Hi Team, The Messages app is not working in the latest macOS Sequoia 15.0.1. We are unable to send messages or sync them when the VPN/TransparentAppProxy is connected. It was working fine in macOS 15.0 and earlier. A few users have reported the issue here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255802764?sortBy=rank

My server that backs my Message Filter Extension stopped receiving messages last night. I thought maybe I had broken something in the iOS code, even though I hadn't touched any of the logic related to filtering. So I rolled back my code to a previous version that was definitely working in both test and production and ran it on my test device, setting a breakpoint on the first line of the func handle(_ queryRequest: ILMessageFilterQueryRequest, context: ILMessageFilterExtensionContext, completion: @escaping (ILMessageFilterQueryResponse) -> Void) method in the extension. When sending a message to it from an unknown number, the breakpoint is never even hit. To ensure it was somehow not my code, I started a new blank app and added the Message Filter Extension target. Running it on my test device, it also doesn't ever hit the breakpoint. Is there some Apple service involved in determining whether to send unknown sender messages to Message Filter Extensions that might be down. Maybe it's a beta issue? I'm on iOS 18.1 Beta 4. But it seems odd that all of my users' devices would be encountering a beta-related issue at essentially the same time.

How do I search for messages on iPhone by date? Running iOS 18.1. In the Spotlight feature, if I type “messages on 10/14” the top 3 results are messages on that date. But if I tap “search in app” I’m brought to a blank messages screen. This function would help me with work so much, and it’s like we’re almost there- but not. thanks!

On first installation of the sample app of iMessage Extension from apple the app icon visible, but after I uninstalled it and again installed the app, the app icon is not visible. Here is the screenshot and the apple sample app. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/messages/icecreambuilder-building-an-imessage-extension

The Tapback emojis are blue the only one with color is the heart i can see responses in color and the recipient sees mine in color it’s just on my end

Description: I have developed an iOS app that includes a sticker pack feature. However, when adding stickers to iMessage, they are not appearing as expected. Despite following the standard procedures, the stickers are not visible in the iMessage app. The issue persists even after ensuring compatibility with the latest iOS version. Attached is an image that highlights the problem. Any guidance or suggestions to resolve this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Our application already supports an iMessage Extension, allowing users to create and send custom or trending stickers. On iOS 17.0, a popup menu replaces the old tab in iMessage with a "Stickers" option, and iMessage extensions are put in the "More" option. The "Stickers" page only shows the Sticker Pack Extension. However, an application can only support Sticker Pack Extension or iMessage Extension. Get this error: "Multiple message payload provider extensions found in app but only one is allowed". Is there any workaround here? We want our application to keep the iMessage extension but also provide sticker packs.

I have checked the setting and it is and has always been set to forever when it comes to settings-messages-message history. Yet since I upgraded to ios 18.1, my messages have started to delete by themselves every other day or so. In the last week, I have had to go into the recently deleted and recovered the messages at least 3-4 times. It does not delete all my messages just random messages from whom I have messaged recently. I have message that have been there for at least 6 years and those are not deleting. Please help before I lose some valuable messages.

If an app with a Message Filter Extension is run on an iPhone with iOS 18 installed then there's no logging output to the console (using print or NSLog), however there is logging in all previous versions of OS. Being able to view logging at run time for this component is essential as a debugging aid to see, for example, if the extension launches, if a text is handled locally or deferred to the network, to see if there's a network error, to examine the server response etc. Is there a specific reason it was disabled or is it accidental? Thank you

YouTube links won’t open from iMessage but will open from email. Get a message saying the playlist does not exist.

