This was a problem I had early on – most of my apps required use of the camera or the photo library. For the longest time I believed that you couldn’t test the photo library on the simulator. I was wrong, it is actually pretty easy to get pictures into the simulator for testing.
Essentially, all you need to do is drag a picture file onto the Safari icon in the simulator and when it shows up click on it until you get a “Save Image” dialog. Press that button and presto – your image will be in the photo library.
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The next thing would be to add videos to the simulator. Safari does not seem to want to save them…! Have you been luckier than I?
Thanks,
Pat.