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Actually, Xcode 11.4 lets you send push notifications to a simulator. You just create a json file with the payload, and drop it on the simulator.

Scroll down to the bottom of How to Send Push Notifications to the iOS Simulator | by Sagun Raj Lage | Better Programming, where the payload is:

{
    "Simulator Target Bundle": "np.com.sagunrajlage.TestPushNotifications",
    "aps": {
        "alert": "Push Notifications Test",
        "sound": "default",
        "badge": 1
    }
}

This works fine for basic testing, but doesn鈥檛 use APNS. You can use the sendEncrypted.php file from Part 2 of this course, translating the json payload into php. You might also need to add this HTTPHEADER:

'apns-push-type: ' . 'alert'