Xcode 6.1.1 - iOS Simulator - should be able to zoom simulator larger on Retina displays

Originator:igeek1
Number:rdar://19619128 Date Originated:27-Jan-2015 04:09 PM
Status:Duplicate of 8687340 Resolved:30-Jan-2015 10:30 PM
Product:Developer Tools Product Version:Xcode 6.1.1 (6A2008a)
Classification:Enhancement Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
The iOS simulator should be able to zoom to sizes larger than 1:1 on Retina displays.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run an app in iOS simulator on a Mac with a Retina display.
2. Want to look at something up close in the simulator.

Expected Results:
I can press Command 4 or Command 5, or perhaps Command +/- to zoom the simulator up to 200%, 400%, or larger, as I would in Photoshop.

Actual Results:
The simulator will not zoom larger than 1 iOS pixel = 1 Mac pixel. On a Mac with a Retina display, this means the simulator is only slightly larger than life size. Especially when running a Retina Mac at higher than native 2x resolution (e.g. a 13” Retina MacBook Pro at 1440x900 HiDPI), this makes it hard to tell what’s going on at the pixel level without taking a screenshot and zooming in in Preview or Photoshop.

Regression:
This is not (as much of) a problem on non-Retina Macs, just because the pixels are larger. But even there, sizes larger than 1:1 would be useful.

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