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iOS 26 WebKit Crash
Thread 0 Crashed: 0 WebKit 0x00000001a1b6bf1c WKMouseDeviceObserver.connectedDeviceCount.setter + 68 (WKMouseDeviceObserver.swift:0) 1 WebKit 0x00000001a1b6bea4 @objc WKMouseDeviceObserver.connectedDeviceCount.setter + 152 2 WebKit 0x00000001a1b6d95c closure #2 in WKMouseDeviceObserver.start() + 80 (WKMouseDeviceObserver.swift:0) 3 WebKit 0x00000001a1b4e3e9 <deduplicated_symbol> + 1 4 WebKit 0x00000001a1b4e139 <deduplicated_symbol> + 1 5 WebKit 0x00000001a1b4e769 <deduplicated_symbol> + 1 6 libswift_Concurrency.dylib 0x0000000196037cdd completeTaskWithClosure(swift::AsyncContext*, swift::SwiftError*) + 1 (Task.cpp:546)
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Jul ’25
WebView Loading Issue iOS 18.1
Since iOS 18.1 launched as a beta, we've been getting reports from end users on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max specifically. They're reporting that our WebView is unable to load our local HTML content. I'm curious if anyone else has had their app or users run into this issue? So far I've tried installing the most recent XCode Beta 16B5014f and installed an 18.1 emulator, but our app worked fine. It's also working fine on all my real devices, but we don't have a 15 Pro to test on. I'm curious if this is related to the processor on these devices and how they are intended to support Apple's new AI coming in 18.1.
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Jul ’25
How to create a thumbnail for tabs like Safari or Chrome?
In the safari or chrome app, when I want to change tabs, I can go into a grid view of the tabs. In this grid, each tab shows the content of the page. When I click on one of the tabs, the content of the page expands to fill the entire screen (and shrinks when I go back to grid). I'm creating my own browser and I'm trying to replicate this same functionality. I'm using WebKit on XCode 16.4, iOS 18. However, I'm unable to figure out how Chrome and Safari did this. First, I thought that I could take a snapshot of the page and then use that image as the thumbnail. However, very often the image is of the wrong size - likely due to the webview shrinking for the animation. Making the animation wait until the image is made available did help in making it more consistent. The above errors happen whenever I spam the new tab and then click the tab grid button. It only is misaligned on the very last new tab. Please help on this. // OpenedTab.swift Button(action: { tab.getThumbnail { tabManager.selectedTab = nil } }) { ZStack { Image(systemName: "square") .resizable() .frame(width: 25, height: 25) Text(tabManager.tabs.count.description) .font(.subheadline) } } // TabState.swift func getThumbnail(completionHandler: (() -> Void)? = nil) { webView.takeSnapshot(with: nil) { img, err in if let err = err { print("Snapshot err: \(err)") } else { self.thumbnail = img completionHandler?() } } } Also, something I'm noticing is that for some reason, the image is slightly bigger than the header of the tab card. It also happens in the progress view if the thumbnail isn't available. The images above show it too. I have no clue why this is happening and I would love advice on this too. struct TabCardView: View { @StateObject var manager = TabManager.shared @ObservedObject var tab: TabState var namespace: Namespace.ID @State var width: CGFloat = 0 var body: some View { GeometryReader { geo in VStack(spacing: 0) { HStack(spacing: 1) { Text(tab.title ?? tab.url.host() ?? "") .font(.caption2) .padding(.horizontal, 4) .padding(.vertical, 10) Button(action: { manager.close(tab: tab) }) { Image(systemName: "multiply") } } .frame(height: 40) .frame(width: geo.size.width) // .padding(.horizontal, 7) .background(.tertiary) .matchedGeometryEffect(id: tab.id.uuidString + "title", in: namespace) ZStack { if let thumbnail = tab.thumbnail { Image(uiImage: thumbnail) .resizable() .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fill) .frame(width: geo.size.width, height: 160, alignment: .top) .clipped() } else { Color.black.brightness(0.8) ProgressView() } } .frame(width: geo.size.width, height: 160) .matchedGeometryEffect(id: tab.id.uuidString + "container", in: namespace) } .frame(width: geo.size.width) } .frame(height: 200) .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 16)) .shadow(radius: 2) .padding(.all, 7) .overlay( RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 20) .stroke(.blue, lineWidth: manager.previousTab?.id == tab.id ? 5 : 0) ) .shadow(radius: 1) } }
