Safari Web Inspector tabs are missing

Hi,
I just found that many tabs in my Safari Web Inspector are no longer there.

For example, previously, I have the following tabs in Web Inspector:

  • Inspector:

  • Elements;

  • Network;

  • Sources;

  • Timelines;

  • Storage;

  • Graphics;

  • Layers;

  • Audit;

  • Console;

But now, I only have:

  • Console;

  • Sources;

  • Audit;

Does anyone know the root cause, and how I can restore the missing tabs? Thanks much.

My OS: macOS Catalina, 10.15.7
Xcode: 12.4
Safari: 14.1.1
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I ended up upgrading my OS to Big Sur 11.3.1 from Catalina. Then the Safari web inspector tabs come back.

Working combination:

  • OS: Big Sur 11.3.1
  • Safari: 14.1.1 (15611.2.7.1.6)
  • Xcode: 12.4 (12D4e)
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  • This should not be an accepted answer. The issue still persists as of Safari 14.1.1, macOS 11.4.

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  • Same - I was hoping there is a way to upgrade to Safari 15 on BigSur.... Safari Version 14.1.1 (16611.2.7.1.4) BigSur 11.4 (20F71)

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Same here. The whole web inspector is completely broken since Big Sur 11.4. Even the tabs that are visible just won't work. At least if I try to debug a web view on my iPhone remotely. Apple, please fix this ASAP! It's unusable.
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  • the same issue for me.

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I tried with the Tech preview, but same issue. Have an iPhone not on iOS 14.6 so we can see which side is broken?
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  • IOS 14.6 is no good either

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inspect.dev works. So more likely something else.
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Same here. On Big Sur 11.5 Beta and iOS 14.5.5 / 14.4.
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This is also impacting the Web Inspector if you are debugging a WKWebView in a simulator on a device. It effectively makes WKWebView un-debuggable at this point.

macOS Catalina 10.15.7 (19H1217)
Safari 14.1.1 (15611.2.7.1.6, 15611)
Xcode 12.4 (12D4e)
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Thank you to everyone reporting this problem. It is now fixed in Safari Technology Preview 125, which you can download at developer.apple.com/safari/download

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  • same here. On My OS: macOS Big Sur, 10.15.7 Xcode: 12.5 Safari: 14.1.1(16611.2.7.1.4) And I download at developer.apple.com/safari/download Safari Technology Preview 125,but same issue.

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    zengxiangfeng

  • The download did not fix the problem

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    clerma

  • I tried the download (125) and it works here.

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I ended up upgrading my OS to Big Sur 11.3.1 from Catalina. Then the Safari web inspector tabs come back.

Working combination:

  • OS: Big Sur 11.3.1
  • Safari: 14.1.1 (15611.2.7.1.6)
  • Xcode: 12.4 (12D4e)
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  • This should not be an accepted answer. The issue still persists as of Safari 14.1.1, macOS 11.4.

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    someonelikeme

  • Same - I was hoping there is a way to upgrade to Safari 15 on BigSur.... Safari Version 14.1.1 (16611.2.7.1.4) BigSur 11.4 (20F71)

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Hi,  I just found that many tabs in my Safari Web Inspector are no longer there. 

For example, previously, I have the following tabs in Web Inspector: Inspector: Elements; Network; Sources; Timelines;  Storage; Graphics; Layers; Audit; Console; But now, I only have: Console; Sources; Audit; Does anyone know the root cause, and how I can restore the missing tabs? Thanks much.

My OS: macOS Big Sur, 10.15.7 Xcode: 12.5 Safari: 14.1.1(16611.2.7.1.4)

And I download at developer.apple.com/safari/download Safari Technology Preview 125,but same issue.

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Same here. On My OS: macOS Big Sur, 10.15.7 Xcode: 12.5 Safari: 14.1.1(16611.2.7.1.4) And I download at developer.apple.com/safari/download Safari Technology Preview 125,but same issue.

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You can customize which tabs appear in the menu. TO do so, right click next to an element and you can enable/disable any tabs.

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  • I can customize which tabs appear in the menu. TO do so, right click next to an element and I only have: Console; Sources; Audit;

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  • Tried this, only three tabs available: Console, Sources and Audit. They do not even work. MacOS Big Sur 11.4 with iOS 14.4.2 iPhone.

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Same... after last update of big sur

Safari: Version 14.1.1 OS: Big Sur 11.4 Xcode: Version 12.5 (961.1)

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Same here... after the last OS update of Big Sur

Mac OS: 11.4 (20F71)

Mac Safari: 14.1.1 (16611.2.7.1.4)

iOS: 14.6

Xcode: 12.5 (12E262)

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  • Its working fine with Safari Technology Preview 125.

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Same here.

Mac OS: 11.4 (20F71)

Mac Safari: 14.1.1 (16611.2.7.1.4)

iOS: 14.6

Xcode: 12.5 (12E262)

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Same here... Everything is updated to the latest version and it still does not work.

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paulkre
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The same issue here on XCode 12.5 and iOS Simulators, BigSur 11.4.

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  • Same here Big Sur 11.4, Xcode 12.5, Safari 14.1.1, Safari Technology Preview 126. Is there a fix yet?

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