There are significant crash reports coming from iOS 18 users regarding AVKit framework that starts from this line [AVPlayerController _observeValueForKeyPath:oldValue:newValue:] which seems to be coming from iOS internal SDK. There are 2 kinds of crash we found: UI modification on background thread From the stack trace it seems like when AVPictureInPictureController is being deallocated and its view is being removed from superview somehow the code is being executed in background thread because there is this line there _AssertAutoLayoutOnAllowedThreadsOnly highlighted before the crash. But I’ve checked our code that plays around AVPictureInPictureController, in the locations where we would deallocate the object it will always be called on main thread which are insideviewDidLoad and deinit inside UIViewController class. From the log, it seems like the crash happened when user try to open another content when PIP player is active resulting in the current PIP instance will be replaced with a new one. My suspect is the observation logic inside AVPlayerController could be the hint to this issue, probably something broken over there since this issue happened across our app versions on iOS 18 users only. Unfortunately, I was unable to reproduce this issue yet but one of my colleagues reproduced it once but haven’t been able to do it again since. The reports keep raising each day up to 1.3k events in the last 30 days now. Over release object This one has lower reports than the first one but I decided to include it since it might have relevant information regarding the first crash since the starting stack trace is similar. The crash timing seems to be similar to the first one, where we deallocate existing AVPictureInPictureController and later replace it with a new one and also found only in iOS 18 users which also refers to [AVPlayerController _observeValueForKeyPath:oldValue:newValue:]. I also was unable to reproduce this issue so far. Oh, and both of the issues happened on both iPhone and iPad. We’d appreciate any advice on what we can do to avoid this in the future and probably any hint on why it could happened. I have reported this issue with bug number: FB15620734 I also attached one sample crash report for each of the crashes here. non ui thread access.crash over release.crash

We are using AVAssetDownloadURLSession to download content with multiple audio tracks. Still, we are facing an issue where only one audio language is being downloaded, despite explicitly requesting multiple audio languages. However, all subtitle variants are being downloaded successfully. Issue Details: Observed Behaviour: When initiating a download using AVAssetDownloadURLSession, only one audio track (Hindi, in this case) is downloaded, even though the content contains multiple audio tracks. Expected Behaviour: All requested audio tracks should be downloaded, similar to how subtitle variants are successfully downloaded. Please find sample app implementation details: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DLcBGNnuWFYsY0cipzxpIHqZYUDJujmN/view?usp=sharing Manifest file for the asset looks something like below #EXTM3U #EXT-X-VERSION:6 #EXT-X-INDEPENDENT-SEGMENTS #EXT-X-MEDIA:TYPE=AUDIO,GROUP-ID="A1",NAME="Hindi",LANGUAGE="hi",URI="indexHindi/Hindi.m3u8",AUTOSELECT=YES,DEFAULT=YES #EXT-X-MEDIA:TYPE=AUDIO,GROUP-ID="A2",NAME="Bengali",LANGUAGE="bn",URI="indexBengali/Bengali.m3u8",AUTOSELECT=YES,DEFAULT=YES #EXT-X-MEDIA:TYPE=AUDIO,GROUP-ID="A3",NAME="Kannada",LANGUAGE="kn",URI="indexKannada/Kannada.m3u8",AUTOSELECT=YES,DEFAULT=YES #EXT-X-MEDIA:TYPE=AUDIO,GROUP-ID="A4",NAME="Malayalam",LANGUAGE="ml",URI="indexMalayalam/Malayalam.m3u8",AUTOSELECT=YES,DEFAULT=YES #EXT-X-MEDIA:TYPE=AUDIO,GROUP-ID="A5",NAME="Tamil",LANGUAGE="ta",URI="indexTamil/Tamil.m3u8",AUTOSELECT=YES,DEFAULT=YES #EXT-X-MEDIA:TYPE=AUDIO,GROUP-ID="A6",NAME="Telugu",LANGUAGE="te",URI="indexTelugu/Telugu.m3u8",AUTOSELECT=YES,DEFAULT=YES #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=832196,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=432950,RESOLUTION=640x360,FRAME-RATE=25.0,CODECS="hvc1.2.4.L93.b0,mp4a.40.2",AUDIO="A1",SUBTITLES="subs" index-4k360p/360p.m3u8 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=832196,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=432950,RESOLUTION=640x360,FRAME-RATE=25.0,CODECS="hvc1.2.4.L93.b0,mp4a.40.2",AUDIO="A2",SUBTITLES="subs" index-4k360p/360p.m3u8 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=832196,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=432950,RESOLUTION=640x360,FRAME-RATE=25.0,CODECS="hvc1.2.4.L93.b0,mp4a.40.2",AUDIO="A3",SUBTITLES="subs" index-4k360p/360p.m3u8 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=832196,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=432950,RESOLUTION=640x360,FRAME-RATE=25.0,CODECS="hvc1.2.4.L93.b0,mp4a.40.2",AUDIO="A4",SUBTITLES="subs" index-4k360p/360p.m3u8 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=832196,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=432950,RESOLUTION=640x360,FRAME-RATE=25.0,CODECS="hvc1.2.4.L93.b0,mp4a.40.2",AUDIO="A5",SUBTITLES="subs" index-4k360p/360p.m3u8 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=832196,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=432950,RESOLUTION=640x360,FRAME-RATE=25.0,CODECS="hvc1.2.4.L93.b0,mp4a.40.2",AUDIO="A6",SUBTITLES="subs" index-4k360p/360p.m3u8 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=1317051,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=607343,RESOLUTION=854x480,FRAME-RATE=25.0,CODECS="hvc1.2.4.L93.b0,mp4a.40.2",AUDIO="A1",SUBTITLES="subs" index-4k480p/480p.m3u8 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=1317051,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=607343,RESOLUTION=854x480,FRAME-RATE=25.0,CODECS="hvc1.2.4.L93.b0,mp4a.40.2",AUDIO="A2",SUBTITLES="subs" index-4k480p/480p.m3u8 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=1317051,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=607343,RESOLUTION=854x480,FRAME-RATE=25.0,CODECS="hvc1.2.4.L93.b0,mp4a.40.2",AUDIO="A3",SUBTITLES="subs" index-4k480p/480p.m3u8 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=1317051,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=607343,RESOLUTION=854x480,FRAME-RATE=25.0,CODECS="hvc1.2.4.L93.b0,mp4a.40.2",AUDIO="A4",SUBTITLES="subs" index-4k480p/480p.m3u8 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=1317051,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=607343,RESOLUTION=854x480,FRAME-RATE=25.0,CODECS="hvc1.2.4.L93.b0,mp4a.40.2",AUDIO="A5",SUBTITLES="subs" index-4k480p/480p.m3u8 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=1317051,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=607343,RESOLUTION=854x480,FRAME-RATE=25.0,CODECS="hvc1.2.4.L93.b0,mp4a.40.2",AUDIO="A6",SUBTITLES="subs" index-4k480p/480p.m3u8 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=1715498,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=717018,RESOLUTION=1024x576,FRAME-RATE=25.0,CODECS="hvc1.2.4.L123.b0,mp4a.40.2",AUDIO="A1",SUBTITLES="subs" index-4k576p/576p.m3u8 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=1715498,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=717018,RESOLUTION=1024x576,FRAME-RATE=25.0,CODECS="hvc1.2.4.L123.b0,mp4a.40.2",AUDIO="A2",SUBTITLES="subs" index-4k576p/576p.m3u8 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=1715498,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=717018,RESOLUTION=1024x576,FRAME-RATE=25.0,CODECS="hvc1.2.4.L123.b0,mp4a.40.2",AUDIO="A3",SUBTITLES="subs" index-4k576p/576p.m3u8 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=1715498,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=717018,RESOLUTION=1024x576,FRAME-RATE=25.0,CODECS="hvc1.2.4.L123.b0,mp4a.40.2",AUDIO="A4",SUBTITLES="subs" index-4k576p/576p.m3u8 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=1715498,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=717018,RESOLUTION=1024x576,FRAME-RATE=25.0,CODECS="hvc1.2.4.L123.b0,mp4a.40.2",AUDIO="A5",SUBTITLES="subs" index-4k576p/576p.m3u8 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=1715498,AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH=717018,RESOLUTION=1024x576,FRAME-RATE=25.0,CODECS="hvc1.2.4.L123.b0,mp4a.40.2",AUDIO="A6",SUBTITLES="subs" index-4k576p/576p.m3u8 #EXT-X-MEDIA:TYPE=SUBTITLES,GROUP-ID="subs",NAME="English",DEFAULT=YES,AUTOSELECT=YES,FORCED=NO,LANGUAGE="en",URI="subtitle_en/sub_en_vtt.m3u8"

