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I want to update my lockscreen LiveActivity via Broadcast Push Notification, but updating always fails - but ending always works. Payload with "update" is completely ignored: {"aps":{"timestamp":1685952000,"event":"update","content-state":{"currentSlotName":"Debug1","nextSlotName":"Debug2"}}} Same payload with "end" works, the view is refreshed with the new content-state: {"aps":{"timestamp":1685952000,"event":"end","content-state":{"currentSlotName":"Debug1","nextSlotName":"Debug2"}}} Via the MacOS Console I am able to see that both events happen to end up on the device. I am sending these Broadcast Push Notifications via Apple's Push Notifications Console.

Dear Apple Developer Community, I hope you're all doing well. I'm running into an issue where a USB DEXT doesn’t seem to be fully registered in the IORegistry, which is preventing the user client (daemon) from connecting and communicating with it. The DEXT is supposed to authorize any USB device connections based on the daemon’s response. Here’s a simplified example to illustrate the issue: // MyUSBDEXT.h class MyUSBDEXT : public IOService { public: virtual kern_return_t Start(IOService *provider) override; virtual bool init() override; virtual kern_return_t Stop(IOService *provider) override; virtual kern_return_t NewUserClient(uint32_t type, IOUserClient **userClient) override; }; // MyUSBDEXT.cpp kern_return_t IMPL(MyUSBDEXT, Start) { // USB device handling kern_return_t result = RegisterService(); if (result != kIOReturnSuccess) { os_log_error(OS_LOG_DEFAULT, "RegisterService() failed with error: %d", result); goto Exit; // Exit if registration fails } // Wait for NewUserClient creation and daemon response // Return: Allow or Deny the USB connection } kern_return_t IMPL(MyUSBDEXT, NewUserClient) { // Handle new client creation } In the example above, IMPL(MyUSBDEXT, Start) waits for a user client to establish communication after calling RegisterService(), and only then does it proceed to allow or deny the USB device connection. Based on my observations, even after RegisterService() returns kIOReturnSuccess, the DEXT entry appears in the IORegistry but remains unregistered, preventing user clients from connecting. MyUSBDEXT <class IOUserService, id 0x100001185, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retain 7> However, if IMPL(MyUSBDEXT, Start) does not wait after calling RegisterService(), the DEXT gets fully registered, allowing user clients to connect and communicate with it. MyUSBDEXT <class IOUserService, id 0x100001185, registered, matched, active, busy 0, retain 7> This creates a challenge: IMPL(MyUSBDEXT, Start) needs to wait for a user client to establish communication to Allow or Deny USB connections, but the user client can only connect after MyUSBDEXT::Start() completes. According to Apple’s documentation, RegisterService() initiates the registration process for the service, but it is unclear when the process actually completes. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/kernel/ioservice/3180701-registerservice Is there a way to ensure that RegisterService() fully completes and properly registers the entry in IORegistry before returning from IMPL(MyUSBDEXT, Start)? Alternatively, in a USB DEXT, is it possible to make the USB device authorization decision (allow/deny) after IMPL(MyUSBDEXT, Start) has completed? Or is there another recommended approach to handle this scenario? Any insights would be greatly appreciated!

Hello, I struggle to do some UI testing using accessibility identifiers when I wrap some SwiftUI view using UIHostingController (our app is mainly coded using UIKit). Considering this SwiftUI view (simplified for this post): HStack { Text(self.title.uppercased()) .albusTheme(.header) .lineLimit(self.isMultiline ? nil : 1) .multilineTextAlignment(.leading) .accessibilityAddTraits(.isStaticText) .accessibilityIdentifier("section_title") } This view and its controller are embedded as a UITableViewHeaderFooterView in a UITableView. This is an extract of recursiveDescription output: | | | | | | <_UITableViewHeaderFooterContentView: 0x1076ad720; frame = (0 0; 393 40); layer = <CALayer: 0x6000006b1720>> | | | | | | | <_TtGC13ListComponent19SwiftUIFieldContentV20ListComponentLibrary17FormSectionHeader_: 0x1076ab980; baseClass = UIControl; frame = (0 0; 393 40); layer = <CALayer: 0x6000006b1da0>> | | | | | | | | <_TtGC7SwiftUI14_UIHostingViewV20ListComponentLibrary17FormSectionHeader_: 0x1078f9600; frame = (0 0; 393 40); gestureRecognizers = <NSArray: 0x600000e25d70>; backgroundColor = UIExtendedSRGBColorSpace 0.0666667 0.133333 0.227451 1; layer = <SwiftUI.UIHostingViewDebugLayer: 0x6000006b19a0>> | | | | | | | | | <_TtCOCV7SwiftUI11DisplayList11ViewUpdater8Platform13CGDrawingView: 0x106985550; frame = (16 12.6667; 147.667 14.6667); anchorPoint = (0, 0); opaque = NO; autoresizesSubviews = NO; layer = <_TtCOCV7SwiftUI11DisplayList11ViewUpdater8PlatformP33_65A81BD07F0108B0485D2E15DE104A7514CGDrawingLayer: 0x6000026b8240>> CGDrawingView seems to hide the underlying view hierarchy. Is there a way to access accessibility settings using the integration of SwiftUI in UIKit?

