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Passing Referral Codes in iOS App Installs
The use case that I want to implement is as follows: user A has the app, user B doesn't have the app yet. User A wants to referral user B to get points. User B scans the QR code present in user A's app. User B gets redirected to the App Store and when downloads the app, the code will be automatically present in the sign up request (so the referral code will be cashed during first launch of the app). In Android it was implemented using Google Play Install Referrer. Based on my research, in Apple apparently there isn't an alternative, can you please confirm me this.
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Oct ’25
macOS 26.0 Tahoe + Xcode 26.0.1 Simulator causes system-wide audio distortion
After upgrading to macOS 26.0 Tahoe and Xcode 26.0.1, I’ve noticed an issue with audio playback whenever the iOS Simulator is running. Device: MacBook Pro 13" (2020, Intel, 16GB RAM, 500GB SSD) Issue: Any sound played on the Mac (system sounds, music, videos) begins to break/distort once the Simulator is active. App Sounds: If the app running inside the Simulator plays audio, that audio also breaks/distorts. Previous Version: This issue did not occur on macOS Sequoia 15 or with Xcode 16. Everything was working fine before the upgrade.
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Oct ’25
Stage Manager app icon in Xcode 26 macOS apps
Adding icons to Xcode macOS apps using Icon Composer is easy, the icon shows up in the Dock and in the About dialog right away. Yet, after many years struggling with other ways to add icons, I was hoping the new method in macOS 26 and Xcode 26 would finally make the icons show up in Stage Manager as well. Alas, nothing I tried, including killing a lot of things, rebooting while holding my tongue at the right angle, etc, did not help. I do have some new macOS Xcode project apps that show the icon properly in Icon Manager, generated with Icon Composer, yet other apps never show their icon in Icon Composer, no matter what voodoo I try. Forums online yield no solutions to this common problem.
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Oct ’25
iTMSTransporter 4.1: --assetDescription fails with “No value present”
Until recently, I was able to upload my app with iTMSTransporter version 4.1.0 with the following command: /usr/local/itms/bin/iTMSTransporter -m upload -jwt {x.y.z} -v eXtreme \ -assetFile /Users/abc/Downloads/build.ipa \ -assetDescription /Users/abc/Downloads/AppStoreInfo.plist Starting this week, with iTMSTransporter version 4.1.0, the command fails with the following error: [2025-09-03 11:38:02 GET] <main> ERROR: No value present Package Summary: 1 package(s) were not uploaded because they had problems: /Users/abc/Downloads/build.ipa - Error Messages: No value present The same command still works when using the iTMSTransporter bundled with the Transporter app (version 4.0), so the issue appears to be specific to 4.1. Any guidance or confirmation from others experiencing this would be much appreciated.
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Oct ’25
"Build input file cannot be found" error occurs in Archive.
"Build input file cannot be found" error occurs in Archive. When running Archive to generate a build file, the build file generation fails with a "Build input file cannot be found: ..." error. When debugging, the build runs fine on the actual device without any errors. Comparing and modifying the Build Settings with other projects doesn't fix the issue. Deleting the Swift file and attempting to Archive results in a crash due to the missing file. Even after deleting and adding the Swift file, the same error persists when attempting to Archive. Even after deleting and re-adding the Swift file, the issue persists even after deleting all DerivedData file space on my Mac and restarting Xcode. Can you help me with this issue? It worked fine before the recent macOS update, and I successfully archived and published it to the App Store a few days ago. I believe this issue occurred after updating macOS to 26.0.1. My Xcode version is 26.0.1.
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Oct ’25
HELP ME
HELP ME someone is using all of these tools etc and have been hacking all of my devices and iClouds and certain apps using HomeKit iCloud kit Xcode and I need someone to help me debug my phone or teach me what to do they are using hardware or external / sharing across devices / and it’s seriously affecting my physical and mental health. I have contacted the FBI and have a meeting in October but I’m hoping someone can help me in the time being please it’s all of my devices and daugters tabelts / doesn’t matter if it’s android or iPhone . help plssss
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Sep ’25
Using ARKit Replay hangs forever on "Attaching to App"...
