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Tab bar controller drag and drop order of items not working
Hi I'm using Xcode 16.4 on a Mac mini m4 so please let's not get in the weeds about latest this or that for software, etc... I'm trying to move one of the tab bar items in the controller, the home item, the the far left and I can grab it and drag it but it won't drop anywhere except where it exists. the other items won't move either. I've googled this and not finding anything stating you have to do a key combo, etc... which I've tried the command, option and control keys each with the dragging. Also the ability to actually select and item to drag it is extremely inconsistent, sometimes it grabs it and most of the time it doesn't. do I need to just delete the connectors and add them back in the proper order? is that really the solution here?
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Sep ’25
How to access launchOptions in SceneDelegate?
Previously, when using AppDelegate, I was able to check the app’s launch options (launchOptions) to determine cases such as: Location updates (UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey.location) Background push notifications (UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey.remoteNotification) However, after migrating to the SceneDelegate approach, launchOptions is no longer available — it always returns nil. In my app, I need to branch the code depending on the launch options, but I can’t find a way to achieve this in the SceneDelegate environment. 👉 Is there a way to access launch options in SceneDelegate, similar to how it worked in AppDelegate? Or, if that’s no longer possible, what would be the proper alternative approach? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
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Sep ’25
How to Handle App Focus When Launching Another App During Secure Event Input
Hi everyone, I'm encountering a behaviour related to Secure Event Input on macOS and wanted to understand if it's expected or if there's a recommended approach to handle it. Scenario: App A enables secure input using EnableSecureEventInput(). While secure input is active, App A launches App B using NSWorkspace or similar. App B launches successfully, but it does not receive foreground focus — it starts in the background. The system retains focus on App A, seemingly to preserve the secure input session. Observed Behavior: From what I understand, macOS prevents app switching during Secure Event Input to avoid accidental or malicious focus stealing (e.g., to prevent UI spoofing during password entry). So: Input focus remains locked to App A. App B runs but cannot become frontmost unless the secure input session ends or App B is brought to the frontmost by manual intervention or by running a terminal script. This is consistent with system security behaviour, but it presents a challenge when App A needs to launch and hand off control to another app. Questions: Is this behaviour officially documented anywhere? Is there a recommended pattern for safely transferring focus to another app while Secure Event Input is active? Would calling DisableSecureEventInput() just before launching App B be the appropriate (and safe) solution? Or is there a better way to defer the transition? Thanks in advance for any clarification or advice.
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Sep ’25
NavigationStack path is being reset in NavigationSplitView details columns
I'm building a SwiftUI app for iPad using a NavigationSplitView as the navigation root. Below is a simplified version of the app's navigation. There are a Home Page and a Settings Page, each with its own NavigationStack. The page that appears in the detail column depends on the sidebar's selection value. The issue I'm facing is that when I navigate deeply into the Home Page's NavigationStack (e.g., to a Home Page Child view), switch to the Settings Page, and then switch back to the Home Page, the Home Page's navigation path has been reset to [] and the previous state is lost. The same issue occurs if I navigate deeply into the Settings Page (e.g., to a Settings Page Child view), switch to the Home Page, and then return to the Settings Page: the navigation state for the Settings Page is lost, and it reverts to the root of the NavigationStack. Why is this happening and how can I fix it so that switching pages in the sidebar doesn't reset the NavigationStack of each individual page in the detail column? Thank you. struct ContentView: View { @State var selection: String? @State var firstPath = [String]() @State var secondPath = [String]() var body: some View { NavigationSplitView { List(selection: $selection) { Text("Home") .tag("home") Text("Settings") .tag("settings") } } detail: { if selection == "home" { HomePage(path: $firstPath) } else { SettingsPage(path: $secondPath) } } } } struct HomePage: View { @Binding var path: [String] var body: some View { NavigationStack(path: $path) { NavigationLink("Home Page", value: "Home") .navigationDestination(for: String.self) { _ in Text("Home Page Child") } } } } struct SettingsPage: View { @Binding var path: [String] var body: some View { NavigationStack(path: $path) { NavigationLink("Settings Page", value: "Settings") .navigationDestination(for: String.self) { _ in Text("Settings Page Child") } } } } #Preview { ContentView() }
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Aug ’25
Textfield not updating integer with optional value
I am trying to get integer input by using textfield. However, I noticed that if I changed the binding variable as optional with an initial value of null, the textfield would not work. I would like to keep it as null initially because I want the placeholder to show text before the input, and if the int variable starts with any valid value, the text would not be shown. Is there a way to fix things here? struct TextFieldNumberInputView: View {     @Binding var intVariable: Int?     @State var isEditing: Bool = false     @State var placeholderText: String     @State var number: Int = 0          var body: some View {         VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2){             TextField(placeholderText, value: $number, formatter: NumberFormatter()){             }             .textFieldStyle(InputTextFieldStyle())             .keyboardType(.numberPad)             .onReceive(Just(number)) {_ in                 print("number pad being editing")                 if isEditing == false && intVariable != nil {                                         isEditing = true                     print("number is being edited")                 } else if isEditing == true && intVariable != nil{                     isEditing = false                 }             }                          Text(placeholderText)                 .font(.caption2)                 .foregroundColor(isEditing ? Color(.systemGray3):Color.clear)                 .padding(.horizontal)                 .padding(.horizontal, 12)                  }.onTapGesture {             print("number pad being tapped, intVariable \(intVariable), \(number)")                          if number != nil {                 print("checking number")                 UIApplication.shared.sendAction(#selector(UIResponder.resignFirstResponder), to:nil, from:nil, for:nil)             }                      }     }      }
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Aug ’25
Trouble with OSDeclareDefaultStructors.
