gameshack_ 1d ago
David Smith

RE: https://mastodon.tz.is/@khaost/116253127280820238

OMG, @khaost is my hero. They posted about this Apple Watch repair dock which allowed for direct connection debugging in Xcode. Just got mine in the mail and it 100% works. For the first time in my 11 years of active watchOS development that I can reliably/quickly step through code running on device.

It is a bit pricing and does feel a little bit sketchy in terms not being officially supported but I don't care…it will save me huge amounts of time and gray hairs to not doing it wirelessly.

Mar 20 at 10:51amIvory for Mac
Show threadDavid Smith1d ago
Had my Apple Watch dock for less than 30 minutes and already found a bug in my app which has been lurking for years because attaching the debugger to the watch's widget extension never worked properly over WiFi.
Show threadAngelo 🎟️ Passable1d ago
@_Davidsmith how does it connect to the watch?
Show threadDavid Smith1d ago
@angomarcello The dock has a short range wireless receiver in it (I think) which is then turned into a USB signal. So you don't actually plug anything in, just lay it on the dock.
Show threadAngelo 🎟️ Passable1d ago
@_Davidsmith very interesting, thanks
Show threadDrChris1d ago
@_Davidsmith @khaost the fact they don't sell a developer strap or developer dock is maddening – my limited time writing Apple Watch apps was very painful, I can't imagine how much time you've lost over the years.
Show threadEdward Munn1d ago
@_Davidsmith I'm really surprised Apple never created an office developer tool — they even made one for the Vision Pro which has a much smaller audience.
Show threadMike Muegel1d ago
@_Davidsmith @khaost your posts on this magically device is the greatest gift ever. Instant order. Thank you.
Show threadAleksandar Vacić1d ago
@_Davidsmith @khaost …and eternal question “why is Apple not selling this as developer kit”
Show threadNick Foster1d ago
@_Davidsmith @khaost I have merely dabbled in watchOS development, and holy crap if it was my career no amount of money would be too much for this