I am making a framework in C++ using metal-cpp, basically a small game engine. I am also consequently using metal-cpp-extensions provided in LearnMetalCPP to make applications work. For one of my classes, I needed to add AppKit.hpp inside a public header file, so I moved it and its associate headers(NSApplication.hpp, NSMenu.hpp, etc.) from Project headers to Public in Build Phases' Headers, however, it started giving me the error "cast of C pointer type 'void *' to Objective-C pointer type 'Class' requires a bridged cast" at several points in the AppKit headers. They don't appear when AppKit and its associates are in the Project headers, or when they are in the Private headers and no headers import it. I imagined that disabling Objective-C ARC and Using __bridge casts outside of ARC in Build Settings would solve it, but it didn't budge. I imagined it wouldn't involve actively changing the headers would be the answer, but even if I try to put __bridge before the problematic casts, it didn't recognize __bridge. How do I solve this? And why is it only happening in Public and not Project headers?

UITabBarController | | VC_Tab1 --------------------------- VC_Tab2 | | | | VC_Tab1_Child VC_Tab2_Child | (HeaderView) | (MyButton) The structure of the view controllers and views in the project is as described above. <case 1> self.navigationController?.popToRootViewController(animated: false) tabBarController.selectedIndex = 1 When popToRootViewController(animated: false) is called in VC_Tab1_Child, followed by setting the tab controller’s selectedIndex = 1, the following results are observed: viewWillAppear(_:), <VC_Tab2_Child> deinit, <VC_Tab1_Child> viewDidAppear(_:), <VC_Tab2_Child> The originally expected results are as follows viewWillDisappear(_:), <VC_Tab1_Child> viewDidDisappear(_:), <VC_Tab1_Child> deinit, <VC_Tab1_Child> deinit, <HeaderView> deinit, <MyButton> headerView.backButton.rx.tap -> Event completed headerView.backButton.rx.tap -> isDisposed viewWillAppear(_:), <VC_Tab2_Child> viewDidAppear(_:), <VC_Tab2_Child> The HeaderView belonging to VC_Tab1_Child was not deallocated, and the resources associated with that view were also not released. Similarly, VC_Tab1_Child.viewWillDisappear and VC_Tab1_Child.didDisappear were not called. <case 2> self.navigationController?.popToRootViewController(animated: false) DispatchQueue.main.async { tabBarController.selectedIndex = 1 } After performing the pop operation as shown in the code and waiting for a short period before testing, the expected results were generally achieved. (However, rarely, the results were similar to those observed when called without async.)” <case 3> self.navigationController?.popToRootViewController(animated: false) DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.1) { tabBarController.selectedIndex = 1 } When a sufficient delay was ensured as described above, the expected results were achieved 100% of the time.” The abnormal behavior is more pronounced in iOS versions prior to 18 and varies depending on the iOS version. I couldn’t find any documentation explaining the unexpected behavior shown in the results above. What could be the cause? The simulation code is provided below. https://github.com/linusix/UITabBarController_Test2

Build the archive, validating and uploading it to App Store Connect - TestFlight is successful from Xcode (16.0, macOS 15.1.1). Although after that the build is rejected stating : ITMS-90429: Invalid Swift Support - The files libswiftCoreFoundation.dylib, libswiftCoreData.dylib, libswiftCore.dylib, libswiftFoundation.dylib, libswift_Concurrency.dylib, libswiftObjectiveC.dylib aren’t at the expected location /Payload/Runner.app/Frameworks. Move the file to the expected location, rebuild your app using the current public (GM) version of Xcode, and resubmit it. Cross checked the Archive and .ipa file, where we found that the mentioned .dylib files are actually present inside the "/Payload/Runner.app/Frameworks" folder, and all the ".dylib" files are also present in the "SwiftSupport/iphoneos" folder. Scenario : using tdLib compilation "libtdjson.xcframework" (embedded & signed) for ios arm64 placed under "Framworks", in my Flutter application, calling methods via "Method Channels", interacting with AppDelegate.swift file where the tdLib methods are being called from the compiled library. All "swift support settings" are enabled in Xcode while archiving and building the application.