I am trying to use Broadcast upload extension but Broadcast picker starts countdown and stops (swiftUI). Steps i followed. added BroadcastUploadExtension as target same app group for for main app and extension added packages using SPM i seems the extension functions are not getting triggered, i check using UIScreen.main.isCaptured also which always comes as false. i tried Using Logs which never Appeared.

Adding Stack Trace for your reference: thread #1, queue = 'com.apple.main-thread', stop reason = EXC_BREAKPOINT (code=1, subcode=0x1a6efe5b8) frame #0: 0x00000001a6efe5b8 WebCoreWebCore::BaseAudioSharedUnit::BaseAudioSharedUnit() + 668 frame #1: 0x00000001a6efe044 WebCoreWebCore::CoreAudioSharedUnit::singleton() + 80 frame #2: 0x00000001a9521fe4 WebCoreWebCore::CoreAudioCaptureSource::create(WebCore::CaptureDevice const&, WebCore::MediaDeviceHashSalts&&, WebCore::MediaConstraints const*, std::__1::optional<WTF::ObjectIdentifierGeneric<WebCore::PageIdentifierType, WTF::ObjectIdentifierMainThreadAccessTraits<unsigned long long>, unsigned long long>>) + 360 frame #3: 0x00000001a94f180c WebCoreWebCore::RealtimeMediaSourceCenter::getUserMediaDevices(WebCore::MediaStreamRequest const&, WebCore::MediaDeviceHashSalts&&, WTF::Vector<WebCore::RealtimeMediaSourceCenter::DeviceInfo, 0ul, WTF::CrashOnOverflow, 16ul, WTF::FastMalloc>&, WTF::Vector<WebCore::RealtimeMediaSourceCenter::DeviceInfo, 0ul, WTF::CrashOnOverflow, 16ul, WTF::FastMalloc>&, WebCore::MediaConstraintType&) + 356 frame #4: 0x00000001a94f22cc WebCoreWebCore::RealtimeMediaSourceCenter::validateRequestConstraintsAfterEnumeration(WTF::Function<void (WTF::Vector<WebCore::CaptureDevice, 0ul, WTF::CrashOnOverflow, 16ul, WTF::FastMalloc>&&, WTF::Vector<WebCore::CaptureDevice, 0ul, WTF::CrashOnOverflow, 16ul, WTF::FastMalloc>&&)>&&, WTF::Function<void (WebCore::MediaConstraintType)>&&, WebCore::MediaStreamRequest const&, WebCore::MediaDeviceHashSalts&&) + 356 frame #5: 0x00000001a94fb394 WebCoreWTF::Detail::CallableWrapper<WebCore::RealtimeMediaSourceCenter::enumerateDevices(bool, bool, bool, bool, WTF::CompletionHandler<void ()>&&)::$_0, void>::~CallableWrapper() + 164 frame #6: 0x00000001a814bbe8 WebCoreWTF::Detail::CallableWrapper<WebCore::AVCaptureDeviceManager::refreshCaptureDevicesInternal(WTF::CompletionHandler<void ()>&&, WebCore::AVCaptureDeviceManager::ShouldSetUserPreferredCamera)::$_0::operator()()::'lambda'(), void>::call() + 520 frame #7: 0x00000001ab7f1aac JavaScriptCoreWTF::RunLoop::performWork() + 524 frame #8: 0x00000001ab7f1880 JavaScriptCoreWTF::RunLoop::performWork(void*) + 36 frame #9: 0x00000001935e7d0c CoreFoundationCFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION + 28 frame #10: 0x00000001935e7ca0 CoreFoundation__CFRunLoopDoSource0 + 172 frame #11: 0x00000001935e6a24 CoreFoundation__CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 232 frame #12: 0x00000001935e5c64 CoreFoundation__CFRunLoopRun + 840 frame #13: 0x000000019360a730 CoreFoundationCFRunLoopRunSpecific + 572 frame #14: 0x00000001e0fb5190 GraphicsServicesGSEventRunModal + 168 frame #15: 0x0000000196239f34 UIKitCore-[UIApplication _run] + 816 frame #16: 0x0000000196238164 UIKitCore`UIApplicationMain + 336 frame #17: 0x000000010811bec4 AppName.debug.dylibmain at AppDelegate.swift:25:13 frame #18: 0x00000001bae06a58 dyldstart + 5964

