View a Local Webpage (.html file) in iOS Simulator with iOS 11

Prior to iOS 11, you could drag a local webpage (.html file) onto the iOS Simulator to view it in Safari. Now it tries (but fails) to add the file into the new Files app. Luckily I found a pretty easy workaround.

1. In the iOS Simulator, make sure Automatically Sync Pasteboard is turned on.

   

2. Open the .html file in a web browser on your Mac (Safari, Chrome, etc.).
3. Copy the URL (file:///Users…)

4. In the Simulator, click into the URL bar, and then click Paste.