how do i view source on IOS?

[iLostMyXbox21]

pretty much the title, how do i view source on ios?

[NelizMastr]

You can't. 

[Haphazardly]

@NelizMastr

 

Not entirely true. You can debug remotely from a desktop and only with Safari.

 

https://washamdev.com/debug-a-website-in-ios-safari-on-windows/

 

https://blog.idrsolutions.com/2015/02/remote-debugging-ios-safari-on-os-x-windows-and-linux/

 

 

 

[iLostMyXbox21]

9 hours ago, NelizMastr said:

You can't. 

 

8 hours ago, Haphazardly said:

@NelizMastr

 

Not entirely true. You can debug remotely from a desktop and only with Safari.

 

https://washamdev.com/debug-a-website-in-ios-safari-on-windows/

 

https://blog.idrsolutions.com/2015/02/remote-debugging-ios-safari-on-os-x-windows-and-linux/

 

 

 

you see, this is exhibit A of why IOS is not developer friendly 

[NelizMastr]

5 hours ago, iLostMyXbox21 said:

 

you see, this is exhibit A of why IOS is not developer friendly 

You see, this is why iOS development is done on a Mac. And honestly, Safari uses Webkit, so if you need to troubleshoot a website, Chrome and Safari will be almost identical. App sources are viewed through XCode.

[FlappyBoobs]

If you have a mac and a physical iOS device enable developer mode on both and then plug the device into the mac via USB, you can then live inspect the elements on the device using the developer menu (that's what I use when debugging iOS). There is also a "View Source" option in the develop menu if you only want to view it on the mac you are using. 

 

The easier (cheaper) way is to use a service like browserstack then just right click and inspect element from the emulator. It's not the best experience, but it will get the job done. 

[wasab]

On 9/12/2018 at 8:48 PM, iLostMyXbox21 said:

 

you see, this is exhibit A of why IOS is not developer friendly 

If iOS wants to be developer friendly, Apple should make its source code available for all to read. Agree? 

[iLostMyXbox21]

32 minutes ago, wasab said:

If iOS wants to be developer friendly, Apple should make its source code available for all to read. Agree? 

idk if that is sarcasm... but i do not think they should release the source code of the most recent IOS Firmwares.. but i do think they should release the outdated versions.. so people like me can learn how they did it

[iLostMyXbox21]

On 9/13/2018 at 9:21 AM, FlappyBoobs said:

If you have a mac and a physical iOS device enable developer mode on both and then plug the device into the mac via USB, you can then live inspect the elements on the device using the developer menu (that's what I use when debugging iOS). There is also a "View Source" option in the develop menu if you only want to view it on the mac you are using. 

 

The easier (cheaper) way is to use a service like browserstack then just right click and inspect element from the emulator. It's not the best experience, but it will get the job done. 

i dont have a mac.. i never will use a mac.. i have windows my whole life and the only thing i plan on changing is Dual boot with Kali Linux.. i am already used to the shortcuts of windows. i do not think i could easily transition to Mac.  however, i do have an ipad which is the ios device i want to view the source code on.. but it does not have the simplething where you tupe view-source: or whatever and it shows the source code like in android. this is why i prefer android. Secondly, i do nit think my laptop will be able to ru an emulator unless it is emulating an iphone 5 or something much lower end.. i plan on future emulation when i build my new pc (2200g build) but until then, i will stick to emulating retro games. thank you for the suggestions though. it means alot to me that people on this website are willing to dedicate their time in order to help a total newb like me lol.

[Mira Yurizaki]

Strictly speaking, iOS runs on top of Darwin, which is open source.

 

If you want to poke at the other components that make up iOS, that's a different story.

[iLostMyXbox21]

3 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Strictly speaking, iOS runs on top of Darwin, which is open source.

 

If you want to poke at the other components that make up iOS, that's a different story.

oh, okay

[iLostMyXbox21]

i just think they should make older versions of ios open source

[Mira Yurizaki]

8 minutes ago, iLostMyXbox21 said:

oh, okay

I should clarify, Darwin is basically the foundations to build a complete package. It doesn't contain any user-facing applications or the like. Apple uses Darwin as the basis for all of their operating systems.

 

Apple has a lot of stuff open sourced, despite having a closed ecosystem: https://opensource.apple.com/ (though some of the listed source may just be obligations to some other open source license from software Apple is using)

[iLostMyXbox21]

7 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

I should clarify, Darwin is basically the foundations to build a complete package. It doesn't contain any user-facing applications or the like. Apple uses Darwin as the basis for all of their operating systems.

 

Apple has a lot of stuff open sourced, despite having a closed ecosystem: https://opensource.apple.com/ (though some of the listed source may just be obligations to some other open source license from software Apple is using)

oh, so they do do open source

[jimistephen]

On 9/16/2018 at 10:01 PM, iLostMyXbox21 said:

 Secondly, i do nit think my laptop will be able to ru an emulator unless it is emulating an iphone 5 or something much lower end..

iOS Dev on a Mac is a SIMULATOR not an EMULATOR. They are different. The Simulator for iOS is really stripped down to the point of really only running your apps and a few Apple apps. Android runs an Emulator, which is a complete version of android basically running on a VM. The Simulator takes a lot less power, the Emulator is a lot more featured.

[iLostMyXbox21]

1 minute ago, jimistephen said:

iOS Dev on a Mac is a SIMULATOR not an EMULATOR. They are different. The Simulator for iOS is really stripped down to the point of really only running your apps and a few Apple apps. Android runs an Emulator, which is a complete version of android basically running on a VM. The Simulator takes a lot less power, the Emulator is a lot more featured.

oh okay

[jimistephen]

On 9/17/2018 at 11:15 AM, iLostMyXbox21 said:

oh, so they do do open source

Remember, macOS is still Unix certified with a fair bit of what's under the hood being POSIX certified and using a lot of FreeBSD. It's only the UI that's really "Apple's"