Hey, I am looking into creating an app that sets limits on what apps can be use while in the apps focused mode. Something similar to Opal or Forest. I saw that the Screen Time API has similar utility for parental control apps, would I be able to use the API for an app tailored to adults with it remaining under guidelines?

This is the first application of our studio that wants to develop interactive books. Naturally, our application is a book, but it is not possible to publish it in EPUB format, as the reviewer advises to do, since it has many interactive functions that are designed to attract young readers. Our studio spent more than 4 months developing the application, 3D characters, entertaining animation, music, sounds, a convenient interface, and marketing materials were created. We told reviewers about all this, but we always get a refusal with the same wording. This is despite the fact that the Apple Store is full of interactive books that, for some unknown reason, were allowed. We do not understand such injustice. It also cannot be said that we copy existing applications and do not provide anything new. First of all, our book is a unique story, then we made our own design for the pages, which is significantly different from existing analogues, we specially wrote music for the book, which others do not do. Please tell me, if we add children's mini-games to the book, will this allow us to publish the application? Or will it be a waste of time? Since this will all also remain a book at its core. Does Apple really dislike children so much that they only allow children to read only printed books? Please advise what can be done. We really believe that we have created a cool interactive book that many people will enjoy if we are given the opportunity to publish it. If not, then difficult times will come for the studio, since we spent a lot of effort and money on development and do not even have the opportunity to show our work. This puts an end to all our plans. All because of the person who decided that the book should be in the book section, and the fact that it is full of interactivity does not bother him.

I am a beta tester on behalf of the College Board for the Bluebook app, which administers the digital SAT. For the first admissions year when most universities are no longer going test-optional, more university-bound sixth-form pupils sit the digital SAT. Some students who are sitting on the SAT could receive an unfair advantage due to them reverse-engineering the app using Ghidra and using that to make a duplicate version of the app which will show correct answers and/or disable Assessment mode to cheat on the exam. I need to know if it is possible, if the student has prior Computer science knowledge, and what is the procedure for doing the following: Disabling assessment mode through terminal function or another internal coding source Reverse engineering the Bluebook app, and recreating it through Xcode and editing the code to automatically fill out the correct answer Reverse engineering the Bluebook app, and recreating it through Xcode and editing the code to disable assessment mode as a whole Please tell me as this will give those who cheat a severely unfair advantage over those who studied hard for it

Hi! Our app has been rejected several times now. We first selected the "made for kids" category because that was the age recommended by apple. Everything went fine at first but now, two updated later, we are starting to get rejected. We unchecked the made for kids box but even after that we are still not getting approved. We have tried to explain our issue to apple support but they aren't giving us any good answers. Is there any way to resolve this issue? We are really in the need of help.

We're trying to make our Content Filter solution work on Shared iPads. We leverage the Network Extension framework, more specifically the Content Filter Providers. On regular, 1:1 iPads, this works perfectly fine. However, on Shared iPads we see some weird behaviour. Upon logging in with a MAID everything initially seems fine. However, in about 5 to 10 seconds the user is automatically logged out and an error indicating "a connection to iCloud could not be made" is presented to the user. After investigating the logs it turns out this is caused by the fact that the network is unreachable. For example: Jan 19 00:33:04 cloudd(CFNetwork)[5867] <Error>: Task <F5DC7C46-422D-4265-A364-B3C859BF6291>.<1> finished with error [-1009] Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1009 UserInfo={_kCFStreamErrorCodeKey=50, NSUnderlyingError=0xefe89ffc0 {Error Domain=kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork Code=-1009 UserInfo={_NSURLErrorNWPathKey=unsatisfied (Path was denied by NECP policy), interface: en0[802.11], ipv4, dns, uses wifi, _kCFStreamErrorCodeKey=50, _kCFStreamErrorDomainKey=1}}, _NSURLErrorFailingURLSessionTaskErrorKey=<private>, _NSURLErrorRelatedURLSessionTaskErrorKey=<private>, NSLocalizedDescription=<private>, NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=<private>, NSErrorFailingURLKey=<private>, _kCFStreamErrorDomainKey=1} Test device: iPad Pro (11-inch) running iPadOS 17.2 (21C62) My assumption: It looks like the filter providers start "too late". In the meantime the device is trying to reach the network, but since there is a Content Filter configuration in place all traffic is denied until the extension is started (and the completionHandler has been called with a nil error). I can see in the logs that, about 5 seconds after the home screen is visible, the Content Filter Providers are starting: ... Jan 19 00:52:54 neagent(NetworkExtension)[7086] <Notice>: Extension request with data extension <our filterData bundle ID> started with identifier 63576D2C-A484-4D07-9753-ADC99BFDB7A6 ... Jan 19 00:52:55 neagent(NetworkExtension)[7086] <Notice>: Extension request with control extension <our filterControl bundle ID> started with identifier 51D19516-C860-48B8-AB83-0F43D5F613CB ... Is my assumption correct? Are the Content Filter provider even officially supported by Apple on Shared iPads? Is there anything we can do to fix this issue?

