Watchkit App slow install during debugging

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DotDotDot OP
Created Jul ’15
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Is anyone else experiencing glacially slow install times when running their WK2 apps on actual hardware?


I'm talking like 4 minutes from Build/Run to it being available on the watch itself.


I found this:

http://www.sneakycrab.com/blog/2015/5/28/speeding-up-slow-install-times-when-debugging-on-a-real-apple-watch


...but the process they outline looks to be more trouble than just waiting. Essentially you disable BlueTooth on the phone, which I guess tricks it into installing over WiFi? Also, XCode crashed when I tried it.


I was hoping that someone knows what's going on, or if it's just something we should all be filing radars about.


It can't possibly be about app size; it's just a WKInterfaceTimer that starts counting up from the current date. There are no assets or anything like that. Just a few lines of Swift code.


I'm running the latest build of the Xcode 7 beta (as of July 1)

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jtbrown OP
Aug ’15

I'm having similar problems with Xcode 7 beta 5. When I try to build & run on my Watch device, it just gets stuck now with "Preparing to Install MyApp.app..." in Xcode's top bar. Perhaps I'll try disabling Bluetooth and see if it works...


Regarding app size - same for me. My app is pretty small - just a few Swift files no more that a few hundred lines total.

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arkulpa OP
May ’16

did you ever solve this issue?

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