diff --git a/.github/workflows/device-tests-ios.yml b/.github/workflows/device-tests-ios.yml
index f916748374..7ebe9774ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/device-tests-ios.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/device-tests-ios.yml
@@ -75,14 +75,7 @@ jobs:
         run: pwsh ./scripts/device-test.ps1 ios -Build
 
       - name: Run Tests
-        id: first-test-run
-        continue-on-error: true
-        timeout-minutes: 40
-        run: pwsh scripts/device-test.ps1 ios -Run -Verbose
-
-      - name: Retry Tests (if previous failed to run)
-        if: steps.first-test-run.outcome == 'failure'
-        timeout-minutes: 40
+        timeout-minutes: 60
         run: pwsh scripts/device-test.ps1 ios -Run -Verbose
 
       - name: Run Integration Tests
diff --git a/scripts/device-test-utils.ps1 b/scripts/device-test-utils.ps1
index 4a492592df..546a2d2e47 100644
--- a/scripts/device-test-utils.ps1
+++ b/scripts/device-test-utils.ps1
@@ -1,3 +1,37 @@
+function Reset-IosSimulator {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [PSCustomObject]$SimInfo
+    )
+
+    $udid = $SimInfo.Udid
+
+    Write-Host "Hard-resetting simulator $($SimInfo.Name) [$udid]..."
+
+    # Shut down & delete the old device
+    xcrun simctl shutdown $udid 2>&1 | Out-Null
+    xcrun simctl delete $udid 2>&1 | Out-Null
+
+    # Restart the CoreSimulator service to clear any daemon-level state left
+    # over from a simulator crash (this is what makes a fresh runner "work").
+    Write-Host "Restarting CoreSimulator service..."
+    sudo launchctl kickstart -kp system/com.apple.CoreSimulator.CoreSimulatorService 2>&1 | Out-Null
+    Start-Sleep -Seconds 5   # give the daemon time to re-initialise
+
+    # Create a brand-new simulator with the same device type & runtime
+    $newUdid = (& xcrun simctl create $SimInfo.Name $SimInfo.DeviceType $SimInfo.Runtime).Trim()
+    Write-Host "Created new simulator $($SimInfo.Name) [$newUdid]"
+
+    # Boot and wait
+    xcrun simctl boot $newUdid 2>&1 | Out-Null
+    xcrun simctl bootstatus $newUdid -b
+
+    # Return updated info
+    $SimInfo.Udid = $newUdid
+    return $newUdid
+}
+
 function Install-XHarness
 {
     if (!(Get-Command xharness -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue))
@@ -120,5 +154,10 @@ function Get-IosSimulatorUdid {
     }
 
     Write-Verbose ("Selected simulator: {0} ({1}) [{2}]" -f $selected.Device.name, $selected.Device.deviceTypeIdentifier, $selected.Device.udid)
-    return $selected.Device.udid
+    return [PSCustomObject]@{
+        Udid       = $selected.Device.udid
+        Name       = $selected.Device.name
+        DeviceType = $selected.Device.deviceTypeIdentifier
+        Runtime    = $runtimeKey
+    }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/device-test.ps1 b/scripts/device-test.ps1
index af539978a9..14401d5646 100644
--- a/scripts/device-test.ps1
+++ b/scripts/device-test.ps1
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ try
         $Tfm = 'net10.0'
     }
     $arch = (!$IsWindows -and $(uname -m) -eq 'arm64') ? 'arm64' : 'x64'
+    $udid = $null
     if ($Platform -eq 'android')
     {
         $Tfm += '-android'
@@ -64,8 +65,11 @@ try
 
         $udid = Get-IosSimulatorUdid -Verbose
         if ($udid) {
+            $simInfo = $udid   # Get-IosSimulatorUdid now returns an object
+            $udid = $simInfo.Udid
             $arguments += @('--device', $udid)
         } else {
+            $simInfo = $null
             Write-Host "No suitable simulator found; proceeding without a specific --device"
         }
     }
@@ -84,13 +88,59 @@ try
     {
         Install-XHarness
         Remove-Item -Recurse -Force test_output -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+
+        if ($Platform -eq 'ios' -and $udid)
+        {
+            Write-Host "Ensuring simulator is booted and ready..."
+            if ($CI)
+            {
+                # On CI, do a full reset to guarantee a clean simulator
+                $udid = Reset-IosSimulator -SimInfo $simInfo
+                # Update arguments with new UDID
+                for ($i = 0; $i -lt $arguments.Count; $i++) {
+                    if ($arguments[$i] -eq '--device' -and ($i + 1) -lt $arguments.Count) {
+                        $arguments[$i + 1] = $udid
+                        break
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                xcrun simctl boot $udid 2>&1 | Out-Null  # no-op if already booted
+                xcrun simctl bootstatus $udid -b          # block until fully operational
+            }
+        }
+
         try
         {
             if ($VerbosePreference)
             {
                 $arguments += '-v'
             }
-            xharness $group test $arguments --output-directory=test_output
+
+            $maxAttempts = 3
+            for ($attempt = 1; $attempt -le $maxAttempts; $attempt++)
+            {
+                if ($attempt -gt 1)
+                {
+                    Write-Host "Retrying xharness (attempt $attempt of $maxAttempts)..."
+                    Remove-Item -Recurse -Force test_output -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+                    if ($Platform -eq 'ios' -and $simInfo)
+                    {
+                        $udid = Reset-IosSimulator -SimInfo $simInfo
+                        # Update arguments with new UDID
+                        for ($i = 0; $i -lt $arguments.Count; $i++) {
+                            if ($arguments[$i] -eq '--device' -and ($i + 1) -lt $arguments.Count) {
+                                $arguments[$i + 1] = $udid
+                                break
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                xharness $group test $arguments --output-directory=test_output
+                if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) { break }
+            }
+
             if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0)
             {
                 $testResultsXml = './test_output/TestResults.xml'