Now let’s go through these steps in detail one by one. Drag and drop the payload file onto the target simulator.Create an Apple Push Notification Service (APNS) payload file.Put the sample app into the background.Run the sample app and grant it permission.Create a sample app that requests for permission to receive push notifications.Download and install Xcode 11.4-beta and above.In order to be able to simulate a push notification in iOS simulator, there are a few steps that need to be taken. Without further ado, let’s see how this can be done. Dear fellow iOS developers, the wait is finally over! We are now able to simulate push notification in iOS simulator using the latest Xcode beta release (11.4-beta).