I have a question which seems like it should be a fairly common occurrence. I am trying to test code which only runs the first time an ios application is installed. While in principle this is very easy, I’m having trouble with it behaving properly the second time the app runs (note, this is not crash related).
I have been force running the app for a second time using the “Application does not run in background” flag in the plist, and then just hitting the home button. This works great, except i stop getting log data after the first run.
Does anyone know how to test for this situation in a way where you can continue seeing the log information after the app closes? For example, if there is a way to attach the xcode logger to the new process id? Or just another way to force an app reboot without losing the logging feature?
Thanks in advance!
Use the debugger menu:
(Results may vary with different versions of Xcode).
Also, you might need to insert a sleep at the very start of your launch to catch the very early log messages.
EDIT: If you’re on a device then you can use the Device Organizer (cmd+shift+2) to watch all logs on a device.