Run destination for my Xcode submission

You can find your answer on the submission form. You select your runtime environment using a popup, and below that popup is this text:

Xcode app playgrounds are run in Simulator.

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Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
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Hey @DTS Engineer, if my submission is designed as an iPad app, is there a way to make sure that it is tested on a iPad simulator in Xcode and not on a iPhone simulator ?

It seems like you created a specific thread for this question. [This was a mistake, as explained below — Quinn, 2026-02-25]

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Its redirecting to my own thread

Oh gosh, sorry. I juggle a lot of threads and sometimes I lose track of the context )-:

the pop-up does not specify if the playground will be run on an iPad simulator or an iOS simulator

Indeed. I’ve always just assumed it would be an iPad simulator because that’s equivalent to what you get when you run an app with the Swift Playground app on iPad. However, you’re correct that the submission form doesn’t say that explicitly.

My general advice here is that you strive to make your app work well on both iOS and iPadOS. That is, after all, what we expect of ‘real’ apps.

If you can’t do that then my only immediate suggestion is to use the Comments box to note this. However, I’m also going to do a little digging to see if I can clarify our policy here.

ps It’s better to reply as a reply, rather than in the comments; see Quinn’s Top Ten DevForums Tips for this and other titbits.

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