FB9206095 - Console log messages missing when attaching web inspector

[lapcat]

On iOS, if you load a web page in Safari and then attach the web inspector afterward, there are no console log messages. This is in contrast to macOS, where the console log messages are there if you open the web inspector after loading a web page in Safari. These missing console log messages on iOS make it very difficult to debug certain issues, especially with Safari web extensions on the iOS 15 beta.

[lapcat]

Apple's response:

Collecting console entries on device in advance of a connection to a remote inspector isn't a good use of resources. Almost no devices will be connected to a remote inspector. This won't change.

My response:
On iOS, Web Inspector has to be specifically enabled by the user in Settings, Safari, Advanced. So the claim "Almost no devices will be connected to a remote inspector" is a red herring. Almost all devices with Web Inspector enabled in Settings will be connected to a remote inspector.