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I have a Macbook and a Mac Mini at home, connected with Universal Control. When I copy-paste some big group of files (say, 250GB of photos) the OS creates a copy of all those files under shared-clipboard in Library (filling up disk space in short time) even if I don't even move the cursor to other devices. It doesn't even delete those files and clear up disk space even after I paste it. This is a design flaw, it shouldn't be like this.

When I try to create a post in Apple Support Community, it forces me to create a new account (for some supersmart reason because my apple account is apparently not enough). In this process, I am required to pick a new username and choose my communications preferences. The next screen? 403 Forbidden Error page.

Regardless of how long my Mac has been running, clicking on the Messages app causes it to bounce repeatedly. Eventually, it stops and behaves as if it has opened, but sometimes it doesn’t open at all. When it does open, the messages either don’t sync or take several hours to load. Most of the time, the last synced messages are over a week old. Occasionally, I can only message certain people from my Mac. If I attempt to text someone from my Mac, it freezes completely, requiring me to force quit. Interestingly, I don’t encounter any issues between my iPhone 16 Pro Max and iPad Pro. Both my iPhone and iPad are running the latest macOS betas.

Hi everyone, I’m an iOS developer working on a Mac with limited storage (256 GB). I’ve noticed that the ~/Library/Developer folder is taking up almost 90 GB, mainly due to Xcode-related content. Inside it I see folders like: Xcode/DerivedData DocumentationCache iOS DeviceSupport UserData CoreSimulator/Devices Before deleting anything, I’d like to understand which of these folders are safe to clean up, and what the potential side effects might be (for example, rebuild times, simulator re-downloads, etc.). What is the recommended best practice to manage disk space when using Xcode on a low-storage machine? Thanks in advance for your help.

Hello, I'm trying to make a white-Label sort of thing for my app, that is: a script runs before the app launches, sets a certain LaunchAgent command that sets and environment variable, and based on that variable's value tha main app's icon changes to a certain logo (change only happens in the dock because changing the icon on disk breaks the signature) When the app launches it takes a noticeable time until the dock icon changes to what I want, so I worked around that by setting the app's plist property to hide the dock icon and then when the app is launched I call an objc++ function to display the icon in the dock again (this time it displays as the new icon) The showing happens through [NSApp setActivationPolicy:NSApplicationActivationPolicyRegular]; The problem happens when I try to close the app, it returns back to the old logo before closing which is what I want to prevent. I tried hiding the app dock icon before closing but even the hiding itself changes the icon before hiding The hiding happens through [NSApp setActivationPolicy:NSApplicationActivationPolicyProhibited]; My goal is that the main app icon doesn't appear to the user through the dock, and that the icon that is only visible is the other one that changes during runtime The reason for this is that I have an app that should be visible differently depending on an environment variable that I set using an installer app. The app is the same for all users with very minor UI adjustments depending on that env variable's value. So instead of creating different versions of the app I'd like to have just 1 version that adjusts differently depending on the env variable's value. Somehow this is the only step left to have a smooth experience Feel free to ask more clarification questions I'd be happy to help Thank you

I am preparing for Swift Student Challenge, but it seems like the iPad Playground app still not support the latest SDK. I can't use frameworks like FoundationModel, etc., directly in playground app My playground for this year would require iPad environment since it uses PencilKit, ARKit, etc., and I also want to use the latest tech + the liquid glass UI Right now, I develop the project as a normal Xcode project, and I am wondering how do I post it? As Xcode playground, it must run on macOS As Swift Playground project, the iPad version of Playground does not support latest APIs and it can't compile

Hello. I am attempting to wrap the C library libnfc as a Swift library. This is not for use on macOS - it's mainly for use on Linux (Raspberry Pi). I have a USB reader and my code appears to work so far, however the code/test/debug cycle is suboptimal if I'm running the code on the Pi. As I use a Mac for day-to-day coding, I'd prefer to use Xcode and my Mac for development. MacOS appears to capture the NFC hardware for its own frameworks and attempting to open a connection to the USB device gives a Unable to claim USB interface (Permission denied) error. ioreg shows that the hardware is claimed by an Apple framework: "UsbExclusiveOwner" = "pid 10946, com.apple.ifdbun" Is there a way to temporarily over-ride that system and use the hardware myself? I've tried Googling but most of the replies are out of date and Claude's advice launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.ifdreader.plist doesn't appear to work... I'm wary of disabling SIP - is there a simple way to have access to the hardware myself? Thanks.

