Please excuse my lack of understanding of what are probably fundamental concepts in iOS/iPadOS development but I have searched far and wide for documentation and haven't had much luck so far. I am not sure that what I want to do is even possible with an iPad iPadOS app. Goals: Develop a Swift iPadOS app that can digitally sign a file using a PIV SmartCard/Token (Personal Identity Verification Card): Insert a PIV SmartCard/Token (such as a Yubikey 5Ci) into the lightning port of an iPadOS device iPad (NOT MacOS) Interface with the SmartCard/Token to access the user's PIV certificate/signature and "use it" to sign a file Question 1: How to get the PIV Certificate from SmartCard/Token/Yubikey into iPadOS keychain?   * Do we need to get the PIV certificate into the iOS keychain? Is there another way to interact with a SmartCard directly?   * This should prompt the user for their PIN? Question 2: How to get our Swift app to hook into the event that the SmartCard/Token is inserted into the device and then interface with the user's certificate?   * When is the user prompted to enter their PIN for SmartCard/Token/Yubikey?   * Do we need to use CyrptoTokenKit to interface with a smartcard inserted into the lightning port of an iOS device?

When trying to use a UISearchController setup with a UISearchBar that has scope buttons, the search controller's scopeBarActivation property is set to .onSearchActivation, the navigation item's preferredSearchBarPlacement property is set to .integrated. or .integratedButton, and the search bar/button appears in the navigation bar, then the scope buttons never appear. But space is made for where they should appear. Some relevant code in a UIViewController shown as the root view controller of a UINavigationController: private func setupSearch() { let sc = UISearchController(searchResultsController: UIViewController()) sc.delegate = self sc.obscuresBackgroundDuringPresentation = true // Setup search bar with scope buttons let bar = sc.searchBar bar.scopeButtonTitles = [ "One", "Two", "Three", "Four" ] bar.selectedScopeButtonIndex = 0 bar.delegate = self // Apply the search controller to the nav bar navigationItem.searchController = sc // BUG - Under iOS/iPadOS 26 RC, using .onSearchActivation results in the scope buttons never appearing at all // when using integrated placement in the nav bar. // Ensure the scope buttons appear immediately upon activating the search controller sc.scopeBarActivation = .onSearchActivation // This works but doesn't show the scope buttons until the user starts typing - that's too late for my needs //sc.scopeBarActivation = .automatic if #available(iOS 26.0, *) { // Under iOS 26 put the search icon in the nav bar - same issue for .integrated and .integratedButton navigationItem.preferredSearchBarPlacement = .integrated // .integratedButton // My toolbar is full so I need the search in the navigation bar navigationItem.searchBarPlacementAllowsToolbarIntegration = false // Ensure it's in the nav bar } else { // Under iOS 18 put the search bar in the nav bar below the title navigationItem.preferredSearchBarPlacement = .stacked } } I need the search bar in the navigation bar since the toolbar is full. And I need the scope buttons to appear immediately upon search activation. This problem happens on any real or simulated iPhone or iPad running iOS/iPadOS 26 RC.

Hi, it seems like using Table on iPadOS 26 results in the table header not applying a background. When comparing the same code on iPadOS 18, the table header applies a blur behind the header to ensure legibility when the user scrolls the content. Is there a way to ensure Table applies a background effect to the header so that content remains legible during scrolling? Here is a minimal example: struct TablePreviewContent: Identifiable { var id: Int { text.hashValue } var text: String } #Preview { let content = [TablePreviewContent(text: "Hello"), TablePreviewContent(text: "World")] Table(content) { TableColumn("Title", value: \.text) } } I've attached screenshots of the behavior on iPadOS 26 compared to iPadOS 18 to illustrate the issue.

Hello, I’m seeing a layout issue where the system window controls overlap the navigation bar’s right-side buttons when the app window is resized on iPadOS 26. Environment Xcode: 16.4 Simulator: iPadOS 26.0, device profile iPad Pro 13-inch Physical device: iPad updated to iPadOS 26 (same behavior) UI stack: UIKit + Storyboards (no SwiftUI) App structure: Root UINavigationController Summary Since iPadOS 26 introduced freely resizable app windows, the system’s window management controls (close/minimize/resize at the top-right) begin to overlap the navigation bar buttons as the window size becomes smaller. At maximum window size there’s no issue. Additionally, the navigation bar buttons themselves appear to scale down visually when the window gets smaller. Steps to Reproduce Build with Xcode 16.4 and run on iPadOS 26.0 (simulator or device). Open a screen embedded in a UINavigationController with right-side bar button items. Resize the app window to a smaller size. Observe the top-right system window controls overlapping the navigation bar buttons. Expected Result System window controls should not overlap app content; the navigation bar should remain usable and properly spaced at all supported window sizes. Actual Result When the window is small, the system window controls overlap the right-side navigation bar buttons. The bar button items also appear to shrink as the window size decreases. Notes Reproducible on both simulator and a real device updated to iPadOS 26. Project uses UIKit + Storyboards only (no SwiftUI). Safe areas and basic constraints look fine, so the root cause is unclear. Questions Is this a known issue with iPadOS 26 resizable windows? Any recommended workaround (e.g., API to reserve space near the window controls, UINavigationBar configuration, or trait/size-class handling)? I can provide a minimal sample project and screenshots if helpful. Thank you!

