Remote console.log() on iOS devices

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I am developing a web app that involves touchEvent. It will be much more easier to debug those if I can view the console remotely on my Mac.

Can I make my Mobile Safari on the iOS device store the console log somewhere in the system. I have already jailbreak my iPad.

Thanks!

score 27 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 21 '21 at 14:31

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plug iphone into computer
settings > safari > advanced > web inspector (turn on)
open safari on your computer
run your web app on your iphone in the safari browser
on your computer in safari, go to Develop -> "name of your iphone" and then find the correct tab under "Safari" opens Web Inspector.

doing these steps enables the safari debug tools on your desktop to reflect and respond to the connected iphone.

hope that helps.

edited Jun 21 '21 at 14:31

Tzach

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answered Feb 16 '14 at 07:42

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I'm using Safari 13.0.1 and I don't see a "Inspectable Applications" button. What I did see was the name of my phone and only then a list of my open Safari tabs on mobile. – Paul Razvan Berg Sep 29 '19 at 14:02
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answer still works, except the last step (Safari 13.1.2) => simply open Safari on your Mac -> Develop -> "name of your iPad" and then find the correct tab under "Safari" opens Web Inspector. – Aitch Oct 15 '20 at 15:12

score 5 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 10 '13 at 13:15

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One File Remote Console.log for node.js

Solution: Server side console log.

edited Jul 10 '13 at 13:15

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answered Dec 18 '10 at 15:31

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score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 18 '11 at 12:22

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Just turn on the debugging console in Mobile Safari. This is enabled in Settings/Safari/Developer.

answered Oct 18 '11 at 12:22

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He mentions having a jailbreak so can't have iOS6. Anyway I recommend installing it and using Remote Web Inspector too. – Michał Miszczyszyn Jan 14 '13 at 08:54

score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Jul 10 '13 at 12:52

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You can use a remote javascript console. There a few available.

edited Jul 10 '13 at 12:52

franzlorenzon

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answered Jun 30 '12 at 00:31

I've used jsconsole; works well still, even in 10/2015. – Kaganar Oct 29 '15 at 17:11

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 26 '12 at 23:18

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In iOS6, you can now use the Remote Web Inspector on OSX to connector to the iPhone via USB. See the Apple documentation for more information.

answered Oct 26 '12 at 23:18

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 23 '22 at 13:54

Not sure if I'm allowed to re-post my answer from another question, but at this link here I posted 3 options of JS console and logging tools that can assist with troubleshooting issues on iOS devices, with screenshots and sample code snippets. One of these is an open source tool I built myself, but the other two are probably even more advanced.

score -2 · Answer 7 · answered Aug 23 '17 at 14:36

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mobile-console-log is also a utility for debugging directly from your mobile into Chrome Devtools

answered Aug 23 '17 at 14:36

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