No, the API for supporting push notifications in the simulator is still missing. You must use the device.
Although the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+ simulators have settings for push notifications and even show you a push notification prompt, an attempt to register for push notifications from the simulator still fails with Error Domain = NSCocoaErrorDomain Code = 3010 " Remote notifications are not supported in the simulator "UserInfo = 0x7fc786b4af90 {NSLocalizedDescription = remote notifications are not supported in the simulator). So, it is best to use the device.
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