I have an App that builds for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and Apple TV, which was last released to all the App Stores in April. Preferences/settings are handled by the App itself except for the Apple TV variant, where I use a Settings bundle. This worked fine until tvOS 15.0, where it appears that tvOS is not updating the value of the App’s settings from NSUserDefaults when the Settings App opens. I have been working on this problem off and on for the last week and am at wits end. I’ve searched WWDC videos looking for a clue, there must be some simple change I cannot see. I’ve made clean projects for iOS and tvOS, and using the identical OBJ-C code and Settings plist entries, the iOS version works perfectly, the tvOS version fails in the simulator and on the device. I am not trying to synchronize Settings across devices, just persist across restarts on a single device. My code stores data correctly in NSUserDefaults, it simply seems that tvOS Settings App is not reading values from there for display, nor writing changes that the user makes from Settings back to user defaults. None of the types in the test projects work: TexField, Switch, Title. The test code is so simple I hesitate to include it, but the code and the NSUserDefaults key identifiers do match. This code will preset my App’s version number for Settings to display in iOS 15 but not tvOS 15. It used to work in tvOS 14: <key>DefaultValue</key> <string>DefaultVersionValue</string> <key>Type</key> <string>PSTitleValueSpecifier</string> <key>Title</key> <string>Version</string> <key>Key</key> <string>VersionKey</string> </dict> ```   NSUserDefaults *ud = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];    [ud registerDefaults:@{      @"TextFieldKey" : @"TextFieldValue",      @"VersionKey" : @"VersionValue"    }];        [ud setObject:@"3.14" forKey:@"VersionKey"]; Any idea? Many thanks.

Hey, I have an app that presents a UIWindow on top of an existing window. I've made all the needed calls to makeKeyAndVisible() and I can clearly see the new window with the subviews on the screen. I've made the subview receive focus by implementing them as custom views that have canBecomeFocused as true also the window implements preferredFocusEnvironments and returns these subviews The issue the focus engine doesn't want to move to the bottom view, it seems the first one does get focus. The error I'm seeing when printing using UIFocusDebugger.checkFocusability(): <UIFocusUpdateContext: 0x600003318000: previouslyFocusedItem=<FV: 0x102a17f30>, nextFocusedItem=(null), focusHeading=Down> The following issues were found that would prevent this item from being focusable: - ISSUE: This item is not visible onscreen. I can't find any reference online about this error, so it seems something really wild is going on and I can't find the reason. Did anyone encounter this before or knows when this error is being printed? What causes the focus engine to think the view is not visible when it's all there?

I'm developing an Apple TV OS app using SwiftUI. I'm encountering an issue with the color of the tab item. I want the color of the tab item to turn green when focused; for instance, when the tab item is selected, its background color should be green. Below is my current code, but it's not working. I've tried several other approaches, but none have worked. struct ContentView: View { @State private var selectedTab = 0 var body: some View { ZStack(alignment: .topLeading){ TabView(selection: $selectedTab) { HomeView() .tabItem { AppColors.gradientColor1 Label("Home", image: "home-dash") } .tag(0) ProductsView() .tabItem { Label("Products", image: "open box-search") } .tag(1) SearchView() .tabItem { Label("Search", image: "search") } .tag(2) } .accentColor(Color.green) .background(.black) Image("amazontabbarlogo") } } }

I am guessing this is a NavigationSplitView and the menu is in the sidebar closure. But I'm not quite sure how to reproduce this style of menu. Along with the collapsing breadcrumb for back button. I would have thought this would be out of the box?

Conformed with a couple buddies who also made the mistake of "upgrading" - audio but no video with the 16.x TV emus, no play with the 17.x emus. When is the fix?

Hello, on tvOS/Apple TV using Swift or Objective-C, is-it possible to get the key pressed by the HDMI-CEC remote controller of the TV (not the Siri remote controller) ? Thanks

My app is currently on the app store for IOS, iPadOS and MacOS. I have created a version for Apple TV but cannot get it to save to iCloud. Is there anyone who can help me get my app to save to iCloud for the Apple TV?

