Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Viewing the Device Console
The Console page, shown in Figure 10.12, is a simplified iOS version of the OS X Console application. It col-
lects and displays general system logs.
CAUTION
This console is
not
the same as the debugging console described in Chapter 15. The debugging console shows mes-
sages from one app. The Device Console shows messages from all apps and from iOS.
There isn't usually much of interest in the console log. Most of the device chatter is hardware-related and in-
cludes information about WiFi, battery, USB, and sleep events. You may find the details useful if you are devel-
oping hardware accessories, or if you are testing an app with NSLog calls outside the debugger. But aside from
the curiosity value, there's little that helps with app debugging and isn't covered in more detail in the Device
Logs.
FIGURE 10.12
Viewing the Device Console, which is just a copy of the main iOS log file
Using Device Logs and Screenshots
These features are identical to the Device Logs and Screenshots in the main Library window, with the minor dif-
ferences that were described earlier in this chapter.
