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Java remote debugging stymied by connection refused on local network
I am trying to setup remote Java debugging between two machines running macOS (15.6 and 26). I am able to get the Java program to listen on a socket. However, I can connect to that socket only from the same machine, not from another machine on my local network. I use nc to test the connection. It reports Connection refused when trying to connect from the other machine. This issue sounds like it could be caused by the Java program lacking Local Network system permission. I am familiar with that issue arising when a program attempts to connect to a port on the local network. In that case, a dialog is displayed and System Settings can be used to grant Local Network permission to the client program. I don't know whether the same permission is required on the program that is receiving client requests. If it is, then I don't know how to grant that permission. There is no dialog, and System Settings does not provide any obvious way to grant permission to a program that I specify. Note that a Java application is a program run by the java command, not a bundled application. The java command contains a hard-wired Info.plist which, annoyingly, requests permission to use the microphone, but not Local Network access.
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During the Wi-Fi Aware's pairing process, Apple is unable to recognize the follow-up PMF sent by Android.
iPhone 12 pro with iOS 26.0 (23A5276f) App: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/wifiaware/building-peer-to-peer-apps We aim to use Wi-Fi Aware to establish file transfer between Android and Apple devices. Apple will act as the Publisher, and Android will act as the Subscriber. According to the pairing process outlined in the Wi-Fi Aware protocol (Figure 49 in the Wi-Fi Aware 4.0 specification), the three PASN Authentication frames have been successfully exchanged. Subsequently, Android sends the encrypted Follow-up PMF to Apple, but the Apple log shows: Failed to parse event. Please refer to the attached complete log. We request Apple to provide a solution. apple Log-20250808a.txt
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Domain=kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork Code=-1009 "(null)"如何解决
我的完整报错信息: Task <0568A3A0-A40C-42A8-9491-2FC52D71EFFF>.<4> finished with error [-1009] Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1009 "似乎已断开与互联网的连接。" UserInfo={_kCFStreamErrorCodeKey=50, NSUnderlyingError=0x107db5590 {Error Domain=kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork Code=-1009 "(null)" UserInfo={_kCFStreamErrorDomainKey=1, _kCFStreamErrorCodeKey=50, _NSURLErrorNWResolutionReportKey=Resolved 0 endpoints in 1ms using unknown from cache, _NSURLErrorNWPathKey=unsatisfied (Denied over Wi-Fi interface), interface: en0[802.11], ipv4, dns, uses wifi}}, _NSURLErrorFailingURLSessionTaskErrorKey=LocalDataTask <0568A3A0-A40C-42A8-9491-2FC52D71EFFF>.<4>, _NSURLErrorRelatedURLSessionTaskErrorKey=( "LocalDataTask <0568A3A0-A40C-42A8-9491-2FC52D71EFFF>.<4>" ), NSLocalizedDescription=似乎已断开与互联网的连接。, NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=https://sharkserver.dypc.top/shark_user/login, NSErrorFailingURLKey=https://sharkserver.dypc.top/shark_user/login, _kCFStreamErrorDomainKey=1} 请求失败:似乎已断开与互联网的连接。 以下是问题的具体描述 我的A手机(15pro max 版本18,6,1) 使用xcode直接在A手机上运行我的程序 尝试发起post请求的时候得到了该报错。 我做了以下尝试 1.检查了A手机网络,一切正常,浏览器和其他app均可正常访问网络 2.检查了A手机上我的app权限,确认我因为为我的程序打开了无线网络和蜂窝流量 3.重启A手机,还原A手机网络设置,还原A手机所有设置,重启mac电脑 以上做法均无效,依旧报上面的错误 4.然后我尝试使用B手机(iPhone13 版本18.5)安装该程序 ,B手机可以正常运行并成功发起post请求,证明我的代码没有问题 5.我将代码上传至testfight 然后使用A手机下载testfight里的该程序 ,程序可以成功发起post请求没有任何错误,我再次使用xcode运行该程序到真机,又得到了Code=-1009错误 无法发起post请求
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What is the command to list all socket filters/extensions in use?
I am in the middle of investigating an issue arising in the call to setsockopt syscall where it returns an undocumented and unexpected errno. As part of that, I'm looking for a way to list any socket content filters or any such extensions are in play on the system where this happens. To do that, I ran: systemextensionsctl list That retuns the following output: 0 extension(s) which seems to indicate there's no filters or extensions in play. However, when I do: netstat -s among other things, it shows: net_api: 2 interface filters currently attached 2 interface filters currently attached by OS 2 interface filters attached since boot 2 interface filters attached since boot by OS ... 4 socket filters currently attached 4 socket filters currently attached by OS 4 socket filters attached since boot 4 socket filters attached since boot by OS What would be the right command/tool/options that I could use to list all the socket filters/extensions (and their details) that are in use and applicable when a call to setsockopt is made from an application on that system? Edit: This is on a macosx-aarch64 with various different OS versions - 13.6.7, 14.3.1 and even 14.4.1.
