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Asked: June 5, 20262026-06-05T18:16:46+00:00 2026-06-05T18:16:46+00:00

Instruments.app crashes when I try to profile on the device. It works fine in

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Instruments.app crashes when I try to profile on the device. It works fine in the simulator.

This happens with all instruments- time profiler, leaks, etc. I am able to use the energy diagnostics instrument.

I tried:

  • Made sure app was set to debug mode (also tried with release mode)
  • Reinstalling xcode
  • Rebooting device/computer
  • Attaching to process once app is running

My main device is an iPhone 4 running 5.1, jailbroken but this also happens on a non-jailbroken iPhone running 4.3.x

Please let me know if you have any thoughts on why this is happening.

Partial crash log below

Process:         Instruments [12983]
Path:            /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/Instruments.app/Contents/MacOS/Instruments
Identifier:      com.apple.dt.Instruments
Version:         4.3 (4321)
Build Info:      Instruments-4321000000000000~2
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process:  launchd [253]

Date/Time:       2012-06-08 16:27:06.214 -0400
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53)
Report Version:  9
Sleep/Wake UUID: 1556D9E2-2B8A-4A76-A591-F8ACEF479C31

Interval Since Last Report:          24319 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           8
Per-App Interval Since Last Report:  13147 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   7
Anonymous UUID:                      A73B414D-9FB6-4055-94D3-A887EB7ADFFD

Crashed Thread:  7

Exception Type:  EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000004

VM Regions Near 0x4:
--> 
    __TEXT                 0000000101a71000-0000000101a76000 [   20K] r-x/rwx SM=COW  /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/Instruments.app/Contents/MacOS/Instruments

Application Specific Information:
objc[12983]: garbage collection is OFF

Thread 0:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff849ab67a mach_msg_trap + 10
1   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff849aad71 mach_msg + 73
2   com.apple.framework.IOKit       0x00007fff826899bf io_service_get_matching_services + 210
3   com.apple.framework.IOKit       0x00007fff82641604 IOServiceGetMatchingServices + 137
4   com.apple.framework.IOKit       0x00007fff82641741 IOServiceGetMatchingService + 25
5   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff85f7710b +[NSFileWrapper _canSafelyMapFilesAtPath:] + 241
6   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff85f1c510 -[NSData(NSData) initWithContentsOfFile:options:error:] + 139
7   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff85f83b48 -[NSData(NSData) initWithContentsOfURL:options:error:] + 238
8   com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89e6e387 NSImageRepNewDataFromFileURL + 247
9   com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89aa00fc +[NSImageRep _imageRepsWithContentsOfURL:expandImageContentNow:giveUpOnNetworkURLsWithoutGoodExtensions:] + 548
10  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a9fe9a __-[NSImageURLReferencingRepProvider representations]_block_invoke_1 + 48
11  com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff85f34347 _NSFaultInObject + 35
12  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a70ae7 -[NSImageURLReferencingRepProvider representations] + 80
13  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a9fd7e __-[NSImage size]_block_invoke_1 + 353
14  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a2b825 -[NSImage _usingRepProviderPerformBlock:] + 37
15  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a596c2 -[NSImage size] + 129
16  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a9f9a6 -[NSImage alignmentRect] + 51
17  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89b08de5 -[NSImageCell _imageRectForDrawing:inFrame:inView:] + 43
18  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89b08c6b -[NSImageCell drawInteriorWithFrame:inView:] + 541
19  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89b08a28 -[NSImageCell drawWithFrame:inView:] + 1705
20  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a9ddb7 -[NSControl drawRect:] + 398
21  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a6997a -[NSView _drawRect:clip:] + 3758
22  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a96b4f -[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 1583
23  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a96f7b -[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 2651
24  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a96f7b -[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 2651
25  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a96f7b -[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 2651
26  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a96f7b -[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 2651
27  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a96f7b -[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 2651
28  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a96f7b -[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 2651
29  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a96f7b -[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 2651
30  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a66f55 -[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:topView:] + 1032
31  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a6644f -[NSThemeFrame _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:topView:] + 270
32  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a6186f -[NSView _displayRectIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:] + 4755
33  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a5a2ed -[NSView displayIfNeeded] + 1676
34  com.apple.dt.instruments.InstrumentsKit 0x0000000101a8e155 -[XRSplitViewAnimation setCurrentProgress:] + 81
35  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89bec62d -[NSAnimation(NSInternal) _advanceTimeWithTimer:] + 156
36  com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff85f4ef40 __NSFireTimer + 102
37  com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff8689b934 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_TIMER_CALLBACK_FUNCTION__ + 20
38  com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff8689b486 __CFRunLoopDoTimer + 534
39  com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff8687be11 __CFRunLoopRun + 1617
40  com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff8687b486 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 230
41  com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff85f02f7b -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) runMode:beforeDate:] + 267
42  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89cc956c -[NSAnimation(NSInternal) _runBlocking] + 365
43  com.apple.dt.instruments.InstrumentsKit 0x0000000101a8e058 -[XRHorizontalFillSplitView animateSplitFromPosition:toPosition:] + 377
44  com.apple.dt.instruments.InstrumentsKit 0x0000000101a8dc86 -[PFTTraceDocument animateLowerVisibility:] + 215
45  com.apple.dt.instruments.InstrumentsKit 0x0000000101aaa3e5 -[PFTTraceDocument toggleDetail:] + 71
46  com.apple.dt.instruments.InstrumentsKit 0x0000000101aaa320 -[PFTTraceDocument _didStartCommand:] + 238
47  com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff85f0dd0e __-[NSNotificationCenter addObserver:selector:name:object:]_block_invoke_1 + 47
48  com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff8688f7ba _CFXNotificationPost + 2634
49  com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff85ef9fc3 -[NSNotificationCenter postNotificationName:object:userInfo:] + 65
50  com.apple.dt.instruments.InstrumentsPlugIn  0x0000000101c5f8c7 -[XRTrace startCommandWithPurpose:] + 1546
51  com.apple.dt.instruments.InstrumentsKit 0x0000000101aa8d4d -[PFTTraceDocument startRun] + 164
52  com.apple.dt.instruments.InstrumentsKit 0x0000000101aa8b55 -[PFTTraceDocument recordTrace:] + 599
53  com.apple.dt.instruments.InstrumentsKit 0x0000000101ae370d -[PFTDocumentController openDocumentWithContentsOfURL:display:error:] + 2769
54  com.apple.dt.instruments.InstrumentsKit 0x0000000101ae3f3a -[PFTDocumentController _templateChooserActionEnded:returnCode:contextInfo:] + 494
55  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89cd13df -[NSApplication endSheet:returnCode:] + 275
56  com.apple.imageKit              0x00007fff896992fb -[IKImageBrowserView(ImageBrowserEvents) mouseUp:] + 649
57  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89aea40e -[NSWindow sendEvent:] + 6504
58  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a83a55 -[NSApplication sendEvent:] + 5593
59  com.apple.dt.Instruments        0x0000000101a7339f 0x101a71000 + 9119
60  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89a1a0c6 -[NSApplication run] + 555
61  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff89c96244 NSApplicationMain + 867
62  com.apple.dt.Instruments        0x0000000101a73724 0x101a71000 + 10020
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    2026-06-05T18:16:48+00:00Added an answer on June 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm

    Appears to be fixed with Instruments 4.4

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