Hello, I'm currently locked out of an old iphone 13 pro max purchased at Apple Store, i've forgotten the icloud account on the device so i can not locate the serial or imei number of the device and i've lost my proof of purchase, the store employee can not access the proof of purchase, the iphone 13 Pro Max is in great condition's. as i turn on the phone it's an Unknown Display. how could i bypass the unknown display or recycle the phone also the phone is running a ios almost 2 year's ago i've payed full price for the device.

I'm trying to get a document style app, backed by SwiftData going using DocumentGroup. I notice that the sample code allows me to move files to iCloud Drive when selecting a file location for my Document. However, no automatic syncing occurs between two instances of the application, running on the same iCloud account and looking at the same file. One instance of the application will make changes; while the other instance does not see these changes (unless the other changes closes the document and re-open it). I've worked with CoreData+CloudKit sync in the past and this solution required to listen to a silent push notification to receive updates from CloudKit but I cannot find any documentation that explains what needs to be setup for a SwiftData Document-based app to receive such notifications from iCloud Drive. Are there any examples of this working or any documentation that I could refer to in order to get started with this solution?

In an effort to ensure the safety of my data, I decided to make a backup on iCloud Drive, assuming that this would provide a secure storage solution and an additional copy on my local MacBook Pro. Regrettably, I was not aware that this process would result in the complete loss of all data from my Documents folder on my local machine. Upon reaching out to the iCloud support team, their attempts to assist were unfortunately unsuccessful. I was informed that while there is a slim chance of recovering data by purchasing a larger iCloud Drive, no guarantees could be provided. This revelation left me questioning the reliability and effectiveness of iCloud Drive as a secure data management tool. Furthermore, the explanation provided by the support team regarding the iCloud Drive synchronization process added to my dismay. It appears that iCloud Drive deletes the local Documents folder and replicates it in the cloud, only to recreate a new copy on the local machine afterward. The inherent risks associated with such a mechanism, especially when dealing with large files, are alarming and raise serious concerns about data integrity. I strongly advise against relying on iCloud Drive for substantial data storage. Instead, I recommend using an external hard drive with Time Machine activation for a more reliable backup solution. It is disheartening to realize that Apple's touted iCloud Drive, marketed as a secure tool to prevent data loss, may fall short of its promises, potentially leading users into situations like mine. I urge the iCloud engineering team to reconsider and improve the synchronization process to mitigate the risk of data loss for users. The current system, as I have experienced firsthand, poses significant challenges and lacks the necessary safeguards to protect users from unforeseen circumstances.

We are considering to use iCloud API on web service. But we don't have any mobile app on App Store. In this case, I think it is not possible to use iCloud according to apple's terms of service, but is there any way to use the iCloud on web service only?

Hi everyone, I'm trying to implement matchmaking in visionOS using GameKit and GameCenter. I'm following the example project that been shared but I get an error. Error: The requested operation could not be completed because you are not signed in to iCloud.. I'm getting this error as a result of matchmaking. I'm already logged in to iCloud in Vision Pro Simulator. I've tried to switch off-on every related settings but didn't work. I'm using latest Xcode Dev Beta and visionOS Beta v6. Would you mind share me any workaround? Regards, Melih

/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/9DBD5CCD-36A9-4496-93FB-B8EBD679E934/Documents/godai_2024-01-16_09-34-11-445/photo_2024-01-16_09-34-11-452.json..in this debug console folder name "godai_2024-01-16_09-34-11-445" is shown but in iCloud Drive folder name change into example ..how can to fix this issue ??

Hi! I've got an application that can handle json (export/import). To achieve that I created a new Document Type in the info.plist, filed the imported and exported Type Identifiers, and created a new UTType. At first I was trying on the simulator and everything worked fine. I was able to created files and store them in the File app, and then read them back. I also implemented the func scene(_ scene: UIScene, openURLContexts URLContexts: Set<UIOpenURLContext>) to handle documents opened from outside the application. Now when I moved on onto a real device, I noticed that I had to test the access with guard url.startAccessingSecurityScopedResource() else { throw ImportError.accessDenied } defer { url.stopAccessingSecurityScopedResource() } but I get a weird behavior : when opening a file from File app with my app launched, everything works fine. But if I try to launch my application (previously killed) from a file in the File app, startAccessingSecurityScopedResource always returns false I tried to add the NSFileCoordinator().coordinate(readingItemAt: url, error: &error) { (url) in but I get the same behavior. I guess my files and UTType are correctly declared as I only see them from inside the `UIDocumentPickerViewController`` and from the File app, I see my application in the share sheet What am I missing here ? Thanks

