Next, open Safari on a Mac then enable Show Develop menu in menu bar under Safari > Preferences > Advanced. Safari can be used to debug an Ionic app on a connected iOS device or iOS simulator.įirst, on the iOS device, enable Web Inspector from Settings > Safari > Advanced.
Rather than deploy a new native binary each time you make a code change, it reloads the browser (or WebView) when changes in the app are detected.
Live Reload is useful for debugging native functionality (such as plugins) on device hardware.