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I have an iOS and macOS app that includes a file provider extension. on macOS is is perfect no issues anywhere. on iOS it works for small datasets or if I do read only operations. as soon as I try to do anything with larger files I quickly hit the 20MB limit. I have solved file transfers by using chunking but when it comes to listing a folder with a couple thousand files it instantly crashes the FPE with an OOM error. works ok up to 100 files but anything beyond that crashes. I know enumerate items supports batches however the initial load form say a webdav server that has no concept of pagination will always fail to load in pieces no matter what I do. This likely explains why WebDAV was never implemented on iOS. in any case can you possibly consider upgrading the memory limit for FPE's or provide some mechanism to call our full iOS app for more processing power in the background to handle requests on demand? I do not understand where 20MB is a reasonable number. even 100MB seems more reasonable with everything have much more memory these days this seems incredibly limiting. even an option to request increased memory with a capability would be fine but that only works for the app itself not the FPE target. please advise if there is anything that can be done.

I'm experiencing an issue with PDFKit where page.removeAnnotation(annotation) successfully removes the annotation from the page's data structure, but the PDFView no longer updates automatically to reflect the change visually. Issue Details: The annotation is removed (verified by checking page.annotations.count) The PDFView display doesn't refresh to show the removal This code was working correctly before and suddenly stopped working No code changes were made on my end

When deleting a SwiftData entity, I sometimes encounter the following error in a document based SwiftUI app: Fatal error: Unexpected backing data for snapshot creation: SwiftData._FullFutureBackingData<MyEntityClass> The deletion happens in a SwiftUI View and the code used to retrieve the entity is standard (the ModelContext is injected from the @Environment): let myEntity = modelContext.model(for: entityIdToDelete) modelContext.delete(myEntity) Unfortunately, I haven't yet managed to isolate this any further in order to come up with a reproducible PoC. Could you give me further information about what this error means?

Hello, My Apple Developer account has recently been flagged for termination on the grounds of “fraudulent or dishonest activity.” The reason given was misleading metadata, specifically related to references to “Nano Banana”. I want to clarify a few important points: My app legitimately uses Google’s official API via fal.ai, and I pay for this usage. My app was published before Google even introduced “Nano Banana” as an internal label in Gemini, so there was no way for me to anticipate a conflict. “Nano Banana” is not a registered trademark, only a label Google uses internally. I have already removed every single reference to it from my app and metadata. Currently, none of my applications contain misleading content, inaccurate metadata, or third-party trademarks. My account is in full compliance with the Developer Program License Agreement and App Review Guidelines. Despite this, Apple has proceeded with termination. As an independent developer, this feels like a double standard compared to corporate accounts, which are often given the opportunity to fix issues at the app level without losing their entire account. Has anyone else experienced similar situations? What would be the best way to escalate this fairly so that Apple reviews the case based on the current, compliant state of my apps rather than past misunderstandings? Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Yunus Emre

I'm trying to submit a support request to get an issue resolved in my organization's account, but both the phone call-back and email support forms are giving errors whenever I try to submit an issue. The phone form just says "There was a problem processing your request.", and the email form says "This email address isn’t valid. To update your email address, visit account.apple.com.". But the email address is hard-coded to my account email, and it's the main email for my company which I have been successfully using for months!! How am I supposed to get in touch to get this blocking issue fixed when all contact methods require your to go through this broken form? I suspect the original issue I was contact support about also has to do with this, since it's titled "Email Verification".

I'm working on implementing drag and drop to rearrange items in my UICollectionView. The issue I'm running into is that my drop delegate's collectionView(_, performDropWith:) method isn't getting called when the drag has multiple items. With single item drags, it works fine. What would cause it to break with multiple items? I've replicated it in a basic sample app. Below is the drop delegate. class CollectionDropDelegate: NSObject, UICollectionViewDropDelegate { let controller: MainViewController init(controller: MainViewController) { self.controller = controller } func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, canHandle session: any UIDropSession) -> Bool { session.localDragSession != nil } func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, dropSessionDidUpdate session: any UIDropSession, withDestinationIndexPath destinationIndexPath: IndexPath?) -> UICollectionViewDropProposal { if session.localDragSession != nil { .init(operation: .move, intent: .insertAtDestinationIndexPath) } else { .init(operation: .cancel) } } func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, performDropWith coordinator: any UICollectionViewDropCoordinator) { let destinationPath = coordinator.destinationIndexPath ?? IndexPath(item: 0, section: controller.items.count) for item in coordinator.items { guard let draggedItem = item.dragItem.localObject as? NumberItem, let currentIndex = controller.items.firstIndex(of: draggedItem) else { continue } controller.items.remove(at: currentIndex) controller.items.insert(draggedItem, at: destinationPath.item) coordinator.drop(item.dragItem, toItemAt: destinationPath) collectionView.moveItem(at: IndexPath(item: currentIndex, section: 0), to: destinationPath) } } }

