A Summary of the WWDC25 Group Lab

I added a extension called Call Directory to an IOS app as we want to call blocking and caller id. I was able to add App Groups to both runner and CallDirectory. I cannot see of add Call Directory capability. Am I missing something. I added the extension through the Call Directory Target template. If I try to add this to CallDirectory.enitlements manually com.apple.developer.callkit.call-directory call-blocking caller-identification i recieve this signing error. Provisioning profile iOS Team Provisioning Profile: doesn't include the com.apple.developer.callkit.call-directory entitlement. I cannot add Call Directory to an identifier in Apple Developer either.

Apple is encouraging VPN apps on macOS to transition to Network Extension APIs, if they haven't done so yet, see: TN3165: Packet Filter is not API WWDC25: Filter and tunnel network traffic with NetworkExtension Using Network Extension is fine for VPN apps that are distributed via the Mac App Store. Users get one pop-up requesting permission to add VPN configurations and that's it. However, VPN apps that are distributed outside of the App Store (using Developer ID) cannot use Network Extension in the same way, such apps need to install a System Extension first (see TN3134: Network Extension provider deployment). Installing a System Extension is a very poor user experience. There is a pop-up informing about a system extension, which the user has to manually enable. The main button is OK, which only dismisses the pop-up and in such case there is little chance that the user will be able to find the correct place to enable the extension. The other button in that pop-up navigates to the correct screen in S

When the Icon Composer file is imported into the project folder, and after building, there is a warning that says: Failed to parse icontool JSON output. Parts of the warnings show this: Entity: line 1: parser error : Start tag expected, '<' not found 211PNG ^ Entity: line 1: parser error : Start tag expected, '<' not found 211PNG ^ Entity: line 1: parser error : Start tag expected, '<' not found 211PNG ^ /* com.apple.actool.notices */ warning: Failed to parse icontool JSON output. Underlying Errors: Description: The data couldn’t be read because it isn’t in the correct format. Failure Reason: The data is not in the correct format. Debug Description: Garbage at end around line 6, column 0. /* com.apple.actool.compilation-results */ I have created the icon with png files in each layer group in icon composer. However the project is able to compile, and running shows the correct icon. What is the issue with this?

We are currently experiencing an issue accessing crash data via the App Store Connect Analytics API for several of our mobile apps. Summary of Issue: For certain app IDs, crash data is clearly visible within the App Store Connect UI under the App Crashes report. However, when attempting to retrieve this same data via the official Analytics API, no crash data is returned. Our integration makes the following API calls: GET /v1/analyticsReportRequests//reports?filter[category]=APP_USAGE GET /v1/analyticsReports//instances GET /v1/analyticsReports//segment (to retrieve download URL) This process works as expected for some apps, where the “App Crashes” report is available and the segment URL is returned. However, for other apps, while the crash data appears in the UI, the API does not return the “App Crashes” report or any segment URL to download the data. We’ve confirmed the report IDs and used the correct authentication headers in our requests. Question Can anyone please advise why crash data for certai

Hi there, I'm presenting a FamilyActivityPicker inside of a sheet, and on some phones, the FamilyActivityPicker freezes and crashes when the user expands the Other category only. Other is the only category that exhibits this behavior, and it only does this on some phones, not in all cases. This issue is perfectly reproducible on those phones when using the FamilyActivityPicker for the other category only, but on those same phones it does not reproducible in the Native ScreenTime Picker in Settings → ScreenTime → App Limits → Add Limit. I don't have access to these phones as they are user reports, but any guidance here would be deeply appreciated. More broadly, there are several issues with the FamilyActivityPicker (categories expand on top of each other when multiple are opened, varying behavior with tapping rows vs tapping select bubbles depending on phone size, etc) that the Native ScreenTime Picker doesn't have. Grouping websites as a standalone category is preferable as well. Could we as develope

I'd like to allow users to select apps to shield from a DeviceActivityReport (similar to how Apple's Screen Time Settings activity report allows a user to add limits to a selected app in the report. What I need to do is pass an appToken from the DeviceActivityReportExtension to my app. I realize the extension is sandboxed and doesn't allow private data to be seen outside of the sandbox. The docs state: To protect the user’s privacy, your extension runs in a sandbox. This sandbox prevents your extension from making network requests or moving sensitive content outside the extension’s address space. However, tokens aren't sensitive. I want to pass a token set out of the sandboxed extension so users can select certain apps from the report that my app can use for setting limits, etc. I thought using App Groups and saving data with UserDefaults with a suiteName for my app group would do it, but it doesn't appear to allow me to pass the token data. Yes I'm using the same KEY for both as I set a con

Feedback for iPhone and iPad – Display Technology Dear Apple Team, Currently, the mainstream display technology used in iPhone and iPad is OLED. However, OLED panels produce significant PWM flickering, which strongly irritates the human eye. Many users, especially in China, experience eye strain, tearing, and discomfort after using OLED devices for a period of time. There is a large group of users here who are highly sensitive to screen flicker and therefore cannot use OLED-based devices at all. What they truly need is an eye-friendly device with either LCD or flicker-free Mini-LED display technology. I sincerely recommend that Apple consider offering iPhone and iPad models with LCD or Mini-LED panels. Such displays could provide better eye comfort, no flicker, and a healthier experience. Currently, almost no smartphone manufacturers in China provide such options, and even if they do, their devices often come with outdated chipsets and cannot be used as a reliable daily driver. This presents a valuab

We run an analytics query every day; this worked fine for the past 6 years or so. Two days ago this query has stopped working. It always returns a non-descript 400 Bad Request. Here's the exact query: curl -H 'Accept: application/a-gzip' -H 'Authorization: Bearer ' 'https://api.appstoreconnect.apple.com/v1/salesReports?filter[frequency]=DAILY&filter[reportType]=SALES&filter[reportSubType]=SUMMARY&filter[version]=1_0&filter[vendorNumber]=' And the response: HTTP Status 400 – Bad RequestHTTP Status 400 – Bad Request I have confirmed that the is correct (with an incorrect token I get a specific error message). Same with missing or incorrect filter parameters: the API returns an exact error message. I have also confirmed that our vendor number is correct (from AppstoreConnect › Payments and Financial Reports, top left corner), though specifying an invalid vendor number yields the same non-descript 400 Bad Request. With seemingly valid filter parameters, (no matter the report type or f

We are so interested in AlarmKit which is presented at WWDC25. While we planning our app using AlarmKit, We had a few questions come to mind and were hoping you could provide some clarity. Please excuse the rather long list of questions, as we don't currently have a device available to test these features ourselves. System Actions Related Is there a limit to the number of alarms that can be scheduled using AlarmKit? Are alarms scheduled with AlarmKit persistent across device reboots? When an alarm is dismissed (either by swiping or pressing the power button), can our app detect this action and execute code in response? Can we control the behavior of the physical Lock Screen buttons when an AlarmKit alarm is active, for instance, to trigger a snooze action? Does AlarmKit function correctly during Do Not Disturb or Low Power Mode? What is the expected behavior when an alarm from our app (using AlarmKit) overlaps with an alarm from another app that also uses AlarmKit? Which one is going to get its prior