I'm having a crash on an app that plays videos when the users activates close captions. I was able to replicate the issue on an empty project. The crash happens when the AVPlayerLayer is used to instantiate an AVPictureInPictureController These are the example project where I tested the crash: struct ContentView: View { var body: some View { VStack { VideoPlaylistView() } .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity) .background(Color.black.ignoresSafeArea()) } } class VideoPlaylistViewModel: ObservableObject { // Test with other videos var player: AVPlayer? = AVPlayer(url: URL(string:"https://d2ufudlfb4rsg4.cloudfront.net/newsnation/WIpkLz23h/adaptive/WIpkLz23h_master.m3u8")!) } struct VideoPlaylistView: View { @StateObject var viewModel = VideoPlaylistViewModel() var body: some View { ScrollView { VideoCellView(player: viewModel.player) .onAppear { viewModel.player?.play() } } .scrollTargetBehavior(.paging) .ignoresSafeArea() } } struct VideoCellView: View { let player: AVPlayer? @State var isCCEnabled: Bool = false var body: some View { ZStack { PlayerView(player: player) .accessibilityIdentifier("Player View") } .containerRelativeFrame([.horizontal, .vertical]) .overlay(alignment: .bottom) { Button { player?.currentItem?.asset.loadMediaSelectionGroup(for: .legible) { group,error in if let group { let option = !isCCEnabled ? group.options.first : nil player?.currentItem?.select(option, in: group) isCCEnabled.toggle() } } } label: { Text("Close Captions") .font(.subheadline) .foregroundStyle(isCCEnabled ? .red : .primary) .buttonStyle(.bordered) .padding(8) .background(Color.blue.opacity(0.75)) } .padding(.bottom, 48) .accessibilityIdentifier("Button Close Captions") } } } import Foundation import UIKit import SwiftUI import AVFoundation import AVKit struct PlayerView: UIViewRepresentable { let player: AVPlayer? func updateUIView(_ uiView: UIView, context: UIViewRepresentableContext<PlayerView>) { } func makeUIView(context: Context) -> UIView { let view = PlayerUIView() view.playerLayer.player = player view.layer.addSublayer(view.playerLayer) view.layer.backgroundColor = UIColor.red.cgColor view.pipController = AVPictureInPictureController(playerLayer: view.playerLayer) view.pipController?.requiresLinearPlayback = true view.pipController?.canStartPictureInPictureAutomaticallyFromInline = true view.pipController?.delegate = view return view } } class PlayerUIView: UIView, AVPictureInPictureControllerDelegate { let playerLayer = AVPlayerLayer() var pipController: AVPictureInPictureController? override init(frame: CGRect) { super.init(frame: frame) } required init?(coder: NSCoder) { fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented") } override func layoutSubviews() { super.layoutSubviews() playerLayer.frame = bounds playerLayer.backgroundColor = UIColor.green.cgColor } func pictureInPictureController(_ pictureInPictureController: AVPictureInPictureController, failedToStartPictureInPictureWithError error: any Error) { print("Error starting Picture in Picture: \(error.localizedDescription)") } } class AppDelegate: NSObject, UIApplicationDelegate { func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey : Any]? = nil) -> Bool { let audioSession = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance() do { try audioSession.setCategory(.playback, mode: .moviePlayback) try audioSession.setActive(true) } catch { print("ERR: \(error.localizedDescription)") } return true } } UITest to make the app crash: final class VideoPlaylistSampleUITests: XCTestCase { func testCrashiOS26ToggleCloseCaptions() throws { let app = XCUIApplication() app.launch() let videoPlayer = app.otherElements["Player View"] XCTAssertTrue(videoPlayer.waitForExistence(timeout: 30)) let closeCaptionButton = app.buttons["Button Close Captions"] for _ in 0..<2000 { closeCaptionButton.tap() } } }

I have a crash related to playing video in AVPlayerViewController and AVQueuePlayer. I download the video locally from the network and then initialize it using AVAsset and AVPlayerItem. Can't reproduce locally, but crashes occur from firebase crashlytics only for users starting with iOS 18.4.0 with this trace: Crashed: com.apple.avkit.playerControllerBackgroundQueue 0 libobjc.A.dylib 0x1458 objc_retain + 16 1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x1458 objc_retain_x0 + 16 2 AVKit 0x12afdc __77-[AVPlayerController currentEnabledAssetTrackForMediaType:completionHandler:]_block_invoke + 108 3 libdispatch.dylib 0x1aac _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 32 4 libdispatch.dylib 0x1b584 _dispatch_client_callout + 16 5 libdispatch.dylib 0x6560 _dispatch_continuation_pop + 596 6 libdispatch.dylib 0x5bd4 _dispatch_async_redirect_invoke + 580 7 libdispatch.dylib 0x13db0 _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 364 8 libdispatch.dylib 0x1454c _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 156 9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x4624 _pthread_wqthread + 232 10 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x19f8 start_wqthread + 8