I am porting an old app from ObjC. The app uses many defined constants such as: #define COM_OFFSET 12.5 and many variables that are read and/or written throughout the App, such as: PCDate* Dates[367]; @class PCMainView; PCMainView* MainView; in one file called "PCCommon.h" How do I duplicate this function in Swift? I have looked around and have found no help. Thanks in advance.

I recently submitted my app, Hogs, to the App Store, but it was rejected due to references to non-public symbols: _lzma_code _lzma_end I am using the LZMA compression library in my app, and these functions are part of that implementation. Here's a breakdown of my usage: Library Used: liblzma (custom wrapper around LZMA functions) Error Message: "The app references non-public symbols in Payload/Hogs.app/Hogs: _lzma_code, _lzma_end." Steps I’ve Taken: I’ve wrapped the LZMA functions in my own functions (my_lzma_code, my_lzma_end) to prevent direct references. I have checked the build settings and included -lzma in the linker flags. I’ve tried using a custom framework to encapsulate LZMA, but the issue persists. I would greatly appreciate any help or suggestions on how to resolve this issue and get my app approved. Is there any workaround or adjustment I can make to avoid using these non-public symbols? Thank you in advance for your assistance.

I'm developing a grocery delivery app using React Native and Expo. The app uses Node.js and MongoDB for the backend APIs. While integrating dashboard APIs, I've noticed a delay in API response times, particularly with the product filtering and sorting features. I'm looking for best practices or tools to optimize API calls in React Native, especially with Expo. Additionally, are there ways to implement efficient caching for repeated queries? Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

On a macOS machine running v15.0, I have a daemon run by launchd which subscribes to the sleep and wakeup notifications using the IORegisterForSystemPower method. void PowerCallBack(void* refCon, io_service_t service, natural_t messageType, void* messageArgument) { switch (messageType) { case kIOMessageSystemWillSleep: logger->Debug("Received sleep notification from macOS"); if (refCon) { //Handle Sleep } IOAllowPowerChange(root_port, (long)messageArgument); break; case kIOMessageSystemHasPoweredOn: logger->Debug("Received wakeup notification from macOS"); if (refCon) { // Handle Wakeup } break; default: break; } } void MacOSNotification::RegisterNotifications() { logger->Debug("Registering for notifications from macOS"); powerNotificationThread = [[NSThread alloc] initWithBlock:^{ // Notifier object, used to deregister later root_port = IORegisterForSystemPower(this, &notifyPortRef, PowerCallBack, &notifierObject); if (root_port == 0) { return; } logger->Debug("Registered for system power notifications from macOS"); // Add the notification port to the application runloop CFRunLoopAddSource(CFRunLoopGetCurrent(), IONotificationPortGetRunLoopSource(notifyPortRef), kCFRunLoopCommonModes); CFRunLoopRun(); }]; //END OF THREAD BLOCK [powerNotificationThread start]; } Using this mechanism, I am getting notifications for normal sleep and wakeup transitions like closing and opening the lid. I need these notifications to terminate/reconnect my connection to a cloud service when we go to sleep/wakeup respectively. I have noticed from the power logs at /private/var/log/powermanagement that the after the sleep initiated by lid closing or clicking sleep in the top apple menu (both of which I can detect as they generate power notification), the macOS machine wakes up with the following message from powerd logs: DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDNP] : due to SMC.OutboxNotEmpty smc.70070000 wifibt/ I do not get any notification for this wakeup and my application threads start running. This happens every 15 to 16 mins from my observation. After this DarkWake, we go back to 'Maintenance' sleep in under a minute as can be seen by the following powerd log: Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep':TCPKeepAlive=active I do not get any notifications for this either. Is there a way to track and get notified of these DarkWake -> Maintenance sleep cycles? At the very least I would like to log when we go into and come out of these states. Currently I just rely on seeing a 15 min window of no logs to know this must have a DarkWake -> Maintenance sleep cycle. Also is there a way to make sure my application and its threads are not woken up by DarkWake (like an opt-out)? I would like to make it so that my application only runs when we are properly sleeping and waking.

