New: - RocketSim Connect onboarding validation can now be skipped. - App Store Connect-optimized recordings now show a warning when their duration falls outside the accepted 15–30 second App Preview range. - The `rocketsim` CLI now resolves simulators through Device Hub, so agent commands and `rocketsim doctor` find booted Simulators regardless of whether they run in Simulator.app or Xcode's Device Hub. - RocketSimConnect now loads efficiently via a LLDB init file. Optimized for both Xcode 26 and 27. - RocketSimConnect initialization is faster and more optimized. Fixed: - Fixed RocketSim keeping macOS capture and Mic Mode indicators active while Simulator Camera was idle. (Thanks, E. Sanchez!) - Fixed `rocketsim network` commands hanging indefinitely when the Network Extension was not yet approved or responding. They now fail fast with a clear error telling agents whether user approval or a retry is needed. - Fixed CLI network failures corrupting the Networking window's status indicator. - Fixed `rocketsim wait` reporting a misleading timeout when the accessibility backend itself was failing. The underlying error is now surfaced so agents can recover instead of retrying a wait that can never succeed. - Fixed agent commands hanging or crashing against Xcode 27 Simulators. Accessibility limitations of the iOS 27 runtime are now reported as clear, immediate errors, while taps, hardware buttons, and screenshots keep working. - Fixed `rocketsim interact biometric` not completing Face ID match and non-match requests. - Fixed coordinate-only agent batches requiring an accessibility snapshot, allowing them to keep working when accessibility data is unavailable. - Fixed long recent deeplink arguments being truncated. Recent arguments now preserve their full text, wrap into multiple rows, and keep up to six entries in a vertically scrollable history. - Fixed long clipboard deeplinks being truncated at the end, so both their menu item and history entry preserve the URL's beginning and end.

Fixed: - Fixed RocketSim crashing while agent commands read accessibility elements from Xcode 27 Simulators, restoring agent functionality for affected booted Simulators. (Thanks, Skwiggs & S. Houtzager!)

**New:** - Recent Builds now supports launching, terminating, relaunching, and uninstalling apps on physical devices connected over USB. - Deeplinks and universal links can now be tested directly in apps installed on physical devices connected over USB. - Location actions now work on physical devices connected over USB, including fixed coordinates, saved routes, and built-in scenarios. - Apps on physical devices connected over USB can now be relaunched with a selected locale. **Fixed:** - Fixed RocketSim Connect's LLDB support for Xcode 27, restoring automatic network monitoring setup. - Fixed the onboarding window becoming extremely tall on macOS Tahoe, which could place its controls beyond the visible screen. (Thanks, B. Cerceo!) - Fixed the RocketSim app icon showing up in the Dock after a recording or screenshot thumbnail appeared, and staying visible after the thumbnail was dismissed. (Thanks, M. Townsend!) - Fixed screenshots and video captures using an oversized corner radius for iPad device bezels. (Reported by C. Chlach) - Fixed a crash when CoreSimulator temporarily returned incomplete Simulator runtime or device metadata. (Thanks, P. vd Hamer!) - Fixed captures appearing black when switching from a device bezel to the Simulator bezel in the post-capture editor. (Thanks, P. Friese!)