We’ve encountered an issue while developing with SwiftUI: when using the inspector on iPadOS, if the inspector is placed inside a NavigationStack, and both the view attached to the inspector and the content inside the inspector itself are scrollable, scrolling them to the top may cause abnormal jitter. We suspect this issue might be related to NavigationTitle. However, if we place the inspector outside the NavigationStack, tapping any NavigationLink while the inspector is expanded will cause problems with the View.matchedTransitionSource(id:in:) animation. A reproducible project can be found here: https://github.com/ThreeManager785/Inspetor-Issue We’ve tried many approaches but haven’t been able to resolve it. Is there any way to fix this issue?

The iPad Pro on iPadOS 26 now operates on the same class of silicon as Apple’s entry-level Macs. It ships with M-series processors, 8GB of unified memory, support for multiple resizable windows, a menu bar, and proper external display connections. The device already has the foundation required for professional software development. The only gap is the absence of Xcode. Making the full version of Xcode available on iPad Pro would not take away from the Mac. Large and resource-intensive projects will still require the power of MacBook Pro and Mac Studio. What it would do is allow smaller and mid-sized projects to be developed directly on iPad Pro, which the hardware is fully capable of handling. That dynamic is complementary, not cannibalizing. Developers would continue to buy Macs but would also buy iPad Pros for portability and flexibility. The revenue upside is clear. Lowering the entry barrier means more developers enrolling in the Apple Developer Program at $99 per year, creating predictable recurring subscription income. A wider developer base leads to more apps reaching the App Store. Even if many are small, Apple benefits from every transaction through its revenue share. This strengthens the services business, which already delivers the company’s highest margins. There is also a direct hardware impact. Once Xcode is available, iPad Pro will be recognized as a legitimate professional development device. That drives more unit sales of a high-margin product line and increases attachment rates for accessories like the Magic Keyboard, Apple Pencil, and external monitors. Instead of eroding Mac sales, the effect is expansion. Developers will own both devices. The case is straightforward. The hardware is ready. The operating system is ready. Enabling full Xcode on iPad Pro would expand the developer funnel, grow recurring subscription revenue, increase App Store volume, and boost high-margin hardware and accessory sales. It is a decision that benefits developers, strengthens the ecosystem, and maximizes profit.

Hi, I have a ninth generation iPad updated to iPados 26 beta 3 but now it no longer updates to the latest version of iPados 26, what can I do?

My app controls the cursor movement in a text view on iPhone and iPads. On screen touch, the IOS cursor position is out of sync with the app cursor position. Is there a way to find out, on screen touch, where the ios cursor positition is and update the app cursor to the ios cursor position? When they are out of sync, the user has to move the cursor to the startIndex and navigate from there. Frustating! I have looked at many programming books, forums, and internet search with nothing to no avail. Any help will be greatly appreciated. The app names are SummaGramPhonex and SummaGramIPAD11 and SummaGramIPAD13. Thanks. Charlie 3Sep25

When changing a camera's exposure, AVFoundation provides a callback which offers the timestamp of the first frame captured with the new exposure duration: AVCaptureDevice.setExposureModeCustom(duration:, iso:, completionHandler:). I want to get a similar callback when changing frame duration. After setting AVCaptureDevice.activeVideoMinFrameDuration or AVCaptureDevice.activeVideoMinFrameDuration to a new value, how can I compute the index or the timestamp of the first camera frame which was captured using the newly set frame duration?

How can we receive the iPadOS 18.6.1 update on an iPad? We have configured the MDM update days policy to receive recent, but not the latest, iPadOS updates; however, we are only able to get versions 18.6.2 and 18.6. Is the availability of iPadOS updates dependent on the iPad's region? Thank you in advance for your assistance.

