How to inspect web app using safari and ipad and USB cable?

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Tim St.Clair Author

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How to inspect web app using safari and ipad and USB cable?

On my mac I have

OSX 10.10.2 (14C109)
Safari Version 8.0.3 (10600.3.18)

On my Ipad 2 (MC769X/A) i have

OS 8.1.3 (12B466)
Safari Web Inspector "on"
Javascript "on"

There are no "privacy" or "private mode" settings that I can see.

I physically connected my iPad to my Mac and chose that I trust this computer. Confirmed that it's connected by looking in iTunes (and quit iTunes afterwards).

I opened a web app on my iPad that's running on my local server, and then opened safari on the mac.

I then opened the Develop menu and can see the ipad. The menu does not contain any other entries other than "Use for development..."

My mac also shows "No inspectable applications", whatever that means.

If I choose "Use for development" under the iPad menu, nothing at all happens and the menu item disappears.

To get the iPad sub-menu back again I have to quit Safari and then re-open it.

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10), Mid 2011

Posted on Mar 1, 2015 3:03 PM

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Answer 1

OttoGie

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Mar 2, 2015 11:03 AM in response to Tim St.Clair

There is a thread at Stackoverflow suggesting that a developer subscription is needed:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19989371/iphone-5-connected-to-mac-develop-me nu-option-says-use-for-development-for-de

Perhaps this is why nothing happens when choosing the iOS device in the menu?

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Answer 2

Tim St.Clair Author

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Mar 2, 2015 2:03 PM in response to OttoGie

I'm sorry I don't buy this as an answer because:

it's for a question that is 2 years old and for older devices. My devices are all the latest version
I have XCode and I'm a member of the develop program already.
XCode does not offer a way to create a project or other pairing between safari on the mac and on the ipad, since that is a built in feature of Safari
It works with IOS Simulator, but not with the actual device even when all correct steps have been followed to pair / connect them
The problem I'm trying to resolve works in IOS Simulator but does not work on an actual device.

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