Hi, I need to contact Apple developer support. But on "Call Me" - it get a response to say the email is invalid (it is a telephone number!). I can also see in dev tools it fails with "errorToken": "EMAIL_VALIDATION_FAILED". "errorMessage": "Given emailAddress : xxxx is Invalid", I get the same error on the "Send a Message" form. The other members of my team also have the same problem, so we have no way to contact support.

Hello Everyone, I have noticed an inconsistency in the KEXT status between the System Information Extensions section and the output of the kextstat command. In System Information, the extension appears as loaded: ACS6x: Version: 3.8.3 Last Modified: 2025/3/10, 8:03 PM Bundle ID: com.Accusys.driver.Acxxx Loaded: Yes Get Info String: ACS6x 3.8.4 Copyright (c) 2004-2020 Accusys, Ltd. Architectures: arm64e 64-Bit (Intel): No Location: /Library/Extensions/ACS6x.kext/ Kext Version: 3.8.3 Load Address: 0 Loadable: Yes Dependencies: Satisfied Signed by: Developer ID Application: Accusys, Inc (K3TDMD9Y6B) Issuer: Developer ID Certification Authority Signing time: 2025-03-10 12:03:20 +0000 Identifier: com.Accusys.driver.Acxxx TeamID: K3TDMD9Y6B However, when I check using kextstat, it does not appear as loaded: $ kextstat | grep ACS6x Executing: /usr/bin/kmutil showloaded No variant specified, falling back to release I use a script to do these jobs echo " Change to build/Release" echo " CodeSign ACS6x.kext" echo " Compress to zip file" echo " Notary & Staple" echo " Unload the old Acxxx Driver" echo " Copy ACS6x.kext driver to /Library/Extensions/" echo " Change ACS6x.kext driver owner" echo " Loaded ACS6x.kext driver" sudo kextload ACS6x.kext echo " Rebiuld system cache" sudo kextcache -system-prelinked-kernel sudo kextcache -system-caches sudo kextcache -i / echo " Reboot" sudo reboot But it seems that the KEXT is not always loaded successfully. What did I forget to do? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Best regards, Charles

I am wondering, is it possible to somehow configure a 3D object to respond to the gaze of a person, like change colors of some parts of the 3D-Model where a person is looking, i.e. where a person's gaze lands on the surface of the 3D-model ? For example, if there is a 3D model of a Cool Dragon 🐉 in the physical space of a person, when seen through with the mixed reality view, of a VisionPro. Now, it would be really cool to change only the color, or make some specific parts of the dragon skin shimmer, but only in the areas where a person is looking. Is this possible ? Is it do-able with eye-tracking of VisionPro ? Any advice would be appreciated. 🤝 🤓 I am new to iOS and VisionOS development.