Hello, Environment macOS 15.6.1 / Xcode 26 beta 7 / iOS 26 Beta 9 In a simple AVFoundation video-playback sample, I’m seeing different behavior between iOS 18 and iOS 26 regarding AVPlayerItem.didPlayToEndTimeNotification. I’ve attached a minimal sample below. Please replace videoURL with a valid short video URL. Repro steps Tap “Play” to start playback and let the video finish. The AVPlayerItem.didPlayToEndTimeNotification registered with NotificationCenter should fire, and you should see Play finished. in the console. Without relaunching, tap “Play” again. This is where the issue arises. Observed behavior On iOS 18 and earlier: The video does not play again (it does not restart from the beginning), but AVPlayerItem.didPlayToEndTimeNotification is posted and Play finished. appears in the console. The same happens every time you press “Play”. On iOS 26: Pressing “Play” does not post AVPlayerItem.didPlayToEndTimeNotification. The code path that prints Play finished. is never called (the callback enclosing that line is not invoked again). Building the same program with Xcode 16.4 and running it on an iOS 26 beta device shows the same phenomenon, which suggests there has been a behavioral change for AVPlayerItem.didPlayToEndTimeNotification on iOS 26. I couldn’t find any mention of this in the release notes or API Reference. Because the semantics around AVPlayerItem.didPlayToEndTimeNotification appear to differ, we’re forced to adjust our logic. If there is a way to achieve the iOS 18–style behavior on iOS 26, I would appreciate guidance. Alternatively, if this change is intentional, could you share the reasoning? Is iOS 26 the correct behavior from Apple’s perspective and iOS 18 (and earlier) behavior considered incorrect? Any official clarification would be extremely helpful. import UIKit import AVFoundation final class ViewController: UIViewController { private let videoURL = URL(string: "https://......mp4")! private var player: AVPlayer? private var playerItem: AVPlayerItem? private var playerLayer: AVPlayerLayer? private var observeForComplete: NSObjectProtocol? // UI private let playerContainerView = UIView() private let playButton = UIButton(type: .system) private let stopButton = UIButton(type: .system) private let replayButton = UIButton(type: .system) deinit { if let observeForComplete { NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(observeForComplete) } } override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() view.backgroundColor = .systemBackground setupUI() setupPlayer() } override func viewDidLayoutSubviews() { super.viewDidLayoutSubviews() playerLayer?.frame = playerContainerView.bounds } // MARK: - Setup private func setupUI() { playerContainerView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false playerContainerView.backgroundColor = .black view.addSubview(playerContainerView) // Buttons playButton.setTitle("Play", for: .normal) stopButton.setTitle("Pause", for: .normal) replayButton.setTitle("RePlay", for: .normal) [playButton, stopButton, replayButton].forEach { $0.titleLabel?.font = .systemFont(ofSize: 16, weight: .semibold) $0.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false $0.contentEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsets(top: 10, left: 16, bottom: 10, right: 16) } let stack = UIStackView(arrangedSubviews: [playButton, stopButton, replayButton]) stack.axis = .horizontal stack.spacing = 16 stack.alignment = .center stack.distribution = .equalCentering stack.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false view.addSubview(stack) NSLayoutConstraint.activate([ playerContainerView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.topAnchor, constant: 20), playerContainerView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leadingAnchor), playerContainerView.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.trailingAnchor), playerContainerView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 200), stack.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: playerContainerView.bottomAnchor, constant: 20), stack.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerXAnchor) ]) // Action playButton.addTarget(self, action: #selector(didTapPlay), for: .touchUpInside) stopButton.addTarget(self, action: #selector(didTapStop), for: .touchUpInside) replayButton.addTarget(self, action: #selector(didTapReplayFromStart), for: .touchUpInside) } private func setupPlayer() { // AVURLAsset -> AVPlayerItem → AVPlayer let asset = AVURLAsset(url: videoURL) let item = AVPlayerItem(asset: asset) self.playerItem = item let player = AVPlayer(playerItem: item) player.automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling = true self.player = player let layer = AVPlayerLayer(player: player) layer.videoGravity = .resizeAspect playerContainerView.layer.addSublayer(layer) layer.frame = playerContainerView.bounds self.playerLayer = layer // Notification if let observeForComplete { NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(observeForComplete) } if let playerItem { observeForComplete = NotificationCenter.default.addObserver( forName: AVPlayerItem.didPlayToEndTimeNotification, object: playerItem, queue: .main ) { [weak self] _ in guard self != nil else { return } Task { @MainActor in print("Play finished.") } } } } // MARK: - Actions @objc private func didTapPlay() { player?.play() } @objc private func didTapStop() { player?.pause() } // RePlay @objc private func didTapReplayFromStart() { player?.seek(to: .zero, toleranceBefore: .zero, toleranceAfter: .zero) { [weak self] _ in self?.player?.play() } } } I would greatly appreciate an official response from Apple engineering on whether this is an intentional change, a regression, or an API contract clarification, and what the recommended approach is going forward. Thank you.

When setting the now playing info for playing media in MPNowPlayingInfoCenter we can set artwork. But it seems the Apple API for creating the artwork is crashing on iOS 18 (FB15145734). On iOS 17 this gave the warning that the completion handler was not run on the main thread. I've tried to seek help here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78989543/swift-data-race-with-appkit-mpmediaitemartwork-function/78990231?noredirect=1#comment139277425_78990231 but it seems that it's not possible to override the completion handler and therefor it's up to Apple to fix this issue. .task { await MainActor.run { let nowPlayingInfoCenter = MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default() var nowPlayingInfo = [String: Any]() let image = NSImage(named: "image")! // warning: data race detected: @MainActor function at MPMediaItemArtwork/ContentView.swift:22 was not called on the main thread nowPlayingInfo[MPMediaItemPropertyArtwork] = MPMediaItemArtwork(boundsSize: image.size, requestHandler: { _ in // Not on main thread here! return image }) nowPlayingInfoCenter.nowPlayingInfo = nowPlayingInfo } } I'm wondering if there is an alternative method to set the now playing artwork?

Getting this error in iPhone Portrait Mode with notch. Currrently using AVQueuePlayer to play more than 30 mp3 files one by one. All constraint properties are correct but error occures only in Apple iPhone Portrait Mode with notch series. But same code works on same iPhone in Landscape mode. **But I get this error: ** LoudnessManager.mm:709 unable to open stream for LoudnessManager plist Type: Error | Timestamp: 2025-02-07 | Process: | Library: AudioToolbox | Subsystem: com.apple.coreaudio | Category: aqme | TID: 0x42754 LoudnessManager.mm:709 unable to open stream for LoudnessManager plist LoudnessManager.mm:709 unable to open stream for LoudnessManager plist Timestamp: 2025-02-07 | Library: AudioToolbox | Subsystem: com.apple.coreaudio | Category: aqme

Hello Apple Developer Community, I am trying to play an HLS stream using the React Native Video player (underneath it's using AvPlayer). I am able to play the stream smoothly, but in some cases the player can not play the stream properly. Behaviour: react-native-video: I am getting the below error. Error details from react-native-video player: Error Code: -12971 Domain: CoreMediaErrorDomain Localised Description: The operation couldn’t be completed. (CoreMediaErrorDomain error -12971.) Target: 2457 The error does not provide a specific failure reason or recovery suggestion, which makes troubleshooting challenging. AvPlayer on native iOS project: Video playback stopped after playing a few seconds. AVPlayer configuration: player.currentItem?.preferredForwardBufferDuration = 1 player.automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling = true N.B.: The same buffer duration is working perfectly for others. Stream properties: video resolution: 1280 x 720 I have attached an overview report generated from MediaStreamValidator. I would appreciate any insights or suggestions on how to address this error. Has anyone in the community experienced a similar issue or have any advice on potential solutions? Thank you for your help!

