console.log not working in phonegap when built for ios (plugin is installed)

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I'm pulling my hair out on this one. I'm using phonegap 3.4 to build an iOS app. When I build the project and run in the simulator, I want to view the output of console.log in the xcode debug window, but it's not working. I've installed the org.apache.cordova.console plugin, but no luck. I see some normal debug output like "Resetting plugins due to page load" but none of my console.logs appear. Any ideas?

And this did not solve my issue: console.log is not working in iOS Phonegap App even after adding the console plugin

It shows up there, but I need to be able to see the console when I'm running on a device, not just the simulator. — Jeremy, Mar 05 '14 at 20:24
If you plugin in an iOS device to your computer you can run the same inspector. — Dawson Loudon, Mar 05 '14 at 21:07
That works. Had to enable it in the device settings. Is there no way to make the log messages appear in xcode? — Jeremy, Mar 05 '14 at 22:38
I am not 100% sure, but I think you would have to write a plugin for it. — Dawson Loudon, Mar 05 '14 at 23:15
The error `Resetting plugins due to page load` could be caused by a multitude of reasons, can we see your codes? If you've correctly installed the plugin, the `console.log()` messages should appear in the Xcode log messages. — James Wong, Mar 06 '14 at 01:55

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 25 '14 at 20:41

try alert();
it is basically the same as console.log();
but you need to install different plugins: org.apache.cordova.dialogs

i dont have iphone nor mac so i can't guarantee it will work on them. But in one android device that i tried, when the console.log() fails. Alert() succeeds.

There are 2 types of alert:

alert('text'); //this is actually javascript

navigator.notification.alert(message, alertCallback, [title], [buttonName]) //this is phonegap function

In my case. i have only need to use the first one.
further documentation on the second alert function is below:
https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/cordova_notification_notification.md.html#notification.alert

i hope it will work on xcode too.

this was a sufficient workaround for my needs, thanks – Martin Sep 01 '14 at 13:52 — Martin, Sep 01 '14 at 13:52

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 26 '14 at 13:29

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Make sure you install the console plugin. While Android is able to do this out of the box, logging to console is otherwise not supported on iOS:

https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-console/blob/master/doc/index.md

answered Jul 26 '14 at 13:29

krik

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The link is dead. – Peter Hansen Jun 12 '20 at 20:30

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 14 '16 at 12:19

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The solution is: call logger.__onDeviceReady function from your deviceready listener function:

function onDeviceReady() {
    if (window.cordova.logger) {
        window.cordova.logger.__onDeviceReady();
    }
}

document.addEventListener('deviceready', onDeviceReady, false);

edited Jul 14 '16 at 12:19

Bo Persson

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answered Jul 14 '16 at 11:46

Paradise

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i dont see `window.cordova.logger` on os x 10.13.6, cordova 8.0.0, cordova-ios 4.4.5 – Daniel Lizik Nov 19 '18 at 10:54

score -4 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 06 '14 at 10:16

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Try to use "document.write" instead.

answered Mar 06 '14 at 10:16

Anjy786

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console.log not working in phonegap when built for ios (plugin is installed)

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