“Popping Sound”

Is there any supported or recommended way to achieve user-configurable alarm volume while still using AlarmKit? Hi there! I’m currently building an alarm app on iOS using AlarmKit, and I’m running into a fundamental limitation around volume control. When using AlarmKit, alarm sounds are played at the system ringer volume. My goal is simple in concept: Allow users to set an alarm volume inside the app, and have the alarm sound play at that volume when triggered. However, AlarmKit does not provide any API to control or override the alarm volume. I’ve explored several approaches(AVSystemController, MPVolumeView...), but none achieved the desired result. Is there any supported or recommended way to achieve user-configurable alarm volume while still using AlarmKit? Any insights from developers who’ve shipped alarm apps, or from Apple engineers, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance 🙏

[Submitted as FB20950954] Xcode Simulator causes crackling and distortion in audio playback across all apps (Apple Podcasts, Music, third-party). REPRO STEPS Open any audio app and start playback Note the audio quality Launch Xcode Simulator After a few seconds, note audio quality again Quit Xcode Simulator Audio returns to normal CURRENT Audio has crackling and distortion while Simulator is running. EXPECTED Clean audio playback regardless of whether Simulator is running. SYSTEM INFO macOS 26.1 (25B78) Xcode 26.1 (17B55) Simulator 26.0 (1058)

I have an app that has been using the following code to down load audio files: if let url = URL(string: episode.fetchPath()) { var request = URLRequest(url: url) request.httpMethod = get let task = session.downloadTask(with: request) And then the following completionHandler code: func urlSession(_ session: URLSession, downloadTask: URLSessionDownloadTask, didFinishDownloadingTo location: URL) { try FileManager.default.moveItem(at: location, to: localUrl) In the spirit of modernization, I'm trying to update this code to use async await: var request = URLRequest(url: url) request.httpMethod = get let (data, response) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request) try data.write(to: localUrl, options: [.atomicWrite, .completeFileProtection]) Both these code paths use the same url value. Both return the same Data blobs (they return the same hash value) Unfortunately the second code path (using await) introduces a problem. When the audio is playing and the iPhone goes to sleep, after 15 seconds

Hi, I published my first app (a Unity game) in August 2025, and at the start of December I began promoting it and getting users. I’ve submitted around 10 updates since release, and each has been approved. It was sitting at a 4.8 star rating from roughly 80 ratings. It’s a simple endless runner style game called “Rushy Road” where you drive a car down a road, dodging traffic and collecting powerups to try and make it as far as you can, with different unlockable vehicles and upgrades. However, my app was just suddenly removed from the App Store and I received a Pending Termination Notice saying: “Upon further review of the activity associated with your Apple Developer Program membership, it's been determined that your membership, or a membership associated with your account, has been used for dishonest or fraudulent activity, in violation of the Apple Developer Program License Agreement. Given the severity of the identified issues, all apps associated with your Apple Developer Program account have been removed

We are embedding TikTok Live streams inside our iOS app using WKWebView. The Live stream loads and plays normally at first. However, when the app goes to the background (for example, user presses the Home button or switches apps) and then returns to the foreground, the TikTok Live video and audio become paused and do not resume automatically. Expected behavior When the app returns from the background to the foreground, the video/audio should resume playback automatically Actual behavior Video/audio pauses after app resumes from background Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.