MAUI iOS: Custom Configuration breaks debugging

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MAUI iOS: Custom Configuration breaks debugging

Phillipp 5

Hi there,

I am working with custom configurations in my csproj files. e.g. stuff like "DevDebug" or other special configurations.

As soon as I set these up, the debugging will not work anymore. It looks like MAUI is injecting some default properties for "Debug" and "Release". How can I figure out what these default properties are and which of those I need to set to make debugging work?

Thanks a lot

Yonglun Liu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 50,166 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-07-19T02:28:29.1766667+00:00
For further investigation, could you please provide the following information?

What is your expected behavior? What is the actual behavior of the program at the moment? What are the differences between them?

Could you please clarify the specific manifestation and definition of "not work" in the question?

For project file configuration in MAUI, you could refer to Project configuration for .NET MAUI apps.

Your prompt reply will be highly appreciated.
Yonglun Liu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 50,166 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-07-26T08:23:12.1033333+00:00

May I know whether your issue has been solved or not? If you're still having problems, please explain in detail what is still going wrong and what you need help with.
David López 0 Reputation points

2025-08-04T01:25:38.3733333+00:00

Hi there! I have this same issue. Basically when I create a new custom configuration manager other than Debug and Release like QA or something else, then debugging my iOS MAUI app using that new configuration breaks VS and it gets stuck in no responding status right after the app is attempted to be launched in the iPhone connected to the Mac.

I do expect to be able to debug my app in that new configuration like I usually do in Debug

I'm using VS 17.14.10