We use a test iPad to test new versions of our app as well as checking new (beta) versions of iPadOS. Our app - Rendezvous Appointment Book -uses iCloud to sync between the iPad and iPhone. So, when an entry is made on either the iPad or iPhone the entry is automatically synced to the other device(s). So, a user can make a client appointment on one device and it syncs to another iPad or iPhone logged into the same iCloud account. This has worked smoothly for years. But, the latest beta version - 17.8 caused a syncing issue where all the existing data that is stored on the same iCloud account did not sync. We have seen this before. Recently, starting with iPadOS/iOS 16.3 syncing failed for a number of users just on their iPads. The data stored on iCloud disappeared, but the iPhone did sync with iCloud. About 30 users could not get their data to sync at all , but the vast majority did sync. Some users who experienced the problem were able to sync by deleting the app and reinstalling it from the App Store, as per our recovery instructions. Then when version 16.4 was released all syncing worked as well as 16.5 and 16.6 which have worked perfectly. When 17 beta was released we tested again for proper syncing, but ran into the same issue with version 17.3 beta - no sync again. But 17.6 beta did sync. Now, in testing this last Thursday with 17.8 beta the same issue reappeared on our test iPad. We contacted Apple Developer support but have yet to get any resolution (and we are worried that when Apple releases 17 on Sep 11 the syncing issue might still rear its ugly head). Has anyone seen this happen? BTW all other iCloud syncing worked correctly, e.g. Photos, backups, etc.

NSMetadataQuery fail in iOS17.2 with Error Domain=com.apple.accounts Code=7 ACErrorPermissionDenied

Hi, I followed the instructions here: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/view_controllers/providing_access_to_directories but when trying to get access to each file inside the selected folder (tried iCloud and iPhone) it always fails. Instead, if I specify a type of file on the Controller (say .audio) I can read the file fine... Did anything change which is not documented in that page? Do I have to set any other permission or capability? (I have iCloud Documents) Thanks!!

Hi I'm confused. Today my icloud drive folder started downloading files to my macbook. These files were stored in the cloud. There was a cloud icon with a down arrow next to them. Now over 11 gigabytes of files have now downloaded from the cloud. The icon is gone. Consequently, they have been uploaded to the macbook. How do I get them back into the cloud ? I'm confused about the actions and icons.

I'm testing disabling iCloud for my app (https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT207689) and it's disabled in my main app but when I use the share extension it's always enabled. I would think that disabling iCloud would disable it for all extensions you might have in your app. Is there no way to disable iCloud for an extension only for main app?

I'm able to get the access token by utilizing the "https://appleid.apple.com/auth/token" API. However, when obtaining contact data from the iCloud API at "https://api.icloud.com/contacts/v1/me/contacts" using the same access token. I'm not getting any response. I'm not sure whether the API is operational and live. Or please suggest if there any other API for fetching iCloud contacts. Additionally, I consistently receive a "invalid_scope" error when utilizing scope contacts with the "https://appleid.apple.com/auth/authorize" API.

How are you guys, after update at 14.2 Sonoma all my iCloud library have Been down load on my Mac , usually I manage with right click , remove from download , but this option is gone .... I don't know I can manage , thank for any advise

This has been a bug for a while now on Mac OS. When you sync your desktop/documents folders with iCloud at random moments it gets stuck and never finish uploading. The folder says "waiting to upload" indefinitely. I notice it happens more often when you do a git commit on a folder that is synced with iCloud. Are there any work around for that?

Hello all, When I try to export the iMovie project into my photo library, it won't go through the "Space problem" Though I have 55 GB remaining space, and the iCloud is enabled. Any tips?

I have recently got a new ipad and have turned off imessage and facetime sync in icloud and turned off imessage and facetime on the ipad itself. However, every morning I wake up to a message on my iphone saying imessage is now being used on another device and it turned itself back on, on the ipad. Does anyone know how I can stop this happening? Thank you

I'm using fileImporter for a Mac app. If I open a file from iCloud Drive that isn't already downloaded, I need to start the download before I can read the contents of the file. I found that I can download the file by using NSFileCoordinator or FileManager.default.startDownloadingUbiquitousItem. These APIs will begin the download, but I have no updates on the progress or if the file has been downloaded. I've tried to use NSMetadataQuery with no luck. Is there a way, either with fileImporter in SwiftUI or an AppKit API that I can receive updates for when a remote file has been downloaded, or do I need to prompt the users to download the file themselves before importing into my app?

Hello people, I am currently experiencing a lot of disruption for the uploading of my files to the iCloud Drive. I have a folder that I share with some of my colleagues that contain some lectures notes and such, and I have two devices, a MacOS on the new Sonoma 14.0 Beta and an iPad on the 16.6 iPadOS. Recently the files started getting stuck upon upload and I think this started happening when I started sharing the folders with other people over iCloud. I went through the internet multiple times to see if someone is having this problem and I willingly ran sudo killall bird hoping it would fix my issue, but sadly it didn't. Would appreciate any support on this, I am aware this might have a potential relation with the Beta MacOS.

Apple has consolidated users iCloud data into iCloud.com. our app uses iCloud to sync data between iOS devices - iPad and iPhone using Core Data and iCloud Documents. But, this data is not posted on iCloud.com. It would be very useful, especially when iCloud fails to sync. When Apple does an Upgrade, say going from iOs 16to 17 and no way to retrieve the data. Any other developers concur?