Debugger won't connect to a Xamarin iOS project when a Settings.bundle is included

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[severity:I'm unable to use this version]
VS 2022 latest version on Windows 11 stable channel, latest updates
iPhone 8 on iOS 16

• Start a new Xamarin Forms project with an iOS target
• Attach an iOS device
• Configure hot reload
• Make sure debugging on the iOS device works
• Add a Settings.bundle with a Root.plist
• Start debugging
• Open the app on the phone
• Notice that VS keeps waiting for the debugger to connect

Expected: debugger connects, even when a Settings.bundle is present

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Original Comments

Feedback Bot on 6/21/2023, 10:33 AM:

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Rolf Kvinge [MSFT] on 6/21/2023, 06:16 PM:

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Nico Vermeir on 6/22/2023, 08:11 AM:

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Rolf Kvinge on 6/22/2023, 03:59 PM:

I think I see where the problem is, but one more question: did any settings you configured in the Settings bundle work previously?

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Original Solutions

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[rolfbjarne]

Looks like we copy the project's Settings.bundle/Root.plist and overwrite the Settings.bundle/Root.plist file provided by the prebuilt app bundle (for Hot Reload), without injecting any debug settings into the Root.plist.