In iPadOS 26, Apple introduced macOS-style window control buttons (close, minimize, fullscreen) for iPad apps running in a floating window. I'm working on a custom toolbar (UIView) positioned near the top of the window, and I'd like to avoid overlapping with these new controls. However, I haven't found any public API that exposes the frame, layout margins, or safe area insets related to this new UI region. I've checked the window's safeAreaInsets, additionalSafeAreaInsets, and UIWindowSceneDelegate APIs, but none of them seem to reflect the area occupied by these buttons. Is there an officially supported way to: Get the layout information (frame, insets, or margins) of the window control buttons on iPadOS 26? Or, is there a system-defined guideline or padding value we should use to avoid overlapping this new UI? Any clarification or guidance would be appreciated!

In our app we have a UICollectionView with Drag&Drop functionality enable and collection view is covering the entire screen. When we drag a collection view item to the edge of the screen it does not scroll the UICollectionView instead that our item turns into the app icon and scrolling blocked. It is happening only if Stage Manager is enabled in the device and if Stage Manager is disabled it is working fine. This issue we are facing after iOS 18.6 release, before 18.6 it was working fine i.e, collection view was scrolling to next items when we dragging an item to edge of the screen, similar to the iOS calendar app when we drag an event to edge it starts scrolling the date. And in iOS 26 if we drag an item to edge, Springboard is getting crashed.

Hi, I'm updating my iPhone app (iPhone only) to be ready with iOS 26. I'm building my app using Xcode 26.0 beta 6 (17A5305f) and testing it on an iPad running iPadOS 26 (23A5326a). I found an issue with my new app icon updated using Icon Composer and I was able to find the issue. An iPhone only app running on iPadOS 26 doesn't use the provided app icon. It always displays the "standard" light icon. I just added iPad in Supported Destinations and the app icon now respect light/dark/translucent/tinted modes on the Home Screen. I submitted feedback FB19768667

How can I remove the "recents" section from long-pressing on my app icon? I've added the following to my AppDelegate, which removes it from the top MenuBar, but not from the app icon context menu. My app has registered a custom filetype, but it is not a document based app. Opening files imports them into the app's user library, and so does not make sense to have a "recents" list. override func buildMenu(with builder: any UIMenuBuilder) { super.buildMenu(with: builder) builder.remove(menu: .openRecent) }

Navigation Title no longer showing for first Tab in iOS/iPadOS 26 (Directives) in my app Starship SE Corps when running is Xcode 26 simulator and on iPad device itself running iPadOS 26 beta. Launch app Notice Navigation Title “Directives” is missing from top tab in Sidebar and Floating Tab View (iPad) and TabView (iOS). Navigate to other tabs and Navigation Titles appear as expected. Worked fine (as expected) in iOS/iPadOS 18.5, but broken in iOS/iPadOS 26. Reference Feedback: FB17987650

On the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) cellular model, when you touch the screen with four fingers and then move your fingers, the touch is no longer detected. The same operation with one to three fingers works normally. This phenomenon does not occur when accessibility is turned on. Is this a beta-specific issue that will be fixed in the official release?

Hi! I am very new to the apple ecosystem. I saw a lot of comments online about how Stage Manager enabled iPads have access to extending the screen to an external display, and that was what hyped me about this beta. Unfortunately, while i do have Stage Manager now, the display is still unwilling to be extended. Is that a feature that’s planned to be included in the OS? Or am i just out of luck? The ipad is one of the most capable devices i have so i was kind of hoping it would get the feature. It has an A11 chip.

Hi, I am trying to implement the UIMainMenuSystem for showing the menu bar in my iPad app in iOS26. I would like to be able to disable some elements when a particular UIViewController is displayed on the screen, and I can't figure out the best way to do this. I tried overriding the 'validateCommand' method in my view controller, but it doesn't seem to invoke the validation for menu items that are in the main menu. Any tips on how to do this?

Does the iPhone or iPad support reception of the following communication standards? If so, please let me know if there is an swift API available. ・Bluetooth 5.x Long Range ・Wi-Fi Neighbor Awareness Networking (Wi-Fi Aware) ・Wi-Fi Beacon

How to Support Menu Bar Copy/Paste/Cut/Delete Commands on iPadOS with SwiftUI? (Xcode 26 beta 4, iPadOS 26 beta 4) We’re working on adding menu bar support to our SwiftUI app on iPadOS, aiming to provide a more consistent and productive experience across platforms. However, we’ve encountered a challenge when trying to handle standard editing commands like Copy, Cut, Paste, and Delete from the menu bar: On iPadOS, SwiftUI modifiers such as onCopyCommand, onCutCommand, onPasteCommand, and onDeleteCommand appear to be unavailable. Additionally, since we can’t hide or override the default app menus, we’re unsure how to hook into or replace their behavior effectively. Question: What’s the recommended way to support standard editing actions like copy/paste via the menu bar in SwiftUI on iPadOS? Are there any workarounds or APIs we might have overlooked? Any guidance or best practices would be greatly appreciated! Feedback ID: FB18792279