Top "Instruments" questions

Instruments usually refers to the performance analysis developer tool provided by Apple for Mac and iOS development.

Enable and Debug Zombie objects in iOS using Xcode 5.1.1

I have an iOS(7.1) app which crashes due to EXC_BAD_ACCESS. If I am not wrong, this happens due …

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How do you select the IOS simulator as a target in Instruments?

I am new to IOS app development... How do I select the IOS Simulator as a target from the Instruments …

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What is CG Raster Data?

I'm trying to find another memory leak in my code, and I can't seem to figure out what CG Raster …

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What do the columns in the Object Alloc instrument mean?

I was unable to find the documentation for this. There is no Quick Info. The columns have these opaque titles: …

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How to show the number of times functions are called in Instruments Time Profiler

I've tried every possible fields but can not find the number of times functions are called. Besides, I don't get …

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Xcode does not generate dSYM file

In my iOS Project, I have set the Generate Debug Symbols to be Yes, but the .dYSM file is not …

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Running UIAutomation scripts from Xcode

Did anyone succeed in setting up automated UIAutomation tests in Xcode? I'm trying to set up a target in my …

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How about UI automation testing for iOS app with instruments & Javascripts

Get knowing the automation UI testing for iOS apps from WWDC2010 video session, but no practices for it. From codeproject …

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Trying to read a Xcode Instruments .trace file. What is the file format of a .trace file?

I am writing an automated profiling system, to profile different GPU intensive screens in my App. I have been trying …

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Xcode Instruments is stripping symbols despite all build settings to the contrary

Problem Instruments' Time Profiler is stripping all symbols except system libraries from my app, despite the fact that I have …

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