Issue with Heart Rate Graph from Apple Watch in iOS App Hello Community! I hope everyone is doing well. I'm developing an iOS app that includes a feature to display a graph of the heart rate recorded during a route using the Apple Watch. Current Implementation I have successfully implemented data collection and transfer from the Apple Watch to the iPhone. The app's main UI correctly displays the user's real-time BPM. When the user stops the route, an analysis view is generated, showing speed and altitude (both work perfectly). Expected Behavior The user starts recording a route while monitoring heart rate. After tapping "Stop Route," an analysis view should display a heart rate graph along with speed and altitude data. Issue Encountered Despite multiple attempts, I have not been able to properly generate the heart rate graph. The only result I have achieved so far is a flat line with points representing the recorded BPM over time, instead of a proper graph. Request for Help If anyone has experience implementing a similar feature, I would appreciate any guidance on correcting my implementation. I can share: The file responsible for graph visualization. The file handling data processing after the user stops the route. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Summary I'm trying to display a heart rate graph from Apple Watch data in my iOS app. While data collection and transfer work fine, the graph only shows a flat line instead of a proper visualization. Speed and altitude graphs work correctly. If anyone has experience with this, I’d love some guidance!

Hi Elf Team, I submitted an app update over a week ago and am still waiting for the review to start. I’ve reached out through the contact form multiple times but haven’t received any replies yet. Could someone from the forum please help expedite this or advise on how to proceed? Thanks in advance!

The save credentials prompt is not shown after clicking the submit button in the following setup. The prompt is shown if I move the email field before the login field. Is it really required to have login and password fields at the end of the registration form? Or is there some API that can trigger the prompt? struct FakeRegistrationView: View { @State private var login = "" @State private var password = "" @State private var repeatPassword = "" @State private var email = "" var navigateBack: () -> Void var body: some View { VStack(spacing: 16) { TextField("Login", text: $login) .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder) .textContentType(.username) .disableAutocorrection(true) .autocapitalization(.none) .frame(maxWidth: 300) SecureField("Password", text: $password) .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder) .textContentType(.newPassword) .disableAutocorrection(true) .autocapitalization(.none) .frame(maxWidth: 300) SecureField("Repeat password", text: $repeatPassword) .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder) .textContentType(.newPassword) .disableAutocorrection(true) .autocapitalization(.none) .frame(maxWidth: 300) TextField("Email", text: $email) .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder) .textContentType(.emailAddress) .disableAutocorrection(true) .autocapitalization(.none) .frame(maxWidth: 300) Button { Task { try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(2)) navigateBack() } } label: { Text("Submit") } .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent) } } }

I'm facing an issue where if a WiFi network is turned off and back on within a short time frame (2-4 seconds), iOS still shows the device as connected but does not send a new DHCP request. This causes a problem for my network device, which relies on the DHCP request to assign an IP address. Without the request, the device is unable to establish a socket connection properly. Is there any way to force iOS to send a DHCP request immediately when reconnecting to the network in this scenario? Are there any known workarounds or configurations that might help ensure the DHCP process is re-triggered? Any insights would be appreciated. Thanks!

Our app is solely a Business to Business app. We have some client requirements for installing the test and production version of the app on the same device at the same time. What we would like to do is distribute the same app with different bundle ids. eg com.ourbundleid.appname com.ourbundleid.appname.test I know the guidelines specify to not do this under the 4.3 Spam section but this is a specific request from a number of our clients to have a duplicate version, given that its B2B is there a possibility for exemption for B2B apps? Thanks

Hello everyone, i created a game that is related to doctor operation simulator. In this game, user perform different operations on different organs like face, elbow, foot etc. Game is live on play store and here is the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nexthope.doctor.hospital.surgery.games&hl=en_US&gl=US But it was rejected by app store review team. Similar games are already there on app store. Please help me on this issue.

Hello everyone, I’m implementing external purchases in my app and I’m using ExternalPurchase.linkToExternalPurchase() on iOS 17.4+ to display the Apple modal for external purchases. However, I need to handle purchases on iOS 15.4 - 17.3, where StoreKit’s external purchase APIs do not provide tokens and return false. Questions: What is the recommended fallback for iOS 15.4 - 17.3 since the Apple modal is not available? Should I display a custom modal or directly open a WebView with the purchase page? On iOS < 15.4, since external purchase APIs are unavailable, is it acceptable to open the external purchase page directly in Safari instead of within the app? Will Apple reject the app if I use a custom modal for purchases on iOS 15.4 - 17.3 instead of the Apple-provided one on iOS 17.4+? I want to make sure my implementation complies with Apple’s guidelines while providing the best experience for users on older iOS versions. Thanks in advance for your help!