New: - The `rocketsim` CLI can now enable Airplane Mode and Network Speed Control profiles like 3G and 100% loss, allowing agents to test offline and poor-network app handling. (Thanks, N. Kurpas!) - The `rocketsim` CLI can now activate accessibility-only elements using `interact activate`, enabling agents to open hidden debug menus and controls that do not respond to coordinate taps. (Thanks, J. Boulter!) - The `rocketsim` CLI now supports two-finger tap and long-press gestures using `--touches` / `--number-of-touches`, making it possible to automate multi-touch simulator interactions. (Thanks, J. Boulter!) - RocketSim Connect installation is now done automatically via LLDB init file. - RocketSim's main window can now be opened from the status bar menu. Fixed: - Fixed the macOS Screen Recording permission dialog showing multiple times at launch when access was not yet determined. The system prompt now only appears after pressing the "Open System Preferences" button on the permission onboarding screen. - Fixed the macOS Screen Recording permission dialog reappearing on the first launch after a previously granted permission was revoked or reset. - Fixed copying recordings and screenshots from the floating thumbnail after "Save on copy" was enabled. RocketSim now publishes a staged clipboard file with the saved capture name instead of a temporary file that is cleaned up immediately after copying. (Thanks, A. Plotnikov!) - Fixed copied captures placing only a display name on the clipboard in some cases, ensuring the actual file URL is available for pasting. - Fixed VoiceOver overlay navigation activation to use accessibility activation before falling back to coordinate taps, so hidden accessibility-only elements can be opened with Enter or double-click in navigation mode. (Thanks, J. Boulter!) - Fixed a crash in accessibility element recovery by serializing point lookups that can otherwise tear down shared AXP translation objects concurrently. - Fixed RocketSim no longer reappearing next to the Simulator after macOS temporarily reports the Simulator window as too small during Stage Manager switches. (Thanks, K. Jężak!) - Fixed duplicate Pulse class warnings when apps link Pulse directly by namespacing RocketSim's embedded copy of Pulse. - Fixed microphone recording cleanup when a recording is stopped while it is still launching, preventing RocketSim from keeping the macOS microphone indicator active after cancellation. (Thanks, P. Friese!) - Fixed physical-device recordings not offering recent app metadata choices in the capture editor when no Simulator-specific metadata could be resolved. (Thanks, P. Piella!) - Fixed the Recent Builds side panel not showing builds when simulators run in Device Hub instead of Simulator.app. (Thanks, J. Sherlock!)

Improved: - Unknown Simulators are now handled better with an option to report an issue. Fixed: - Captures clipping shadow or showing wrong corner radius in videos. (Thanks, C. Swapp!) - CLI now supports screenshots & videos with bezels, custom backgrounds, ratios, and more. - `AVCaptureSessionDidStartRunning` is now posted by Simulator Camera sessions. (Thanks, A. Singh!) - Fixed Simulator Camera crashes when apps configure exposure or observe still-image stabilization state. (Thanks, A. Daniel and F. Byaruhanga!) - Fixed Simulator Camera preview-layer crashes caused by UIKit sending view-environment selectors to RocketSim's preview store. (Thanks, M. Richman!) - Flutter's official camera plugin can now recreate RocketSim mock cameras by unique ID. (Thanks, Baptiste DUPUCH!) - Added an environment variable and a `None` camera option to make Simulator Camera behave as unavailable when apps need their default no-camera fallback. (Thanks, I. Orlov and Stéphane!) - Simulator Camera sample buffers now respect requested pixel formats and video orientation when delivering frames to apps. (Thanks, A. Singh!) - Fixed RocketSim Connect showing stale or empty network data after relaunching your app. The Network Monitor now follows the latest live run instead of staying on a previously selected or empty session, unless you deliberately pin an older session. Connect diagnostics reports also now record connection reset reasons and ECONNRESET details for faster support triage. (Thanks, Luis Canto Hurtado!)

Added support for the latest Xcode and Device Hub.

New: - Recordings with Simulator and microphone audio now export as a single playback-compatible audio track by default, with a new setting to keep separate tracks for post-production. (Thanks, P. Friese!) - Connected physical devices can now be opened manually from the new status bar Connected Devices menu, with a new setting to keep device detection enabled without automatically opening preview windows. (Thanks, Matthew Loewen!) Fixed: - Fixed the RocketSim Pro paywall showing free-trial copy for discounted yearly purchases that charge immediately. (Thanks, Damir Štuhec!) - Fixed a stuck Simulator recording that could only be ended by quitting RocketSim: rapidly tapping the stop button while a long recording was finalizing used to spawn parallel stop pipelines, growing memory to over 1 GB and never releasing the recorder. Stops are now idempotent. (Thanks, D. Skwiggs!) - Fixed exported videos showing a device bezel shadow that could slowly grow in some players by clearing reused compositor buffers before drawing each frame. (Thanks, C. Swapp!)