Hi! I am developing a word game for children. It is intended to be educational and help children pass the time by playing. I use UIReferenceLibraryViewController ( I use a UIViewControllerRepresentable as the app is essentially in SwiftUI) to show a definition of a word that the child comes across during play. This part works fine - except that the view contains a button to look on the web, and another to manage dictionaries - both of which I do not want children to be able to do. How do I disable these buttons? Alternatively, is there a way to just get the dictionary definition text and show that in a custom view?

What is an older computer that I can get that will still run XCode 15. I would like to start teaching my 9 year old grandson programming. My budget is limited. We are also looking to create a programming club at the local high school Thank you for any help you can give.

I am trying to recreate the following example. However, when i create a Singleton class MyModel and bind the familyActivityPicker like this @ObservedObject var model = MyModel.shared .... .... Button("Present FamilyActivityPicker") { isPresented = true } .familyActivityPicker(isPresented: $isPresented, selection: $model.discouragedApps) Then in my DeviceActivityExtension I try to access the discouraged applications, this way let model = MyModel() let applications = model.discouragedApps But the model.discouragedApps is always empty. How do I pass the selected applications into my extension. In all of the documentation this part is very conveniently left unexplained. Can I use the local storage to save the user selection and then read it from there instead of having to use the Singleton pattern ?

Pre-planning a project to use multiple 360 cameras setup un a grid to generate an immersive experience, hoping to use photogrammetry to generate 3D images of objects inside the grid. beeconcern.ca wants to expand their bee gardens, and theconcern.ca wants to use it to make a live immersive apiary experience. Still working out the best method for compiling, editing, rendering; have been leaning towards UE5, but still seeking advice.

WWDC21 session 10123 shows a screen that implies the guardian instance of your app is able to select apps on your child's device to encourage or to control. In my experience with the API so far I can't see a way to do this. The API only seems to work on the child's phone. Here are my questions: Is there a suggested way to determine whether the app is running on a guardian device? The only way I can see is to attempt AuthorizationCenter.shared.requestAuthorization and check for an error value of .invalidAccountType. But it seems you could get that error for other reasons too. Is there a way to present FamilyActivityPicker on the guardian device but have it show apps on the child's phone? I don't see any thing in the API for selecting a child account to access with `FamilyActivityPicker', it seems to only show the phone's user's apps (or no apps if it's the guardian's phone). After retrieving app tokens from 'FamilyActivityPicker' is there a recommended way to present to the user in the UI? The WWDC session shows an app icon and app name (i.e. "Books" and "Solar System"), but my understanding is that info is hidden from the developer for privacy reasons. So I'm wondering if the example in the session is really feasible.

Hello, I have an application in kids category. It rejected when I want to upload new version. I wonder that can't we show ads in apps that belong to the kids category? Please make a suggestion. I'm using these pods; pod 'FirebaseCore', '7.9.0' pod 'FirebaseAnalytics','7.9.0' pod 'Google-Mobile-Ads-SDK' the issue given is as follows; We noticed that your Kids Category app includes analytics, advertising and collects, transmits, or has the ability to share personal information or device information with third parties. Specifically: Your app implements the App Tracking Transparency framework, which is used when apps collect data about users and share it with third-parties for tracking purposes. Since Kids Category apps are not allowed to collect, transmit or share identifiable information with third-parties, you should not implement App Tracking Transparency in your app. Your app includes third-party analytics or third-party advertising with the ability to collect, transmit or share identifiable information, including, for example, IDFA. We found that your app references the ASIdentifierManager API, which provides access to a user's IDFA, in the following location(s) in your binary: • /System/Library/Frameworks/AdSupport.framework/AdSupport It would be appropriate to remove all instances of “ASIdentifierManager” from your app, even if they are not utilized in your app's functionality. Next Steps To resolve this issue, please remove this functionality or revise your app so that no personally identifiable information or device information is sent to third parties. Resources Learn more about our policies for Kids Category apps in App Store Review Guideline 1.3.

Is there a way to check in code if a device is under Mobile Device Management? We want to show the users a different screen in the app if it is under device management. This is primarily for devices under Apple School Manager or something similar