Introduction | Device Simulator | 2.2.4-preview
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    Introduction

    Device Simulator is an alternative to the traditional Unity editor Game window. By simulating Screen and SystemInfo class behavior, Device Simulator aims to give an accurate picture of how an app will look on a device.

    Requirements

    • Compatible with Unity 2019.3 or above.

    Supported Features

    • Screen class simulation.
    • SystemInfo class simulation.
    • Application class simulation.
    • Screen shape preview, with notch and rounded corners.

    Installing Device Simulator Package

    To install Device Simulator package, follow the instructions in the Package Manager documentation.

    You can access Device Simulator window in Unity Editor via

    • Menu: Window -> General -> Device Simulator
    • Menu: Simulator menu in Game view toolbar to switch to Device Simulator view.

    Using Device Simulator

    Device Simulator window

    1. Game view mode

    Switch between Game view and Simulator view.

    2. Device selection

    Select from the available devices.

    3. Reload

    Initialise simulation of Screen and SystemInfo classes using Player Settings without causing a domain reload.

    4. Scale

    Controls how big the device appears inside the simulator window.

    5. Fit to Screen

    Automatically scale device to fit snugly inside the window.

    6. Rotate

    Physically rotate the device. Depending on whether auto rotation is enabled or disabled, the actual picture may or may not rotate together with the device.

    Highlight Safe Area

    7. Highlight Safe Area

    Draw a border around the current Screen.safeArea

    Highlight Safe Area

    8. Device Specifications

    Shows the most important data of the currently simulated device:

    • Device OS
    • Device CPU/GPU
    • Device Resolution

    9. Screen Settings

    Allow viewing and changing the values of the Screen class.

    10. Application Settings

    Allow setting custom values that will be returned by the Application class.

    Preferences

    You can access Device Simulator preferences by menu Preferences -> Device Simulator, where you can:

    • Set the custom device directory.
    • Set color and width of the safe area highlight line.\ Please reopen the Device Simulator window after setting the customised device directory.

    Document revision history

    Date Reason
    Dec 2, 2019 Matches package version 2.0.0-preview
    Nov 15, 2019 Matches package version 1.3.0-preview
    Oct 11, 2019 Matches package version 1.2.0-preview
    Sep 26, 2019 Matches package version 1.1.0-preview
    Sep 23, 2019 Matches package version 1.0.0-preview
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