Unable to install or launch on device when device is not connected with a cable

[rolfbjarne]

Apple platform

iOS

Framework version

net8.0-, net9.0-

Affected platform version

All

Description

mlaunch is unable to install or launch an app on device unless the device is connected with the USB cable, even if "Connects via Network" is enabled in Xcode.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Make sure device works in Xcode without the cable.
2. Try to launch an iOS app on the device.

mlaunch will say:

[...]
Please connect the device '[...]'...

Did you find any workaround?

Use the cable.

Relevant logs

No response

[Too-Many-User-Names]

If the phone is connected to a device that occupies the Lightning connector, then the workaround isn't viable. We need to debug our app while using this hardware and cannot.

Also, we only started seeing this when the phones were upgraded from iOS 16 to iOS 17. Apple changed the debugging infrastructure in iOS 17. I know that mlaunch was updated to match, but it appears that it doesn't work properly with wireless debugging. This might be related to the new "available" (but not connected) status that is seen when using devicectl.

[rolfbjarne]

If the phone is connected to a device that occupies the Lightning connector, then the workaround isn't viable. We need to debug our app while using this hardware and cannot.

Can you try launching connected, and once the app has launch disconnect from your mac and connect your hardware?