3 people reported
All time, since Sep 15.
iOS Simulator helper crash loop
“claude-ios-sim crash-loops on macOS 27.0 when capturing the simulator”
Is this your bug? What gets counted gets fixed. Pile on.
Paste this into your agent. It files your report, with your error and version.
I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/claude-code/issues/17962/file Follow it to file my report. Show me the text before you send.
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iOS Simulator helper crash-loops on frame capture on macOS 27. The claude-ios-sim helper aborts with SIGABRT during CoreImage Metal context setup once attach succeeds and screenshot or streaming begins.
Is this your bug?
File my report- Where
- iOS Simulator panel
- Error text
*** -[__NSPlaceholderArray initWithObjects:count:]: attempt to insert nil object from objects[0]Metal -[_MTLBinaryArchive loadFromURL:error:]Pasted in 3 reportsMetal -[_MTLBinaryArchive initWithOptions:device:url:error:]Pasted in 2 reports- Versions
- 2.1.233
- Platforms
- macOS
- How bad
- Stops work: a core feature can't be used. Some reports say it used to work.
Not quite your bug?
- Simulator taps silently no-op5 people
Original reports3, newest first
- Desktop app iOS Simulator helper (claude-ios-sim) crash-loops on macOS 27.0: NSInvalidArgumentException in Metal binary archive during CIContext creation#94561
- iOS Simulator helper crashes in CoreImage/Metal on macOS 27, making tap/swipe unavailable#94554
- iOS Simulator panel crashes on launch under macOS 27.0 (claude-ios-sim helper, SIGABRT in CoreImage/Metal)#94433