Strange problem for widgets on iOS 16.1 - Cannot debug widget extension in Xcode 14.1

Since I upgraded my phone to iOS16.1 I notice that my widget app doesn't refresh timeline as expected. Then I notice that other apps are having this problem as well. As far as I know from my research, iOS 16.1 has a bug regarding widget accessing calendar database.

Then I continue my work on Xcode and also found that I cannot debug widget extension timeline on a simulator.

  • If I run widget extension on a simulator with iOS16.0, it runs just fine and I can see all the printouts.
  • If I run widget extension on a simulator with iOS16.1, it doesn't give a printouts at all. And it shows 'Waiting to Attach'

Has anyone experience this?

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Apple broke widgets debugging in Xcode 14.1 😭

See Xcode 14.1 Release Notes:

After Running a widget extension, users will need to manually start the debugging session with Debug -> Attach to Process. (99285608)

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  • Yeah, but what they said we will need to manually start debugging session. But I just cannot do it. It seems like it is debugging but there is no printout.

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  • I've ended up with installing Xcode 14.0.1 and debugging widgets on iOS 16.0 simulator 🤷‍♂️

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Same. For the moment, till it is fixed, I have worked around by using the 16.0 simulator as you mentioned.

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Any updates on this? Using Xcode 14.2 but problem is still the same. No print out from widget extension on iOS 16.1+ Need to use iOS16.0 for debugging.

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Wasted 6 hours on this. Solution is to use an older iOS version for the simulator. I am currently using 15.5! 16.2 does not work as expected.

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I could get it to work on a real device by running the extension. Then Xcode says: Waiting to attach. Then bring up the add new widget UI on your device and search for your widget there. Stop when you see your previews and select in Xcode -> Debug -> Attach to process -> Your Process should be in Likely Targets. Click that and you should be able to debug.

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Update! It is working as expected as of May 2023.

My Settings: Mac Ventura 13.3.1(a) Xcode 14.3

Works on both real device and simulator with iOS16.4.

Now we can get back to work. lol

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