Hi guys! OK, reaching out for some help here. I am having all kinds of trouble with OSDeclareDefaultStructors. I have seriously been at this for nearly a week now and have come to the conclusion that I need to reach out for help from people that are more experience using Xcode. I believe entirely that my issue is just that I can't for whatever reason see how to set up includes and libraries and things like that. I have this line: OSDeclareDefaultStructors(NukeVirtualGamepad) No matter what I do, Xcode will not recognize OSDeclareDefaultStructors. The project builds a DriverKit > Driver extension. I have literally tried absolutely everything with this. I am at a loss for words. I even set up a new blank project and it still will not recognize OSDeclareDefaultStructors. I did a lot of research and it looks like expo needs OSDeclareDefaultStructors in order for the extension to build with a binary in it instead of being just a codeless extension. Here is the code with the issue: #pragma once #include <DriverKit/OSMetaClass.h> #include <HIDDriverKit/IOUserHIDDevice.h> #include <DriverKit/OSData.h> class NukeVirtualGamepad : public IOUserHIDDevice { OSDeclareDefaultStructors(NukeVirtualGamepad) // The problem is right here! This line! public: // Keep it minimal; no 'override' keywords since the .h types may not mark them virtual bool init(); void free(); kern_return_t Start(IOService* provider); void Stop (IOService* provider); OSData* newReportDescriptor(); // (Optional) helper you’ll use later to inject input matching your report kern_return_t PostInput(uint16_t buttons, int8_t x, int8_t y); }; I do have to mention to everyone that I am still very new with Xcode. So there is a ton that I don't know yet or might be misunderstanding. Has anyone seen this before? Thank you in advance.
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Aug ’25
Range For Keys and Values Of Dictionary
I came across a code let myFruitBasket = ["apple":"red", "banana": "yellow", "budbeeri": "dark voilet", "chikoo": "brown"] Can we have range for keys and values of dictionary, it will be convenient for keys print(myFruitBasket.keys[1...3]) // banana, budbeeri, chikoo same for values print(myFruitsBasket.values[1...3]) // yellow, voilet, brown
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Aug ’25
ZoneSharing CloudKit UI
I am trying to use Zone Sharing in my SwiftUI app. I have been attempting to get the UICloudSharingController to show an initial share screen to pick users and the mechanism to send the invitation. From the documentation, it appears that the UICloudSharingController .init(preparationHandler:) API is deprecated so I am not using that approach. Following the Apple documentation, I am creating a Zone Share and NOT saving it and presenting using the UICloudSharingController(share:container:) API. However, this presents a UI that is the 'mgmt' API for a Share. I can get to the UI I was expecting by tapping on the 'Share with More People' option, but I want to start on that screen for the user when they have not shared this before. So, I found an example app from Apple at: https://github.com/apple/sample-cloudkit-zonesharing. It has the same behavior. So we can simply discuss this problem based on that example code. How do I get the next View presented when tapping 'Share Group' to be the invitation for new users screen? Here is the UI it presents initially: And here is the UI (on the bottom half of the screen) I am trying to start the share process with: Thanks, Charlie
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Aug ’25
Seeing some behaviour in Swift that I don't understand...
