iPad simulator 5.1 shows blank white screen in Xcode 4.3

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Guys. Please help me.. I've searched everywhere, but couldn't find a solution.

I'm using Xcode 4.3.2 and have the IOS 5.1 simulator installed.

The problem is the iPad simulator doesn't show the iPad's frame, just the contents. So, the home button isn't visible, thus can't be pressed.

But, unlike the iPad simulator, the iPhone simulator works fine.

Please help, guys..

Thank you

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Try scrolling up. That happened to me and I have a hard time realizing that was because of my MBP resolution. Retina Display on iPad is just amazing. - Edu

2 Answers

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Use ⇧ + ⌘ + h in place of the home button.

If you need to make the screen smaller, use ⌘+3 or ⌘+2 for the smallest and smaller screen sizes respectively.

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Actually, I (and a colleague) have been seeing intermittent behavior, with the bezel sometimes showing up, and sometimes not, for the very same project (same version of iOS - 5.1, same build settings, etc). This happens even when simulator is set to show a normal (non-retina) iPad... sometimes it has the bezel, sometimes not.

So I doubt this is intentional design.... seems like a bug to us.......