Hi, is it possible to integrate an out source input to the Vision Pro. What I want to achieve is, use a live video/ live feedback inside an application I'm developing, and present the video in a registered position in live space. If possible, does the input need to be from a specific type? are there other limitation for those kind of integrations?

Hey, So I know for a fact that multiple people have bought my Apps IAPs. In my Trends and analytics, however, I see 0.00 revenue. I get that it's not updated live (which it is on Android btw) but after 24hrs I'm starting to get a little worried. How long does it take for the analytics/trends to show the proper amounts? Thanks!

Hello Somehow I let my Developer Account lapse - and now our App has been removed. I cannot find the renewal area in the Developer portal - there is an "Enrol Today" button, but when I select this - I get an error screen "Sorry, you can't enrol at this time - Your Apple Account is already associated with the Account Holder of a membership." I have no idea how to proceed! Please help Apple! Nick

I'm working on a watchOS app using SwiftUI that updates its UI based on regular, time-driven logic. On a real Apple Watch, after the app has been running for ~1 minute, the device enters Always-On / power-saving display mode (screen dimmed, wrist down). From that point on, SwiftUI UI updates become noticeably delayed. The underlying logic continues to run correctly, but the UI only redraws sporadically and often "catches up" once the screen becomes fully active again. The app is running in workout mode, which keeps it alive and maintains WatchConnectivity, but this does not prevent UI redraw throttling. Below is a minimal reproducible example that demonstrates the issue. PlaybackModel.swift import SwiftUI @MainActor final class PlaybackModel: ObservableObject { @Published var beat: Int = 0 private var timer: Timer? func start() { timer?.invalidate() timer = Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: 0.5, repeats: true) { _ in Task { @MainActor in self.beat += 1 } } } func stop() { timer?.invalidate() } } ContentView.swift (watchOS) import SwiftUI struct ContentView: View { @StateObject private var model = PlaybackModel() var body: some View { VStack { Text("Beat: \(model.beat)") .font(.largeTitle) } .onAppear { model.start() } .onDisappear { model.stop() } } } Observed Behavior • The beat value continues to increase reliably. • After the watch enters Always-On / power-saving mode, SwiftUI redraws are delayed or skipped. • When the screen becomes fully active again, the UI catches up. Questions: • Is this UI redraw throttling in Always-On / power-saving mode an unavoidable system limitation on watchOS? • Is there any supported way to keep consistent SwiftUI update frequency while the app is visible but dimmed?

I am implementing the FFT using vDSP.DiscreteFourierTransform. According to the official documentation, the count parameter has requirements as outlined below: /// The `count` parameter must be: /// * For split-complex real-to-complex: `2ⁿ` or `f * 2ⁿ`, where `f` is `3`, `5`, or `15` and `n >= 4`. /// * For split-complex complex-to-complex: `2ⁿ` or `f * 2ⁿ`, where `f` is `3`, `5`, or `15` and `n >= 3`. /// * For interleaved: `f * 2ⁿ`, where `f` is `2`, `3`, `5`, `3x3`, `3x5`, or `5x5`, and `n>=2`. Despite adhering to these specifications in theory, my attempt to initialize an interleaved DFT with count = 2 * 2 * 5 * 5 (equivalent to 5×5 × 2²) resulted in a failure. Below is the code snippet I used for the initialization: do { let dft = try vDSP.DiscreteFourierTransform( previous: nil, count: 2 * 2 * 5 * 5, direction: .forward, transformType: .complexReal, ofType: DSPComplex.self ) print(dft) } catch { print("DFT init failed:", error) } Could somebody more knowledgeable with these APIs have a look? Thanks!

