Overview

Accessibility & Inclusion

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

General

suddenly notified that my app is "no longer available " when apple 15+ years ago told me it would always be available

iOS 26 regression: `DeviceActivityEvent`: `eventDidReachThreshold` called immediately (instead of waiting till threshold is reached)

10h

Reply to 4. 3 Design: Spam？？？？

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 SwiftData CarPlay Internationalization Automation & Scripting Core OS Drivers General Hardware Networking Processes & Concurrency iCloud Health & Fitness Maps & Location Notifications StoreKit Apple Pay

Feedback Assistant: FB24238254. iOS Setup Assistant does not send configured HTTP proxy credentials after a 407 response

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Production SKAdNetwork postbacks remain version 3.0 instead of 4.0

44m

MacCatalyst and Image of AppIcon

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

TestFlight does not allow to add Existing Internal testing group to the build

21m

Sign-in attempts from Apple IP ranges using a corrupted demo credential, with nothing in review

I really dont know what to say...

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

Waive yearly fee for non-profit

PPPC Accessibility Profile Not Applied on Golden Gate Beta When Deployed via Jamf

Enterprise WatchOS App Won't Install on WatchOS 26.5

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

First-time notarization: all submissions stuck In Progress 26+ hours, including a 16 KB control binary

BlockStorageDeviceDriverKit grant confirmed by support but shows "No Requests" in the portal. How to resolve?

Team ID and App ID prefix mismatch for macOS

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

What to do if an application is stolen by OpenAI

Best path for a 14-year-old student to begin Swift development using an iPad

Window dragging (via Title Bar) fails over Chrome Remote Desktop after updating to macOS 27 Golden Gate Beta

Developer Tools & Services

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

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

Who is going to answer my concern?

How. to save a file to a folder

Cannot install build from Testflight.

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

MagSafe charging light problem

Emoji rotated variation

Pride wallpaper bug

Graphics & Games

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

Game Porting Toolkit General Metal GameKit SceneKit SpriteKit RealityKit

SpriteKit scene used as SCNView.overlaySKScene crashes due to SKShapeNode

11h

MPS bf16 softmax produces NaN on M5 Max (regression from M4) — breaks all on-device diffusion inference

22h

Behaviour of a 0-value `accelerationStructureID`

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 App Intents Core AI Evaluations Create ML General Core ML

Custom AppSchema domains

MLX support on swift playground

Foundation Models are broken in iOS 27 Beta

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

flashMode .on overrides locked focus — AF scan runs and refocuses before the strobe

Turning AutoFocus off while flash is on.

Apple-supported alternative to MusicKit JS authorization for child accounts

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.

Sign in with Apple: Better Auth token exchange returns invalid_client while equivalent direct request returns invalid_grant

Sign in with Apple: "Sign Up Not Completed" for every App ID in our team — framework returns canceled (1001) with empty userInfo

Local Network permission randomly breaks connectivity, only fixable via Recovery Mode

Programming Languages

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

Swift General

Learn Swift and SwiftUI in my old age?

Swift Concurrency Proposal Index

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

NavigationSplitView sidebar collapse crashes in right-to-left layout when the detail pane's content is padded (macOS 27 beta)

20h

SwiftUI macOS Preview Crash When Using Custom Row Directly Inside List

20h

Place Card API - SwiftUI

21h

Safari & Web

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

WebKit Web Extensions General

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.

Foveated Streaming & Spatial Tracking 3D Content Reality Composer Pro General ARKit

How does PhotogrammetrySession use LiDAR depth provided through PhotogrammetrySample?

Apple Cinema Environment

RealityKit portal crossing leaves a hard PBR lighting seam despite environmentLightingWeight being 0