Is there any way we can detect the status of the Show When Muted and Show on Skip Back device settings in code ?

Hi everyone, I'm working with AVPlayerViewController in a tvOS/iOS app and ran into a limitation that I believe some developers face. When using player.currentItem?.currentTime(), we only get the playback time—which is fine while the video is playing. But when the player is paused and the user drags the scrubber, there's no public API to get the time that is currently being previewed under the scrubber thumb (stick), but there's no way to read it programmatically. This becomes a problem when trying to show thumbnail previews or display metadata tied to the scrubbed position.

Good day! Have anyone experienced sudden crashes increase cause by CALayerInvalidGeometry · CALayer position contains NaN: [nan 5] that gets set via -[AVMobileGlassVolumeControlsView layoutSubviews]? 94% of crashes belong to iOS 26.0.1, while rest to 26.0. What's weird, though, is that it is caused by some AVKit internal logic and cant' understand how to track it down, neither how to reproduce. Stack trace looks as follows: 0 CoreFoundation +0xc98c4 ___exceptionPreprocess 1 libobjc.A.dylib +0x317c0 _objc_exception_throw 2 CoreFoundation +0x1548d0 +[NSException raise:format:] 3 QuartzCore +0x909b4 CA::Layer::set_position(CA::Vec2<double> const&, bool) 4 QuartzCore +0x2af294 -[CALayer setPosition:] 5 UIKitCore +0xe9fc18 -[UIView _backing_setPosition:] 6 UIKitCore +0x18f6158 -[UIView setCenter:] 7 UIKitCore +0x1eb704 0x188b5e704 (0x188b5e5f4 + 272) 8 UIKitCore +0x1eb56c 0x188b5e56c (0x188b5e4f0 + 124) 9 UIKitCore +0x18fd318 -[UIView(Geometry) _resizeWithOldSuperviewSize:] 10 CoreFoundation +0x1514c ___NSARRAY_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_BLOCK__ 11 CoreFoundation +0xdd18c -[__NSArrayM enumerateObjectsWithOptions:usingBlock:] 12 UIKitCore +0x18fc6dc -[UIView(Geometry) resizeSubviewsWithOldSize:] 13 UIKitCore +0x18fabd0 -[UIView(Geometry) setFrame:] 14 AVKit +0x1b5a88 -[AVMobileGlassVolumeControlsView layoutSubviews] 15 UIKitCore +0x27074 0x18899a074 (0x188999d3c + 824) 16 UIKitCore +0x27b34 0x18899ab34 (0x18899ab14 + 32) 17 UIKitCore +0x190df64 -[UIView(CALayerDelegate) layoutSublayersOfLayer:] 18 QuartzCore +0xac9a4 CA::Layer::perform_update_(CA::Layer*, CALayer*, unsigned int, CA::Transaction*) 19 QuartzCore +0x8f2f8 CA::Layer::update_if_needed(CA::Transaction*, unsigned int, unsigned int) 20 UIKitCore +0x57b0 -[UIView(Hierarchy) layoutBelowIfNeeded] 21 AVKit +0x1b6634 ___74-[AVMobileGlassVolumeControlsView _updateVolumeFluidSliderEmphasizedScale]_block_invoke 22 UIKitCore +0x1b3e58 -[UIViewPropertyAnimator _runAnimations] 23 UIKitCore +0x19025f0 +[UIView(Animation) _performWithState:trackingIdentifier:duration:delay:animations:] 24 UIKitCore +0x83a650 ___49-[UIViewPropertyAnimator startAnimationAsPaused:]_block_invoke_4 25 UIKitCore +0x83a460 ___49-[UIViewPropertyAnimator startAnimationAsPaused:]_block_invoke 26 UIKitCore +0x83a210 -[UIViewPropertyAnimator startAnimationAsPaused:] 27 AVKit +0x1b6574 -[AVMobileGlassVolumeControlsView setEmphasized:] 28 AVKit +0x127510 ___64-[AVMobileGlassControlsViewController _animateVolumeEmphasisTo:]_block_invoke 29 UIKitCore +0x1b3e58 -[UIViewPropertyAnimator _runAnimations] 30 UIKitCore +0x83a590 ___49-[UIViewPropertyAnimator startAnimationAsPaused:]_block_invoke_3 31 UIKitCore +0x83a460 ___49-[UIViewPropertyAnimator startAnimationAsPaused:]_block_invoke 32 UIKitCore +0x83a514 ___49-[UIViewPropertyAnimator startAnimationAsPaused:]_block_invoke_2 33 UIKitCore +0x839e60 -[UIViewPropertyAnimator _setupAnimationTracking:] 34 UIKitCore +0x83a260 -[UIViewPropertyAnimator startAnimationAsPaused:] 35 AVKit +0x127480 -[AVMobileGlassControlsViewController _animateVolumeEmphasisTo:] 36 AVKit +0x12ea2c ___56-[AVMobileGlassControlsViewController _observationSetup]_block_invoke_5 37 AVKit +0xcbcd0 ___106-[AVObservationController startObservingNotificationForName:object:notificationCenter:observationHandler:]_block_invoke 38 CoreFoundation +0x519ec ___CFNOTIFICATIONCENTER_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_AN_OBSERVER__ 39 CoreFoundation +0x51ab0 ____CFXRegistrationPost_block_invoke 40 CoreFoundation +0x5190c __CFXRegistrationPost 41 CoreFoundation +0x520ac __CFXNotificationPost 42 Foundation +0x94fc2c -[NSNotificationCenter postNotificationName:object:userInfo:] 43 AVKit +0x1b9bd8 -[AVSystemVolumeController _postNotificationForNameIfFullyInitialized:userInfo:] 44 AVKit +0x1b9dc0 -[AVSystemVolumeController setVolume:shouldShowHUD:] 45 AVKit +0x1b965c ___69-[AVSystemVolumeController _handleSystemVolumeDidChangeNotification:]_block_invoke 46 AVKit +0x1b8da4 -[AVSystemVolumeController _performOnMainThread:] 47 AVKit +0x1b95c0 -[AVSystemVolumeController _handleSystemVolumeDidChangeNotification:] 48 CoreFoundation +0x51a00 ___CFNOTIFICATIONCENTER_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_AN_OBSERVER__ 49 CoreFoundation +0x51ab0 ____CFXRegistrationPost_block_invoke 50 CoreFoundation +0x5190c __CFXRegistrationPost 51 CoreFoundation +0x520ac __CFXNotificationPost 52 Foundation +0x94fc2c -[NSNotificationCenter postNotificationName:object:userInfo:] 53 MediaExperience +0x1039b0 ___76+[AVSystemControllerCommon postNotificationOnMainQueue:notification:object:]_block_invoke 54 MediaExperience +0x6b64 ___MXDispatchAsync_block_invoke 55 libdispatch.dylib +0x1ad8 __dispatch_call_block_and_release 56 libdispatch.dylib +0x1b7e8 __dispatch_client_callout 57 libdispatch.dylib +0x38b20 __dispatch_main_queue_drain.cold.5 58 libdispatch.dylib +0x10ec4 __dispatch_main_queue_drain 59 libdispatch.dylib +0x10e00 __dispatch_main_queue_callback_4CF 60 CoreFoundation +0x6b51c ___CFRUNLOOP_IS_SERVICING_THE_MAIN_DISPATCH_QUEUE__ 61 CoreFoundation +0x1dd10 ___CFRunLoopRun 62 CoreFoundation +0x1cc40 __CFRunLoopRunSpecificWithOptions 63 GraphicsServices +0x1494 _GSEventRunModal 64 UIKitCore +0xa9dd8 -[UIApplication _run] 65 UIKitCore +0x4eb08 _UIApplicationMain 66 TuneIn Radio +0x1b318 main (main.m:28:22) 67 dyld +0x4e24 start