[Detailed feedback FB15232205] Since I restored my new iPhone 16 Pro from a previous iPhone 15 Pro backup, I can't use stickers any more. The stickers gallery is filled with clear stickers that I can't interact with. Deleting does nothing. I also can't add new stickers. They appear for a second and then disappear again. iCloud sync is also not working. Other devices are fine. When restoring the phone without backup, everything works fine. Is it possible this is caused by the iOS 18.0 version that's shipping with the new iPhones? I was only offered another iOS 18.0 update in Settings later on. Updating to 18.1 beta 5 today did not fix it either. From what I gather from the logs, there's a database corruption happening. I've seen various posts across the internet who have this issue specifically after setting up their new iPhone. fehler 22:08:24.677501+0200 stickersd error: (11) Fatal error. The database at /private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb is corrupted. SQLite error code:11, 'database disk image is malformed' fehler 22:08:24.677615+0200 stickersd error: exception fetching row for object with ID: Fatal error. The database at /private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb is corrupted. SQLite error code:11, 'database disk image is malformed' with userInfo of { NSFilePath = "/private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb"; NSSQLiteErrorDomain = 11; } fehler 22:08:24.677679+0200 stickersd error: Unhandled error occurred during faulting: Error Domain=NSSQLiteErrorDomain Code=11 "(null)" UserInfo={NSFilePath=/private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb, NSSQLiteErrorDomain=11} ({ NSFilePath = "/private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb"; NSSQLiteErrorDomain = 11; }) fehler 22:08:24.677700+0200 stickersd fault: Unhandled error (NSSQLiteErrorDomain, 11) occurred during faulting and was ignored: Error Domain=NSSQLiteErrorDomain Code=11 "(null)" UserInfo={NSFilePath=/private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb, NSSQLiteErrorDomain=11} problem 22:08:24.677736+0200 stickersd CoreData: Unhandled error (NSSQLiteErrorDomain, 11) occurred during faulting and was ignored: Error Domain=NSSQLiteErrorDomain Code=11 "(null)" UserInfo={NSFilePath=/private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb, NSSQLiteErrorDomain=11} fehler 22:08:24.678107+0200 stickersd database corruption at line 79182 of [1b37c146ee] fehler 22:08:24.678757+0200 stickersd error: (11) Fatal error. The database at /private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb is corrupted. SQLite error code:11, 'database disk image is malformed' fehler 22:08:24.678783+0200 stickersd error: exception fetching row for object with ID: Fatal error. The database at /private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb is corrupted. SQLite error code:11, 'database disk image is malformed' with userInfo of { NSFilePath = "/private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb"; NSSQLiteErrorDomain = 11; } fehler 22:08:24.678807+0200 stickersd error: Unhandled error occurred during faulting: Error Domain=NSSQLiteErrorDomain Code=11 "(null)" UserInfo={NSFilePath=/private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb, NSSQLiteErrorDomain=11} ({ NSFilePath = "/private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb"; NSSQLiteErrorDomain = 11; }) fehler 22:08:24.678826+0200 stickersd fault: Unhandled error (NSSQLiteErrorDomain, 11) occurred during faulting and was ignored: Error Domain=NSSQLiteErrorDomain Code=11 "(null)" UserInfo={NSFilePath=/private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb, NSSQLiteErrorDomain=11} problem 22:08:24.678858+0200 stickersd CoreData: Unhandled error (NSSQLiteErrorDomain, 11) occurred during faulting and was ignored: Error Domain=NSSQLiteErrorDomain Code=11 "(null)" UserInfo={NSFilePath=/private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb, NSSQLiteErrorDomain=11} fehler 22:08:24.678878+0200 stickersd database corruption at line 79182 of [1b37c146ee] fehler 22:08:24.678903+0200 stickersd error: (11) Fatal error. The database at /private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb is corrupted. SQLite error code:11, 'database disk image is malformed' fehler 22:08:24.678931+0200 stickersd error: exception fetching row for object with ID: Fatal error. The database at /private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb is corrupted. SQLite error code:11, 'database disk image is malformed' with userInfo of { NSFilePath = "/private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb"; NSSQLiteErrorDomain = 11; } fehler 22:08:24.678953+0200 stickersd error: Unhandled error occurred during faulting: Error Domain=NSSQLiteErrorDomain Code=11 "(null)" UserInfo={NSFilePath=/private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb, NSSQLiteErrorDomain=11} ({ NSFilePath = "/private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb"; NSSQLiteErrorDomain = 11; }) fehler 22:08:24.678972+0200 stickersd fault: Unhandled error (NSSQLiteErrorDomain, 11) occurred during faulting and was ignored: Error Domain=NSSQLiteErrorDomain Code=11 "(null)" UserInfo={NSFilePath=/private/var/mobile/Library/Stickers/stickers.stickerdb, NSSQLiteErrorDomain=11}