New: - Agent interactions now support portrait-upside-down Simulator orientation, keeping taps, gestures, and annotated snapshots aligned for CLI-driven workflows. (Thanks, P. Ruzman!) - The `rocketsim` CLI can now answer Simulator Face ID prompts using `interact biometric match` or `nomatch`. (Thanks, P. Ruzman!) Fixed: - Agentic Coding in Xcode Agent Skill installation now also supports Xcode's Codex assistant. - Fixed a crash when starting Simulator recordings with microphone capture while the selected input device exposes an unsupported multi-channel audio format. RocketSim now records microphones directly through AVFoundation so multi-channel USB interfaces keep working. (Thanks, Sebastian and S. Grunewald!)

New: - Microphone recording now works for physical devices. - Agent Skill installation now includes an explicit Agentic Coding in Xcode option for Xcode's built-in coding assistant. (Thanks, C. Pothaar) - Location app actions now support long-pressing the map to use selected coordinates as waypoints, with a Follow roads toggle for direct off-road routes. (Thanks, D. Yoo!) Fixed: - Fixed Physical Devices live previews appearing too bright by rendering captured frames through a Metal/Core Image SDR pipeline. (Thanks, T. Hensel!) - Fixed Simulator recordings failing after Xcode was updated while RocketSim kept running by refreshing stale Simulator control state and retrying once. (Thanks, H. van der Ploeg!) - Fixed RocketSim agent CLI setup guidance so agents recover when their shell `PATH` cannot see an already-installed `rocketsim` command. Diagnostics reports now include Command Line Tool install state for faster support triage. (Thanks, J. Sherlock!) - Fixed `rocketsim doctor` reporting `cli_on_path` failures or warnings even when the CLI was correctly installed and on PATH. The check now uses the CLI's own resolved executable path, so installs in PATH locations that aren't visible to the sandboxed RocketSim.app (such as `/usr/local/bin`) report correctly, including when launched as a bare `rocketsim` command. (Thanks, D. Bertrand!) - Fixed Command Line Tool installation rejecting `~/.local/bin` even when that folder is on the user's terminal `PATH`. (Thanks, Daniel Yoo!)

New: - The side window now provides visual feedback for Simulator App audio and microphone audio. - Video editor now shows a waveform if audio was recorded. - Trim handle now shows a trim mouse cursor on hover. - User Defaults Editor now contains a manual refresh button. (Thanks, O. Okbay) - Added zoomed annotated snapshots to the `rocketsim` CLI using element IDs, labels, types, or values, making visual target-finding easier for agents. - Discarding a capture now asks for confirmation and moves files to the Trash, making accidental deletes recoverable. Improved: - Agent CLI workflows now require fewer repeated approvals and support smarter refreshes and faster wait polling. - RocketSim agent guidance now reserves `rocketsim doctor` for setup troubleshooting, and doctor reports the sandbox accessibility fallback as a passing fetch route. - Video editor previews now play recorded audio alongside the waveform. - Snapshot zooming now uses device-aware scale detection and clearer error reasons for offscreen or zero-area elements. Fixed: - Capture editor inspector settings are now remembered across captures and stay in sync with the floating capture controls. (Thanks, E. Sanchez!) - Optimized window server usage, reducing CPU consumption. (Thanks, S. Vieira) - Fixed the macOS menu bar microphone indicator staying lit after stopping a Simulator recording with the microphone enabled. - The Command Line Tool install confirmation sheet now renders correctly in dark mode. (Thanks, H. v.d. Ploeg & L. Mehlig!) - Video editor previews now appear immediately while fallback frames, seeking, and trim thumbnails continue loading in the background. (Thanks, E. Sanchez!) - Fixed trim selections not being applied when exporting MP4 or GIF recordings. - Fixed physical-device side windows disappearing after switching away from RocketSim and back. - Fixed physical-device streaming matching for USB devices whose capture identifiers do not match their UDIDs. - Fixed landscape support for physical device streaming windows. - Fixed duplicate Simulator names resolving to the wrong window by using runtime suffixes in window titles. - Fixed crash when getting an appIcon with iOS 26 Simulator (Thanks, jaecheoljung)