I was able to obtain the depth map image using AVCapturePhotoOutput from the delegate method func photoOutput(_ output: AVCapturePhotoOutput, didFinishProcessingPhoto photo: AVCapturePhoto, error: (any Error)?) I convert the depth map to kCVPixelFormatType_DepthFloat32 format and get the pixel values of the depth map using the below code func convertDepthData(depthMap: CVPixelBuffer) -> [[Float32]] { let width = CVPixelBufferGetWidth(depthMap) let height = CVPixelBufferGetHeight(depthMap) var convertedDepthMap: [[Float32]] = Array( repeating: Array(repeating: 0, count: width), count: height ) CVPixelBufferLockBaseAddress(depthMap, CVPixelBufferLockFlags(rawValue: 2)) let floatBuffer = unsafeBitCast( CVPixelBufferGetBaseAddress(depthMap), to: UnsafeMutablePointer<Float32>.self ) for row in 0 ..< height { for col in 0 ..< width { if floatBuffer[width * row + col].isFinite{ convertedDepthMap[row][col] = floatBuffer[width * row + col] } } } CVPixelBufferUnlockBaseAddress(depthMap, CVPixelBufferLockFlags(rawValue: 2)) return convertedDepthMap } Is this the right way of accessing the depth float values from a depth map. And what will be the unit for it. Because some times the depth values are in range of 0.7 when I keep the device close to the subject around 15 to 30 cm.

Can anyone explain how AVAssetExportSession works in iOS 18 and earlier versions?

I have AVPlayer with AVPictureInPictureController. Play video in app and picture In Picture works except one situation. Issue is: I pause video in application and during switch to background is not PiP activate. What do I wrong? import UIKit import AVKit import AVFoundation class ViewControllerSec: UIViewController,AVPictureInPictureControllerDelegate { var pipPlayer: AVPlayer! var avCanvas : UIView! var pipCanvas: AVPlayerLayer? var pipController: AVPictureInPictureController! var mainViewControler : UIViewController! var playerItem : AVPlayerItem! var videoAvasset : AVAsset! public func link(to parentViewController : UIViewController) { mainViewControler = parentViewController setup() } @objc func appWillResignActiveNotification(application: UIApplication) { guard let pipController = pipController else { print("PiP not supported") return } print("PIP isSuspend: \(pipController.isPictureInPictureSuspended)") print("PIP isPossible: \(pipController.isPictureInPicturePossible)" if playerItem.status == .readyToPlay { if pipPlayer.rate == 0 { pipPlayer.play() } pipController.startPictureInPicture(). ---> Errorin log: Failed to start picture in picture. } else { print("Player not ready for PiP.") } } private func setupAudio() { do { let session = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance() try session.setCategory(.playback, mode: .moviePlayback) try session.setActive(true) } catch { print("Audio session setup failed: \(error.localizedDescription)") } } @objc func playerItemDidFailToPlayToEnd(_ notification: Notification) { if let error = notification.userInfo?[AVPlayerItemFailedToPlayToEndTimeErrorKey] as? Error { print("Failed to play to end: \(error.localizedDescription)") } } func setup() { setupAudio() guard let videoURL = URL(string: "https://demo.unified-streaming.com/k8s/features/stable/video/tears-of-steel/tears-of-steel.mp4/.m3u8") else { return } videoAvasset = AVAsset(url: videoURL) playerItem = AVPlayerItem(asset: videoAvasset) addPlayerObservers() pipPlayer = AVPlayer(playerItem: playerItem) avCanvas = UIView(frame: view.bounds) pipCanvas = AVPlayerLayer(player: pipPlayer) guard let pipCanvas else { return } pipCanvas.frame = avCanvas.bounds //pipCanvas.videoGravity = .resizeAspectFill mainViewControler.view.addSubview(avCanvas) avCanvas.layer.addSublayer(pipCanvas) if AVPictureInPictureController.isPictureInPictureSupported() { pipController = AVPictureInPictureController(playerLayer: pipCanvas) pipController?.delegate = self pipController?.canStartPictureInPictureAutomaticallyFromInline = true } let playButton = UIButton(frame: CGRect(x: 20, y: 50, width: 100, height: 50)) playButton.setTitle("Play", for: .normal) playButton.backgroundColor = .blue playButton.addTarget(self, action: #selector(playTapped), for: .touchUpInside) mainViewControler.view.addSubview(playButton) let pauseButton = UIButton(frame: CGRect(x: 140, y: 50, width: 100, height: 50)) pauseButton.setTitle("Pause", for: .normal) pauseButton.backgroundColor = .red pauseButton.addTarget(self, action: #selector(pauseTapped), for: .touchUpInside) mainViewControler.view.addSubview(pauseButton) let pipButton = UIButton(frame: CGRect(x: 260, y: 50, width: 150, height: 50)) pipButton.setTitle("Start PiP", for: .normal) pipButton.backgroundColor = .green pipButton.addTarget(self, action: #selector(startPictureInPicture), for: .touchUpInside) mainViewControler.view.addSubview(pipButton) print("Error:\(String(describing: pipPlayer.error?.localizedDescription))") NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(forName: UIApplication.didEnterBackgroundNotification, object: nil, queue: nil) { [weak self] _ in guard let self = self else { return } if self.pipPlayer.rate == 0 { self.pipPlayer.play() pipController?.startPictureInPicture() } } func addPlayerObservers() { playerItem?.addObserver(self, forKeyPath: "status", options: [.old, .new], context: nil) NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(playerDidFinishPlaying(_:)), name: .AVPlayerItemDidPlayToEndTime, object: playerItem) } override func observeValue(forKeyPath keyPath: String?, of object: Any?, change: [NSKeyValueChangeKey : Any]?, context: UnsafeMutableRawPointer?) { if keyPath == "status" { if let statusNumber = change?[.newKey] as? NSNumber { let status = AVPlayer.Status(rawValue: statusNumber.intValue)! switch status { case .readyToPlay: print("Player is ready to play") case .failed: print("Player failed: \(String(describing: playerItem?.error))") case .unknown: print("Player status is unknown") @unknown default: fatalError() } } } } @objc func playerDidFinishPlaying(_ notification: Notification) { print("Video finished playing.") } deinit { playerItem?.removeObserver(self, forKeyPath: "status") NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self) } @objc func playTapped() { pipPlayer.play() } @objc func pauseTapped() { pipPlayer.pause() } @objc func startPictureInPicture() { if let pipController = pipController, !pipController.isPictureInPictureActive { pipController.startPictureInPicture() } } @objc func stopPictureInPicture() { if let pipController = pipController, pipController.isPictureInPictureActive { pipController.stopPictureInPicture() } } func pictureInPictureController(_ pictureInPictureController: AVPictureInPictureController, failedToStartPictureInPictureWithError error: Error) { print("Failed to start PiP: \(error.localizedDescription)") if let underlyingError = (error as NSError).userInfo[NSUnderlyingErrorKey] { print("Underlying error: \(underlyingError)") } } }