Hello, I'm trying to use Xcode's ARKit Session replay functionality. I have a capture I made using Reality Composer and when trying to use it with Xcode's replay functionality the installation and debugging process seems stalled forever. I've gotten it to work once so I know the capture file is functional but I have never gotten it to work a second time, even though I didn't change any settings. No amount of restarting Xcode, the Mac, or the iPhone seem to work. I have also tried cleaning build folders, reinstalling the app, and clearing DerivedData. I can confirm from the Xcode logs that the app installs correctly but the app never launches. If I unselect the checkbox for "ARKit Replay Data", the app launches and debugs nearly instantly. I have tried letting it "attach" for up to 10 minutes to no avail.
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Sep ’25
Xcode 26.1 freezes
When I try to build my project with Xcode 26.1 beta (17B5025f) it freezes a lot. The steps are as follows: Open my project with the aforementioned Xcode Start a build of one of my schemes Open a browser or any other app above the Xcode window Try to present the Xcode window on the foreground Result: Xcode freezes I cleared the Derived Data and it still happens
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Sep ’25
Present .icon in app for AppIcon Picker feature
I'm working on an AppIcon selector and would like to do something like UIImage(named: "AppIcon-Alternate") to present the icon for the user to choose using the new IconComposer icons. I've done a fair bit of research on this and it looks like this used to be possible (prior to .icon) with workarounds that were later 'fixed' / removed (appending 60x60 to the icon name). The only 'solution' seems to be bundling the exported images into the app itself but this seems like a terrible idea as it massively bloats the app. Assuming we export from the new IconComposer tool and want to include dark mode that's roughly 3MB per icon which is absolutely shocking bloat and so a terrible solution. Looking into the app the Assets.car actually generates png files for these alternate icons. These are in the json as "MultiSized Image" assets. Interestingly using UIImage(named: is actually attempting to load these but fails to resolve an kCSIElementSignature. Also the OS alert when switching alternate icon shows a preview of the icon so this must be privately possible and using Asset Catalog Tinkerer I'm able to see these pngs. This feels like broken API; I'd guess the new icon format is not correctly generating the entry in the Asset.car to link the generated pngs for usage with UIImage(named:) API. Does anyone have pointers for this? This feels like a developer API afterthought or bug but is it intentional? Edit: I've submitted feedback for this FB20341182.
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Sep ’25
not a developer being hacked
i am not a developer but im being hacked and my devices are being enrolled into developer / mdm on all my personal apple devices it startted off with all these logs on my phone/ mac that was logging all my activity, networks, device details etc. its gotten to the point that its putting my life in danger my 911 calls even were being intercepted and i saw a list of voices downloaded and when certain words i said were said; they would be ignored or replaced. i suspect my identity haa been stolen and ive been illegally enrolled or configurated by apple configurator to basically have a software license agreement that i never agreed to and do not even have the capability of using when i go to apple developer it says all system status active please i need help asap someone is hacking me and i do not agree to these terms!!
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Sep ’25
Approach Used To Create Song List As In Example
Hi, I am looking for guidance on how to create a scrollable song list, such as the attachment. The song list was originally created in C#, using an RTF object and populated by about 43 lines of song criteria. What similar approach would I use in Swift and MacOS? By the way, I currently play music that resides on the Mac, no external streaming is required or desired. Thanks, Jim
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Sep ’25
Developer Mode option not visible in iOS device Privacy & Security section
Developer Mode option is not visible in Privacy & Security section. Always invisible in Privacy & Security section after iOS 18.6 upgrade. I have done the reset iPhone and clear data many times but same issue i am getting in iOS device. Note* - When we plug the iPhone in Mac system using wire i did receive the message like - 'Trust the system'. How to show the developer mode option in iOS device? Kindly suggest.
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Sep ’25
Unable to download the latest EnableBluetoothCentralMatterClientDeveloperMode.mobileconfig certificate."
Hi Team, I’ve tried downloading the EnableBluetoothCentralMatterClientDeveloperMode.mobileconfig certificate from multiple sources, but all the links I found point to expired versions. Could you please help me with the URL to the latest version of this certificate? Here are the links I’ve already tried, but none of them worked: https://project-chip.github.io/connectedhomeip-doc/guides/darwin.html#profile-installation https://github.com/project-chip/connectedhomeip/blob/master/docs/guides/darwin.md Apple Site Looking forward to your support. Thanks, Mantosh Kumar
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Sep ’25