How can I get full-resolution screenshots when the Simulator's "Pixel Accurate" option is disabled?

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Crashalot picture Crashalot · Nov 2, 2017 · Viewed 9.9k times · Source

On Xcode 9.1 the Pixel Accurate option is disabled and grayed out under the Window menu.

How can I take App Store screenshots without this option?

Answer

Crashalot picture Crashalot · Nov 7, 2017

The original answer is wrong!

Russ from the Apple Simulator team says:

To take app store screenshots uncheck the "Optimize rendering for Window Scale" option in the Debug menu. I recommend turning this back on normally as it improves rendering performance. Double-clicking does not make the device use native resolution, that's just an accident due to the size of device you tested with and the size of your screen.

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ORIGINAL ANSWER (DOES NOT WORK RELIABLY):

  1. Make sure Window -> Show Device Bezels is unchecked.

  2. Double click the simulator's toolbar (the top bar listing the device and OS).

Note - sometimes, double-clicking the toolbar will just minimize the window to the dock. Alternately, simply click OSX menubar Window->Zoom.

Hello happy days, the simulator resizes and provides the right resolution for App Store screenshots.

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