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Apple-Android pairing via Wi-Fi Aware is close to success, but the paird device was not successfully saved to disk
After Apple-to-Apple pairing is completed, the paired device will be recorded in “Settings → Privacy & Security → Paired Devices”. However, after Android-to-Apple pairing is completed, the device is not saved to this list. Android device can be normally displayed on the Apple official Wi-Fi Aware Sample. However, the indicator is not green. During pairing, the Apple log shows: state: authenticated, and the Android side triggers the callback onPairingSetupSucceeded. During pairing verification, the Apple log shows: state: authenticated, and the Android side triggers the callback onPairingVerificationSucceed. My iPhone is iPhone 13, iOS 26.0 (23A5287g)
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Wi-Fi Aware: During the process of establishing a NAN data path between Android and Apple, why doesn’t Apple respond to the NDP response?
Our goal is to establish a Wi‑Fi Aware data path (NDP) between Apple and Android devices. Apple will act as the Publisher, and Android will act as the Subscriber. Apple-to-Android pairing has already been completed. The Android device can be normally displayed on the Apple official Wi-Fi Aware Sample. However, the indicator is not green. During pairing, the Apple log shows: state: authenticated, and the Android side triggers the callback onPairingSetupSucceeded. During pairing verification, the Apple log shows: state: authenticated, and the Android side triggers the callback onPairingVerificationSucceed. The Android side sends an NDP request to Apple (as shown in the figure 1), but Apple does not reply. Note: Qualcomm’s NDI and NMI are different. In addition, after Apple-to-Apple pairing is completed, the paired device will be recorded in “Settings → Privacy & Security → Paired Devices”. However, after Android-to-Apple pairing is completed, the device is not saved to this list. My iPhone model: iPhone 13, iOS 26.0 (23A5287g).
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Does URLSession support ticket-based TLS session resumption
My company has a server that supports ticket-based TLS session resumption (per RFC 5077). We have done Wireshark captures that show that our iOS client app, which uses URLSession for REST and WebSocket connections to the server, is not sending the TLS "session_ticket" extension in the Client Hello package that necessary to enable ticket-based resumption with the server. Is it expected that URLSession does not support ticket-based TLS session resumption? If "yes", is there any way to tell URLSession to enable ticket-based session resumption? the lower-level API set_protocol_options_set_tls_tickets_enabled() hints that the overall TLS / HTTP stack on IOS does support ticket-based resumption, but I can't see how to use that low-level API with URLSession. I can provide (lots) more technical details if necessary, but hopefully this is enough context to determine whether ticket-based TLS resumption is supported with URLSession. Any tips / clarifications would be greatly appreciated.
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Disable QUIC/HTTP3 support for specific MacOS application
Hello, I am currently investigating if we can disable usage of QUIC on application level. I know we can set enable_quic from /Library/Preferences/com.apple.networkd.plist to false but it will have a global impact since this is a system file, all the applications on machine will stop using QUIC. I don't want that. What i am looking for is to disable QUIC only for my application. Is there any way i can modify URLSession object in my application and disable QUIC? or modify URLSessionConfiguration so system will not use QUIC?
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How to avoid the "Allow XYZ to find devices on local networks" warning when creating a local-system-only Bonjour service and browser?
I'm writing an application that implements a Bonjour service and browser for the purpose of connecting to Logic Pro and interacting with a MIDI Device Script. Because it's connecting to Logic Pro running on the same system as the application, the service and browser do not need to access anything else on the local network. I'm creating the service and browser with calls like this: err = DNSServiceRegister( &serviceRef, 0, kDNSServiceInterfaceIndexLocalOnly, "MyService", "_osc._udp", "local", nullptr, 52854, txtLen, txtRecord, static_cast<DNSServiceRegisterReply>(myCallback), context ); err = DNSServiceBrowse( &browserRef, 0, kDNSServiceInterfaceIndexLocalOnly, "_osc._udp", nullptr, static_cast<DNSServiceBrowseReply>(browserCallback), context ); Despite the fact that I'm passing in kDNSServiceInterfaceIndexLocalOnly for the network interface, it still triggers an "Allow 'Application' to find devices on local networks?" permissions prompt. How can I avoid that prompt? It is both a significant failure point (in case users don't notice it or click 'Don't Allow' by mistake) but it may also scare them away, since it strongly implies my application is scanning devices on the local network, even though it's doing no such thing!
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Wi-Fi Aware device support?
