Testing with the Simulator
The iOS simulator’s Accessibility Inspector is designed for testing accessible applications before deploying them to the iOS device. The simulator’s inspector simulates VoiceOver interaction with your application, providing immediate visual feedback via a floating pane (there is no actual voice produced) without requiring the use of the VoiceOver gesture interface directly. Because you cannot replicate many VoiceOver gestures with the simulator (such as triple-swipes and sequential hold-then-tap gestures), the inspector focuses on describing interface items rather than responding to VoiceOver gestures.
Enable this feature by opening Settings > General > Accessibility. Switch the Accessibility Inspector to On. The inspector, ...
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