When a TextField is set to a rightToLeft layout, it gets strange and unnecessary padding on the left side. This pushes the text away from the edge. This issue doesn't occur in the leftToRight layout, where the text aligns correctly. Does anyone know how to get rid of this extra padding? Environment: Xcode version: 26.0.1 Device: iPhone 13 iOS version: 26.0 Code: struct ContentView: View { @State var textInput: String = "" var body: some View { VStack { Text("rightToLeft") TextField("placeholder", text: $textInput) .background(Color.red) .environment(\.layoutDirection, .rightToLeft) Text("leftToRight") TextField("placeholder", text: $textInput) .background(Color.red) .environment(\.layoutDirection, .leftToRight) } .padding() } }

Hi everyone, I’m building a health app with React Native using Expo Dev Client on a real iPhone. I need to read Apple Health (HealthKit) data, but the authorization sheet never appears—so the app never gets permissions and all queries return nothing. What I’ve already done Enabled HealthKit capability for the iOS target. Added NSHealthShareUsageDescription and NSHealthUpdateUsageDescription to Info.plist. Using a custom dev build (not Expo Go). Tested fresh installs (deleted the app), rebooted device, and checked Settings → Privacy & Security → Health/Motion & Fitness. Tried both packages: react-native-health and @kingstinct/react-native-healthkit. Same behavior: no permission dialog at first use. Ask Is there a known reason why the HealthKit permission sheet would not show on modern iOS when called from a React Native bridge (with Expo Dev Client)? Are there any extra entitlements, signing, or config-plugin steps required beyond HealthKit capability + Info.plist? If you’re successfully fetching Apple Health data from React Native on recent iOS, could you share the exact steps that made the permission sheet appear and data flow (Expo config/plugin used, Xcode capability setup, profile/team settings, build type, bundle ID nuances, any Health app reset steps, etc.)? This would help me and others hitting the same “authorized call but no prompt/no data” issue. Thank you!

Hello everyone, I've encountered a very strange and persistent logging issue with my DriverKit DEXT and would appreciate any insights from the community. [Problem Summary] My DriverKit DEXT, along with its companion Swift app, is functionally working perfectly. I can repeatedly call methods in the DEXT from the app (e.g., a Ping-Pong test and a StaticProcessInbandTask call) and receive the correct response every time. However, the os_log messages within my IOUserClient subclass are only successfully recorded for the very first set of interactions. After that, all subsequent logs are completely missing. What's even stranger is that all successfully recorded logs are attributed to the kernel: process, even for purely user-space methods like ExternalMethod. [Development Environment] macOS: 15.7.1 Xcode: 16.4 Hardware: MacBook Pro M1 DEXT Logging Macro (Log.h): #include <os/log.h> #define Log(fmt, ...) \ do { \ os_log(OS_LOG_DEFAULT, "[%{public}s] " fmt, __FUNCTION__, ##__VA_ARGS__); \ } while (0) [Steps to Reproduce & Observed Behavior] The DEXT is successfully loaded via the companion app. I click the "Ping-Pong" button, then the "Process InBand" button in the app. The app's UI log correctly shows that the request was sent and a successful response was received from the DEXT. I repeat step 2 multiple times. Each interaction works flawlessly from the app's perspective. I then use the log show command to export the logs from this period, for example: log show --last 5m | grep "com.accusys.Acxxx.driver" > dext_logs.txt Observed Result (Log Content): In the dext_logs.txt file, I can only see the logs from the very first Ping-Pong and the very first Process InBand call. All subsequent, successful operations leave no trace in the logs. kernel: (com.accusys.Acxxx.driver.dext) [ExternalMethod] // { --- kernel: (com.accusys.Acxxx.driver.dext) [ExternalMethod] // --- } kernel: (com.accusys.Acxxx.driver.dext) [StaticPingPong] // { --- kernel: (com.accusys.Acxxx.driver.dext) [StaticPingPong] // --- } kernel: (com.accusys.Acxxx.driver.dext) [ExternalMethod] // { --- kernel: (com.accusys.Acxxx.driver.dext) [ExternalMethod] // --- } kernel: (com.accusys.Acxxx.driver.dext) [StaticProcessInbandTask] // { --- kernel: (com.accusys.Acxxx.driver.dext) [StaticProcessInbandTask] // --- } <--- END OF FILE (No new logs appear after this point) ---> [Core Questions] Why are logs in IOUserClient subclass only recorded once? Given the DEXT is clearly still running and processing requests, why would os_log calls only succeed in writing to the system log database on the first interaction? Why are all logs attributed to the kernel? Why would logs from 100% user-space code like ExternalMethod and StaticPingPong be attributed to the kernel process? [Solutions Attempted That Did Not Work] I have verified with ps aux that the DEXT process (com.accusys.Acxxx.driver) is running continuously in the background and has not crashed. Attempted to force-restart the logging service with sudo killall logd, but the issue persists. Performed the most thorough reset possible using systemextensionsctl reset followed by a full reboot, then reinstalled the DEXT. The issue remains exactly the same. Thank you for any possible help or suggestions Best, Charles