I was excited to find out about Wi-Fi Aware in i[Pad]OS 26 and was eager to experiment with it. But after wiping and updating two devices (an iPhone 11 Pro and a 2018 11" iPad Pro) to Beta 1 I found out that neither of them support Wi-Fi Aware 🙁. What current and past iPhone and iPad models support Wi-Fi Aware? And is there a new UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities key for it, to indicate that an app requires a Wi-Fi Aware capable device?
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webView.configuration.websiteDataStore.proxyConfigurations = [proxyConfiguration] crashes app in ios 18
Hi! I configure proxy for webview like DispatchQueue.main.async { self.webView.configuration.websiteDataStore.proxyConfigurations = [proxyConfiguration] } It is fine in iosiOS 17 however, it crashes in iOS 18.3. And the problem seems to be related to the left side of the equation. I tried to call print(self.webView.configuration.websiteDataStore.proxyConfigurations.count) in async block and got the same bad access error. But if stop at that line of code and call po self.webView.configuration.websiteDataStore.proxyConfigurations in debugger it returns 0 elements. Did anyone have the same problem? What may cause the exception?
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Downloading folder having large files times out
I have FileProvider based MacOS application, where user is trying to copy the folder having mix of small and large files. Large files are having size ~ 1.5 GB from FileProvider based drive to locally on Desktop. Since the folder was on cloud and not downloaded the copy action triggered the download. Small files were downloaded successfully however during large file download the URLSession timed out. We are using default timeout for URLSession which is 1 min. I tried to capture logs Console.app where i found FileProvider daemon errors. PFA Solutions tried so far: Increased timeout for URLSession from 5 to 10 mins - configuration.timeoutIntervalForRequest Set timeout for resource - configuration.timeoutIntervalForResource It happens when we have low network bandwidth. Network connectivity is there but the bandwidth is low. Any clue by looking at these errors?
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Prevent SSL Handshake with User Installed Certificates
how can I prevent handshake when certificate is user installed for example if user is using Proxyman or Charles proxy and they install their own certificates now system is trusting those certificates I wanna prevent that, and exclude those certificates that are installed by user, and accept the handshake if CA certificate is in a real valid certificate defined in OS I know this can be done in android by setting something like <network-security-config> <base-config> <trust-anchors> <certificates src="system" /> </trust-anchors> </base-config> </network-security-config>
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socket connect error 65
Dear apple: Our app uses the BSD socket interface for socket communication over the local area network. However, when using the socket's connect interface, some iPhone devices fail, and the socket has also bound the local Wi-Fi card's IP using the bind interface. The errno is 65, indicating "no route." We have checked that the app has already requested local network permissions and permissions to use the local area network. The TCP server on the other end is also listening normally. Please help us see if any additional permissions need to be requested. Thank you
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Custom VPN - Bind interface to Cellular
I'm creating a custom VPN app which should only work on Cellular. Apart from cellular interface binding VPN is working fine. Even though I specified cellular interface like let cellularParams = NWParameters.udp cellularParams.requiredInterfaceType = .cellular It is going via Wifi when it is ON. I know this is the default iOS behaviour. How can I prevent this and route through cellular only even when Wifi is enabled on device?
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NWPathMonitor Reports Unexpected satisfied→unsatisfied→satisfied Sequence After WiFi Re-enablement
I am developing an iOS application using NWPathMonitor for network connectivity monitoring. We discovered a reproducible issue where disabling and re-enabling WiFi triggers an unexpected network status sequence. ENVIRONMENT: iOS Version: 17.x Device: iPhone (various models tested) Network Framework: NWPathMonitor from iOS Network framework STEPS TO REPRODUCE: Device connected to WiFi normally Disable WiFi via Settings or Control Center Re-enable WiFi via Settings or Control Center EXPECTED BEHAVIOR: WiFi reconnects and NWPathMonitor reports stable satisfied status ACTUAL BEHAVIOR: T+0s: WiFi re-enables, NWPathMonitor reports path.status = .satisfied T+8s: NWPathMonitor unexpectedly reports path.status = .unsatisfied with unsatisfiedReason = .notAvailable T+9-10s: NWPathMonitor reports path.status = .satisfied again Connection becomes stable afterward NETWORK PATH TIMELINE: T+0s: satisfied (IPv4: true, DNS: false) T+140ms: satisfied (IPv4: true, DNS: true) T+8.0s: unsatisfied (reason: notAvailable, no interfaces available) T+10.0s: satisfied (IPv4: true, DNS: true) KEY OBSERVATIONS: Timing consistency: unsatisfied event always occurs ~8 seconds after reconnection resolution: "Reset Network Settings" eliminates this behavior TECHNICAL QUESTIONS: What causes the 8-second delayed unsatisfied status after WiFi re-enablement? Is this expected behavior that applications should handle? Why does reset network setting in iPhone fix this issue?