It's related to the passByValue nature of structs. In the sample code below, I'm displaying a list of structs (and I can add instances to my list using Int.random(1..<3) to pick one of two possible predefined versions of the struct). I also have a detail view that can modify the details of a single struct. However when I run this code, it will instead modify all the instances (ie either Sunday or Monday) in my list. To see this behaviour, run the following code and: tap New Trigger enough times that there are multiple of at least one of the sunday/monday triggers tap one of the matching trigger rows modify either the day, or the int expected: only one of the rows will reflect the edit actual: all the matching instances will be updated. This suggests to me that my Sunday and Monday static instances are being passed by reference when they get added to the array. But I had thought structs were strictly pass by value. What am I missing? thanks in advance for any wisdom, Mike struct ContentView: View { @State var fetchTriggers: [FetchTrigger] = [] var body: some View { NavigationView { VStack { Button("New Trigger") { fetchTriggers.append(Int.random(in: 1..<3) == 1 ? .sunMorning : .monEvening) } List($fetchTriggers) { fetchTrigger in NavigationLink(destination: FetchTriggerDetailView(fetchTrigger: fetchTrigger) .navigationBarTitle("Back", displayMode: .inline)) { Text(fetchTrigger.wrappedValue.description) .padding() } } } } } } struct FetchTrigger: Identifiable { static let monEvening: FetchTrigger = .init(dayOfWeek: .monday, hour: 6) static let sunMorning: FetchTrigger = .init(dayOfWeek: .sunday, hour: 3) let id = UUID() enum DayOfWeek: Int, Codable, CaseIterable, Identifiable { var id: Int { self.rawValue } case sunday = 1 case monday case tuesday var description: String { switch self { case .sunday: return "Sunday" case .monday: return "Monday" case .tuesday: return "Tuesday" } } } var dayOfWeek: DayOfWeek var hour: Int var description: String { "\(dayOfWeek.description), \(hour):00" } } struct FetchTriggerDetailView: View { @Binding var fetchTrigger: FetchTrigger var body: some View { HStack { Picker("", selection: $fetchTrigger.dayOfWeek) { ForEach(FetchTrigger.DayOfWeek.allCases) { dayOfWeek in Text(dayOfWeek.description) .tag(dayOfWeek) } } Picker("", selection: $fetchTrigger.hour) { ForEach(1...12, id: \.self) { number in Text("\(number)") .tag(number) } } } } }
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Aug ’25
Function types as return types
func oneStepForward(_ input: Int) -> Int { return input + 1 } func oneStepBackward(_ input: Int) -> Int { return input - 1 } func chooseStepFunction(backward: Bool) -> (Int) -> Int { return backward ? oneStepBackward : oneStepForward //Error. type of expression is ambiguous without a type annotation } Why am I getting this error ? If I change this function to the following it works and will compile. func chooseStepFunction(backward: Bool) -> (Int) -> Int { if backward { return oneStepBackward } else { return oneStepForward } } // Why am I getting the error in the previous version while it works in the second version ? Thx in advance.
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Aug ’25
Xcode 26: Sendable checking + NSManagedObjectContext.perform in Swift 6
I have some code which handles doing some computation on a background thread before updating Core Data NSManagedObjects by using the NSManagedObjectContext.perform functions. This code is covered in Sendable warnings in Xcode 26 (beta 6) because my NSManagedObject subclasses (autogenerated) are non-Sendable and NSManagedObjectContext.perform function takes a Sendable closure. But I can't really figure out what I should be doing. I realize this pattern is non-ideal for Swift concurrency, but it's what Core Data demands AFAIK. How do I deal with this? let moc = object.managedObjectContext! try await moc.perform { object.completed = true // Capture of 'object' with non-Sendable type 'MySpecialObject' in a '@Sendable' closure try moc.save() } Thanks in advance for your help!
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Aug ’25
What is the best way to retrieve data from a server
Hello, I am new to App development, so I am looking for some advice. I want to develop an app for iPhone, which downloads files (pdf, jpg)from a server to the local storage. I also want to get data from the server to be used in my app. This could be a database access or just simple xml files. I want a secure access based on userid and password. Since in a later version, my app should also run on Android Phones, I am reluctant to use iCloud. I was thinking sftp, but that does not seem to be supported for iOS.