Topic: Safari & Web SubTopic: General Tags:
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Jul ’25
Instagram video embed in WKWebView freezes on start on iOS18.5
Hi everyone! Here's what I observed so far: On device it's reproducible on iOS/iPadOS18.5, but works on iPadOS17.7. On iPhone16 iOS 18.5 simulator that I was extensively using for development it was reproducible until I reset content and settings. On iPhone 16 iOS18.4 simulator, which was also used a lot during development it still works always, so I tend to think it's 18.5 issue. Setting config.websiteDataStore = .nonPersistent() doesn't help. Cleaning WKWebsiteDataStore doesn't help. It works fine using direct URL from the embedded code (see the code below). Can someone provide some insight on how this could be fixed? Here's the code: import SwiftUI import WebKit @main struct IGVideoApp: App { var body: some Scene { WindowGroup { WebView() } } } private struct WebView: UIViewRepresentable { func makeUIView(context: Context) -> WKWebView { let config = WKWebViewConfiguration() config.allowsInlineMediaPlayback = true return .init(frame: .zero, configuration: config) } func updateUIView(_ uiView: WKWebView, context: Context) { let urlString = "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKHFOGct3z7/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" /// It works when loading from the data-instgrm-permalink URL directly // uiView.load(.init(url: .init(string: "\(urlString)")!)) /// It doesn't work whith embedding /// Note: the code part for embedding (<blockquote>...</blockquote>) is taken from my /// Instagram post (https://www.instagram.com/p/DKHFOGct3z7/) /// and stripped down. The urlString was also extracted for demonstration of direct loading. let string = """ <!doctype html> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <html> <head /> <body style="background-color:black; margin:0px"> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="14" data-instgrm-permalink="\(urlString)"> </blockquote> <script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script> </body> </html> """ uiView.loadHTMLString(string, baseURL: .init(string: "https://www.instagram.com")) } }
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Jul ’25
Webkit dynamic linking failing on iPadOS 26 beta 3
I am using XCODE-BETA (Version 26.0 beta (17A5241e)) on a Mac (running Sequoia 15.5) to develop an app using FoundationModel. I am testing on an iPad (iPad Pro 11 in, 2nd Gen, running iPadOS 26 Beta 3). My app works fine when I run it in the simulator (iPad 26.0). So I upgraded my iPad Pro to iPadOS 26 beta 3 to try it on a real device. When I run it on the device, I get an error about symbols not found. [See details below] Any idea what I need to change in my development configuration to allow me to run/test my app on a real device running iPadOS 26 beta 3? Thanks in advance, Charlie dyld[1132]: Symbol not found: _$s6WebKit0A4PageC4loadyAC12NavigationIDVSg10Foundation10URLRequestVF Referenced from: <65E40738-6E3A-3F65-B39F-9FD9A695763C> /private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/34F9D5CE-3E54-4312-8574-10B506C713FA/Blossom.app/Blossom.debug.dylib Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/WebKit Symbol not found: _$s6WebKit0A4PageC4loadyAC12NavigationIDVSg10Foundation10URLRequestVF Referenced from: <65E40738-6E3A-3F65-B39F-9FD9A695763C> /private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/34F9D5CE-3E54-4312-8574-10B506C713FA/Blossom.app/Blossom.debug.dylib Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/WebKit dyld config: DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/system/introspection DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES=/usr/lib/libLogRedirect.dylib:/usr/lib/libBacktraceRecording.dylib:/usr/lib/libMainThreadChecker.dylib:/usr/lib/libRPAC.dylib:/usr/lib/libViewDebuggerSupport.dylib Symbol not found: _$s6WebKit0A4PageC4loadyAC12NavigationIDVSg10Foundation10URLRequestVF Referenced from: <65E40738-6E3A-3F65-B39F-9FD9A695763C> /private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/34F9D5CE-3E54-4312-8574-10B506C713FA/Blossom.app/Blossom.debug.dylib Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/WebKit dyld config: DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/system/introspection DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES=/usr/lib/libLogRedirect.dylib:/usr/lib/libBacktraceRecording.dylib:/usr/lib/libMainThreadChecker.dylib:/usr/lib/libRPAC.dylib:/usr/lib/libViewDebuggerSupport.dylib