Dear Developers and DTS team, This is writing to seek your expert guidance on a persistent memory leak issue I've discovered while implementing video playback in a SwiftUI application. Environment Details: iOS 17+, Swift (SwiftUI, AVKit), Xcode 16.2 Target Devices: iPhone 15 Pro (iOS 18.3.2) iPhone 16 Plus (iOS 18.3.2) Detailed Issue Description: I am experiencing consistent memory leaks when using UIViewControllerRepresentable with AVPlayerViewController for FullscreenVideoPlayer and native VideoPlayer during video playback termination. Code Context: I have implemented the following approaches: Added static func dismantleUIViewController(: coordinator:) Included deinit in Coordinator Utilized both UIViewControllerRepresentable and native VideoPlayer /// A custom AVPlayer integrated with AVPlayerViewController for fullscreen video playback. /// /// - Parameters: /// - videoURL: The URL of the video to be played. struct FullscreenVideoPlayer: UIViewControllerRepresentable { // @Binding something for controlling fullscreen let videoURL: URL? func makeUIViewController(context: Context) -> AVPlayerViewController { let controller = AVPlayerViewController() controller.delegate = context.coordinator print("AVPlayerViewController created: \(String(describing: controller))") return controller } /// Updates the `AVPlayerViewController` with the provided video URL and playback state. /// /// - Parameters: /// - uiViewController: The `AVPlayerViewController` instance to update. /// - context: The SwiftUI context for updates. func updateUIViewController(_ uiViewController: AVPlayerViewController, context: Context) { guard let videoURL else { print("Invalid videoURL") return } // Initialize AVPlayer if it's not already set if uiViewController.player == nil || uiViewController.player?.currentItem == nil { uiViewController.player = AVPlayer(url: videoURL) print("AVPlayer updated: \(String(describing: uiViewController.player))") } // Handle playback state } func makeCoordinator() -> Coordinator { Coordinator(parent: self) } static func dismantleUIViewController(_ uiViewController: AVPlayerViewController, coordinator: Coordinator) { uiViewController.player?.pause() uiViewController.player?.replaceCurrentItem(with: nil) uiViewController.player = nil print("dismantleUIViewController called for \(String(describing: uiViewController))") } } extension FullscreenVideoPlayer { class Coordinator: NSObject, AVPlayerViewControllerDelegate { var parent: FullscreenVideoPlayer init(parent: FullscreenVideoPlayer) { self.parent = parent } deinit { print("Coordinator deinitialized") } } } struct ContentView: View { private let videoURL: URL? = URL(string: "https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-videos/flower.mp4") var body: some View { NavigationStack { Text("My Userful View") List { Section("VideoPlayer") { NavigationLink("FullscreenVideoPlayer") { FullscreenVideoPlayer(videoURL: videoURL) .frame(height: 500) } NavigationLink("Native VideoPlayer") { VideoPlayer(player: .init(url: videoURL!)) .frame(height: 500) } } } } } } Reproducibility Steps: Run application on target devices Scenario A - FullscreenVideoPlayer: Tap FullscreenVideoPlayer Play video to completion Repeat process 5 times Scenario B - VideoPlayer: Navigate back to main screen Tap Video Player Play video to completion Repeat process 5 times Observed Memory Leak Characteristics: Per Iteration (Debug Memory Graph): 4 instances of NSMutableDictionary (Storage) leaked 4 instances of __NSDictionaryM leaked 4 × 112-byte malloc blocks leaked Cumulative Effects: Debug console prints: "dismantleUIViewController called for <AVPlayerViewController: 0x{String}> Coordinator deinitialized" when navigate back to main screen After multiple iterations, leak instances double Specific Questions: What underlying mechanisms are causing these memory leaks in UIViewControllerRepresentable and VideoPlayer? What are the recommended strategies to comprehensively prevent and resolve these memory management issues?

I have a simple AVAudioEngine graph as follows: AVAudioPlayerNode -> AVAudioUnitEQ -> AVAudioUnitTimePitch -> AVAudioUnitReverb -> Main mixer node of AVAudioEngine. I noticed that whenever I have AVAudioUnitTimePitch or AVAudioUnitVarispeed in the graph, I noticed a very distinct crackling/popping sound in my Airpods Pro 2 when starting up the engine and playing the AVAudioPlayerNode and unable to find the reason why this is happening. When I remove the node, the crackling completely goes away. How do I fix this problem since i need the user to be able to control the pitch and rate of the audio during playback. import AVKit @Observable @MainActor class AudioEngineManager { nonisolated private let engine = AVAudioEngine() private let playerNode = AVAudioPlayerNode() private let reverb = AVAudioUnitReverb() private let pitch = AVAudioUnitTimePitch() private let eq = AVAudioUnitEQ(numberOfBands: 10) private var audioFile: AVAudioFile? private var fadePlayPauseTask: Task<Void, Error>? private var playPauseCurrentFadeTime: Double = 0 init() { setupAudioEngine() } private func setupAudioEngine() { guard let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "Song name goes here", withExtension: "mp3") else { print("Audio file not found") return } do { audioFile = try AVAudioFile(forReading: url) } catch { print("Failed to load audio file: \(error)") return } reverb.loadFactoryPreset(.mediumHall) reverb.wetDryMix = 50 pitch.pitch = 0 // Increase pitch by 500 cents (5 semitones) engine.attach(playerNode) engine.attach(pitch) engine.attach(reverb) engine.attach(eq) // Connect: player -> pitch -> reverb -> output engine.connect(playerNode, to: eq, format: audioFile?.processingFormat) engine.connect(eq, to: pitch, format: audioFile?.processingFormat) engine.connect(pitch, to: reverb, format: audioFile?.processingFormat) engine.connect(reverb, to: engine.mainMixerNode, format: audioFile?.processingFormat) } func prepare() { guard let audioFile else { return } playerNode.scheduleFile(audioFile, at: nil) } func play() { DispatchQueue.global().async { [weak self] in guard let self else { return } engine.prepare() try? engine.start() DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in guard let self else { return } playerNode.play() fadePlayPauseTask?.cancel() playPauseCurrentFadeTime = 0 fadePlayPauseTask = Task { [weak self] in guard let self else { return } while true { let volume = updateVolume(for: playPauseCurrentFadeTime / 0.1, rising: true) // Ramp up volume until 1 is reached if volume >= 1 { break } engine.mainMixerNode.outputVolume = volume try await Task.sleep(for: .milliseconds(10)) playPauseCurrentFadeTime += 0.01 } engine.mainMixerNode.outputVolume = 1 } } } } func pause() { fadePlayPauseTask?.cancel() playPauseCurrentFadeTime = 0 fadePlayPauseTask = Task { [weak self] in guard let self else { return } while true { let volume = updateVolume(for: playPauseCurrentFadeTime / 0.1, rising: false) // Ramp down volume until 0 is reached if volume <= 0 { break } engine.mainMixerNode.outputVolume = volume try await Task.sleep(for: .milliseconds(10)) playPauseCurrentFadeTime += 0.01 } engine.mainMixerNode.outputVolume = 0 playerNode.pause() // Shut down engine once ramp down completes DispatchQueue.global().async { [weak self] in guard let self else { return } engine.pause() } } } private func updateVolume(for x: Double, rising: Bool) -> Float { if rising { // Fade in return Float(pow(x, 2) * (3.0 - 2.0 * (x))) } else { // Fade out return Float(1 - (pow(x, 2) * (3.0 - 2.0 * (x)))) } } func setPitch(_ value: Float) { pitch.pitch = value } func setReverbMix(_ value: Float) { reverb.wetDryMix = value } } struct ContentView: View { @State private var audioManager = AudioEngineManager() @State private var pitch: Float = 0 @State private var reverb: Float = 0 var body: some View { VStack(spacing: 20) { Text("🎵 Audio Player with Reverb & Pitch") .font(.title2) HStack { Button("Prepare") { audioManager.prepare() } Button("Play") { audioManager.play() } .padding() .background(Color.green) .foregroundColor(.white) .cornerRadius(10) Button("Pause") { audioManager.pause() } .padding() .background(Color.red) .foregroundColor(.white) .cornerRadius(10) } VStack { Text("Pitch: \(Int(pitch)) cents") Slider(value: $pitch, in: -2400...2400, step: 100) { _ in audioManager.setPitch(pitch) } } VStack { Text("Reverb Mix: \(Int(reverb))%") Slider(value: $reverb, in: 0...100, step: 1) { _ in audioManager.setReverbMix(reverb) } } } .padding() } }