New: - RocketSim now supports connected physical iOS devices: USB-connected iPhones appear in live preview windows with side-window controls, screenshots, disconnect-safe video recording with audio, comparing overlays, and device-specific window positioning. - Added Physical Devices settings for USB support, network-detected devices, and ignored devices, including an in-window option to hide a device you do not want RocketSim to manage. - Added a dedicated `CLI & Agent` settings page with installers for the bundled `rocketsim` command line tool and agent skill. The CLI installs as a symlink into a folder you pick on your PATH, so App Store updates keep it up to date automatically. - Added `rocketsim doctor` to verify the CLI install, RocketSim app discovery, IPC reachability, simulator state, AX permission, and snapshot-store readiness before you hand control to an agent. - Added `rocketsim screenshot` as a plain PNG fallback command for agents and automations that need visual context. Improved: - VoiceOver overlay is now faster and more complete, including elements like tab bars and nav bars. CLI performance improved by 25x. - Physical device windows are more reliable and polished, with dark preview chrome, full-bleed device bezels, corner resizing, restored window positions, cleaner USB discovery, and improved reconnect behavior. - The agent protocol now emits one consistent `rs/1` JSON envelope with typed errors across `elements`, `screen`, `interact`, `wait`, `do`, `snapshot`, and `doctor`, making it easier for external agent skills and automations to consume reliably. - Agent interactions are now more robust: `interact` settles against fresh snapshots, stale `--screen` hashes fail fast, screen-change waits advance to fresh snapshots, coordinate swipes route through real HID gestures, and `interact scroll` can resolve the nearest scrollable ancestor from a visible child element. - Agent snapshots now surface sparse web content, perception recovery hints, and ambiguity hints for duplicate labels so agents can recover with visual fallback when accessibility data is incomplete. Fixed: - Fixed RocketSim Connect payload handling running on the main thread, reducing profiling noise and avoiding unnecessary main-thread compression work in linked apps. (Thanks, K. Titov!) - App Actions add/edit sheets now always render in dark mode, matching the rest of RocketSim's floating UI. (Thanks, L. Tuss!) - App Actions configurations shared via Git no longer regenerate identifiers on every launch, eliminating noisy diffs across team members and making the JSON file safe to commit. Locations are now imported from the file as well. (Thanks, N. Yun!) - Network Monitoring now reconnects reliably after rerunning a simulator app without needing to restart RocketSim. (Thanks, Tonni Hyldgaard!) - Fixed recordings automatically exporting visible touch indicators even when touches were turned off, while still keeping captured touches available in the post editor for retrospective enabling. (Thanks, G. Gerber!) - Fixed automatic breakpoint installation for RocketSim Connect. (Thanks, L. Hurtado!) - Fixed the Voice Over overlay getting stuck without elements when the active Simulator window was temporarily unavailable. (Thanks, A. Mohamad!) - Fixed device bezels for iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus rounding the screen content with the wrong radius, which left a transparent halo at the corners.

New: - Deeplinks can now prompt for a single argument by using {ARGUMENT} in the URL, including quick relaunch pills for your most recently used values. (Thanks, H. v.d. Ploeg!) - Holding `Cmd` over the floating side window now swaps the more button for a quick minimize button, making it faster to get RocketSim out of the way. (Thanks, T. MacDonald!) - The Network Monitor now shows connected app logs alongside network requests, making it easier to correlate app activity with request traffic. - Recordings now show both touch points during Option-key pinch and rotate gestures, matching the Simulator preview more closely. (Thanks, R. Labs and E. Sanchez!) - The floating thumbnail has become a little bit bigger for a better presence on larger screens. Fixed: - Fixed a crash that could happen while exporting MP4 and GIF recordings on macOS 15. (Thanks, Bacil!) - Fixed app group plist discovery for simulator apps so Recent Builds and User Defaults lists now show app group preferences correctly. (Thanks, Daij-Djan!)

