[aceline]

Hi Forumianers,

I went through the following steps:

1.) Installed Chrome, iTunes and GapDebug on my Windows 7 machine
2.) Activated Web Inspector on my iPad (iOS 8.3.0)
3.) Started GapDebug and connected iPad device to USB-port on my laptop (device is listed in Devices&Apps panel)
4.) Made settings to debug browser pages and install Cordova snippets
5.) Installed application (.ipa file, built with developer certificate and profisioning profile)
6.) Tried to start the app on the iPad manually – working perfect

My problem at this point is:

Makes no difference how often I install the app by button Install Application, the status dialog appears and tells me, that app was uploaded successfully. BUT, the app is not listed in the Devices&Apps panel so I can not start the debugging process at all.
Also tried to click on “Open Debugger…” in the context menu of my task bar symbol of GapDebug. No effect.

Could you please help me to find the right direction to solve this problem? As I develop the app on Cordova in Eclipse for Android device and then build the .ipa file with a Mac (running older SDK, so I can’t debug by Xcode), I’d need GapDebug to find out more about some strange effects on running the app on iPad.

Thanks in advance for your ideas and help!

Best regards,

Ingmar

• This topic was modified 9 years, 6 months ago by aceline.
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[support-michael]

@aceline
Thanks for sharing the env setup steps. Sounds like a correct setup.
When you manually launch the ios app it should appear in the device panel if the app is signed with a developer certificate and provision profile. Please double check that a developer cert/profile are being used when signing the app. Don’t confuse it with the ios adhoc profile. Let me know if this helps or no.

The next GapDebug update will provide more diagnostics to detect if/when app app is debuggable.

[aceline]

Hi Michael,

thanks for your fast reply. I’m using a developer cert / provisioning profile combination from an Enterprise account.
Please give me a short reply if this could cause the problem…

Thanks in advance,

Br. Ingmar

[support-michael]

I’ve been testing only with individual dev cert/profiles. Let me do a few tests with enterprise dev cert/profile and get back to you.

[support-michael]

I was able to debug an app signed with an enterprise developer certificate and provision profile. See this short video of my tests:
http://screencast.com/t/No8SZl5lj

[aceline]

Ok, Thank you for your detailed answer… The problem is, it is an inhous app. Is there no way at all to use GapDebug for this kind of app?

Br. Ingmar

[support-michael]

> The problem is, it is an inhous app. Is there no way at all to use GapDebug for this kind of app?

Unfortunately Apple limits debugging of ios apps to those that are signed with a developer certificate and profile. GapDebug can not work around this Apple restriction. If you can resign the app with an individual or enterprise developer cert/profile combo then GapDebug will be able to recognize and inspect it.

[aceline]

Hi Michael,

thank you for your help. I built the app now with a developer cert / profile and debugging works perfect.

Just one more question (pls. tell me if I have to post it in a new thread):

If I change or add some portion of code in a .js file, I can only find the reload button next to the parent .html file. If I execute this reload, all of the changes/additions are gone.
Is there a possibility to play around with code in .js files and test it immedeately on the device?

Thanx again for your fast and competent help!!!

Br. Ingmar

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