I created a new iOS project (storyboard if it matters) and added a bunch of C files to it. Some portion of the C files depend on libcurl. I would like to be able to build for both simulator and device if possible. Google claims that Xcode can provide the dependency as part of the inbuilt libraries however I do not see libcurl.4.tbd (or any version) as an option to choose. Is this feature no longer available or is there something I am missing here? For context here is a screen shot of my build error situation

I have encountered a tricky problem and hope to receive help. My APP process does not exist, and then I click on the notification message of the APP to open it. At this time, my APP will first configure uitabbarccontroller, and then push the first (index=0) viewcontroller (A) from the tab to the notification message list viewcontroller (B). However, I found that on iOS18, the lifecycle of A (viewDidLoad) did not execute at the end of this process. I am sure this problem will occur stably on iOS18.1.1. Versions lower than iOS18 will not. Can someone tell me why this is?

Hi, Can someone please suggest a answer for my problem. I am developing an iOS app using Qt and I am trying to implement AdMob. I installed using below Pod file. # Uncomment the next line to define a global platform for your project # platform :ios, '9.0' target 'apptesting' do # Comment the next line if you don't want to use dynamic frameworks use_frameworks! # Pods for apptesting pod 'FirebaseAnalytics', '10.27.0' pod 'Google-Mobile-Ads-SDK', '11.5.0' end and these are installed correctly and testing.xcworkspace is created successfully. but when I run the build for xcworkspace in Xcode, it is showing below errors 'GoogleMobileAds/GoogleMobileAds.h' file not found 'FirebaseCore/FirebaseCore.h' file not found please see CMakeLists.txt file for your reference cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16) project(testing VERSION 0.1 LANGUAGES CXX) set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON) set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON) find_package(Qt6 6.5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Quick Core Widgets) qt_standard_project_setup(REQUIRES 6.5) qt_add_executable(apptesting main.cpp AdMobManager.m ) # qt_add_qml_module(apptesting # URI testing # VERSION 1.0 # QML_FILES # Main.qml # ) # Qt for iOS sets MACOSX_BUNDLE_GUI_IDENTIFIER automatically since Qt 6.1. # If you are developing for iOS or macOS you should consider setting an # explicit, fixed bundle identifier manually though. set_target_properties(apptesting PROPERTIES # MACOSX_BUNDLE_GUI_IDENTIFIER com.example.apptesting MACOSX_BUNDLE_BUNDLE_VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION} MACOSX_BUNDLE_SHORT_VERSION_STRING ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR} MACOSX_BUNDLE TRUE WIN32_EXECUTABLE TRUE ) target_link_libraries(apptesting PUBLIC Qt6::Quick Qt6::Core Qt6::Widgets "-framework UIKit" "-framework FirebaseCore" "-framework GoogleMobileAds" ) # Enable ARC for Objective-C++ files set_source_files_properties(AdMobManager.mm PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-fobjc-arc") #set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES YES) include(GNUInstallDirs) install(TARGETS apptesting BUNDLE DESTINATION . LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR} ) qt_generate_deploy_qml_app_script( TARGET apptesting OUTPUT_SCRIPT deploy_script MACOS_BUNDLE_POST_BUILD NO_UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORM_ERROR DEPLOY_USER_QML_MODULES_ON_UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORM ) install(SCRIPT ${deploy_script}) Also please see AdMobManger.m below #import <UIKit/UIKit.h> #import <FirebaseCore/FirebaseCore.h> #import <GoogleMobileAds/GoogleMobileAds.h> // Static variables for banner ads static GADBannerView *bannerView = nil; void initializeAdMob() { // Initialize Firebase if ([FIRApp defaultApp] == nil) { [FIRApp configure]; } // Initialize Google Mobile Ads SDK [[GADMobileAds sharedInstance] startWithCompletionHandler:nil]; } void showBannerAd() { UIWindow *keyWindow = [UIApplication sharedApplication].keyWindow; UIViewController *rootViewController = keyWindow.rootViewController; if (!bannerView) { // Create the banner ad view bannerView = [[GADBannerView alloc] initWithAdSize:GADAdSizeBanner]; bannerView.adUnitID = @"ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/2934735716"; // Test Ad Unit ID bannerView.rootViewController = rootViewController; // Position the banner at the bottom of the screen CGSize screenSize = [UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size; bannerView.frame = CGRectMake( (screenSize.width - bannerView.frame.size.width) / 2, screenSize.height - bannerView.frame.size.height, bannerView.frame.size.width, bannerView.frame.size.height ); [rootViewController.view addSubview:bannerView]; } // Load the ad GADRequest *request = [GADRequest request]; [bannerView loadRequest:request]; } void hideBannerAd() { if (bannerView) { [bannerView removeFromSuperview]; bannerView = nil; } } I also implemented below change > In project's build settings: > Add the /usr/lib/swift path to Runpath Search Paths. > Add the -ObjC linker flag to Other Linker Flags. Thanks