Can someone confirm this is supposed to be happening after all these years. I have noticed that now when I delete the messages from my Apple Watch (IOS11) they are now deleting from my phone (IOS18). I was glad I noticed and was able to recover them but I almost lost some impoRyan messages. I did do a test and confirm this is true. But the question is, is this supposed to be happening and if so is there a way to disable only this sync? I like to try and keep the messages icon on the watch clean since when I read the messag on my phone it does sync read on the watch and leaves the unread number on the icon.

Hi, I'd like to develop sticker packs for iMessage. In particular, I'd like to have custom UIs so user can select different groups of stickers under the same sticker drawer. Based on what I read in the developer doc, sticker pack does not allow custom UIs, and I have to go to iMessage apps. However, I discovered quite a few sticker packs have custom UIs. For example, GIPHY, Fluffcorn, Animal Stickers, Mochj Cat, they are in sticker drawer but they still have custom UIs with tabs. How is this possible? Is there something I'm missing from the developer doc? Thanks a lot!

I'm having issues using Imessage with OS 18. Android user are not receiving text message from a new group created with OS18. I added new users to a chat that we have been using for over a year. After upgrading to OS18 I was hoping I could add additional members without creating a new group, that apparently is not able to happen. What is happening, some folks with Android phones are not getting the text messages. These are members that have been on the group for sometime. Not sure if its all or some because I do not know who has what phone but it is indeed frustrating. I have tried turning off and on RCS and rebooting when I make the changes. I was under the impression OS18 would solve some of the incompatibility issues.

If I run an app with a message filter extension on < iOS 18 everything is as expected, if I run the same app, without any changes on iOS 18 then it doesn't work. I've discovered that problems occur if the extension has the following code: extension MessageFilterExtension: ILMessageFilterQueryHandling, ILMessageFilterCapabilitiesQueryHandling { func handle(_ capabilitiesQueryRequest: ILMessageFilterCapabilitiesQueryRequest, context: ILMessageFilterExtensionContext, completion: @escaping (ILMessageFilterCapabilitiesQueryResponse) -> Void) { let response = ILMessageFilterCapabilitiesQueryResponse() response.transactionalSubActions = [.transactionalCarrier, .transactionalHealth, .transactionalPublicServices, .transactionalFinance, .transactionalWeather, .transactionalRewards, .transactionalOrders, .transactionalOthers, .transactionalReminders] response.transactionalSubActions = [.transactionalFinance, .transactionalOrders, .transactionalHealth] completion(response) } This code doesn't run on iOS 18, however the following code does run on iOS 18: let response = ILMessageFilterCapabilitiesQueryResponse() completion(response) I downloaded several apps from the app store which provide message filtering, within the Message app they all had one thing in common, on < iOS 18 they all show 12 filtering categories, but within iOS 18 they only show 2. So it seems the issue is endemic and effects other apps, not just mine.

Messages have disappeared after the iOS 18 b 3 update. It isn’t even shown as an option. Where did it go and when do we get it back?

