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Use simulator hardware commands for device-level controls that are not tied to a specific app UI.

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flowdeck simulator button

Press a simulator hardware button. 
flowdeck simulator button home
flowdeck simulator button lock --hold 2.0
flowdeck simulator button siri --simulator "iPhone 16"
flowdeck simulator button home --json

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Button Options

OptionShortDescription
--simulator <name-or-udid>-STarget simulator name or UDID
--hold <seconds>Hold the button for a duration
--json-jOutput as JSON
--examples-eShow usage examples

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Supported Buttons

  • home
  • lock
  • siri
  • applepay
  • volumeup
  • volumedown
Volume buttons may not be supported by the simulator HID backend on every runtime.

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flowdeck simulator appearance

Get or set the simulator appearance (light or dark). Mirrors flowdeck simulator orientation: get is the default subcommand, set writes a value. 
flowdeck simulator appearance               # Print booted simulator appearance
flowdeck simulator appearance get           # Same as above
flowdeck simulator appearance set light
flowdeck simulator appearance set dark --simulator "iPhone 16"
flowdeck simulator appearance set dark --json
flowdeck simulator appearance get --json

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flowdeck simulator appearance get

Print the current appearance for the targeted simulator. Outputs one of light, dark, unsupported, or unknown (passed through from simctl ui ... appearance).
OptionShortDescription
--simulator <name-or-udid>-STarget simulator name or UDID
--json-jOutput as JSON
--examples-eShow usage examples

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flowdeck simulator appearance set

Set the appearance to light or dark.
OptionShortDescription
--simulator <name-or-udid>-STarget simulator name or UDID
--json-jOutput as JSON
--examples-eShow usage examples

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Supported Values

  • light
  • dark
Older flowdeck ui simulator button, flowdeck ui simulator set-appearance (also accepts appearance as an alias), and flowdeck ui simulator orientation commands still work for compatibility, but new scripts should use flowdeck simulator ....