[iPhone] simulator audio-in device disappeared

I actually have the exact same problem. Does anybody know how to get the iphone simulator back?

Go into the 'Utilities' folder and run the app named 'Audio MIDI Setup'.

Select the left tab at the top/center named 'Audio Devices'...check the 'Default Input' and 'Properties For' pull-downs to see if 'iPhoneSimulatorAudioDevice' is available there.

I eventually get the simulator back. First to make sure that it is not an issue with the simulator itself click Fn and F9 keys togetherr whic diplays all running application. If the simulator is there go to preferences and change the position of the dock to the right handside that should bring back the simulator. I know that this solution sounds weird it worked for me.

Hey,

You are right.

We can get back the sound of iPhone simulator, by do some setting in Audio MIDI Setup app.
The only thing you are wrong is we do not need to reboot the Mac.

The correct procedure to get back the sound of iPhone simulator is as the following:
Step 1:
Go into the 'Utilities' folder and run the app named 'Audio MIDI Setup'

Step 2:
Choose the left Audio Device tab at the top.

Step 3:
Press the rightmost button 'config device' (my mac os is Chinese version, I translate the word to English) at the middle.

Step 4:
Un-tick all device in the second column of table, so that no audio device to be used at this moment.

Step 5:
Only tick the build-in microphone to use for audio device. Press Done button.
The iPhoneSimulatorAudioDevice will suddenly come out now if it was disappeared before.

Step 6:
Choose iPhoneSimulatorAudioDevice as default input audio device.
Press the close button. Then, you simply get back the sound of iPhone simulator. The sound effect for OpenAL should work fine now.

Ni-hao hangng & welcome to the forums.

The only thing you are wrong is we do not need to reboot the Mac.

I don't recall claiming that was needed, but whatever works and thanks for your detailed followup.

I hope the typhoon season has passed and all is well in HGK 🙂

Ken