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There are a few different issues that are at play here, so I'll try to untangle it a bit. Firstly to highlight what I send back to all reports of this symptom. This is what you probably saw in email already, but sharing here for everyone else's benefit: This symptom (Failed to start launchd_sim: could not bind to session, launchd_sim may have crashed or quit responding) occurs when launchd_sim (the principal process that kicks off the simulator) doesn't respond to an initial checkin message within a set time window. It is known to be caused by a variety of issues. Incorrect permissions on system temporary directories: Some users inadvertently change the permissions on system temporary directories, which can lead to this issue as well as problems in other software. If this is the issue, it can be fixed by running sudo chmod 1777 /private/var/tmp /private/tmp. 3rd Party Security Software: Some 3rd party security software can cause significant performance delays loading processes from the simulator runtime disk

Thanks for the post, looks like there is documentation about app store screenshots. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstoreconnectapi/app-screenshots Reading that looks like for an Apple Pencil–based app, sketching directly on the canvas within your app playground to demonstrate its capabilities is absolutely allowed and aligns with the submission guidelines or at least does not go against it. Always good to check all rules and regulations as I think the ban on handwritten notes, sketches, or outlines refers to using mockups or design concepts created outside your app (e.g., hand-drawn mockups scanned or imported into your submission). Hope this helps. When you submit for sure Review team will let you know for sure. But I think the documentation is clear. Albert Pascual
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I trying to map 20 KB memory, I have already tried 1 Byte or 4 KB, still get 64-bit address. And maximum DMA data size would set to 8 MB, but I haven't set 8M yet. I haven't checked the code, but I'd expect that you'd need to be page aligned, with would be 16KB (not 4KB). I'm actually not sure why gen64IOVMSegments worked, though it's possible that using the native address size changed something. Ironically, I think this might have just worked if you'd gone straight to 8MB __ Kevin Elliott DTS Engineer, CoreOS/Hardware

Is there a documentation or even a public sample code for this anywhere, which I could check? Sort of? Several years ago, we released the HomeKit ADK (Accessory Development Kit) as open source. The ADK is the platform we've been recommending creating HomeKit accessories with for several years, so by definition, it can create a fully functional accessory. However, the project itself is designed to run on an embedded platform, so getting it to run on macOS would be a bit of work. For what it's worth, there are also third-party projects that implement HAP (for example, Homebridge), which make it fairly easy to bridge into HomeKit. None of that is formally supported by Apple, but it's certainly possible to get it working. __ Kevin Elliott DTS Engineer, CoreOS/Hardware

Thanks for your post, on your screenshots you show the simulators not the devices. Also, your Xcode is one version old, you should update the Xcode version from the App Store. Ok, this message usually means Xcode can’t find a connected physical device that matches the deployment target or provisioning profile settings of your project. If you planning to use the simulator as shown in your screenshot, select a Simulators, go to the device toolbar in Xcode → choose a simulator (e.g., iPhone 17 Pro). Build & run, the project will launch in the simulator instead of looking for a physical device. Or better yet, connect a Physical Device. Connect your iPhone/iPad via USB. Trust the Mac when prompted on the device. In Xcode, the device should appear under “Connected Devices” in the toolbar. Check Deployment Target & Provisioning Profile. Make sure the deployment target supports your device’s iOS version. In Signing & Capabilities, confirm a valid provisioning profile is selected.
 Hope this helps a little

We appreciate your interest in participating in the forums! These forums are for questions about developing software and accessories for Apple platforms. Your question seems related to a consumer feature and is better suited for the Apple Support Communities https://discussions.apple.com/welcome Albert Pascual
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I applied February 1. And I've been an Apple developer for 15 years but I had to apply under my new company. I've never had this bad of an experience. Many people have been waiting weeks, some of them months with no communication. And if you look through some of the rare Apple replies in this forum, they literally say they do not watch this forum. Awful experience so far. Not the way I remember it at all.