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What prevents you from connecting them using Bluetooth? I forgot when it was a last time I had to connect my iphone via cable, MacBook just always knows that it

by usaphp 10y ago

What prevents you from connecting them using Bluetooth? I forgot when it was a last time I had to connect my iphone via cable, MacBook just always knows that it's there via Bluetooth, and for the headphone, their flagship headphones are wireless now, and I've been very happy using bose Bluetooth headphones, losing a cord is a major benefit that far outweighs any drawbacks of dongles for me

pilif 10y ago
> What prevents you from connecting them using Bluetooth I don't think you can connect via BT and then use that connection from Xcode for deployment and debugging. That still requires a cable.
- usaphp 10y ago
  You can, starting from Xcode 6
  - pilif 10y ago
    How? I just tried it: Made my phone discoverable, paired to it using the Mac's bluetooth preference pane. Xcode (8.1) doesn't list the phone in the "Devices" pane nor does it offer it as a deployment target.
  - jimboj 10y ago
    In Xcode 8 you can't. They briefly had it as a feature but it has never worked properly and is not supported. EDIT: It was also using Wi-Fi, not Bluetooth.
    - jevinskie 10y ago
      Correct. I've hacked at it a bit in an attempt to re-enable the functionality but I haven't been successful yet. After reversing some old XCodes and iOS binaries I found a MobileDevice.framework call that is related to WiFi debugging but even after poking the iDevice with it, XCode doesn't show it in it's device list. extern int AMDeviceSetWirelessBuddyFlags(struct am_device *device, uint8_t flags); AMDeviceSetWirelessBuddyFlags(device, 1|2);
- mrsteveman1 10y ago
  I see another reply saying you can but I've never done it At one time, back in the Xcode 4.x days I believe, they did support development over WiFi. It didn't seem to be very well tested at the time and got pulled out soon after. They seem to have given up on the idea for some reason but it would be nice to go that route again.
douche 10y ago
You must have some of those magical Bluetooth devices that actually work. I've never found Bluetooth to work without having to fiddle for ten or fifteen minutes to get the cussed things to pair up.

by usaphp 10y ago

pilif 10y ago

> What prevents you from connecting them using Bluetooth I don't think you can connect via BT and then use that connection from Xcode for deployment and debugging. That still requires a cable.

usaphp 10y ago
You can, starting from Xcode 6
- pilif 10y ago
  How? I just tried it: Made my phone discoverable, paired to it using the Mac's bluetooth preference pane. Xcode (8.1) doesn't list the phone in the "Devices" pane nor does it offer it as a deployment target.
- jimboj 10y ago
  In Xcode 8 you can't. They briefly had it as a feature but it has never worked properly and is not supported. EDIT: It was also using Wi-Fi, not Bluetooth.
  - jevinskie 10y ago
    Correct. I've hacked at it a bit in an attempt to re-enable the functionality but I haven't been successful yet. After reversing some old XCodes and iOS binaries I found a MobileDevice.framework call that is related to WiFi debugging but even after poking the iDevice with it, XCode doesn't show it in it's device list. extern int AMDeviceSetWirelessBuddyFlags(struct am_device *device, uint8_t flags); AMDeviceSetWirelessBuddyFlags(device, 1|2);
mrsteveman1 10y ago
I see another reply saying you can but I've never done it At one time, back in the Xcode 4.x days I believe, they did support development over WiFi. It didn't seem to be very well tested at the time and got pulled out soon after. They seem to have given up on the idea for some reason but it would be nice to go that route again.

douche 10y ago

You must have some of those magical Bluetooth devices that actually work. I've never found Bluetooth to work without having to fiddle for ten or fifteen minutes to get the cussed things to pair up.