Adding the openAppWhenRun property to an AppIntent for a ControlWidgetButton causes the following error when the control is tapped in Control Center: Unknown NSError The operation couldn’t be completed. (LNActionExecutorErrorDomain error 2018.) Here’s the full ControlWidget and AppIntent code that causes the errorerror: Should controls be able to open apps after the AppIntent runs, or is this a bug?

Hi everyone! I'm seeking help to understand crashes that, as I can see, come from the widget extension. The brief stack trace that I can see under Xcode -> Window -> Organizer -> [My App] -> Crashes is pretty short (see attachment). My widgets do fetch request to Core Data, but the operation is performed on the background thread and data is lightweight. I have been debugging for days, but haven't found any weak code blocks that might take too much memory or crash due to simple language issues. Will appreciate any help! In the crash report file, I see the following logs (highlight a few of them due to lines limit): Incident Identifier: 62A28083-43EE-47F2-A2E0-89A1FA89744A Hardware Model: iPhone13,2 Process: MyAppWidgetsExtension [28359] Identifier: MyAppWidgets Version: 2.16.0 (290) OS Version: iPhone OS 17.4.1 (21E236) Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGKILL) Termination Reason: RUNNINGBOARD 0xdead10cc Thread 0 Crashed: 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001e05c5af8 mach_msg2_trap + 8 (:-1) 1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001e05c5890 mach_msg2_internal + 80 (mach_msg.c:201) 2 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001e05c57a8 mach_msg_overwrite + 436 (mach_msg.c:0) 3 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001e05c55e8 mach_msg + 24 (mach_msg.c:323) 4 CoreFoundation 0x00000001980a001c __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 160 (CFRunLoop.c:2624) 5 CoreFoundation 0x000000019809df04 __CFRunLoopRun + 1208 (CFRunLoop.c:3007) 6 CoreFoundation 0x000000019809d968 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 608 (CFRunLoop.c:3420) 7 Foundation 0x0000000196f2c4a8 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) runMode:beforeDate:] + 212 (NSRunLoop.m:373) 8 Foundation 0x0000000196f2aff0 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) run] + 64 (NSRunLoop.m:398) 9 libxpc.dylib 0x00000001f40aa26c _xpc_objc_main + 336 (main.m:267) 10 libxpc.dylib 0x00000001f40ac7e4 _xpc_main + 64 (init.c:1294) 11 libxpc.dylib 0x00000001f40ac7a4 xpc_bs_main + 16 (init.c:1310) 12 BoardServices 0x00000001b0d38240 +[BSServicesConfiguration activateXPCService] + 68 (BSServicesConfiguration.m:113) 13 ExtensionFoundation 0x00000001a70bbdf0 -[_EXRunningExtension resume] + 260 (EXRunningExtension.m:298) 14 ExtensionFoundation 0x00000001a70bbc38 -[_EXRunningExtension startWithArguments:count:] + 396 (EXRunningExtension.m:269) 15 ExtensionFoundation 0x00000001a70cfa30 EXExtensionMain + 220 (EXExtensionMain.m:34) 16 Foundation 0x0000000197665ed4 NSExtensionMain + 204 (NSExtensionMain.m:21) 17 dyld 0x00000001bb5bed84 start + 2240 (dyldMain.cpp:1298) Thread 2: 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001e05d381c guarded_pwrite_np + 8 (:-1) 1 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00000001c1ddc158 seekAndWrite + 456 (sqlite3.c:44255) 2 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00000001c1d95908 unixWrite + 180 (sqlite3.c:44333) 3 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00000001c1de4574 pagerWalFrames + 868 (sqlite3.c:66940) 4 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00000001c1d95628 sqlite3PagerCommitPhaseOne + 316 (sqlite3.c:70256) 5 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00000001c1d85d7c