eas simulator sessions default to authenticated preview links

Introduced 2026-10-15 · score 0.94

HOW TO USE IT

When a simulator preview must be public, start the session with `eas simulator:start --public-link`. To retrieve a session, run `eas simulator:get`; preview links follow the session’s saved sharing preference.

WHY THIS HELPS

Share an iOS simulator preview publicly or retrieve the preview using its saved sharing preference.

BEFORE THIS CHANGE

New simulator sessions used a different default, and public sharing did not use the `--public-link` option.

REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS

• Version: v25.0.0
• --public-link: Select public preview sharing when starting a session.
• --id <session-id>: Simulator session ID; defaults to the ID saved in `.env.eas-simulator`.
• Prerequisite: `simulator:get` requires a logged-in EAS CLI context and project directory.
• Prerequisite: For `simulator:get` without `--id`, a prior `simulator:start` must have written `.env.eas-simulator`.

FIRST-PARTY EVIDENCE

• https://github.com/expo/eas-cli/releases/tag/v25.0.0
• https://github.com/expo/eas-cli/blob/v25.0.0/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/simulator/get.ts

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