Hi, Can anyone please suggest the solution.

Dear Apple Team, I hope this message finds you well. I have a query regarding the configuration of frameworks for submission to the App Store. Specifically, I would like to confirm if enabling the "Build for Distribution" setting is mandatory for frameworks that are part of an app being uploaded to the App Store. I understand that this option ensures compatibility by embedding module stability, especially when the framework is distributed externally or used with different versions of Swift. However, I would like to know if this is a strict requirement even for private/internal frameworks included in an app's bundle. Your guidance on this matter will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your support. Best regards, Pavan

Hi! I'm trying to create a target application that depends on multiple targets that all use the same Swift package that has xcframework binaryTarget. Each component can be successfully assembled individually, but when I try to create a core application that depends on these components, I get an error message on Prepare build stage: Multiple commands produce '/Users/<USER>/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/<PROJECT_ID>/Build/Products/Debug/Frameworks/<FW_NAME>.framework/Versions/A' Target '<COMPONENT1>' has copy command from '/Users/<USER>/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/<PROJECT_ID>/SourcePackages/artifacts/.../<FW_NAME>/<FW_NAME>.xcframework/macos-arm64_x86_64/<FW_NAME>.framework' to '/Users/<USER>/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/<PROJECT_ID>/Build/Products/Debug/Frameworks/<FW_NAME>.framework' Target '<COMPONENT2>' has copy command from '/Users/<USER>/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/<PROJECT_ID>/SourcePackages/artifacts/.../<FW_NAME>/<FW_NAME>.xcframework/macos-arm64_x86_64/<FW_NAME>.framework' to '/Users/<USER>/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/<PROJECT_ID>/Build/Products/Debug/Frameworks/<FW_NAME>.framework' – where <FW_NAME> is a name of the xcframework which is the binaryTarget in the Swift package. Could someone please explain to me if it is even possible to use xcframeworks packaged in Swift packages in such cases, and if so, how to do it correctly?

Undefined symbol: OBJC_CLASS$_ADClient The ADClient used in the project has been removed, but Xcode16.1 still reports this error.

