Removing iOS permission alert for local notifications when running app in simulator

Question

I\'m trying to write an acceptance test in KIF on an app that asks for local notification permissions pretty early on. Unfortunately due to iOS simulator security reasons it isn

Answer 1

Notification permission can be suppressed by granting permission in applicationState.plist:

• Run your app on a simulator and tap on "ok" for any permission popups
• navigate to "~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/{$deviceId}/data/Library/BackBoard/applicationState.plist"
• Replace the applicationState.plist of the UI test simulator with the above one before bootstrapping it