I am sure others will agree with me on this. I personally don’t like the way the new reactions look. Too many different color for the reactions. I honestly prefer the old grey version for the reactions to text messages. The extra emoji thing is okay but the change in color for the heart, thumbs up and the other reactions are not the best. Auto correct is horrible in this new update by the way

I have 5 sticker packs in the App Store. I had an older Mac and it finally was too old for more MacOS updates and therefore too old to update xCode, so I haven't done any updates to my packs or looked at xCode in nearly 3 years. I FINALLY got a new Mac. I've got xCode 15 installed and with latest updates - and it looks so foreign! Things I can't find: Where in xCode can I change the version and build #? This used to be so obvious. I decided to start from scratch with my project. Clicked on new Sticker Pack App. Dragged in my icons and stickers and new updates I've created. When I went to archive, it says it can't because it already exists. Oh boy. In addition to this, I'm also lost on how to put in ALT tags for accessibility. This was also super obvious in the version of xCode I was using 3 years ago - I could click on each sticker and in the right pane I could put in the words for voice over for visually impaired. Now that is gone. One of my reviews thanked me for making my sticker pack accessible. I don't want to lose that ability - but I cannot find out where the heck it's hiding. The OnDemand Resource Tags definitely aren't it - since adding info in one puts the same tags on ALL the stickers.

The following code runs fine on iPhone with iOS < 18 However with iOS 18 (Release Candidate) it causes a crash of the extension extension MessageFilterExtension: ILMessageFilterQueryHandling, ILMessageFilterCapabilitiesQueryHandling { @available(iOSApplicationExtension 16.0, *) func handle(_ capabilitiesQueryRequest: ILMessageFilterCapabilitiesQueryRequest, context: ILMessageFilterExtensionContext, completion: @escaping (ILMessageFilterCapabilitiesQueryResponse) -> Void) { let response = ILMessageFilterCapabilitiesQueryResponse() response.promotionalSubActions = [ILMessageFilterSubAction.promotionalOffers] completion(response) } The problem specifically is the line: response.promotionalSubActions = [ILMessageFilterSubAction.promotionalOffers] Attempting to set a promotionalSubAction (or a transactional sub action) results in an exception with error: '/usr/lib/swift/libswiftIdentityLookup.dylib' (no such file)` This only occurs with iOS 18, and it doesn't occur if no subactions are set

Feedback on Documentation Page for Message Filter App Extension Documentation: Creating a Message Filter App Extension Hello, I am writing to provide feedback on the documentation for creating a message filter app extension. We followed the instructions on the page, particularly the section regarding setting up shared credentials. The instructions state: "Then, you must set up shared credentials as described in Shared Web Credentials, substituting messagefilter for webcredentials throughout the steps. Lastly, you must specify the domains in your Info.plist file, which should look similar to the dictionary shown below." However, when we tried to implement this, we encountered the following error while attempting to save credentials via the SecAddSharedWebCredential function from the message filter extension: Error Domain=com.apple.security.xpc Code=3 "<connection: 0x12e0d4500> { name = com.apple.securityd, listener = false, pid = 0, euid = 4294967295, egid = 4294967295, asid = 4294967295 }: Connection invalid - failed at lookup with error 159 - Sandbox restriction" UserInfo={numberOfErrorsDeep=0, NSDescription=<connection: 0x12e0d4500> { name = com.apple.securityd, listener = false, pid = 0, euid = 4294967295, egid = 0, asid = 4294967295}: Connection invalid - failed at lookup with error 159 - Sandbox restriction} The specific call we did: func SecAddSharedWebCredential( _ fqdn: CFString, _ account: CFString, _ password: CFString?, _ completionHandler: @escaping (CFError?) -> Void ) This error seems related to sandbox restrictions. The documentation does not provide enough information on how to properly set up the environment or what additional configurations might be needed to avoid such sandbox restrictions. More detailed guidance on configuring sandbox permissions and any additional steps required for setting up shared credentials in a message filter extension context would be highly beneficial. Thank you for your attention to this matter. We look forward to any updates or clarifications you can provide to improve the implementation.