Overview

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.

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

NetworkExtension URL Filter stops during startup only in TestFlight (NEAgentURLFilterErrorDomain Code=3, NEMembershipCheckerErrorDomain Code=3)

Does background CMDeviceMotion delivery depend on an active Core Location session?

Access to MAC addresses of local network interfaces in macOS 27

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

Ok Apple needs to do better

App Store Connect not accepting Builds from Xcode 27 Beta 5

App Review Delayed for Over a Month Despite Multiple Submissions and Support Requests

Accessibility & Inclusion

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

General

Reply to 4. 3 Design: Spam？？？？

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

iPad app terminated by watchdog (0x8BADF00D) during navigation transition — only with AssistiveTouch enabled (iPadOS 26)

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

Supported mechanism to provision Accessibility for an MDM-managed security agent on supervised macOS 27, after PPPC removal

Waive yearly fee for non-profit

19h

Unable to enrol macOS 27 beta VMs in to Jamf

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

Hey Have a problem with TestFlight external test

With Xcode 26, iPadOS 27 beta 4, encountering EXC_BREAKPOINT in FrontBoardServices at app launch

Safari, WKWebview Crash in iOS 15 Beta2

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

view protocol update ?

18h

Game Center matchmaking fails for all non-default users on Apple TV — no IDS registration for secondary users (FB24156316)

2D Soft Shadows with SpriteKit and Metal

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

Safari "Deceptive Website" warning persists after hosting migration — correct escalation path?

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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

Xcode crashes on every launch and is completely unusable.

Apple Developer enrollment still Pending 5 days after €99 payment — order remains processing

Is it possible to remove the 3 1024x1024 app icon pngs from assets catalog for apps with Icon Composer app icons?

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

App Store submission rejected with error 90034 despite Apple Distribution signature

Apple domain reverification

Cannot register ANY App ID — "not available" for every string, including random test strings

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

How to import photos into Device Hub photos app (beta 3)

Do FairPlay Streaming credentials remain valid if the issuing team's membership expires?

Facing issues with response from Fairplay SDK based service

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

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 update, 3rd color suggestion

MagSafe charging light problem

Improve screen space utilization across iOS

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

Core ML memory usage is dramatically higher with an Xcode 27 build on iOS 27

The new beta Siri disappeared

Restricting App Installation to Devices Supporting Apple Intelligence Without Triggering Game Mode

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

NSTextView Weird Selection Behavior with NSTextAttachmentCells

48m

Alert Closures Not Firing + Navigation Animations Broken

iOS 27 Beta 5: Button actions ignored inside horizontal SwiftUI ScrollView (minimal repro)

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

A ClothGrabComponent movement problem

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

vision RCP models Hover

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

10m

App Attest — are there rate limits or quotas on generateKey / attestKey

High Latency with `DCAppAttestService.attestKey(_:clientDataHash:)` (4–8s) – Guidance Needed