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Jul ’25
Safari Flags My Rebuilt Site as Deceptive — Need Review / Whitelisting
Hi Apple Devs & WebKit Team, We operate https://excnum.com — a personal website currently under reconstruction. It's HTTPS-secure, hosted on a clean VPS, and now features a simple placeholder page with no active forms, scripts, or external redirects. However, Safari on both iOS and macOS is flagging it as a “deceptive website”, blocking all access. This warning appears even though: The site uses a valid SSL certificate via Cloudflare There are no redirects, tracking scripts, or dynamic code We serve a static landing page (“under maintenance”) with zero interaction No malware, phishing, or obfuscation exists — verified with multiple tools A review request has already been submitted at: https://websitereview.apple.com We believe the site may have been blacklisted previously under past ownership or prior configurations. It has since been completely restructured and cleared, but the Safari warning persists. This false flag is harming visibility and trust for an otherwise neutral website. Any advice on how to expedite re-evaluation or request a manual delisting from the deceptive site list would be much appreciated. Thank you! — Alex Admin, EXCNUM.COM
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Jul ’25
WebView Bridge Communication Issue After Xcode 16 Update - iOS 18 SDK
Issue Description I'm developing a hybrid iOS app and encountering WebView bridge communication issues after updating to Xcode 16 with iOS 18 SDK. App Architecture AViewController: Initial view controller displayed at app launch Handles WebView setup and web-to-native bridge communication Pushes BViewController when receiving "B" bridge message from web BViewController: View controller stacked on top of AViewController Managed by navigation controller AViewController's WebView continues bridge communication even when BViewController is active Problem Behavior Xcode 15 (iOS 18): WebView bridge communication in AViewController works normally while BViewController is active Xcode 16 (iOS 18 SDK): Server communication breaks or hangs without response while BViewController is active Communication resumes only after popping back to AViewController from BViewController Questions Is the current architecture (configuring WebView in AViewController and maintaining bridge communication through AViewController's WebView while BViewController is presented) not a recommended pattern? Is Xcode 16's iOS 18 SDK the cause of this issue? If so, could you help me understand which specific changes are affecting this behavior? This is urgent as we need to deploy soon. I would greatly appreciate a prompt response.
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Jul ’25
WKWebView requires authentication
I use WKWebView to display a webpage that requires authentication through an authentication provider. This works as expected, but when I close and reopen the app, I have to reauthenticate. However, if I open the same page in Safari, I only have to authenticate once. If I close Safari and reopen it, the page displays without prompting me to authenticate again. I see some cookies stored in httpCookieStore, so I assume that storing cookies works. Does anyone have an idea why authentication is not persistent between app launches? Thanks in advance. Best regards, Marc
Topic: Safari & Web SubTopic: General Tags:
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Jul ’25
Videos keep refetched with loop
Hello there, For a video like this <video src="blob:safari-web-extension://***" autoplay="" loop="" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; z-index: -1;"></video>, no matter if its local or remote, blob or mp4 files, is constantly being reloaded (refetched? revalidated?) if the loop tag is added. I can confirm there is actual constant traffic from the server based on my server logs. I am running iOS/macOS 26.