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Cellular only VPN app
I have a requirement to create a VPN app which only works on Cellular. But I'm facing an issue like when wifi is ON, OS is using wifi interface to route the traffic instead of cellular. I tried some ways like let cellularParams = NWParameters.udp cellularParams.requiredInterfaceType = .cellular But this is not working properly as expected. How can I manually bind to cellular interface in iOS?
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Extra-ordinary Networking
Most apps perform ordinary network operations, like fetching an HTTP resource with URLSession and opening a TCP connection to a mail server with Network framework. These operations are not without their challenges, but they’re the well-trodden path. If your app performs ordinary networking, see TN3151 Choosing the right networking API for recommendations as to where to start. Some apps have extra-ordinary networking requirements. For example, apps that: Help the user configure a Wi-Fi accessory Require a connection to run over a specific interface Listen for incoming connections Building such an app is tricky because: Networking is hard in general. Apple devices support very dynamic networking, and your app has to work well in whatever environment it’s running in. Documentation for the APIs you need is tucked away in man pages and doc comments. In many cases you have to assemble these APIs in creative ways. If you’re developing an app with extra-ordinary networking requirements, this post is for you. Note If you have questions or comments about any of the topics discussed here, put them in a new thread here on DevForums. Make sure I see it by putting it in the App & System Services > Networking area. And feel free to add tags appropriate to the specific technology you’re using, like Foundation, CFNetwork, Network, or Network Extension. Links, Links, and More Links Each topic is covered in a separate post: The iOS Wi-Fi Lifecycle describes how iOS joins and leaves Wi-Fi networks. Understanding this is especially important if you’re building an app that works with a Wi-Fi accessory. Network Interface Concepts explains how Apple platforms manage network interfaces. If you’ve got this far, you definitely want to read this. Network Interface Techniques offers a high-level overview of some of the more common techniques you need when working with network interfaces. Network Interface APIs describes APIs and core techniques for working with network interfaces. It’s referenced by many other posts. Running an HTTP Request over WWAN explains why most apps should not force an HTTP request to run over WWAN, what they should do instead, and what to do if you really need that behaviour. If you’re building an iOS app with an embedded network server, see Showing Connection Information in an iOS Server for details on how to get the information to show to your user so they can connect to your server. Many folks run into trouble when they try to find the device’s IP address, or other seemingly simple things, like the name of the Wi-Fi interface. Don’t Try to Get the Device’s IP Address explains why these problems are hard, and offers alternative approaches that function correctly in all network environments. Similarly, folks also run into trouble when trying to get the host name. On Host Names explains why that’s more complex than you might think. If you’re working with broadcasts or multicasts, see Broadcasts and Multicasts, Hints and Tips. If you’re building an app that works with a Wi-Fi accessory, see Working with a Wi-Fi Accessory. If you’re trying to gather network interface statistics, see Network Interface Statistics. There are also some posts that are not part of this series but likely to be of interest if you’re working in this space: TN3179 Understanding local network privacy discusses the local network privacy feature. Calling BSD Sockets from Swift does what it says on the tin, that is, explains how to call BSD Sockets from Swift. When doing weird things with the network, you often find yourself having to use BSD Sockets, and that API is not easy to call from Swift. The code therein is primarily for the benefit of test projects, oh, and DevForums posts like these. TN3111 iOS Wi-Fi API overview is a critical resource if you’re doing Wi-Fi specific stuff on iOS. TLS For Accessory Developers tackles the tricky topic of how to communicate securely with a network-based accessory. A Peek Behind the NECP Curtain discusses NECP, a subsystem that control which programs have access to which network interfaces. Networking Resources has links to many other useful resources. Share and Enjoy — Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com" Revision History 2025-07-31 Added a link to A Peek Behind the NECP Curtain. 2025-03-28 Added a link to On Host Names. 2025-01-16 Added a link to Broadcasts and Multicasts, Hints and Tips. Updated the local network privacy link to point to TN3179. Made other minor editorial changes. 2024-04-30 Added a link to Network Interface Statistics. 2023-09-14 Added a link to TLS For Accessory Developers. 2023-07-23 First posted.
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Java remote debugging stymied by connection refused on local network
I am trying to setup remote Java debugging between two machines running macOS (15.6 and 26). I am able to get the Java program to listen on a socket. However, I can connect to that socket only from the same machine, not from another machine on my local network. I use nc to test the connection. It reports Connection refused when trying to connect from the other machine. This issue sounds like it could be caused by the Java program lacking Local Network system permission. I am familiar with that issue arising when a program attempts to connect to a port on the local network. In that case, a dialog is displayed and System Settings can be used to grant Local Network permission to the client program. I don't know whether the same permission is required on the program that is receiving client requests. If it is, then I don't know how to grant that permission. There is no dialog, and System Settings does not provide any obvious way to grant permission to a program that I specify. Note that a Java application is a program run by the java command, not a bundled application. The java command contains a hard-wired Info.plist which, annoyingly, requests permission to use the microphone, but not Local Network access.