New: - Added a `Reset Keychain` quick action to the Recent Builds side window so you can clear a Simulator app's keychain without leaving RocketSim. Improved: - Build Insights now avoids unnecessary Core Data work and log reloads, improving responsiveness and reducing background churn. - App Actions settings now reuse in-memory data instead of issuing extra fetches, making the settings screen more efficient. - RocketSim Connect session lookups now happen off the main context during reconnect and new-run detection, reducing UI blocking. Fixed: - Fixed landscape MP4 recordings being generated incorrectly when using landscape orientation with device bezels. (Thanks, A. Machen!)

Improved: - Capturing screenshots performance is now faster Fixed: - Fixed a small issue happening on launch. - Fixed a crash that could happen while exporting transparent videos. (Thanks, D. Kroese!) - Fixed a crash that could happen while capturing screenshots repeatedly after each other. (Thanks, P. Bohomolnyi, A. Vivo!) - Screenshots and videos now use the active simulator when multiple Simulator windows are open. (Thanks, M. Loewen!) - Grammar mistake in Diagnostics alert (Thanks, D. Kroese!) - Orange dot in status bar won't show up when general settings aren't changed (Thanks, A. Hershberger!) - Changing the output ratio in the capture editor now updates the bezel picker to reflect the required device bezel. (Thanks, Pol!) - Camera permission is no longer requested on launch or repeated from simulator-driven camera activity. RocketSim now only asks after pressing `Authorize Camera Access`. (Thanks, R. van Weersel, P. Tremadio, Chuck!) - Spacebar now plays and pauses video previews in the post editor. (Thanks, Pol!)

Improved: - Capturing screenshots performance is now faster Fixed: - Fixed a crash that could happen while exporting transparent videos. (Thanks, D. Kroese!) - Fixed a crash that could happen while capturing screenshots repeatedly after each other. (Thanks, P. Bohomolnyi, A. Vivo!) - Screenshots and videos now use the active simulator when multiple Simulator windows are open. (Thanks, M. Loewen!) - Grammar mistake in Diagnostics alert (Thanks, D. Kroese!) - Orange dot in status bar won't show up when general settings aren't changed (Thanks, A. Hershberger!) - Changing the output ratio in the capture editor now updates the bezel picker to reflect the required device bezel. (Thanks, Pol!) - Camera permission is no longer requested on launch or repeated from simulator-driven camera activity. RocketSim now only asks after pressing `Authorize Camera Access`. (Thanks, R. van Weersel, P. Tremadio, Chuck!) - Spacebar now plays and pauses video previews in the post editor. (Thanks, Pol!)

RocketSim 15 brings a stronger capture workflow, clearer networking tools, and a refreshed main window with Build and Network insights. This update adds full support for the latest Apple simulators, so you can keep working on the newest devices and runtimes without waiting on an app update. New: - Post editor for screenshots and videos - Grid or list layout for deeplinks and push notification actions - Dedicated Networking tab in the side window for speed control and the network monitor - Tinted Liquid Glass accessibility toggle for iOS 26 simulators (adjust legibility without opening Settings) - "Copy Summary" on network requests—copies a redacted summary that strips sensitive values - VoiceOver accessibility overlay with keyboard navigation in the Simulator - 120 fps recording via the Simulator framebuffer (Pro) - Redesigned main window with Build Insights and Network Insights - Open GitHub Issues from the status bar menu - Support for the latest Apple simulators Fixed: - Video conversion no longer fails with "Conversion failed, Retry" when an external microphone is selected - Network monitor shows the current session's requests, not stale ones - Side window follows the Simulator when you move it to another display - App Store Connect screenshot exports use correct native resolutions for all device classes - Audio stays in sync with video in simulator recordings - Fewer blank frames at the start of framebuffer recordings; touch indicators match simctl-style appearance - Location picker respects dark mode - User Defaults Editor no longer reappears after closing; stays open and updates correctly across rebuilds - Crash fix for background preference updates affecting main-thread UI - Side window updates correctly when switching between simulators with the same name but different OS versions

