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The "Debug / View Debugging" menu is always grayed out for me in Xcode 5 (and 6), even when the target is stopped at a breakpoint. How do I enable it?

Debug / View Debugging

Binks
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For me (Xcode 6 Beta and Beta two) the View Debugging options are only enabled in 32bit simulators (e.g. works when I use 'iPhone 5' but not when I am using 'iPhone 5s')

Daniel
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  • Thanks, that was it. If anyone cares about this problem, you can duplicate radar #17375193. – Binks Jun 19 '14 at 07:45
  • It also works for me in 64-bit if I start a completely new project with Xcode 6.0. The old project still only works on 32-bit. – Binks Aug 15 '14 at 12:15
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    Same behavior in the GM. Not documented anywhere, of course. – Kevin Sep 16 '14 at 20:18
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    Indeed, only on iOS 8 for 32bits builds – iGranDav Sep 22 '14 at 21:59
  • Cannot get it to work at all in Xcode 6.0.1 with a keyboard extension written in Swift. Tried every simulator from 4s up to 6, all iOS8 obviously. – SafeFastExpressive Sep 29 '14 at 06:40
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    It works on 64-bit simulators if you add arm64 to the `Valid Architecture` settings of your target and if you set the `Architectures` settings to "Standard architectures" (includes arm64) – PatrickNLT Nov 27 '14 at 08:45
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I believe that the Capture View Hierarchy feature is only available when the target is running iOS 8.

In Xcode 6 (beta 2) the schema popup on the toolbar lets you choose the type of simulated device. For me the fixed devices show up three times. This is because I have three environments available: iOS 7, iOS 7.1 and iOS 8. However, this information is missing from the popup, which appears to be an Xcode 6 bug. The bottom group of devices, including "Resizable iPhone" and "Resizable iPad", are running iOS 8. If you use one of these devices the View Debugging -> Capture View Hierarchy menu item becomes available.

However, iOS Simulator -> Hardware -> Device -> Manage Devices… lets you edit the device names to make them more informative.

Note that this crashes for me every time I try to view a hierarchy that is using a UIMapView.

ThomasW
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Also make sure that view debugging isn't disabled in your current scheme's run options:

Xcode settings for view debugging

Xcode 6.1 still has the limitations about view debugging only working on 32 bit devices (iPhone 5 or older) and on iOS 8, though.

Michael Thiel
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I have the same issue as well, but I could see it enabled when I create a new project using Swift.

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Hmm.. people just guess it's targeted for iOS. On my OS X 10.8 MacBook pro with Xcode 5.1.1, sometimes the menu its always disabled for a project for Mac OS X.

On my OS X 10.9 Mac mini with Xcode 5.1.1, it is enabled.

Looks to me a bug..

JongAm Park
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Another option for view debugging is iOS-Hierarchy-Viewer: https://github.com/glock45/iOS-Hierarchy-Viewer

yiyang
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  1. Test environment : Xcode version 6.1 (6A1052d)

    Test project: My project ( support for 64- bit and iOS deployment target is iOS6)

    Test results: The View Debugging options are only enabled in iPhone5 with iOS8

  2. Test environment : Xcode Version 6.1 (6A1052d)

    Test project : Xcode-ViewDebugging ( supports 64- bit and iOS deployment target is iOS8)

    Test results : The View Debugging options are enabled in all simulators with iOS8

  3. So be sure that it must be iOS8, but still do not know the specific rules

Lavare
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By adding support for 64bit (arm64) in your target, View Debugging is enabled for 64bit devices (iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus)

In your target build settings make sure under Architectures that standard architectures is checked $(ARCHS_STANDARD), and under Valid Architectures you have arm64.

Youval Vaknin
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