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During the Wi-Fi Aware's pairing process, Apple is unable to recognize the follow-up PMF sent by Android.
iPhone 12 pro with iOS 26.0 (23A5276f) App: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/wifiaware/building-peer-to-peer-apps We aim to use Wi-Fi Aware to establish file transfer between Android and Apple devices. Apple will act as the Publisher, and Android will act as the Subscriber. According to the pairing process outlined in the Wi-Fi Aware protocol (Figure 49 in the Wi-Fi Aware 4.0 specification), the three PASN Authentication frames have been successfully exchanged. Subsequently, Android sends the encrypted Follow-up PMF to Apple, but the Apple log shows: Failed to parse event. Please refer to the attached complete log. We request Apple to provide a solution. apple Log-20250808a.txt
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Domain=kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork Code=-1009 "(null)"如何解决
我的完整报错信息: Task &lt;0568A3A0-A40C-42A8-9491-2FC52D71EFFF&gt;.&lt;4&gt; finished with error [-1009] Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1009 "似乎已断开与互联网的连接。" UserInfo={_kCFStreamErrorCodeKey=50, NSUnderlyingError=0x107db5590 {Error Domain=kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork Code=-1009 "(null)" UserInfo={_kCFStreamErrorDomainKey=1, _kCFStreamErrorCodeKey=50, _NSURLErrorNWResolutionReportKey=Resolved 0 endpoints in 1ms using unknown from cache, _NSURLErrorNWPathKey=unsatisfied (Denied over Wi-Fi interface), interface: en0[802.11], ipv4, dns, uses wifi}}, _NSURLErrorFailingURLSessionTaskErrorKey=LocalDataTask &lt;0568A3A0-A40C-42A8-9491-2FC52D71EFFF&gt;.&lt;4&gt;, _NSURLErrorRelatedURLSessionTaskErrorKey=( "LocalDataTask &lt;0568A3A0-A40C-42A8-9491-2FC52D71EFFF&gt;.&lt;4&gt;" ), NSLocalizedDescription=似乎已断开与互联网的连接。, NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=https://sharkserver.dypc.top/shark_user/login, NSErrorFailingURLKey=https://sharkserver.dypc.top/shark_user/login, _kCFStreamErrorDomainKey=1} 请求失败:似乎已断开与互联网的连接。 以下是问题的具体描述 我的A手机(15pro max 版本18,6,1) 使用xcode直接在A手机上运行我的程序 尝试发起post请求的时候得到了该报错。 我做了以下尝试 1.检查了A手机网络,一切正常,浏览器和其他app均可正常访问网络 2.检查了A手机上我的app权限,确认我因为为我的程序打开了无线网络和蜂窝流量 3.重启A手机,还原A手机网络设置,还原A手机所有设置,重启mac电脑 以上做法均无效,依旧报上面的错误 4.然后我尝试使用B手机(iPhone13 版本18.5)安装该程序 ,B手机可以正常运行并成功发起post请求,证明我的代码没有问题 5.我将代码上传至testfight 然后使用A手机下载testfight里的该程序 ,程序可以成功发起post请求没有任何错误,我再次使用xcode运行该程序到真机,又得到了Code=-1009错误 无法发起post请求
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What is the command to list all socket filters/extensions in use?
I am in the middle of investigating an issue arising in the call to setsockopt syscall where it returns an undocumented and unexpected errno. As part of that, I'm looking for a way to list any socket content filters or any such extensions are in play on the system where this happens. To do that, I ran: systemextensionsctl list That retuns the following output: 0 extension(s) which seems to indicate there's no filters or extensions in play. However, when I do: netstat -s among other things, it shows: net_api: 2 interface filters currently attached 2 interface filters currently attached by OS 2 interface filters attached since boot 2 interface filters attached since boot by OS ... 4 socket filters currently attached 4 socket filters currently attached by OS 4 socket filters attached since boot 4 socket filters attached since boot by OS What would be the right command/tool/options that I could use to list all the socket filters/extensions (and their details) that are in use and applicable when a call to setsockopt is made from an application on that system? Edit: This is on a macosx-aarch64 with various different OS versions - 13.6.7, 14.3.1 and even 14.4.1.
