How do you perform wireless debugging in Xcode 9 with iOS 11 Apple TV 4K etc

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Wireless debugging was recently added as a feature in Xcode 9  iOS 11  and tvOS 11  Apple TV 4K doesn t have a USB port  so it requires wireless debugging  How do you perform this wireless debugging in Xcode

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Set up a device for network debugging  from help apple com  NOTE  Mac system and iPhone iPad should share same network to use wireless debugging   Debug your app running on an iOS or tvOS device over a WiFi or other network connection   Note  Network debugging requires Xcode 9 0 or later running on macOS 10 12 4 or later  and on the device  requires iOS 11 0 or later  or tvOS 11 0 or later    Steps to set up iPhone  iPad  or iPod touch   Choose Window   Devices and Simulators  then in the window that appears  click Devices  Connect your device to your Mac with a Lightning cable  Check if passcode enables in your device settings  Enable if not already enabled    In the left column  select the device  and in the detail area  select Connect via network     Xcode pairs with your device  If Xcode can connect with the device using a network  a network icon appears next to the device in the left column    Disconnect your device    Note  Device require a passcode to enable remote debugging   Now you are ready for debugging over the network     Steps to set up Apple TV    Make sure your Mac and your Apple TV are on the same network  Choose Window   Devices and Simulators  then in the window that appears  click Devices  On your Apple TV  open the Settings app and choose Remotes and Devices   Remote App and Devices  The Apple TV searches for possible devices including the Mac   If you have any Firewall or Internet security  disable turn off to allow searching   On your Mac  select the Apple TV in the Devices pane  The pane for the Apple TV is displayed and shows the current status of the connection request  Enter the verification code displayed on your AppleTV into the Device window pane for the device and click Connect    Xcode sets up the Apple TV for wireless debugging and pairs with the device   Edit  -------  Sometime pairing doesn t work for wireless debugging  So just restart your device and internet connection   Also if firewall is enabled  you need to turn off Firewall for pairing device

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You can open Xcode Help -  Run and debug -  Network debugging for more info  Hope it helps

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i followed all the suggested steps  in particular the ones provided from ios dev but my iPhone was not recognized from Xcode and i was not able to debug over WiFi  Right click on the left panel over my iDevice in  Devices and Simulators  window  then  Connect via IP Address      inserted the iPhone IP and now it correctly works

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My problem was about network SSID broadcasting   I ve tried all the solutions above but still couldn t connect my device  there was no  globe  icon for my device at all  Then I found that for some reason my network had turned its SSID broadcasting off tho I could still connect the network by inputing the SSID manually   Once I turned the SSID broadcasting on  I could connect my device via  Connect via IP Address

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For wireless debugging  Mac system and iPhone Device should be on same network  For making on same network you can do as - Either you can start hotspot on Mac  amp  connect that on iPhone Device or vice versa   On Mac    OR  On iPhone-        Xcode   Window    Devices and Simulators   select devices Tab   click connect   via network      https   help apple com xcode mac 9 0 index html localePath en lproj  devbc48d1bad

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Network debugging requires Xcode 9 0 or later running on macOS 10 12 4   or later  and on the device  requires iOS 11 0 or later  or tvOS 11 0   or later    iPhone  iOS 11 won t be available for 32bit devices  i e  iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c and below  The first 64bit iPhone is 5s   iPad  iPad mini 2 will be the oldest iPad with iOS 11 support   iPod  iPod needs to be an iPod 6 to be able to run iOS   If you use your devices not only for developing but also for production  be warned that a beta OS is not for the faint hearted  -

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Prerequisite   Your Mac Machine should have at least Mac OSX 10 12 4 or later Your iOS device should have at least iOS 11 0 or later  Both devices should be on same network    Steps to Activate   Plug your iOS device with Mac machine from cable  Open Xcode then from top menu Window -  Devices and Simulators Chose Devices segment and chose your desired Device from left device list  On right side you can see open Connect via network  enable this option as shown in attached image    After few seconds you can see network sign in front of you device   Unplug your device and use debugging as you re using normally    Thanks

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LOL  I was doing all the steps here - I ended up doing the unpairing repairing steps from the  given by Surjeet  answer  It didn t work  and then I noticed that when I clicked the  connect via network  button  the same yellow box would pop up that pops up when you repair  saying  busy  - I got frustrated and just started hammering the  connect via network  button  clicking it quickly for probably like 15 - 20 clicks - it started spazzing out  but eventually landed on being able to connect to the network  Before that worked  I also shut my wifi off and turned it on again  as suggested by one of these answers  but clicking the  connect via network  button really fast did the trick   LOL  Also  before I hammered the button  I linked the device support folders  although I m not sure if it did anything   open the terminal     cd    Applications Xcode app Contents Developer Platforms iPhoneOS platform DeviceSupport      ln -s 13 3 13 4      ls -l 13 4      restart Xcode and retry run on device   Said to do it here - https   forums developer apple com thread 126940 - I edited the folder version in my comment to adjust to the latest version of iOS 13 4   EDIT I believe I figured out what my problem was  I had to stop my Little Snitch network filter  Also  after I was able to connect by hammering the button  the  connect via IP address  option appeared in the dropdown when you right click on the device in the devices manager in xcode  it wasn t there before I was able to connect ultra-hacky style the first time  If I connect  and then turn my network filter on  it disconnects my phone