I'm attempting to integrate DRM into the app. I've developed a prototype, but the delegate method shouldWaitForLoadingOfRequestedResource isn't being triggered on certain devices, although it functions correctly on others. Notably, it's invoked on Apple TV 4K (3rd generation) Wi-Fi (A2737) but not on Apple TV HD (A1625). Are there any specific configurations needed to ensure this method is invoked? let url = URL(string: RESOURCE_URL)! // Create the asset instance and the resource loader because we will be asked // for the license to playback DRM protected asset. let asset = AVURLAsset(url: url) let queue = DispatchQueue(label: CUSTOM_SERIAL_QUEUE_LABEL) asset.resourceLoader.setDelegate(self, queue: queue) // Create the player item and the player to play it back in. let playerItem = AVPlayerItem(asset: asset) let player = AVPlayer(playerItem: playerItem) // Create a new AVPlayerViewController and pass it a reference to the player. let controller = AVPlayerViewController() controller.player = player // Modally present the player and call the player's play() method when complete. present(controller, animated: true) { player.play() } } //Please note if your delegate method is not being called then you need to run on a REAL DEVICE func resourceLoader(_ resourceLoader: AVAssetResourceLoader, shouldWaitForLoadingOfRequestedResource loadingRequest: AVAssetResourceLoadingRequest) -> Bool { // Getting data for KSM server. Get the URL from tha manifest, we wil need it later as it // contains the assetId required for the license request. guard let url = loadingRequest.request.url else { print(#function, "Unable to read URL from loadingRequest") loadingRequest.finishLoading(with: NSError(domain: "", code: -1, userInfo: nil)) return false } // Link to your certificate on BuyDRM's side. // Use the commented section if you want to refer the certificate from your bundle i.e. Store Locally /* guard let certificateURL = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "certificate", withExtension: "der"), let certificateData = try? Data(contentsOf: certificateURL) else { print("failed...", #function, "Unable to read the certificate data.") loadingRequest.finishLoading(with: NSError(domain: "com.domain.error", code: -2, userInfo: nil)) return false } */ guard let certificateData = try? Data(contentsOf: URL(string: CERTIFICATE_URL)!) else { print(#function, "Unable to read the certificate data.") loadingRequest.finishLoading(with: NSError(domain: "", code: -2, userInfo: nil)) return false } // The assetId from the main/variant manifest - skd://***, the *** part. Get the SPC based on the // already collected data i.e. certificate and the assetId guard let contentId = url.host, let contentIdData = contentId.data(using: String.Encoding.utf8) else { loadingRequest.finishLoading(with: NSError(domain: "", code: -3, userInfo: nil)) print(#function, "Unable to read the SPC data.") return false } guard let spcData = try? loadingRequest.streamingContentKeyRequestData(forApp: certificateData, contentIdentifier: contentIdData, options: nil) else { loadingRequest.finishLoading(with: NSError(domain: "", code: -3, userInfo: nil)) print(#function, "Unable to read the SPC data.") return false } // Prepare to get the license i.e. CKC. let requestUrl = CKC_URL let stringBody = "spc=\(spcData.base64EncodedString())&assetId=\(contentId)" let postData = NSData(data: stringBody.data(using: String.Encoding.utf8)!) // Make the POST request with customdata set to the authentication XML. var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: requestUrl)!) request.httpMethod = "POST" request.httpBody = postData as Data request.allHTTPHeaderFields = ["customdata" : ACCESS_TOKEN] let configuration = URLSessionConfiguration.default let session = URLSession(configuration: configuration) let task = session.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in if let data = data { // The response from the KeyOS MultiKey License server may be an error inside JSON. do { let parsedData = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data) as! [String:Any] let errorId = parsedData["errorid"] as! String let errorMsg = parsedData["errormsg"] as! String print(#function, "License request failed with an error: \(errorMsg) [\(errorId)]") } catch let error as NSError { print(#function, "The response may be a license. Moving on.", error) } // The response from the KeyOS MultiKey License server is Base64 encoded. let dataRequest = loadingRequest.dataRequest! // This command sends the CKC to the player. dataRequest.respond(with: Data(base64Encoded: data)!) loadingRequest.finishLoading() } else { print(#function, error?.localizedDescription ?? "Error during CKC request.") } } task.resume() // Tell the AVPlayer instance to wait. We are working on getting what it wants. return true }

I made a minor change the UI of my tvOS App, and am now getting errors related to the App Icon. I have confirmed that all the background images DO match the requirements but App Store Connect won't let me upload: App Store Connect Operation Error Invalid Image Asset. The image stack 'App Icon' in 'Payload/My TV.app/Assets.car' has a background layer image that does not match the canvas dimensions '400x240'. App Store Connect Operation Error Invalid Image Asset. The image stack 'App Icon' in 'Payload/My TV.app/Assets.car' has a background layer image that does not match the canvas dimensions '800x480'. App Store Connect Operation Error Invalid Image Asset. The image stack 'App Icon' in 'Payload/My TV.app/Assets.car' has a background layer image that does not match the canvas dimensions '1280x768'. App Store Connect Operation Error Invalid Image Asset. The image stack 'App Icon' in 'Payload/My TV.app/Assets.car' has a background layer image that does not match the canvas dimensions '2560x1536'. App Store Connect Operation Error Invalid Image Asset. The App Store Icon must only contain an image with size (1280pt × 768pt @1x). Refer to https://developer.apple.com/tvos/human-interface-guidelines/icons-and-images/app-icon for more information Have the standards changed? Or is there another issue I should be looking at? Thanks!