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Apple-Android pairing via Wi-Fi Aware is close to success, but the paird device was not successfully saved to disk
After Apple-to-Apple pairing is completed, the paired device will be recorded in “Settings → Privacy &amp; Security → Paired Devices”. However, after Android-to-Apple pairing is completed, the device is not saved to this list. Android device can be normally displayed on the Apple official Wi-Fi Aware Sample. However, the indicator is not green. During pairing, the Apple log shows: state: authenticated, and the Android side triggers the callback onPairingSetupSucceeded. During pairing verification, the Apple log shows: state: authenticated, and the Android side triggers the callback onPairingVerificationSucceed. My iPhone is iPhone 13, iOS 26.0 (23A5287g)
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Wi-Fi Aware: During the process of establishing a NAN data path between Android and Apple, why doesn’t Apple respond to the NDP response?
Our goal is to establish a Wi‑Fi Aware data path (NDP) between Apple and Android devices. Apple will act as the Publisher, and Android will act as the Subscriber. Apple-to-Android pairing has already been completed. The Android device can be normally displayed on the Apple official Wi-Fi Aware Sample. However, the indicator is not green. During pairing, the Apple log shows: state: authenticated, and the Android side triggers the callback onPairingSetupSucceeded. During pairing verification, the Apple log shows: state: authenticated, and the Android side triggers the callback onPairingVerificationSucceed. The Android side sends an NDP request to Apple (as shown in the figure 1), but Apple does not reply. Note: Qualcomm’s NDI and NMI are different. In addition, after Apple-to-Apple pairing is completed, the paired device will be recorded in “Settings → Privacy &amp; Security → Paired Devices”. However, after Android-to-Apple pairing is completed, the device is not saved to this list. My iPhone model: iPhone 13, iOS 26.0 (23A5287g).
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Aug ’25
Does URLSession support ticket-based TLS session resumption
My company has a server that supports ticket-based TLS session resumption (per RFC 5077). We have done Wireshark captures that show that our iOS client app, which uses URLSession for REST and WebSocket connections to the server, is not sending the TLS "session_ticket" extension in the Client Hello package that necessary to enable ticket-based resumption with the server. Is it expected that URLSession does not support ticket-based TLS session resumption? If "yes", is there any way to tell URLSession to enable ticket-based session resumption? the lower-level API set_protocol_options_set_tls_tickets_enabled() hints that the overall TLS / HTTP stack on IOS does support ticket-based resumption, but I can't see how to use that low-level API with URLSession. I can provide (lots) more technical details if necessary, but hopefully this is enough context to determine whether ticket-based TLS resumption is supported with URLSession. Any tips / clarifications would be greatly appreciated.
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Aug ’25
Disable QUIC/HTTP3 support for specific MacOS application
Hello, I am currently investigating if we can disable usage of QUIC on application level. I know we can set enable_quic from /Library/Preferences/com.apple.networkd.plist to false but it will have a global impact since this is a system file, all the applications on machine will stop using QUIC. I don't want that. What i am looking for is to disable QUIC only for my application. Is there any way i can modify URLSession object in my application and disable QUIC? or modify URLSessionConfiguration so system will not use QUIC?
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Aug ’25
How to avoid the "Allow XYZ to find devices on local networks" warning when creating a local-system-only Bonjour service and browser?
I'm writing an application that implements a Bonjour service and browser for the purpose of connecting to Logic Pro and interacting with a MIDI Device Script. Because it's connecting to Logic Pro running on the same system as the application, the service and browser do not need to access anything else on the local network. I'm creating the service and browser with calls like this: err = DNSServiceRegister( &serviceRef, 0, kDNSServiceInterfaceIndexLocalOnly, "MyService", "_osc._udp", "local", nullptr, 52854, txtLen, txtRecord, static_cast<DNSServiceRegisterReply>(myCallback), context ); err = DNSServiceBrowse( &browserRef, 0, kDNSServiceInterfaceIndexLocalOnly, "_osc._udp", nullptr, static_cast<DNSServiceBrowseReply>(browserCallback), context ); Despite the fact that I'm passing in kDNSServiceInterfaceIndexLocalOnly for the network interface, it still triggers an "Allow 'Application' to find devices on local networks?" permissions prompt. How can I avoid that prompt? It is both a significant failure point (in case users don't notice it or click 'Don't Allow' by mistake) but it may also scare them away, since it strongly implies my application is scanning devices on the local network, even though it's doing no such thing!
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Aug ’25
Is Apple's Wi-Fi Aware certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance?
Is Apple's Wi-Fi Aware certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance? Is there any non-compliance of Apple's Wi-Fi Aware with the Wi-Fi Alliance standards? Does Apple have a roadmap to switch AWDL to Wi-Fi Aware? Does Apple have plans to adopt Wi-Fi Aware in Mac computers?
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Aug ’25
Can Apple's Wi-Fi Aware achieve one-to-many concurrent sharing?