I am using Xcode to compile a C++ component, and I have successfully performed prelinking using "Perform Single-object Prelink" in Xcode. However, I am unsure if there is a similar parameter in xcodebuild that can achieve prelink. Is this workable, or is there any way to make it could be done?

I recently was thinking about which is the best format to use for my little icons in the app, and was considering the performance of PNG versus SVG . I know that PNG decoders are hardware accelerated and parallelized, and the rendering is as simple as placing the pixels on the screen. On the other hand, SVG requires computation to determine the placement of pixels based on mathematical equations. Considering this, my current assumption is that PNG is faster to render than SVG. However, if SVG is also hardware-accelerated, it could alter the situation, although this may not be the case.

I developed a XCode project using Flutter (v. 3.35.6). The application basically has a IntentExtension to handle intents donation and the related business logic. We decided to go with ShortcutExtension in place of AppIntents because it fits with our app's use case (where basically we need to dynamically donate/remove intents). We have an issue building the project, and it is due to the presence of the IntentExtension .appex file in the Build Phases --> Embed Foundation Extensions. If we remove it , the project builds however the IntentHandling is not invoked in the Shortcuts app. Build issue: Generated error in the console: Cycle inside Runner; building could produce unreliable results. Cycle details: → Target 'Runner' has copy command from '/Users/federico.gatti/Documents/comfort-mobile-app/apps/comfort/ios/DerivedData/Runner/Build/Products/Release-quality-iphoneos/ShortcutsExtension.appex' to '/Users/federico.gatti/Documents/comfort-mobile-app/apps/comfort/ios/DerivedData/Runner/Build/Products/Release-quality-iphoneos/Runner.app/PlugIns/ShortcutsExtension.appex' ○ That command depends on command in Target 'Runner': script phase “[CP] Copy Pods Resources” ○ That command depends on command in Target 'Runner': script phase “[CP] Embed Pods Frameworks” ○ That command depends on command in Target 'Runner': script phase “FlutterFire: "flutterfire upload-crashlytics-symbols"” ○ That command depends on command in Target 'Runner': script phase “FlutterFire: "flutterfire bundle-service-file"” ○ That command depends on command in Target 'Runner': script phase “Thin Binary” ○ Target 'Runner' has process command with output '/Users/federico.gatti/Documents/comfort-mobile-app/apps/comfort/ios/DerivedData/Runner/Build/Products/Release-quality-iphoneos/Runner.app/Info.plist' ○ Target 'Runner' has copy command from '/Users/federico.gatti/Documents/comfort-mobile-app/apps/comfort/ios/DerivedData/Runner/Build/Products/Release-quality-iphoneos/ShortcutsExtension.appex' to '/Users/federico.gatti/Documents/comfort-mobile-app/apps/comfort/ios/DerivedData/Runner/Build/Products/Release-quality-iphoneos/Runner.app/PlugIns/ShortcutsExtension.appex' Raw dependency cycle trace: target: -> node: -> command: -> node: /Users/federico.gatti/Documents/comfort-mobile-app/apps/comfort/ios/DerivedData/Runner/Build/Intermediates.noindex/Runner.build/Release-quality-iphoneos/Runner.build/Objects-normal/arm64/ExtractedAppShortcutsMetadata.stringsdata -> command: P0:target-Runner-18c1723432283e0cc55f10a6dcfd9e0288a783a885d8b0b3beb2e9f90bde3f49-:Release-quality:ExtractAppIntentsMetadata -> node: -> command: P0:::Gate target-Runner-18c1723432283e0cc55f10a6dcfd9e0288a783a885d8b0b3beb2e9f90bde3f49--fused-phase10-copy-files -> node: <Copy /Users/federico.gatti/Documents/comfort-mobile-app/apps/comfort/ios/DerivedData/Runner/Build/Products/Release-quality-iphoneos/Runner.app/PlugIns/ShortcutsExtension.appex> -> CYCLE POINT -> command: