Taking logs of iPhone using IPCU

In this post, we will see how to collect logs for an iPhone using IPCU (iPhone Configuration Utility)

Pre-Requisites:

1. IPCU must have been installed on the PC/Mac system being used
2. iPhone device on which logs are required
3. PC / Mac System

Steps for using IPCU:

1. Start / open IPCU, there will not be any devices listed under the Devices option of LIBRARY (LHS)

2. Connect iPhone to the System, the connected iPhone will be listed under the DEVICES entry (at Left Hand Side)

3. The connected device's Name, Serial Number, Identifier, Phone Number, Owner Name will be listed in the grid on the Right Hand Side].
The connected device's info will also be listed under Summary tab of Device

4. Select the connected device by clicking the listed device on the Left Hand Side grid (as shown in the above picture)

5. Click the 'Console' tab, all the logs (both device and crash related) will be displayed here

6. Click the 'Save Console As...' option

7. Save Log Entries Dialog will be displayed, name the file (by default, the file will be named as devicelog.txt) and click the Save button, the log file will be saved in the selected destination in text format