Hello, I am new to Apple TV Development. I am researching if it would be possible to develop a tvOS App for IPTV that consumes content entirely from an API in the local network (I have domain such as sampleserver.com that points to a local network IP such as 192.168.1.10 ) and also plays back m3u8 HLS sources (live and VOD) produced in that local network server. No content comes from the cloud. Here are my questions: Would Apple approve this kind of app in the App Store? Or will Apple ask me to instead deploy this as a "Custom App" with Apple Business Manager and an MDM server? Is there an App Builder technology that fits better for this use case, such as TVML? If this app is published in the App Store and a user that is not in that local network, is there a guideline from Apple that I should follow to let the user know that he does not have access to the local content?

Invalid Image Asset. The image stack 'App Icon' in 'Payload/VBIC.app/Assets.car' has a background layer image that does not match the canvas dimensions '800x480'. (ID: 9984fc86-f4b8-4968-9640-c368bd988a9b) PLATFORM AND VERSION tvOS Xcode Version 15.3 (15E204a) We verified several times and recreated all images. Error persists and is repeatable.

We have built the game on Unreal engine 4 and we have optimised the game to run on tvOS devices newer than 2017 (viz. Apple TV 4k and above). We could not bring it down to support Apple TV HD (2015) due to its visual and memory requirements. Is there a way to exclude Apple TV HD from support list. We couldnt find any required device capability to add to info.plist (eg: iphone-ipad-minimum-performance-a12, we tried it but this does not work for tvOS build).

I'm trying to do something so seemingly basic, yet I can't get it to work and I'm flummoxed. In a basic, vanilla SwiftUI app for tvOS, embed a single Text element with a very long string (hundreds of lines) in it: struct ContentView: View { var body: some View { ScrollView(.vertical) { Text(veryLargeString) .focusable() } } } Then fire up the app on tvOS, and it will not scroll. No matter what I do. Pressing arrow keys, swiping fast with my thumb, and nothing. It will not move. Ironically, in the Xcode SwiftUI Preview window—it does scroll, so that's always a fun tease. What I do know is that the focus engine is throwing a few errors, so it's leading me to believe the issue is with how I have the focusable element attached. I'm using a combination of -UIFocusLoggingEnabled YES as well as listening for UIFocusSystem.movementDidFailNotification. Unfortunately since this is SwiftUI, the notification failure and debugging logs aren't really all that actionable. Help appreciated!

I am trying to Execute Universal Link of Netflix show from My App in tvOS 17.2 When I Call the open(_:options:completionHandler:) to execute the Link it does open the Netflix App but open the landing page of Title. I have tried different alternative links but all has same behaviour. The same Link works in iOS ans iPad OS. Here the links that I have tried and the code that handles the universal Link. http://www.netflix.com/title/81731618 nflx://www.netflix.com/title/81731618 // Handle remote notification here // For example, extract deep link and perform appropriate action if let deepLink = userInfo["deep_link_key"] as? String { // Handle the deep link here print("Received Deep Link: \(deepLink)") if let url = URL(string: deepLink) { UIApplication.shared.open(url) } } }

How to implement Player in SwiftUI with support for parental controls? Sample Code: Working with Overlays and Parental Controls in tvOS I use AVPlayerViewController in SwiftUI. On cancel, rejecting the request, the screen is black. On change the channel, on move command up or down direction, I am replacing the current player item with new. Status is ready to play, status of the request is successful upon replacement and I set player to play. The screen is still black.

I am trying to write to a characteristic and I know that it needs to be paired via a pin/passcode in order to initiate transfer of data. But it only pairs with 'just works' method and does not allow for transfer for data. Is connecting possible with pin/passcode via BLE on TVOS? Seems like it's not.

Hi, Some of my customer Apple TV device always show connected,disconneted notification message. but the VPN status show connected witch find with network preference. Is there a way to manually disable notification message?