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I just talked to some Xcode engineers at WWDC and the auto discovery of iDevices is still a little buggy  Also sometimes your phone is not correctly broadcasting  Switching your device on and off can help   There are a few workarounds fallbacks   You can check if your phone is broadcasting with Bonjour Browser  www tildesoft com   Look if your wifi address is listed under the service called   apple-mobdev2  tcp  - 215   you can find your wifi address here  settings   general   about   wifi address    As a fallback you can connect to your device by manually entering the IP address  right click on your devices in the Devices window   However this IP address will be persisted  so if you change networks you ll need to reset this  That option is not available in Xcode yet  but you can do it via the terminal with the following command   defaults read com apple dt Xcode   grep IDEIDS   This will print an identifier which you need to use in the next command   defaults delete com apple dt Xcode  lt identifier gt    Now the ip address is cleared and you can enter a new one   The last option is to create a computer-to-computer network  This works fine  but logically you won t have internet access then

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If after following the steps as described by Surjeet you still can t connect  try turning your computer s Wi-Fi off and on again  This worked for me   Also  be sure to trust the developer certificate on the iOS device  Settings - General - Profiles  amp  Device Management - Developer App

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Step 1   First time connect phone with Cable Step 2   Go to Organizer  amp  Devices Step 3   Tick Connect as Network Now simple trick which works everytime  Step 4   Turn on hotspot on iphone Step 5   Connect your mac with that hotspot  Step 6   Now run the code  This will always work

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In the new Xcode9-beta  we can use wireless debugging as said by Apple      Cut the Cord   Choose any of your iOS or tvOS devices on the local network to install  run  and debug your apps     without a USB cord plugged into your Mac  Simply click the    Connect via Network    checkbox the first time you use a new iOS device  and that device will be available over the network from that point forward  Wireless development also works in other apps  including Instruments  Accessibility Inspector  Quicktime Player  and Console    Try this     If facing disconnection issues  try this      Workaround  Enable airplane mode on your device for 10 seconds and then disable airplane mode to re-establish your connection

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If you have completed all steps given by Surjeet and still not getting network connection icon then follow below steps    Unpair Device using right click on the device from the Connected section    Reconnect the device  Click on     button from the end of the lefthand side of the popup       Select the device and click on next button      Click on Trust and passcode if available  from the device       Click on Done button       Now  click on connect via network       Now you can see the network connection icon after the device name  Enjoy

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The only thing that worked for me was to connect my phone to my MacBook using Bluetooth   I did this after first pairing my phone with Xcode while connected via cable per ios dev s answer above    On my phone  I went to Settings   Bluetooth and tapped my MacBook s name under  MY DEVICES  to connect   I then went to Xcode   Devices and Simulators  selected my phone and checked  Connect via network   After a few seconds  the globe icon appeared next to my phone and I could run and debug my app on my phone   This worked even when my MacBook was connected to a WiFi network and my phone was using LTE  The only downside is that it was quite slow installing the app to the phone

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I tried all answers but nothing worked for me  I ended up connecting to different WiFi network then I was able to debug wirelessly   I have no clue why it didn t work with the old network

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Enable Internet Sharing using USB ports

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Xcode 9 - For detailed info goto Help -  Pair a wireless device with Xcode  iOS  tvOS

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I have tried using Xcode Devices window s Connect via network options  but I am unable to see the  Connected over the network  icon next to the device name  also as soon as remove the USB the  Connect via network  option disappeared  also  the device name appears under the disconnected device list   But using the  Connect via IP Address     option  I am able to connect    Right-click on the device name Under Disconnected list  and choose  Connect via IP Address      option       Type the IP address of the device and chose Connect   you can find through mobile device Settings   Wi-Fi   Choose the wifi name

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Try this   1  Plug your iOS device into your Mac using a lightning cable  You may need to select to Trust This Computer on your device   2  Open Xcode and go to Window   Devices and Simulators   3  Select your device and then select the Connect via network checkbox to pair your device   4  Run your project after removing your lighting cable

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The only way I could get it to work is if my Mac and my iPhone were on different networks   I have a main DSL modem call it network1 and a second network2 setup us an access point   They have SSIDs network1 and network2   If the phone was on network1 and the mac on network2 it would work  or vice versa   But if both were on network1 or both were on network2  it would NOT work

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