Overview

Accessibility & Inclusion

Explore best practices for creating inclusive apps for users of Apple accessibility features and users from diverse backgrounds.

General

API Keys cannot be created due to an invalid Program License Agreement. Please update this agreement and try your request again.

Family Control Distribution

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App & System Services

Delve into the world of built-in app and system services available to developers. Discuss leveraging these services to enhance your app's functionality and user experience.

Wallet Widgets & Live Activities Tap to Pay on iPhone Automation & Scripting Core OS Drivers General Hardware Networking Processes & Concurrency iCloud & Data Health & Fitness Maps & Location Notifications StoreKit Apple Pay

Advanced Commerce API pending purchases (consumable)

System Panic with IOUserSCSIParallelInterfaceController during Dispatch Queue Configuration

iTunes API for fetching appletv applications.

App Store Distribution & Marketing

Navigate the App Store landscape. Share strategies for app submission, distribution, marketing, and user acquisition. Discuss best practices for getting your app discovered and downloaded.

General TestFlight App Store Connect App Store Connect API App Review

Missing "Formosa" province in billing address during Apple Developer Program enrollment

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Renew button not showing anywhere — membership expired, apps removed from App Store

App Review Process Stuck for 2 Weeks

Business & Education

Explore the intersection of business and app development. Discuss topics like device management, education, and resources for aspiring app developers.

General Device Management

Replacing a passcode profile with a passcode declaration on macOS requires a passcode change

Need info to bypass system.preferences VPN consent prompt on MDM device for standard user

Can an MDM capability iOS app enrol a device using user authentication enrolment using OAuth2 without managed Apple ID?

Code Signing

Demystify code signing and its importance in app development. Get help troubleshooting code signing issues and ensure your app is properly signed for distribution.

General Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles Notarization Entitlements

Notarization

Why I can't test the app on my own device even if I signed it with a valid development certificate

com.apple.developer.automatic-assessment-configuration entitlement missing from manually downloaded Distribution/InHouse Provisioning Profile

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Community

This is a dedicated space for developers to connect, share ideas, collaborate, and ask questions. Introduce yourself, network with other developers, and join us in fostering a supportive community.

Apple Developers Apple Arcade Swift Student Challenge TestFlight

stuck in "in review" over 72 hours

I AM HIM Domain Owner Email Address Error There was a problem adding this email address. Try again later. Help

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How do we get more information about the delivery status of the AirPods Max and certificate?

Developer Tools & Services

Dive into the vast array of tools, services, and support available to developers.

General Instruments Swift Playground Xcode Xcode Cloud Developer Forums Apple Developer Program

`previousOriginalTransactionId` missing from both `JWSTransactionDecodedPayload` and raw JWS payload (Java App Store Server Library `5.1.1`)

Cannot Install Developer Beta Update OTA or IPSW

Provisioning profiles marked "Ineligible" for Contactless Pass Provisioning even though entitlement is present in profile

Design

Explore the art and science of app design. Discuss user interface (UI) design principles, user experience (UX) best practices, and share design resources and inspiration.

General

Layer to SVG script

Issues with my APN tokens

Apple subscription not found

Graphics & Games

Delve into the world of graphics and game development. Discuss creating stunning visuals, optimizing game mechanics, and share resources for game developers.

TabletopKit General Metal GameKit SceneKit SpriteKit RealityKit

SwiftUI + SpriteKit interop: best practices for HUD overlays in a tile-based puzzle game?

RealityKit custom component: `has()` returns `true` but typed subscript returns `nil` in SwiftPM test runner

HidHide on MacOS

Machine Learning & AI

Explore the power of machine learning and Apple Intelligence within apps. Discuss integrating features, share best practices, and explore the possibilities for your app here.

Apple Intelligence Foundation Models Core ML Create ML General

Problem running NLContextualEmbeddingModel in simulator

Genmoji API — are local edits and non-text usage (e.g., widgets) allowed?

MPS backend reports ~40 GiB 'other allocations' on 48 GB M5 Pro under macOS 26.4.1, blocking large tensor operations (PyTorch)

Media Technologies

Explore the integration of media technologies within your app. Discuss working with audio, video, camera, and other media functionalities.

Photos & Camera Audio General Streaming Video

Mac (Designed for iPad) cannot access microphone

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AVCaptureSession runtime error -11800 / 'what' on startRunning() with audio input — what's holding the HAL?

20h

RotationCoordinator returns angles 90 degrees lower on iPhone 17 Pro front camera — clarification on contract with AVSampleBufferDisplayLayer

23h

Privacy & Security

Prioritize user privacy and data security in your app. Discuss best practices for data handling, user consent, and security measures to protect user information.

Keychain Group

SFAuthorizationPluginView

Custom MFA Authorization Plugin XIB Window Lacks Focus during reboot on macOS

Programming Languages

Dive into the world of programming languages used for app development.

Swift General

Passing closure as a 'sending' parameter risks causing data races between code in the current task and concurrent execution

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`ARCamera.unprojectPoint` and `ARCamera.TrackingState` behavior changes between iOS 26.3 and 26.4 under AR resource pressure

10h

Sending 'geoRegion' risks causing data races

UI Frameworks

Explore the various UI frameworks available for building app interfaces. Discuss the use cases for different frameworks, share best practices, and get help with specific framework-related questions.

SwiftUI General UIKit AppKit

Swift Charts: PointMark annotation appears behind other PointMarks

SF Symbols Variable Color — "Draw" symbols show no effect in Default mode

SwiftUI + AppKit context menu wedges window-level mouse events when the menu's anchor view is deleted by the menu's own action

Safari & Web

Explore the integration of web technologies within your app. Discuss building web-based apps, leveraging Safari functionalities, and integrating with web services.

General

Apple cookie error

[iOS 26.x] WKWebView crashes with NSInternalInconsistencyException — KVO inconsistency on configuration.enforcesChildRestrictions from STScreenTimeConfigurationObserver

Safari Web Extension popup never opens on iOS 26 — silent failure with all resources signed and bundled

Spatial Computing

Discuss spatial computing on Apple platforms and how to design and build an entirely new universe of apps and games for Apple Vision Pro.

Reality Composer Pro General ARKit

VirtualEnvironmentProbeComponent VS ImageBasedLightComponent

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AVP Developer Strap

Spatial Audio: <<<< FigAudioSession(AV) >>>> signalled err=-19224 at <>:612