I am encountering an issue when making an API call using URLSession with DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async on a real device running tvOS 18. The code works as expected on tvOS 17 and in the simulator for tvOS 18, but when I remove the debug mode, After the API call it takes few mintues or 5 to 10 min to load the data on the real device. Code: Here’s the code I am using for the API call: appconfig.getFeedURLData(feedUrl: feedUrl, timeOut: kRequestTimeOut, apiMethod: ApiMethod.POST.rawValue) { (result) in self.EpisodeItems = Utilities.sharedInstance.getEpisodeArray(data: result) } func getFeedURLData(feedUrl: String, timeOut: Int, apiMethod: String, completion: @escaping (_ result: Data?) -> ()) { guard let validUrl = URL(string: feedUrl) else { return } var request = URLRequest(url: validUrl, cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy, timeoutInterval: TimeInterval(timeOut)) let userPasswordString = "\(KappSecret):\(KappPassword)" let userPasswordData = userPasswordString.data(using: .utf8) let base64EncodedCredential = userPasswordData!.base64EncodedString(options: .lineLength64Characters) let authString = "Basic \(base64EncodedCredential)" let headers = [ "authorization": authString, "cache-control": "no-cache", "user-agent": "TN-CTV-\(kPlateForm)-\(kAppVersion)" ] request.addValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type") request.httpMethod = apiMethod request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers let response = URLSession.requestSynchronousData(request as URLRequest) if response.1 != nil { do { guard let parsedData = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: response.1!, options: .mutableContainers) as? AnyObject else { print("Error parsing data") completion(nil) return } print(parsedData) completion(response.1) return } catch let error { print("Error: \(error.localizedDescription)") completion(response.1) return } } completion(response.1) } import Foundation public extension URLSession { public static func requestSynchronousData(_ request: URLRequest) -> (URLResponse?, Data?) { var data: Data? = nil var responseData: URLResponse? = nil let semaphore = DispatchSemaphore(value: 0) let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { taskData, response, error in data = taskData responseData = response if data == nil, let error = error { print(error) } semaphore.signal() } task.resume() _ = semaphore.wait(timeout: .distantFuture) return (responseData, data) } public static func requestSynchronousDataWithURLString(_ requestString: String) -> (URLResponse?, Data?) { guard let url = URL(string: requestString.checkValidUrl()) else { return (nil, nil) } let request = URLRequest(url: url) return URLSession.requestSynchronousData(request) } } Issue Description: Working scenario: The API call works fine on tvOS 17 and in the simulator for tvOS 18. Problem: When running on a real device with tvOS 18, the API call takes time[enter image description here] when debug mode is disabled, but works fine when debug mode is enabled, Data is loading after few minutes. Error message: Error Domain=WKErrorDomain Code=11 "Timed out while loading attributed string content" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Timed out while loading attributed string content} NSURLConnection finished with error - code -1001 nw_read_request_report [C4] Receive failed with error "Socket is not connected" Snapshot request 0x30089b3c0 complete with error: <NSError: 0x3009373f0; domain: BSActionErrorDomain; code: 1 ("response-not-possible")> tcp_input [C7.1.1.1:3] flags=[R] seq=817957096, ack=0, win=0 state=CLOSE_WAIT rcv_nxt=817957096, snd_una=275546887 Environment: Xcode version: 16.1 Real device: Model A1625 (32GB) tvOS version: 18.1 Debugging steps I’ve taken: I’ve verified that the issue does not occur in debug mode. I’ve confirmed that the API call works fine on tvOS 17 and in the simulator (tvOS 18). The error suggests a network timeout (-1001) and a socket connection issue ("Socket is not connected"). Questions: Is this a known issue with tvOS 18 on real devices? Are there any specific settings or configurations in tvOS 18 that could be causing the timeout error in non-debug mode? Could this be related to how URLSession or networking behaves differently in release mode? I would appreciate any help or insights into this issue!

We are implementing a feature that uses PKPassLibrary.requestAutomaticPassPresentationSuppression to prevent the Wallet from appearing when unlocking a lock. We have already completed the approval process for the entitlement to enable Pass Presentation Suppression. In most cases, our code snippet works as expected, and the result is .success. However, we are also encountering other results, such as .denied, .alreadyPresenteding, and .cancelled, .notSupported, which cause the Wallet to appear for users. Here's the code snippet we're using: PKPassLibrary.requestAutomaticPassPresentationSuppression { result in logger.log( .info, "PKPassLibrary suppression result: \(result.description)", LogContext.homeFeature ) } We would appreciate clarification on the following points: Could you explain the meaning of each result type (.denied, .alreadyPresenting, .canceled, .notSupported) beyond what is mentioned in the documentation? The documentation here does not provide additional details. What is the recommended handling for these specific result states? Should we be taking different actions or retries based on each case? ThankS!