New: - Side window shows a clear icon now for the Network Monitoring quick view. - You can now configure metadata to show on top of captures. See the new metadata toggle in the side window. - The Network Monitor console allows you to export network requests for AI evaluation, including predefined prompts. - Network requests in the Network Monitor console can now be navigated using arrow keys (up/down) when a cell is selected. Improved: - Monitoring system settings like dark mode is now more efficient. Fixed: - Simulator Camera dropdown no longer appears empty - Preview popover now scales to the available screen with padding so captures always fit. - Builds created by Xcode 26.2 are now properly monitored. - Optimized the performance of monitoring new builds and prevented duplicate parsing of build logs. - Settings sidebar can no longer collapse.

New: - You can now configure the Network Monitor to automatically start a new session when a new build launches. (Thanks, D. Neykov!) - You can now record the system microphone during video recordings. (Thanks, E. Sanchez, J. Blasius, R. Jonson) Improved: - RocketSim Connect logs are now using os_log (Thanks, E. Sanchez!) - Network Monitoring is now much more reliable on reconnecting after relaunches. (Thanks, J. Genden, A. Mittaz, Alex, A. Ashraf)

Fixed: - Start trial side window no longer shows up if already pro or while having a license. - A crash happening on launch related to app icon fetching (Thanks, Peter V.!)

New: - You can now configure whether duplicate frames in GIFs should be removed to reduce GIF size. (Thanks, Alonzi!) Fixed: - Better support for full-screen development. - 100% loss mode could sometimes affect other Mac applications. This is no longer the case. (Thanks, D. Dimitrov) - "Watch demo" button is no longer visible when Network Monitor is connected.

New: You can now use CMD to "Save as..." on a thumbnail for a recording. Fixed: - iPhone 17 real device bezel now works properly - Added support for M5 simulators (Thanks, L. Creative, vdhamer) - Added support for the latest Apple Watch devices. - App Icon works again if an app only comes with an Icon Composer app icon.

New: - Push Notifications can now be granted, revoked, or reset. (Thanks for the push, Soundcloud team!) - Real device bezels are now an option for captures (Thanks for the push, Mustafa & Hidde!) - "Remove Watermark" option is no longer visible when Pro. (Thanks, Edward!) Improved: - Floating thumbnail now has a trash icon instead of a cross to clearly indicate it's being removed.

New: - The floating window can be hidden from the status bar. Improved: - Network Monitoring setup is more prominent and clearly explained. Fixed: - Network Speed Control info popup looks good in light mode now (Thanks, A. Puchta!) - Distances will hide when rulers are turned off (Thanks, Roman!) - Simulator camera no longer crashes for isStillimageStabilizationScene (Thanks, J. Judelson!) - The welcome view no longer shows up consistently on launch for free users

Fixed: - Magnifier fails when moving to another display (Thanks, S. Lee!) - Captured photos using Simulator Camera now contain metadata (Thanks, F. Byaruhanga) - Roadmap view now looks good in light mode (Thanks, D. Vlasov) - Custom Simulator names are now properly recorded (Thanks, M. Sabaris)

Fixed: - Cancelling trimming now restores the thumbnail state properly (Thanks, E. Sanchez!) - Catching failures in recording with enhanced logging to better fix potential issues. - Touches show up again when exporting for quality (Thanks, Tim!) - Improved performance, quality, and stability of the magnifier