Auto Layout Debugging

When to Use This Skill

Use when:

• Seeing "Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints" errors in console
• Views positioned incorrectly or not appearing
• Constraint warnings during app launch or navigation
• Ambiguous layout errors
• Views appearing at unexpected sizes
• Debug View Hierarchy shows misaligned views
• Storyboard/XIB constraints behaving differently at runtime

Overview

Core Principle: Auto Layout constraint errors follow predictable patterns. Systematic debugging with proper tools identifies issues in minutes instead of hours.

Time Savings: Typical constraint debugging without this workflow: 30-60 minutes. With systematic approach: 5-10 minutes.