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Apple Search ADs showing this error for adding a credit card based out of India. I have ICICI Bank Credit Card and it is enabled for International Payments also . Please check attached screenshot

Hi all, As you know, when using SwiftData Cloudkit, all relationships are required to be optional. In my app, which is a list app, I have a model class Project that contains an array of Subproject model objects. A Subproject also contains an array of another type of model class and this chain goes on and on. In this type of pattern, it becomes really taxxing to handle the optionals the correct way, i.e. unwrap them as late as possible and display an error to the user if unable to. It seems like most developers don't even bother, they just wrap the array in a computed property that returns an empty array if nil. I'm just wondering what is the recommended way by Apple to handle these optionals. I'm not really familiar with how the CloudKit backend works, but if you have a simple list app that only saves to the users private iCloud, can I just handwave the optionals like so many do? Is it only big data apps that need to worry? Or should we always strive to handle them the correct way? If that's the case

My app has been using the iTunes Search API (itunes.apple.com/search) for a few years now, but at some point over the last week or so (late Sept. 2025) it is no longer returning track results with explicit content, regardless of whether I provide explicit=Yes (which is the default anyway, according to the API documentation - https://performance-partners.apple.com/search-api). Has anyone else experienced this with this API and have you figured out a workaround? FYI, I do also use the more robust Apple Music API in another part of my app, which isn't going through this issue, so I know it's technically an alternative. I just need to stick with iTunes Search API in this particular case. Thanks.

Goal: To render in an apple vision pro app, the solid-mechanics 3D simulation results coming form an FEA code. Starting point: I have surface vtks with deformations on each node. Each time step has a a mesh with the nodal coordinates. This is straighforward translatable to a usd MeshSequence. Unfortunately, the results cannot be simplified to a scaling o linear transformation as you would do with other game-oriented animations. Tools: Right now, I am using Xcode and reality composer pro (RCP) to build the scenes. Technical limitations: I am aware that RCP can do animations with BlendMesh and skeletons and that MeshSequence is not a problem. Progress: Coverting to the sequence of vtk meshes to a usd MeshSequence is straighforward. This animates correctly in Preview and Blender (see screenshot). I managed to convert from MeshSequence to multiple keys and BlendMesh. This also animates correctly in Blender and preview. Unfortunately, the BlendMesh of multiple blended meshes shows a zero animation time in

I'm working on a large multi-platform iOS project (iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS) and have successfully migrated from legacy .strings files to modern String Catalogs (.xcstrings). However, I'm unable to export localizations using xcodebuild -exportLocalizations due to cross-platform framework dependency issues. (Note: I did have AI help me write this question, so apologies in advance for any errors) Project Structure Main iOS/iPad app with multiple extensions watchOS companion app tvOS app visionOS app 49 .xcstrings files successfully migrated across all targets Uses Swift Package Manager for modularization The Problem When attempting to export localizations using xcodebuild -exportLocalizations, the build fails because it tries to build all targets across all platforms, including watchOS targets that depend on third-party xcframeworks that don't include watchOS slices: xcodebuild -exportLocalizations -project MyProject.xcodeproj -scheme MyApp -localizationPath ./export -configuration Debug Error:

We’re building a usage-based rental flow. The final charge is only known after the session ends (like gas pumps). We want the same Apple Pay UX that gas stations like at a gas station has: the user does not see a pre-authorization amount up front; they only see “approved” and later the final posted amount on the statement. What we observe (gas stations / desired UX) When paying at gas station with Apple Pay (card-present), the user confirms their card (double-tap) but no pre-auth amount is shown in Wallet/notification UI. The small notification is from the bank (not the merchant) and shows only bank + merchant name, no total. After fueling ends, the final amount appears on the statement from the merchant. What happens in our flow (current behavior) Platform: Apple Pay via Stripe (Apple Pay on the Web with QR → mobile Safari Wallet sheet). When a user confirms payment, the pre-authorization amount is shown immediately to the user (appears like a charge from the user’s perspe

For ~8 weeks (10+ support replies) I’ve been unable to switch my app’s Primary Language from en-CA to en-US. App Store Connect shows: “Primary Locale couldn’t be saved because you must first provide all the required screenshots for each version in this language.” State: Default product page has complete iPhone + iPad screenshots for en-US and en-CA (live/approved). Issue began before any CPP existed; I have since removed all CPPs. Error persists, which suggests a stale/ghost CPP localization still being validated, or other issues. Questions: What does “for each version” precisely validate (live / in-prep / historical; default vs CPP)? Can deleted/never-approved CPPs still be validated, and how can they be purged? Anyone seen this after CPP removal—what fixed it? Happy to DM an Apple Staffer the case ID, a HAR of the failed save, and a short screen recording. Thanks! P.S. This has been open for ~8 weeks; I’m seeking an engineering-owned view to identify the specific unmet validator requirement or conf

Hi, We are using the AX88772C as a USB->Ethernet bridge in a product we are developing. Due to the chip not following the NCM protocol, it is not supported by the default networking drivers on the iPhone. Initially, we intended on using DriverKit to develop a userspace driver for this device. However, we have been informed DriverKit is only available on iPad OS, not iOS. As such is the case, we have found two possible alternatives. First being IOkit, and the second being External Accessory Session (EASession). What are the limitations of each of these options? We need the ability to send and receive USB packets to Control and Bulk endpoints. Is this possible with either of the options defined above? Would either of these options require the device to be MFi certified? We have read that some APIs within IOkit require the apple device to be jailbroken. Is there a list of features that can be used without a jailbroken device? Documentation on these 2 options is limited, so any official documentation