How can I inspect elements on native iOS application

Question

I am running an iOS native app on iOS Simulator and would like to inspect the elements on the app to get the ID.

Does anyone knows how this can be done?

Note: Please, this question is for iOS native App not Web based app!

Thanks

What elements are you referring to? Have you tried something already? — Richard Brown, Mar 05 '13 at 22:49
https://github.com/domesticcatsoftware/DCIntrospect is pretty nice — jrturton, Mar 05 '13 at 22:50

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered May 16 '13 at 17:18

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It sounds like you may be looking for something like Firebug or the Chrome Inspector for your native app? I'm not sure what you mean by "ID". Interface elements in iOS don't really have IDs the same way DOM elements have IDs.

You should check out the Spark Inspector (http://www.sparkinspector.com/), which allows you to see the views of your app and modify them at runtime - it may help you see what you're looking for. Full disclosure: I am the author of the app ;-)

answered May 16 '13 at 17:18

Ben Gotow

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This is pure awesomeness.Thank you for making my life easy. :) – Ajith Aug 13 '13 at 08:41
Is it possible to do "WebInspector" on WkWebView (http://stackoverflow.com/q/34927983/730807) – Durai Amuthan.H Jan 21 '16 at 16:04
Does it support XCode 8 & iOS 10? – oriharel Sep 28 '16 at 07:01
you're awesomeeee. Any thoughts if I can get a similar app for android? – abe312 Oct 21 '16 at 04:40

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 28 '13 at 09:38

There is a new app, called Reveal, that does an incredible job. Not only you can check view's properties, you can also view all the app in a "exploded" 3D view, change the sizes and properties. Specially for iOS 7, where the view controller starts from the beginning of the screen (and not below the navigation bar), it can be really useful.

You can download the trial at http://revealapp.com and decide which license you should get.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 10 '21 at 12:51

There are two Best ways for this -

Use Accessibility Inspector which is Apples's inbuilt tool so you don't need any other support .
As you will be using Xcode mostly for you code part, there is an option to play UI recording which capture all the actions and elements that you interact with on native app.

score -1 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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You need to inspect the App's Bundle.

Check this answer on stackoverflow, to get the appID: https://stackoverflow.com/a/8883166/933887

edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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answered Mar 05 '13 at 23:07

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I am not clear what you meant by inspecting the app#s bundle. I am running an automation test using monkey talk, However monkey talk for one reason or the order is unable to identify an ID which i selected when recording. I would like to inspect a button on the app to get the ID e.g with firebug you can inspect an element and extract the ID – user2073224 Mar 06 '13 at 09:26
I suggest stating exactly what you need in your question. As it currently worded most people are going to assume you are trying to access the appId view native code. Not a scripting language – CStreel Mar 07 '13 at 00:04
Also I suggest using xCodes built in Automation testing(Using Instruments), which you write using JScript. You can also record your actions and it will write the code for you, which you then go through and fine tune. – CStreel Mar 07 '13 at 00:08

score -1 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 05 '15 at 15:33

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Appium has an inspector for ios applications. This is the link for appium: http://appium.io/ and in this video you can see the inspector in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQZTRz2W9xg

answered Oct 05 '15 at 15:33

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