Xcode 5/6: View Debugging always grayed out?

Question

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?

Answer 1

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')

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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

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.

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

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..

Answer 6

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

Answer 7

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

Answer 8

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.