PLATFORM AND VERSION :iOS 18.5 I wanted to bring to your attention a critical issue some of our production users are experiencing with the CoinOut app. Specifically, users are encountering a problem when attempting to capture photos of receipts using the app's customized camera feature. The camera, which utilizes AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer and AVCaptureDevice, occasionally fails to load the preview, resulting in a black screen instead of the expected camera view. This camera blackout issue is significantly impacting the user experience as it prevents them from snapping photos of their receipts, which is a core functionality of the CoinOut app. Any help/suggestion to this issue would be greatly appreciated. STEPS TO REPRODUCE Open the app and click on camera icon. It will display camera to capture photo. Camera shows black for few production user's. class ViewController: UIViewController { @IBOutlet private weak var captureButton: UIButton! private var fillLayer: CAShapeLayer! private var previewLayer : AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer! private var output: AVCapturePhotoOutput! private var device: AVCaptureDevice! private var session : AVCaptureSession! private var highResolutionEnabled: Bool = false private let sessionQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "session queue") override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() setupCamera() customiseUI() } @IBAction func startCamera(sender: UIButton) { didTapTakePhoto() } private func setupCamera() { let session = AVCaptureSession() session.sessionPreset = AVCaptureSession.Preset.high previewLayer = AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer(session: session) output = AVCapturePhotoOutput() device = AVCaptureDevice.default(.builtInWideAngleCamera, for: AVMediaType.video, position: .back) if let device = self.device{ do{ let input = try AVCaptureDeviceInput(device: device) if session.canAddInput(input){ session.addInput(input)} else { print("\(#fileID):\(#function):\(#line) : Session Input addition failed") } if session.canAddOutput(output){ output.isHighResolutionCaptureEnabled = self.highResolutionEnabled session.addOutput(output) } else { print("\(#fileID):\(#function):\(#line) : Session Input high resolution failed") } previewLayer.videoGravity = .resizeAspectFill previewLayer.session = session sessionQueue.async { session.startRunning() } self.session = session self.session.accessibilityElementIsFocused() try device.lockForConfiguration() if device.isWhiteBalanceModeSupported(AVCaptureDevice.WhiteBalanceMode.autoWhiteBalance) { device.whiteBalanceMode = .autoWhiteBalance } else { print("\(#fileID):\(#function):\(#line) : isWhiteBalanceModeSupported no supported") } if device.isWhiteBalanceModeSupported(AVCaptureDevice.WhiteBalanceMode.continuousAutoWhiteBalance) { device.whiteBalanceMode = .continuousAutoWhiteBalance } else { print("\(#fileID):\(#function):\(#line) : isWhiteBalanceModeSupported no supported") } if device.isFocusModeSupported(.continuousAutoFocus) { device.focusMode = .continuousAutoFocus} else if device.isFocusModeSupported(.autoFocus) { device.focusMode = .autoFocus } device.unlockForConfiguration() } catch { print("\(#fileID):\(#function):\(#line) : \(error.localizedDescription)") } } else { print("\(#fileID):\(#function):\(#line) : Device found as nil") } } private func customiseUI() { let path = UIBezierPath(roundedRect: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: self.view.bounds.width, height: self.view.bounds.height), cornerRadius: 0) let rectangleWidth = view.frame.width - (view.frame.width * 0.16) let x = (view.frame.width - rectangleWidth) / 2 let rectangleHeight = view.frame.height - (view.frame.height * 0.16) let y = (view.frame.height - rectangleHeight) / 2 let roundRect = UIBezierPath(roundedRect: CGRect(x: x, y: y, width: rectangleWidth, height: rectangleHeight), byRoundingCorners:.allCorners, cornerRadii: CGSize(width: 0, height: 0)) roundRect.move(to: CGPoint(x: self.view.center.x , y: self.view.center.y)) path.append(roundRect) path.usesEvenOddFillRule = true fillLayer = CAShapeLayer() fillLayer.path = path.cgPath fillLayer.fillRule = .evenOdd fillLayer.opacity = 0.4 previewLayer.addSublayer(fillLayer) previewLayer.frame = view.bounds view.layer.addSublayer(previewLayer) view.bringSubviewToFront(captureButton) } private func didTapTakePhoto() { let settings = self.getSettings(camera: self.device) if device.isAdjustingFocus { do { try device.lockForConfiguration() device.focusMode = .continuousAutoFocus device.unlockForConfiguration() device.addObserver(self, forKeyPath: "adjustingFocus", options: [.new], context: nil) } catch { print(error) } } else { output.capturePhoto(with: settings, delegate: self) } } func getSettings(camera: AVCaptureDevice) -> AVCapturePhotoSettings { var settings = AVCapturePhotoSettings() if let rawFormat = output.availableRawPhotoPixelFormatTypes.first { settings = AVCapturePhotoSettings(rawPixelFormatType: OSType(rawFormat)) } settings.isHighResolutionPhotoEnabled = self.highResolutionEnabled let previewPixelType = settings.availablePreviewPhotoPixelFormatTypes.first! let previewFormat = [kCVPixelBufferPixelFormatTypeKey as String: previewPixelType] as [String : Any] settings.previewPhotoFormat = previewFormat return settings } } extension ViewController: AVCapturePhotoCaptureDelegate { func photoOutput(_ output: AVCapturePhotoOutput, willCapturePhotoFor resolvedSettings: AVCaptureResolvedPhotoSettings) { AudioServicesDisposeSystemSoundID(1108) } func photoOutput(_ output: AVCapturePhotoOutput, didFinishProcessingPhoto photo: AVCapturePhoto, error: Error?) { guard let data = photo.fileDataRepresentation() else { return } let image = UIImage(data: data)! showImage(cropped: image) } func showImage(cropped: UIImage) { let vc = self.storyboard?.instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: "ImagePreviewViewController") as? ImagePreviewViewController vc?.captured = cropped self.present(vc!, animated: true) } }```

