DCIM/100APPLE

Create the 100APPLE if it is not there

Rename your files like

IMG_0000.JPG
IMG_0001.JPG
IMG_0002.JPG

That will put them in the photo album. You do not see thumbnails though. I haven't figured that out.. I was told make copies and name them THM file types but i didn't get it to work.. but its better then re-installing.

DevTeamOfOne · 08-08-2008, 12:33 PM

you could just access the net via the web browser in the simulator.

find an image.

Hold your click on it.

it will popup asking if you want to save an image to your library.

Do so.

Tada.

cacaodev · 08-28-2008, 10:55 AM

Sorry but what does "hold the click" means in the simulator ?

-TX-

Jeremy1026 · 08-28-2008, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cacaodev

Sorry but what does "hold the click" means in the simulator ?

-TX-

I would assume it means click but don't release the mouse button.

Kent · 11-07-2008, 11:35 AM

The Safari method also gets you thumbnails.

scottiphone · 11-07-2008, 01:42 PM

Just drag your own photos to safari on the iphone.
Press and hold to save them.

hemalimojidra · 11-21-2008, 12:24 AM

make new application on iphone in sdk.

and make UIImage objects of your images which you want to see in your iphone

put this in applicationDidFinishLonching function

UIImage * sShot = [UIImage imageWithName:@"imageName.jpg"];
UIImageWriteToSavedPhotosAlbum(sShot, nil, nil, nil);

This two line will save your imageName.jpg image file in your iphone similator.

do this for your all images..

jeff_lamarche · 11-21-2008, 10:19 AM

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City41 · 11-21-2008, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottiphone

Just drag your own photos to safari on the iphone.
Press and hold to save them.

Exactly. Dragging a photo into the simulator opens it in Safari. Doesn't have to be so difficult people

cameron50 · 08-05-2009, 05:13 PM

How would I reinstall xcode?

aryaxt · 02-12-2010, 04:29 PM

thanks this worked, u can also drag and drop images into simulator, and then save them

rocotilos · 02-12-2010, 08:10 PM

Yep, just drag any image from any where in your mac, into the iphone sim screen. that'll open up the safari inside the simulator. then you click and hold on the image, a actionsheet will pop up and select Save Image. you're done.

for me, i always backup the images, which is under ~/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/User/Media/DCIM/100APPLE to another folder. So when I do a Reset Settings for iphone sim, i then just copy it back to that place.