Samsung's Quick Share uses Wi-Fi Aware to achieve one-to-many concurrent sharing. Can Apple's Wi-Fi Aware achieve one-to-many concurrent sharing? Apple's AirDrop does support one-to-many concurrent sharing.
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Aug ’25
Wi-Fi Aware device support?
I was excited to find out about Wi-Fi Aware in i[Pad]OS 26 and was eager to experiment with it. But after wiping and updating two devices (an iPhone 11 Pro and a 2018 11" iPad Pro) to Beta 1 I found out that neither of them support Wi-Fi Aware 🙁. What current and past iPhone and iPad models support Wi-Fi Aware? And is there a new UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities key for it, to indicate that an app requires a Wi-Fi Aware capable device?
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Aug ’25
webView.configuration.websiteDataStore.proxyConfigurations = [proxyConfiguration] crashes app in ios 18
Hi! I configure proxy for webview like DispatchQueue.main.async { self.webView.configuration.websiteDataStore.proxyConfigurations = [proxyConfiguration] } It is fine in iosiOS 17 however, it crashes in iOS 18.3. And the problem seems to be related to the left side of the equation. I tried to call print(self.webView.configuration.websiteDataStore.proxyConfigurations.count) in async block and got the same bad access error. But if stop at that line of code and call po self.webView.configuration.websiteDataStore.proxyConfigurations in debugger it returns 0 elements. Did anyone have the same problem? What may cause the exception?
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Aug ’25
Downloading folder having large files times out
I have FileProvider based MacOS application, where user is trying to copy the folder having mix of small and large files. Large files are having size ~ 1.5 GB from FileProvider based drive to locally on Desktop. Since the folder was on cloud and not downloaded the copy action triggered the download. Small files were downloaded successfully however during large file download the URLSession timed out. We are using default timeout for URLSession which is 1 min. I tried to capture logs Console.app where i found FileProvider daemon errors. PFA Solutions tried so far: Increased timeout for URLSession from 5 to 10 mins - configuration.timeoutIntervalForRequest Set timeout for resource - configuration.timeoutIntervalForResource It happens when we have low network bandwidth. Network connectivity is there but the bandwidth is low. Any clue by looking at these errors?
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Aug ’25
Prevent SSL Handshake with User Installed Certificates
how can I prevent handshake when certificate is user installed for example if user is using Proxyman or Charles proxy and they install their own certificates now system is trusting those certificates I wanna prevent that, and exclude those certificates that are installed by user, and accept the handshake if CA certificate is in a real valid certificate defined in OS I know this can be done in android by setting something like <network-security-config> <base-config> <trust-anchors> <certificates src="system" /> </trust-anchors> </base-config> </network-security-config>
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Aug ’25
socket connect error 65
Dear apple: Our app uses the BSD socket interface for socket communication over the local area network. However, when using the socket's connect interface, some iPhone devices fail, and the socket has also bound the local Wi-Fi card's IP using the bind interface. The errno is 65, indicating "no route." We have checked that the app has already requested local network permissions and permissions to use the local area network. The TCP server on the other end is also listening normally. Please help us see if any additional permissions need to be requested. Thank you
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Aug ’25
Custom VPN - Bind interface to Cellular
I'm creating a custom VPN app which should only work on Cellular. Apart from cellular interface binding VPN is working fine. Even though I specified cellular interface like let cellularParams = NWParameters.udp cellularParams.requiredInterfaceType = .cellular It is going via Wifi when it is ON. I know this is the default iOS behaviour. How can I prevent this and route through cellular only even when Wifi is enabled on device?
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Jul ’25
NWPathMonitor Reports Unexpected satisfied→unsatisfied→satisfied Sequence After WiFi Re-enablement
I am developing an iOS application using NWPathMonitor for network connectivity monitoring. We discovered a reproducible issue where disabling and re-enabling WiFi triggers an unexpected network status sequence. ENVIRONMENT: iOS Version: 17.x Device: iPhone (various models tested) Network Framework: NWPathMonitor from iOS Network framework STEPS TO REPRODUCE: Device connected to WiFi normally Disable WiFi via Settings or Control Center Re-enable WiFi via Settings or Control Center EXPECTED BEHAVIOR: WiFi reconnects and NWPathMonitor reports stable satisfied status ACTUAL BEHAVIOR: T+0s: WiFi re-enables, NWPathMonitor reports path.status = .satisfied T+8s: NWPathMonitor unexpectedly reports path.status = .unsatisfied with unsatisfiedReason = .notAvailable T+9-10s: NWPathMonitor reports path.status = .satisfied again Connection becomes stable afterward NETWORK PATH TIMELINE: T+0s: satisfied (IPv4: true, DNS: false) T+140ms: satisfied (IPv4: true, DNS: true) T+8.0s: unsatisfied (reason: notAvailable, no interfaces available) T+10.0s: satisfied (IPv4: true, DNS: true) KEY OBSERVATIONS: Timing consistency: unsatisfied event always occurs ~8 seconds after reconnection resolution: "Reset Network Settings" eliminates this behavior TECHNICAL QUESTIONS: What causes the 8-second delayed unsatisfied status after WiFi re-enablement? Is this expected behavior that applications should handle? Why does reset network setting in iPhone fix this issue?