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Jul ’25
iOS 26 WKWebView load url contain “#” will cancel when start load
0x158c2ce18 - [pageProxyID=33, webPageID=34, PID=883] WebPageProxy::didFailProvisionalLoadForFrame: frameID=4294967298, isMainFrame=1, domain=NSURLErrorDomain, code=-999, isMainFrame=1, willInternallyHandleFailure=0 Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-999 "已取消" UserInfo={_NSURLErrorFailingURLSessionTaskErrorKey=LocalDataTask <9A09D8F8-351D-4BE3-A1F7-0E2E325DC7BA>.<4>, _NSURLErrorRelatedURLSessionTaskErrorKey=( "LocalDataTask <9A09D8F8-351D-4BE3-A1F7-0E2E325DC7BA>.<4>" ), NSLocalizedDescription=已取消, _WKRecoveryAttempterErrorKey=<WKReloadFrameErrorRecoveryAttempter: 0x159acf6c0>, networkTaskDescription=LocalDataTask <9A09D8F8-351D-4BE3-A1F7-0E2E325DC7BA>.<4>, NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=https://oamobile.zmmc.com.cn:28385/pages/Reports/ZBReport.aspx?ShowInLegend=true&appid=69b487001fcc11bc30c7344e50768c3c&userid=9784299b-cced-4702-91b0-0476511ba8d2, NSErrorFailingURLKey=https://oamobile.zmmc.com.cn:28385/pages/Reports/ZBReport.aspx?ShowInLegend=true&appid=69b487001fcc11bc30c7344e50768c3c&userid=9784299b-cced-4702-91b0-0476511ba8d2, networkTaskMetricsPrivacyStance=Unknown} Failed to terminate process: Error Domain=com.apple.extensionKit.errorDomain Code=18 "(null)" UserInfo={NSUnderlyingError=0x159bd1830 {Error Domain=RBSRequestErrorDomain Code=3 "No such process found" UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=No such process found}}} After upgrade to ios 26, if WKWebView load url which did not contain "#" will always ok. but load url contain “#” will cancel when start load, then result in white screen
Topic: Safari & Web SubTopic: General Tags:
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Jun ’25
Can I enable push notifications in an iOS app built from a web app URL using PWA Builder?
Hi all, I have a React web app that we use as a Progressive Web App (PWA). We currently: Use PWA Builder to package it for Android and iOS Host the app on a secure HTTPS URL Use Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) for push notifications (working on Android) However, on iOS, we are unable to get push notifications to work. I understand that PWAs on iOS have limited push support (Safari only, and not through WebView). So I explored using Capacitor, but: Capacitor can load a server.url pointing to our hosted app (great for reuse), but push notifications don’t work If we build the web app locally (npm run build) and embed it in the native iOS shell via Capacitor, push works We would prefer not to fully merge our authentication and main app UIs if avoidable Questions: Is there any approved way to enable push notifications in an iOS .ipa built from a hosted web app (URL) using PWA Builder? If not, is embedding the web assets locally the only Apple-approved way to get push support? Are there any best practices or native plugin recommendations (e.g., APNs or FCM) for handling push notifications in iOS app? Thanks in advance for any guidance. 🙏 Let me know if more technical details would help.
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Jun ’25
New WebView (Xcode 26 beta) doesn't resize when NavigationSplitView sidebar appears
I'm using the new Swifty WebView in 26.0 beta (17A5241e). Previously, I would wrap WKWebView in a ViewRepresentable and place it in the detail area of a NavigationSplitView. The page content correctly shrunk when the sidebar was opened. Now, the page content takes up the full width of the NavigationSplitView and the sidebar hovers over the page content with a translucent effect. This is in spite of setting .navigationSplitViewStyle(.balanced). Code below. I believe this is a problem with the new WebView not respecting size hints from parent views in the hierarchy. This is because if I replace the WebView with a centered Text view, it shifts over correctly when the sidebar is opened. struct OccludingNavSplitView: View { var body: some View { NavigationSplitView { Text("Sidebar") } detail: { WebView(url: URL(string: "https://www.google.com")!) } .navigationSplitViewStyle(.balanced) } } #Preview("Occluding sidebar") { OccludingNavSplitView() }
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Jun ’25
Could not find library with name ”/usr/lib/swift/libswiftWebKit.dylib“
Canvas Previews (targeting macOS) in both Xcode 16.4 & Xcode 26 fail to load, when the project imports a Swift package that imports and uses WebKit. I'm on macOS 15.5. Tried also to bring minimum targets of both the project and the package to 15.0. I see that there are some work-arounds for iOS simulator but nothing for the Mac. Anyone facing the same problem?