Are there tools to inspect why a drag-and-drop drop is not triggering in a SwiftUI app? I've declared .draggable on the dragging view, and .dropDestination on the receiving TabContent Tab view. This combination of modifiers is working on a smaller demo app that I have, but not on my more complex one. Is there a means to debug this in SwiftUI? I'd like to see if the drag-and-drop pasteboard actually has what I think it should have on it. Notably: "TabContent" has a far more restricted list of modifiers that can be used on it.

Hi everyone, I’m looking for advice from anyone who has dealt with an Apple Developer account “Pending Termination” notice. What happened Yesterday I received a Pending Termination notice for my Apple Developer account (not just a single app). This is a huge deal for me because it affects all apps under the account. The notice cites 3.2(f) and 5.6.2 (Developer Identity). It includes language like: Evidence of Dishonest or Fraudulent Activity You provided fraudulent and/or false account information, documentation, or otherwise falsely represented yourself or your submitted app to Apple either during the account enrollment process or after the account was created. What I discovered (my mistake) After the notice, I did a deeper self-audit and found something that looks bad and could be contributing: One of my apps has a supporting website built from an AI template that look like tea app, the app itself have original code. The Privacy Policy page on the website was empty, and the footer copyright name was wrong (not matching my legal entity). What is correct My company is in Good Standing and my Apple enrollment info, Agreements/Tax/Banking, support email, and App Store Connect privacy policy link are real and consistent. Support email is reachable and we have responded to user emails. App context We never intended to mislead customers or represent ourselves as “Tea App.” Our App has different UI/functionality and a different mission. We knew Tea App had privacy issues (data leaking / targeting real people), so our goal was to build a safer dating-stories app where users share experiences only, we warn users at the beginning of the start of the app and warning when upload posts not to target real person or share real person image (so no identifying real people). When we launched, we also noticed some similar tea apps on the store used hard paywalls, so we wanted something transparent and accessible (no IAP, no ads). App Timeline: Dec 2: Our App launched. The first week was normal: few downloads, and the few posts were general experiences without personal info. ~Dec 9: Downloads suddenly spiked. At first we thought the concept was working, but we quickly realized some users were trying to use Green Tea the same way as Tea App — to target real people. Immediately after: Our team disabled sign-up to stop new onboarding/content until we could design a safer system. This led to Dec 12 onward: 1-star reviews complaining they only saw a “green screen,” which was expected since sign-up was disabled. Following weeks: We tried to reduce privacy risk further (e.g., removing photo upload in the latest version), but Apple review still rejected it as “targeting real people.” We explained our intent in the review notes, but a later response said the app was a “copycat.” Late December (near Christmas): We had limited capacity to iterate quickly due to vacations, but we still monitored and replied to support emails. Jan 5: A user emailed asking to remove a personal image because they thought we were Tea App. We replied promptly, clarified they had the wrong app, and explained that Our App does not host real-person photos. I’m not sure whether this is what triggered Apple’s termination notice, but I’m trying to understand what went wrong and how to respond properly. If anyone has been through something similar especially if you successfully appealed. I'd really appreciate any advice. Thanks for reading.

It would be helpful to have an option for filtering searches on the Developer Forums by date created or date of last activity. FB21588346 https://github.com/feedback-assistant/reports/issues/742

Hi! I noticed that on my father's M1 Max MacBook Pro (64gb ram) there's an option for style transfer which I don't see on my M1 MacBook Air (16gb ram). I am running macOS Tahoe and he is running macOS Sequoia.

Hi, I’m currently migrating an Apple Developer account from Individual to Organization (US LLC). Apple says the enrollment is under review and they’re verifying authority to sign legal agreements. From your experience, what does Apple usually ask for at this stage — EIN, Articles, DBA, or do they usually just approve it?

