Safari Web Inspector Freezing on tvOS Load

Question

I had a crash in Safari web inspector (Version 9.1 11601.5.17.1) when working on a tvOS (TVML) application, not surprising this happens a fair amount. The problem is now when I attempt to open web inspector for a tvOS application it always crashes. I get nothing, the inspector opens blank with the pinwheel and then I have to force quit.

Is there any way to clear out debug data for the web inspector? I am assuming there is something there with that specific application that causes it to crash. Safari is running fine up until I open the web inspector.

Answer 1

First off, make sure you are sending crash reports to Apple , as this helps to ensure that the root problem is identified and fixed. If you have steps to reproduce the crash, it's worth additionally filing a bug report with that information (bugreport.apple.com).

There is a decent chance that the issue may be fixed in upstream WebKit. You can get a newer version by installing the latest Safari Technology Preview.

It's worth noting that System Safari and Safari Technology Preview use separate storage for user settings, including the Web Inspector. If your hypothesis is correct and the issue is caused by bogus data in Web Inspector's persistent settings, this should clear it up in the short term. If it continues to crash on first launch, this is probably not the right explanation of the behavior.