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Aug ’25
Function types as return types
Greetings, func stepForward(_ input: Int) -> Int { return input + 1 } func stepBackward(_ input: Int) -> Int { return input - 1 } func chooseStepFunction(backward: Bool) -> (Int) -> Int { return backward ? stepBackward : stepForward /* Error type of expression is ambiguous without a type annotation */ } Why am I getting this error. If I change the function to func chooseStepFunction(backward: Bool) -> (Int) -> Int { if backward { return stepBackward else { return stepForward } } Why is the previous chooseStepFunction giving me an error ? Thx in advance
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Aug ’25
Swift Testing Failed to complete Unit Tests -> not enough values to unpack (expected 2, got 1)
I’m migrating some XCTest cases to Swift Testing and hit a runtime error when using tuple arguments within the CI. I don't have an issue when running locally. [2025-08-21 14:22:13.493] [unit_tests] [WARNING] Could not find test status list for -[FooManagerTests testEndpoint(region:enforce:expectedEndpoint:)] [2025-08-21 14:22:18.054] [unit_tests] [ERROR] not enough values to unpack (expected 2, got 1) ##[error]Failed to complete Unit Tests -> not enough values to unpack (expected @Test("Telemetry endpoint routing", arguments: [ (TelemetryRegion.value1, false, Foo.someValue1), (TelemetryRegion.value2, false, Foo.someValue2), (TelemetryRegion.value3, true, Foo.someValue3), (TelemetryRegion.value4, false, Foo.someValue4), ]) func testEndpoint(region: enforce: expectedEndpoint: ) { ... }
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Aug ’25
Live Activity Update Not Working Consistently in the Background
Hi everyone, I’m working on implementing Live Activities in my app, and I’ve encountered an issue where the Live Activity updates work intermittently when the app is in the background. Sometimes they update correctly, but at other times, they don’t update at all, even though they should be running in the background. However, when the app is brought to the foreground, the updates happen correctly. A few things I’ve checked: The app is using ActivityKit to update the Live Activity with Activity.update(). I’ve enabled the necessary background modes in the Capabilities section. Is there a possibility that I’m hitting the system budget limit while experiencing this issue? If this is a limitation, how can I avoid it or manage this situation? Has anyone else faced this issue? Any advice or potential solutions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
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Aug ’25
ELEMENT_TYPE_OF_SET_VIOLATES_HASHABLE_REQUIREMENTS
Is this possible while inserting a String into Set Crashed: com.apple.root.user-initiated-qos.cooperative 0 libswiftCore.dylib 0xf4c0 _assertionFailure(_:_:flags:) + 136 1 libswiftCore.dylib 0x17f484 ELEMENT_TYPE_OF_SET_VIOLATES_HASHABLE_REQUIREMENTS(_:) + 3792 2 MyEatApp 0x44f6e8 specialized _NativeSet.insertNew(_:at:isUnique:) + 4333926120 (<compiler-generated>:4333926120) 3 MyEatApp 0x44eaec specialized Set._Variant.insert(_:) + 4333923052 (<compiler-generated>:4333923052) 4 MyEatApp 0x479f7c HomeViewModel.hanldeAnnouncementCard(from:) + 293 (HomeViewModel+PersonalizedOffer.swift:293) 5 libswift_Concurrency.dylib 0x5c134 swift::runJobInEstablishedExecutorContext(swift::Job*) + 292 6 libswift_Concurrency.dylib 0x5d5c8 swift_job_runImpl(swift::Job*, swift::SerialExecutorRef) + 156 7 libdispatch.dylib 0x13db0 _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 364 8 libdispatch.dylib 0x1454c _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 156 9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x9d0 _pthread_wqthread + 232 10 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0xaac start_wqthread + 8
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Aug ’25
CarPlay CPGridTemplate – buttons show in a row, and limited to 9 buttons
Hi, I’m working with CPGridTemplate in CarPlay. According to the documentation, it supports up to 9 CPGridButton objects and should display them in a grid (up to 3×3). However, I’ve run into two issues: Row instead of grid When I add 4–6 buttons, they don’t appear in a 2×2 or 2×3 grid. Instead, they are shown in a single horizontal row. Even 9 buttons do not appear in a 3x3 grid. More than 9 buttons My use case requires more than 9 icons, but it looks like CPGridTemplate ignores any additional buttons beyond the first 9. Is there any supported way to display more than 9 buttons in a grid, or is pagination/multiple templates the only option? Thanks in advance!
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Aug ’25
Is my POST method correct
//Is my post method correct because google and claude are telling me I must use content type for the json and use .setvalue. I thought that my process was correct because I encode the data to turn into json and then make the request func createTask(_ task: Task) async throws -> Task { if let url = URL(string: "(baseURL)/todos"){ var request = URLRequest(url: url) request.httpMethod = "POST" let encoder = JSONEncoder() do{ let data = try encoder.encode(task) request.httpBody = data let (data, response) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request) return task //we want to make encoder and then turn the data into json and put it in body } catch{ throw JSONErrors.encodingFailed } } else{ throw URLError(.badURL) } }
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Aug ’25