P0:target-Runner-18c1723432283e0cc55f10a6dcfd9e0288a783a885d8b0b3beb2e9f90bde3f49-:Release-quality:Copy /Users/federico.gatti/Documents/comfort-mobile-app/apps/comfort/ios/DerivedData/Runner/Build/Products/Release-quality-iphoneos/Runner.app/PlugIns/ShortcutsExtension.appex /Users/federico.gatti/Documents/comfort-mobile-app/apps/comfort/ios/DerivedData/Runner/Build/Products/Release-quality-iphoneos/ShortcutsExtension.appex -> node: -> command: P0:::Gate target-Runner-18c1723432283e0cc55f10a6dcfd9e0288a783a885d8b0b3beb2e9f90bde3f49--fused-phase9--cp--copy-pods-resources -> node: /Users/federico.gatti/Documents/comfort-mobile-app/apps/comfort/ios/DerivedData/Runner/Build/Products/Release-quality-iphoneos/Runner.app/GoogleMapsResources.bundle -> command: P2:target-Runner-18c1723432283e0cc55f10a6dcfd9e0288a783a885d8b0b3beb2e9f90bde3f49-:Release-quality:PhaseScriptExecution [CP] Copy Pods Resources /Users/federico.gatti/Documents/comfort-mobile-app/apps/comfort/ios/DerivedData/Runner/Build/Intermediates.noindex/Runner.build/Release-quality-iphoneos/Runner.build/Script-B728693F1F2684724A065652.sh -> node: -> command: P0:::Gate target-Runner-18c1723432283e0cc55f10a6dcfd9e0288a783a885d8b0b3beb2e9f90bde3f49--fused-phase8--cp--embed-pods-frameworks -> node: /Users/federico.gatti/Documents/comfort-mobile-app/apps/comfort/ios/DerivedData/Runner/Build/Products/Release-quality-iphoneos/Runner.app/Frameworks/Alamofire.framework -> command: P2:target-Runner-18c1723432283e0cc55f10a6dcfd9e0288a783a885d8b0b3beb2e9f90bde3f49-:Release-quality:PhaseScriptExecution [CP] Embed Pods Frameworks /Users/federico.gatti/Documents/comfort-mobile-app/apps/comfort/ios/DerivedData/Runner/Build/Intermediates.noindex/Runner.build/Release-quality-iphoneos/Runner.build/Script-1A1449CD6436E619E61D3E0D.sh -> node: -> command: P0:::Gate target-Runner-18c1723432283e0cc55f10a6dcfd9e0288a783a885d8b0b3beb2e9f90bde3f49--fused-phase7-flutterfire---flutterfire-upload-crashlytics-symbols- -> node: <execute-shell-script-18c1723432283e0cc55f10a6dcfd9e024008e7f13be1da4979f78de280354094-target-Runner-18c1723432283e

Up until some point relatively recently, I have been able to use Safari's web inspector to connect to the iOS simulator in order to debug our web application in development at http://localhost:8088. Now, the web inspector still OPENS, but it opens in a broken state. The context is available to select from Safari's "Develop" menu: Develop > "iPhone 16 Pro (Simulator)" > "localhost - login". It appears under the Safari heading if I have navigated to the web app in the browser, or under the Expo heading if I am accessing it through the webview in our React Native wrapper app. When I select it, the web inspector window does appear. However, once it opens, the Elements pane is empty, the Console pane is empty, expressions entered into the console are not evaluated, there's no content in Sources, Network, Storage, etc. Important notes: This broken state happens at http://localhost:8088 as well as http://127.0.0.1:8088, and it seems that the insecure context is the issue. The web inspector DOES work for HTTPS sites. If I navigate to, e.g., https://example.com in the simulator and connect the web inspector, everything works fine. The web inspector also works fine in Safari on macOS (OUTSIDE the simulator) when accessing non-HTTPS sites. It's only a problem for non-HTTPS sites when connecting to the simulator. A coworker has the same problem, so it is not isolated to my machine. I would enable TLS locally as a workaround, but this web app is very complex, and I know from experience that it is very difficult for various reasons to set it up properly for our project in development, and it will take significant non-trivial work to do so. So... Why is this happening? Is this expected behavior? Is there a way that I can debug my site on localhost without HTTPS?

