iPad is on iOS 11, trying to debug using safari develop menu. I am using a MacBook Pro 2016 on MacOS Sierra. The iPad name appears in the develop menu for about 5 seconds. After this time it disappears.
If I unplug the iPad and re-plug it, the name appears, again, only briefly. Then it disappears again.
Anyone sharing the same issue? Any fixes would be appreciated.
The correct solution is described here:
Safari Web inspector keeps disconnecting
Connect your iPhone or iPad to your Mac. And then open the Activity Monitor app (Applications > Utilities), or you can use Spotlight.
When you open the App, enter usbd in the search field. And the force quit the process by clicking the X sign. (This is taken from https://macreports.com/iphone-keeps-connecting-and-disconnecting-from-mac-fix/)
I was having this problem with a very large unminified JS bundle (unminified for faster rebuild time while developing). I got rid of the bundled sourcemap and minified the file, and Safari was able to handle it. It's not an ideal solution, and it only works if the minified file doesn't hit whatever threshold Safari has for blowing up, but it's something.