I’m getting Auto Layout constraint conflict warnings related to AVPlayerView in my project. I’ve reproduced the issue on macOS Tahoe 26.2. The conflict appears to originate inside AVPlayerView itself, between its internal subviews, rather than in my own layout code. This issue can be easily reproduced in an empty project by simply adding an AVPlayerView as a subview using the code below. class ViewController: NSViewController { override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() let playerView = AVPlayerView() view.addSubview(playerView) } } After presenting that view controller, the following Auto Layout constraint conflict warnings appear in the console: Conflicting constraints detected: <decode: bad range for [%@] got [offs:346 len:1057 within:0]>. Will attempt to recover by breaking <decode: bad range for [%@] got [offs:1403 len:81 within:0]>. Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints: ( "<NSLayoutConstraint:0xb33c29950 H:|-(0)-[AVDesktopPlayerViewContentView:0x10164dce0](LTR) (active, names: '|':AVPlayerView:0xb32ecc000 )>", "<NSLayoutConstraint:0xb33c299a0 AVDesktopPlayerViewContentView:0x10164dce0.right == AVPlayerView:0xb32ecc000.right (active)>", "<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0xb33c62850 h=--& v=--& AVPlayerView:0xb32ecc000.width == 0 (active)>", "<NSLayoutConstraint:0xb33d46df0 H:|-(0)-[AVEventPassthroughView:0xb33cfb480] (active, names: '|':AVDesktopPlayerViewContentView:0x10164dce0 )>", "<NSLayoutConstraint:0xb33d46e40 AVEventPassthroughView:0xb33cfb480.trailing == AVDesktopPlayerViewContentView:0x10164dce0.trailing (active)>", "<NSLayoutConstraint:0xb33ef8320 NSGlassView:0xb33ed8c00.trailing == AVEventPassthroughView:0xb33cfb480.trailing - 6 (active)>", "<NSLayoutConstraint:0xb33ef8460 NSGlassView:0xb33ed8c00.width == 180 (active)>", "<NSLayoutConstraint:0xb33ef84b0 NSGlassView:0xb33ed8c00.leading >= AVEventPassthroughView:0xb33cfb480.leading + 6 (active)>" ) Will attempt to recover by breaking constraint <NSLayoutConstraint:0xb33ef8460 NSGlassView:0xb33ed8c00.width == 180 (active)> Set the NSUserDefault NSConstraintBasedLayoutVisualizeMutuallyExclusiveConstraints to YES to have -[NSWindow visualizeConstraints:] automatically called when this happens. And/or, set a symbolic breakpoint on LAYOUT_CONSTRAINTS_NOT_SATISFIABLE to catch this in the debugger. Is it system bug or maybe someone knows how to fix that? Thank you.

I. am working on an app that uses automounted files using nfsv4 where the server has zfs filesystems. As a test I've created a very simple example and the directory in question seems to automount correctly, but when I try to access it, I get strange behavior. The directory is mounted on is /System/Volumes/Data/mnt/subdir and I can change to that directory just fine. However I get the following: 63 rrsum@Anywhere:subdata% pwd /System/Volumes/Data/mnt/subdata 64 rrsum@Anywhere:subdata% ls -la total 3 drwxr-xr-x 3 nobody nobody 4 Jan 10 13:03 . dr-xr-xr-x 3 root wheel 2 Jan 8 17:27 .. drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody nobody 3 Jan 9 11:20 dir -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 12 Jan 10 13:09 file.txt 65 rrsum@Anywhere:subdata% cd dir cd: string not in pwd: ls The directory appears in the 'ls -la' properly, but I cannot cd to it.

I just tried to renew my APP, and it confirmed via email that it is renewed. But, also says that it needs to be reviewed. Seems like alot of people are having this issue. I have a pilot study on Monday which requires users to use the app, so I placed an expedited review request, and the system is saying I don't have an APP in the review stage. App is no longer on the App Store. Please advise!