I'm working on a regular website, in which I'm trying to debug using the (MacOS) Safari Development tools. Since updating my Simulator to iOS 16.4, console.log is no longer displayed in the Console. Even when executing it directly in the console (console.log('test');), it's not printed. Now, I've read that this is a feature for debugging in-app browser content (https://webkit.org/blog/13936/enabling-the-inspection-of-web-content-in-apps/) but can't find the regular web workaround here. TL;DR: No longer see console.log in iOS 16.4 Safari when debugging from my Mac. Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

I'm currently experiencing the same problem that many have had with error 422 "Beta contract is missing." I read that I should contact Apple support, but when I try to access the support page and log in with my credentials, the page doesn't load and I can't generate a ticket to resolve this problem. I get the message "There was an error processing your request. Please try again later." And when I inspect with Safari it shows me this information: "errors" : [ { "id" : "9be0314c-3bd5-4143-a625-602322d7156e", "status" : "422", "code" : "ENTITY_UNPROCESSABLE.BETA_CONTRACT_MISSING", "title" : "Beta contract is missing for the app.", "detail" : "Beta Contract is missing." } ] This is when I want to share the most recent build of my app with external groups through Testflight, but additionally, when my internal testers try to access it through Testflight app, it shows the error "The requested app is not available or doesn't exist." Could someone tell me what process I should follow or where I can correctly generate the ticket for my error? Since the Apple support page does not load. Thanks!

WorkoutKit WorkoutScheduler seems broken with the first beta of iOS 18.2. I have tested using my app from Xcode and the one that is on the App Store (and working properly on other devices), and it's not working with this new beta of iOS. They appears in WorkoutScheduler.shared.scheduledWorkouts, but not on the watch. I even tried with other apps that do the same with Manual add to Apple Watch with SwiftUI workoutPreview work. Xcode 16.0 iOS 18.2 Beta 1 WatchOS 11.1

I hate to be the new guy but this is our first venture into distributing an app through Apple. Our app will be finished by the end of the year but I've heard you can get pre approval but I'm not really sure where to turn to so I can get the process started either for that or full approval when it's done. Can anyone help point me in the right direction? Thank you.

Hi Apple Team, We’ve noticed a couple of issues with launching default App Clip in safari and would appreciate your guidance. App Clip Popup Timing: When launching the App Clip using default URL, we sometimes see the small App Clip popup appear before the App Clip banner is displayed. Ideally, the banner should appear first. Cached URL Handling: In certain cases, the App Clip appears to be using a cached URL instead of the most recent one. For example, when we invoke two different App Clip URLs with unique parameters, the App Clip sometimes launches using the previous URL’s data instead of the new one. This behavior is inconsistent and makes it difficult to ensure users are directed to the correct experience each time. Could you please help us understand whether this is expected behavior or if there are any known issues or recommended solutions? Thank you for your time and support. Example

Hi there, Upon using List View for tabular information showcase on both iOS and iPadOS, I have come to realize that the drag and drop support works only for iPadOS but not iOS. Although it is possible to workaround this by using a ScrollView wrapping around a LazyVStack instead, the editing mode along with left-wipe to delete feature would be missing. Not to mention that this workaround only supports single item rather than multiple items. Therefore, I am here to ask if the drag and drop will come to support devices running iOS, and if so, when will this feature ship. If not, will LazyVStack/LazyHStack support native editing mode. Thank you for your time.

I am building a screen time management app. It has the main app target, and then three extensions - those are the four targets in Xcode. The three extensions are: Shield Device Activity Monitor Device Activity Report Extension I requested "Family Controls (Distribution)" capability from Apple for the main app target / bundle ID, and it got approved. Do I need it for the extensions too? Because previously I had "Family Controls (Development)" for the extensions...