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How to remove the RoomPlan Debug Metal HUD in iOS 16?

The problem:

  1. The console is filled with debug data making it impossible to log anything else.
  2. The iPad screen shows a lot of metal HUD views making creating screenshots impossible.

What I have tried:

  1. Setting the: Scheme -> Diagnostics -> Metal: API Validation flag to false or (true)
  2. Checking the docu for several RoomPlan classes and structs for words like: debug, show, logging, log... RoomCaptureSession.Configuration, RoomCaptureView
  3. Running the app in the Release build configuration (since the Debug was set per default).
  4. Several google searches
  5. Use a different demo project to verify if the issue is project-specific. Official Apple Demo Project

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Solution

  • Disable Metal Debug Data in Console

    Go to Xcode 14.2 main menu:

    Product – Scheme – Edit Scheme – Run (Debug) – Arguments and add environment variable.

    // Name             Value
OS_ACTIVITY_MODE = disable

    Disable Metal Performance HUD

    Product – Scheme – Edit Scheme – Run (Debug) – Diagnostics and disable two options:

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    Or, when Developer Mode is enabled, disable it in iPadOS under

    Settings app – Developer (scroll down):

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