Hello; I am using Rad Studio 11.3 software development language. When distributing the application, it works fine with iOS 16.7 iPhone X. I am getting "DeveloperDiskImage.dmg" error on iPhone 14 Pro iOS 18.1 device. The application crashes on the opening screen. At the same time, my HospiTools application in Appstore is distributed and installed with iPhone X 16.7. When we download the application from Appstore, it works fine with iOS 18.1. Thank you.

We are currently building an app in Swift, reusing an internal C++ backend used in other platforms ( Linux/Windows/Mac ). Current state of the project: App W - ( Swift App ) Package X - Swift Package Y.xcframework - Binary Target (ios-arm64 and ios-arm64-simulator) Z.framework Z - (C++ Backend as a library) Dynamic Library Headers - Library header files Frameworks (Folder) - Required .dylib’s for Z ( libA.dylib (Dependency of Z) [ 58 of them ] libB.dylib (Runtime dependency of python) [ 123 of them ] data - Supporting binary files for Z conf - Supporting configuration files, both text and binary. for Z python - Supporting .py scripts C.py D.py Z.framework ( C++ ) contains 182 Dynamic Libraries. Goal: Validate the app for distribution with the Apple Store validation tool. Learning when trying to solve the problem: A framework can contain only one dynamic library (e.g. .dylib ) A framework cannot have nested frameworks within a Frameworks folder Certain file types within a framework are not treated as resource files (e.g. .py files) Possible solutions Allow to have nested Frameworks in Z.framework. It’s currently not allowed Link 182 dynamic libraries into the project via SPM Problem: Some of the libraries need to dynamically loaded at runtime (related to the python runtime) Making the libraries static adds significantly technical challenges to the Z.framework. Other questions: What’s the best way to achieve this

Hello! I'd like to ask about the best way of getting a list of DNS servers from the system (iOS & macOS). Why? I am using NEPacketTunnelProvider to implement a VPN app. When a device joins a network with a Captive Portal and the VPN is on, the VPN should redirect DNS queries to the DNS servers that were received from the network's DHCP server. So that my VPN is able to correctly reroute the traffic which is not blocked by the network's gateway and the Captive Portal landing page is served. When I don't do anything, the traffic goes to the tunnel and the tunnel's encrypted traffic is then dropped by the gateway serving the Captive Portal. When I temporarily turn off the VPN, opt out of all the traffic or pass the traffic to the system resolver, the traffic gets affected by other network settings (like DNSSettings) which leads to the same situation - the user not being able to authenticate with the Captive Portal. So far, I have tried multiple ways, including res_9_getservers but unsuccessfully. As a part of my investigation, I have found out that the /etc/resolv.conf file is not populated with DNS servers until the Captive Portal is acknowledged by the user which makes getaddrinfo unusable to achieve my goal. But I am not sure if that's a bug or intended behavior. Thank you for your help!

I received the follow error result and based on my research, it seems that it may be a false positive. Web3podium Version 1.0.8 Build 45 Please correct the following issues and upload a new binary to App Store Connect. ITMS-90338: Non-public API usage - The app references non-public selectors in Frameworks/JitsiMeetSDK.framework/JitsiMeetSDK: initWithURLStrings:. If method names in your source code match the private Apple APIs listed above, altering your method names will help prevent this app from being flagged in future submissions. In addition, note that one or more of the above APIs may be located in a static library that was included with your app. If so, they must be removed. For further information, visit the Technical Support Information at http://developer.apple.com/support/technical/ ITMS-90683: Missing purpose string in Info.plist - Your app’s code references one or more APIs that access sensitive user data, or the app has one or more entitlements that permit such access. The Info.plist file for the “Runner.app” bundle should contain a NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription key with a user-facing purpose string explaining clearly and completely why your app needs the data. If you’re using external libraries or SDKs, they may reference APIs that require a purpose string. While your app might not use these APIs, a purpose string is still required. For details, visit: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/protecting_the_user_s_privacy/requesting_access_to_protected_resources. This false positive perspective is based on looking to this issue online and looking at the existing Jitsi Meet implementations. We would appreciate guidance and direction for this pretty large and significant open source repository being leveraged. https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet/issues/8624#issuecomment-781361671