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Jul ’25
Cellular only VPN app
I have a requirement to create a VPN app which only works on Cellular. But I'm facing an issue like when wifi is ON, OS is using wifi interface to route the traffic instead of cellular. I tried some ways like let cellularParams = NWParameters.udp cellularParams.requiredInterfaceType = .cellular But this is not working properly as expected. How can I manually bind to cellular interface in iOS?
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Jul ’25
Extra-ordinary Networking
Most apps perform ordinary network operations, like fetching an HTTP resource with URLSession and opening a TCP connection to a mail server with Network framework. These operations are not without their challenges, but they’re the well-trodden path. If your app performs ordinary networking, see TN3151 Choosing the right networking API for recommendations as to where to start. Some apps have extra-ordinary networking requirements. For example, apps that: Help the user configure a Wi-Fi accessory Require a connection to run over a specific interface Listen for incoming connections Building such an app is tricky because: Networking is hard in general. Apple devices support very dynamic networking, and your app has to work well in whatever environment it’s running in. Documentation for the APIs you need is tucked away in man pages and doc comments. In many cases you have to assemble these APIs in creative ways. If you’re developing an app with extra-ordinary networking requirements, this post is for you. Note If you have questions or comments about any of the topics discussed here, put them in a new thread here on DevForums. Make sure I see it by putting it in the App & System Services > Networking area. And feel free to add tags appropriate to the specific technology you’re using, like Foundation, CFNetwork, Network, or Network Extension. Links, Links, and More Links Each topic is covered in a separate post: The iOS Wi-Fi Lifecycle describes how iOS joins and leaves Wi-Fi networks. Understanding this is especially important if you’re building an app that works with a Wi-Fi accessory. Network Interface Concepts explains how Apple platforms manage network interfaces. If you’ve got this far, you definitely want to read this. Network Interface Techniques offers a high-level overview of some of the more common techniques you need when working with network interfaces. Network Interface APIs describes APIs and core techniques for working with network interfaces. It’s referenced by many other posts. Running an HTTP Request over WWAN explains why most apps should not force an HTTP request to run over WWAN, what they should do instead, and what to do if you really need that behaviour. If you’re building an iOS app with an embedded network server, see Showing Connection Information in an iOS Server for details on how to get the information to show to your user so they can connect to your server. Many folks run into trouble when they try to find the device’s IP address, or other seemingly simple things, like the name of the Wi-Fi interface. Don’t Try to Get the Device’s IP Address explains why these problems are hard, and offers alternative approaches that function correctly in all network environments. Similarly, folks also run into trouble when trying to get the host name. On Host Names explains why that’s more complex than you might think. If you’re working with broadcasts or multicasts, see Broadcasts and Multicasts, Hints and Tips. If you’re building an app that works with a Wi-Fi accessory, see Working with a Wi-Fi Accessory. If you’re trying to gather network interface statistics, see Network Interface Statistics. There are also some posts that are not part of this series but likely to be of interest if you’re working in this space: TN3179 Understanding local network privacy discusses the local network privacy feature. Calling BSD Sockets from Swift does what it says on the tin, that is, explains how to call BSD Sockets from Swift. When doing weird things with the network, you often find yourself having to use BSD Sockets, and that API is not easy to call from Swift. The code therein is primarily for the benefit of test projects, oh, and DevForums posts like these. TN3111 iOS Wi-Fi API overview is a critical resource if you’re doing Wi-Fi specific stuff on iOS. TLS For Accessory Developers tackles the tricky topic of how to communicate securely with a network-based accessory. A Peek Behind the NECP Curtain discusses NECP, a subsystem that control which programs have access to which network interfaces. Networking Resources has links to many other useful resources. Share and Enjoy — Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com" Revision History 2025-07-31 Added a link to A Peek Behind the NECP Curtain. 2025-03-28 Added a link to On Host Names. 2025-01-16 Added a link to Broadcasts and Multicasts, Hints and Tips. Updated the local network privacy link to point to TN3179. Made other minor editorial changes. 2024-04-30 Added a link to Network Interface Statistics. 2023-09-14 Added a link to TLS For Accessory Developers. 2023-07-23 First posted.
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