Recurring crash on install of any app with the new sourceVideoTrackProvider.next() dyld[41966]: Symbol not found: _$sSo19AVAssetReaderOutputC12AVFoundationE8ProviderC4nextxSgyYaKFTjTu Referenced from: <79AA2BE0-A6B4-32F5-A804-E84BBE5D1AEA> /Users/<username>/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/TrackProviderCrash-bbbhjptcxnmfdcackxtpucnunxyc/Build/Products/Debug-maccatalyst/TrackProviderCrash.app/Contents/MacOS/TrackProviderCrash.debug.dylib Expected in: <1B847AF9-7973-3B28-95C2-09E73F6DD50B> /usr/lib/swift/libswiftAVFoundation.dylib Can be reproduced with the current Xcode Beta 4 by running on to MacCatalyst and macOS https://developer.apple.com/documentation/AVFoundation/converting-projected-video-to-apple-projected-media-profile Crash goes away of you comment out lines 154-158 and 164-170 which are while let sampleBuffer = try await sourceVideoTrackProvider.next(){/*other code*/} Can also be reproduced if you add the code below to a MacCatalyst project import AVKit let asset: AVURLAsset = .init(url: Bundle.main.url(forResource: "SomeVideo.mp4", withExtension: nil)!) let videoReader = try! AVAssetReader(asset: asset) let videoTracks = try! await asset.loadTracks(withMediaCharacteristic: .visual) // Get the side-by-side video track. let videoTrack = videoTracks.first! let videoInputTrack = AVAssetReaderTrackOutput(track: videoTrack, outputSettings: nil) let sourceVideoTrackProvider: AVAssetReaderOutput.Provider<CMReadySampleBuffer<CMSampleBuffer.DynamicContent>> = videoReader.outputProvider(for: videoInputTrack) //Comment out this while let sb = try! await sourceVideoTrackProvider.next() { }

One thing I've noticed on tvOS 26 is that if you try to set the AVPlayerViewController customInfoViewControllers property while the Content Tabs are on screen, your app will crash. *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'UIViewControllerHierarchyInconsistency', reason: 'trying to add child view controller that is already presented: <AVInfoPanelViewController: 0x1030cdc00>' *** First throw call stack: (0x18a7167bc 0x189a77510 0x18a7166a8 0x1ab425658 0x1b2ee9d54 0x1b2efcd60 0x1b2eaf3f0 0x1080f744c 0x107e021a8 0x107e01b3c 0x18de41c14 0x18de41ba8 0x18de48d28 0x18ad9e358 0x101fac5f0 0x101fc6228 0x101fe7278 0x101fbc6fc 0x101fbc63c 0x18a67a2e0 0x18a679418 0x18a673b34 0x1937e4d5c 0x1abb36588 0x1abb3ae80 0x1aae9dec4 0x108610174 0x1086100e4 0x108615140 0x189abd4d0) I've logged a feedback (FB19554461) but it's getting awfully late in the dev cycle. So I've been trying to think of a workaround. The problem is that customInfoViewControllers is pretty declarative in nature. There are no properties or delegate methods I am aware of that let me know when they are displaying or not. One trick I came up with was seeing if my custom info view controller's view was "visible" or not - I put that in quotes because it turns out it can be visible even when I think it's not, as when the transport bar is scrolled to the top my custom VC still has its top pixels showing, so it gets a viewDidAppear call. So, I tried to see if my view controllers view is completely visible, ie based on the results of the GGRect contains method. And that works! But the problem is it only accounts for my own custom info view controllers, and not the standard one that Apple provides. I can't think of a way at all to know whether that is showing. Any ideas?

Hey. I am trying to create a present view with a bunch of media (images/videos). Right now I am using a ZStack to render each media and change opacity based on the index selected using a scrollView. The issue seems to be that sometimes, videos don't seem to load in the main slide. There is a slide created as the video exists, the Player shows controls too but doesn't play anything. Present View Z-Stack ZStack { ForEach(presentation.slides.indices, id: .self) { index in if let media = mediaCacheManager.mediaCache[index] { if let player = media as? AVPlayer { PlayerView(player: player) .aspectRatio(16/10, contentMode: .fit ) .frame(width: UIScreen.main.bounds.width * 0.8) .background(Color.gray.opacity(0.2)) .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 40)) .overlay( RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 40) .stroke(Color.gray.opacity(0.5), lineWidth: 1) ) .onDisappear { player.pause() } .opacity(appModel.currentSlide == index ? 1 : 0) } else if let image = media as? Image { image .resizable() .scaledToFit() .frame(width: UIScreen.main.bounds.width * 0.8) .background(Color.gray.opacity(0.2)) .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 40)) .overlay( RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 40) .stroke(Color.gray.opacity(0.5), lineWidth: 1) ) .padding(.vertical, 10) .opacity(appModel.currentSlide == index ? 1 : 0) } } } } The PlayerView public class PlayerUIView: UIView { let playerVC = AVPlayerViewController() let gravity: AVLayerVideoGravity let manageAudio: Bool override init(frame: CGRect) { self.gravity = .resizeAspectFill self.manageAudio = true super.init(frame: frame) } deinit { if manageAudio { try? AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(false) } } init(player: AVPlayer?, gravity: AVLayerVideoGravity, manageAudio: Bool = true) { self.gravity = gravity self.manageAudio = manageAudio super.init(frame: .zero) guard let player = player else { return } self.playerSetup(player: player) } required init?(coder: NSCoder) { fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented") } public override func layoutSubviews() { super.layoutSubviews() playerVC.view.frame = bounds playerVC.view.backgroundColor = .clear playerVC.allowsVideoFrameAnalysis = false } private func playerSetup(player: AVPlayer) { playerVC.updatesNowPlayingInfoCenter = true playerVC.player = player playerVC.showsPlaybackControls = true playerVC.view.backgroundColor = .clear playerVC.exitsFullScreenWhenPlaybackEnds = true playerVC.videoGravity = gravity self.addSubview(playerVC.view) } }