How do I tap a tab in tvOS simulator?

Question

I created a sample tvOS app in Xcode and selected "tabbed application".

Now I have a First, Second buttons at the top that looks like the equivilant of a tab bar. The simulator remote says "Press Option to touch". Pressing Option and clicking on the remote does nothing.

How do I change tabs?

Answer 1

There are a couple of ways to interact with the tvOS Simulator.

First is the via the simulator's Apple TV Remote. This can be enabled via the simulator's menu item Hardware->Show Apple TV Remote:

While holding the Option key on the Mac's keyboard, move the mouse cursor around the Apple TV Remote (specifically above the "Hold Option to touch" text).

Another way to interact with the tvOS Simulator is via the Mac's keyboard. This can be enabled via the simulator's menu item Hardware->Keyboard->Connect Hardware Keyboard. Once enabled, the arrow keys are able to change focus in the simulator.

Answer 2

Besides using Apple TV Remote, you can also use keyboard → and ← to select different tabs.