ITMS-90078: Missing potentially required entitlement - Your app, or a library that’s included in your app, uses Apple Push Notification service (APNs) registration APIs, but the APS Environment Entitlement isn’t included in the app signature’s entitlements. If your app uses APNs, make sure the App ID is enabled for push notifications in Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles, sign the app with a distribution provisioning profile that includes the APS Environment Entitlement, and upload a new build to ensure that push notifications function as intended. For details, visit: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/usernotifications/registering-your-app-with-apns.

The mentioned way of setting up complications does not work. We can't create the identifier according to the guideline mentioned in the WWDC session. https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2020/10049/?time=1021 Timestamp: 17:04 Error: An attribute in the provided entity has invalid value An App ID with Identifier '.watchkitapp.complication' is not available. Please enter a different string. To clarify - the non masked identifier is not used on another property inside our dev program. Without creating the identifier our tests result in not working push notifications. Error message while testing: discarded as application was not registered. Is the way mentioned in the WWDC session still valid? BR

We are experiencing an issue where our app gets stuck during launch. The splash screen appears for some time, and then the app either becomes unresponsive or closes unexpectedly. However, there are no crash logs captured in Xcode or Firebase Crashlytics, indicating that the app is not crashing but rather being terminated. This issue is preventing affected users from properly launching the app. Additionally, some users have reported occasional lag and slow performance when using the app. The issue occurs only for a specific subset of users and appears to be related to other Electronic Logging Device (ELD) apps running in the background. When these apps are active, our app struggles to launch and sometimes becomes unresponsive. We suspect that this behavior could be related to system resource allocation, such as high memory consumption by background apps, which might be affecting our app's ability to launch correctly. However, we have been unable to reproduce the issue on our end despite multiple attempts. Actions Performed During App Launch: Firebase configuration API requests, including: Fetching account details Registering the FCM token with the server Asynchronous background requests to fetch POI details Creating a local database and storing POI data in local storage We would like guidance from Apple regarding potential causes and debugging strategies, especially in scenarios where the app does not produce crash logs but still fails to launch properly. Any insights into memory management, conflicts with background applications, or system resource constraints would be highly appreciated. Steps to Reproduce: Install and launch the app on an affected device. Observe that the app gets stuck on the launch screen. After some time, the app terminates unexpectedly. Issue is inconsistent and occurs only for certain users. Presence of other ELD apps running in the background appears to influence the issue.

My application has been stuck in the 'In Review' status for several weeks. After that, I removed it from verification and increased the build number, but still nothing has changed. Today marks 3 days without any response, even though initially I was receiving responses within 24 hours. Are there other people experiencing the same problems, or does anyone have solutions, please? Thank you.

Apple Feedback Ticket: FB16804936 Background We develop a parental control application called Adora Kids (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/adora-kids/id6443787669) that requires "Location Always" permission to function properly. Our app has Screen Time authorization and provides monitoring services for parents. Issue We are experiencing a recurring problem where child users receive the system notification "Adora accessed your location in the background" every few days. This frequently results in children disabling location permissions, which prevents our app from functioning as intended. Current Approach and Limitations We have explored using Content & Privacy Restrictions for Location Services as a potential solution, but have encountered two significant limitations: These restrictions cannot be accessed programmatically via the ManagedSettings framework (unlike AppStoreSettings and other restrictions). The current implementation is "all-or-nothing" - enabling location restrictions blocks permission changes for ALL apps on the device, preventing children from granting legitimate location access to other applications. Questions Is there a way to programmatically access and manage Content & Privacy Restrictions for Location Services through the ManagedSettings framework that we might have overlooked? Are there any recommended approaches for apps with Screen Time authorization to prevent users from changing specific permissions (particularly location) while still allowing them to manage permissions for other apps? Does Apple have plans to implement app-specific permission locking for apps with Screen Time authorization in future iOS releases? Are there any alternative approaches or workarounds that other developers have successfully implemented for this use case? Any guidance from the developer community or Apple engineers would be greatly appreciated. This is a critical functionality issue affecting the reliability of our parental control service. Thank you in advance for your assistance.