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Jun ’25
PDF in WebView
Dear all, Is it possible to replace the default PDF background colour the 50% grey to any other colour while using the new WebView? Using the standard .background method on WebView does not appear to have any effect: WebView(pdfWebpage) .background(Color.blue) // no effect on the background of the PDF Thanks!
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Jun ’25
Issue with Copy Functionality in WKWebView Using Mac Catalyst
Hello, I am developing a Mac application via Mac Catalyst and encountering an issue with WKWebView. Specifically, I'm loading a webpage (e.g., https://translate.google.com) in WKWebView, but when I press the copy button on the page, the content doesn't actually copy to the clipboard. I've attempted modifying the UserAgent without any success. Here is the relevant part of my code: override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() let config = WKWebViewConfiguration() config.preferences = WKPreferences() config.defaultWebpagePreferences.preferredContentMode = .desktop let webView = WKWebView(frame: .zero, configuration: config) webView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false view.addSubview(webView) webView.scrollView.showsVerticalScrollIndicator = false webView.backgroundColor = UIColor.white webView.scrollView.backgroundColor = UIColor.white webView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leadingAnchor).isActive = true webView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.topAnchor).isActive = true webView.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.trailingAnchor).isActive = true webView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.bottomAnchor).isActive = true if let url = URL(string: "https://translate.google.com") { let req = URLRequest(url: url) webView.load(req) } }
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Jun ’25
WKNavigationDelegate methods not getting called even though
Hi everyone, We work on a macOS plugin which then gets loaded into another application. I'm trying to load a webpage in that application through our plugin using a WKWebView & I set my class as the navigationDelegate for the same. I do not receive any callbacks for the WKNavigationDelegate methods. I have debugged & made sure that the navigationDelegate is actually set to my class. Here is a sample code of what I'm doing : [[NSApplication sharedApplication] runModalForWindow:self.mWindowController.window]; - (void)windowDidLoad { [super windowDidLoad]; [self.window makeKeyAndOrderFront:self]; [self.window orderFrontRegardless]; if (self.mLoadingView == nil) { self.mLoadingView = [[LoadingView alloc] initWithFrame:[[self.window contentView] frame]]; } [[self.window contentView] addSubview:self.mLoadingView]; [self.mLoadingView showLoadingView]; [self.window setLevel:NSMainMenuWindowLevel]; [self loadWebPage]; } -(void)loadWebPage { [self.mWKWebView setUIDelegate:self]; [self.mWKWebView setNavigationDelegate:self]; [self.mWKWebView stopLoading]; NSURL *lURL = [self samplePageURL]; WKNavigation *lNavigation = [self.mWKWebView loadRequest:[NSURLRequest requestWithURL:lURL]]; } - (void)webView:(WKWebView *)pWKWebView didFinishNavigation:(WKNavigation *)pNavigation { [self removeLoadingview]; [self.mWKWebView evaluateJavaScript:@"document.body.setAttribute('oncontextmenu', 'event.preventDefault();');" completionHandler:nil]; } I do not get any calls in the webView:didFinishNavigation: & I also tried other methods like webView:didStartProvisionalNavigation, webView:didFailProvisionalNavigation:withError: etc but did not receive any call in those either. Instead of runModalForWindow: if I use showWindow: on the mWindowController the webpage somehow loads but I still don't get any callbacks & so the loadingview subview is also present. The WKWebView is placed in a storyboard, and I have an IBOutlet connected to it in my class. Has anyone faced a similar issue or can point me to something I might be missing? All help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Jun ’25