sqlite3BtreeCommitPhaseOne + 172 (sqlite3.c:80934) 6 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00000001c1d85944 vdbeCommit + 1136 (sqlite3.c:93952) 7 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00000001c1d5ec74 sqlite3VdbeHalt + 1352 (sqlite3.c:94362) 8 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00000001c1d7fd04 sqlite3VdbeExec + 42952 (sqlite3.c:103728) 9 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00000001c1d74c80 sqlite3_step + 964 (sqlite3.c:97699) 10 CoreData 0x00000001a01ba0e0 _execute + 128 (NSSQLiteConnection.m:4573) 11 CoreData 0x00000001a01e5510 -[NSSQLiteConnection commitTransaction] + 596 (NSSQLiteConnection.m:3250) 12 CoreData 0x00000001a040aac0 _executeBatchUpdateRequest + 1216 (NSSQLCore_Functions.m:1110) 13 CoreData 0x00000001a030a240 -[NSSQLBatchUpdateRequestContext executeRequestCore:] + 32 (NSSQLBatchUpdateRequestContext.m:88) 14 CoreData 0x00000001a01c8508 -[NSSQLStoreRequestContext executeRequestUsingConnection:] + 252 (NSSQLStoreRequestContext.m:183) 15 CoreData 0x00000001a01c82b4 __52-[NSSQLDefaultConnectionManager handleStoreRequest:]_block_invoke + 60 (NSSQLConnectionManager.m:302) 16 CoreData 0x00000001a01c81ec __37-[NSSQLiteConnection performAndWait:]_block_invoke + 48 (NSSQLiteConnection.m:733) 17 libdispatch.dylib 0x000000019ff66dd4 _dispatch_client_callout + 20 (object.m:576) 18 libdispatch.dylib 0x000000019ff762c4 _dispatch_lane_barrier_sync_invoke_and_complete + 56 (queue.c:1100) 19 CoreData 0x00000001a01de8d0 -[NSSQLiteConnection performAndWait:] + 176 (NSSQLiteConnection.m:730) 20 CoreData 0x00000001a019d094 -[NSSQLDefaultConnectionManager handleStoreRequest:] + 248 (NSSQLConnectionManager.m:297) 21 CoreData 0x00000001a019cf64 -[NSSQLCoreDispatchManager routeStoreRequest:] + 228 (NSSQLCoreDispatchManager.m:60) 22 CoreData 0x00000001a019cd68 -[NSSQLCore dispatchRequest:withRetries:] + 172 (NSSQLCore.m:3975) 23 CoreData 0x00000001a01bc034 -[NSSQLCore executeRequest:withContext:error:] + 1208 (NSSQLCore.m:2951) 24 CoreData 0x00000001a01d06a0 __65-[NSPersistentStoreCoordinator executeRequest:withContext:error:]_block_invoke.541 + 4156 (NSPersistentStoreCoordinator.m:2994) 25 CoreData 0x00000001a01cf57c -[NSPersistentStoreCoordinator _routeHeavyweightBlock:] + 264 (NSPersistentStoreCoordinator.m:641) 26 CoreData 0x00000001a01abc48 -[NSPersistentStoreCoordinator executeRequest:withContext:error:] + 1048 (NSPersistentStoreCoordinator.m:2768) 27 CoreData 0x00000001a018bbdc -[NSManagedObjectContext executeRequest:error:] + 700 (NSManagedObjectContext.m:2044) 28 CoreData 0x00000001a0265be8 __116+[NSCKRecordMetadata batchUpdateMetadataMatchingEntityIdsAndPKs:withUpdates:inStore:withManagedObjectContext:error:]_block_invoke + 128 (NSCKRecordMetadata.m:744) 29 CoreFoundation 0x000000019806dfb4 __NSDICTIONARY_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_BLOCK__ + 24 (NSDictionaryHelpers.m:10) 30 CoreFoundation 0x000000019806de2c -[__NSDictionaryM enumerateKeysAndObjectsWithOptions:usingBlock:] + 288 (NSDictionaryM.m:271) 31 CoreData 0x00000001a0265970 +[NSCKRecordMetadata batchUpdateMetadataMatchingEntityIdsAndPKs:

I looked at all the apis that don't support animation, how does Top Widgets do it? Please ask Apple engineers to help, thank you

Hi, I'm developing a Live Activity Widget that shows a count down timer. In the current solution I have a stop watch that is responsible for handling the start, stop, resume, reset function. When the stop watch starts I have timer that calls on an updateTime function every 0.2 seconds. This works well. The problems comes when I try to use my stop watch in the Live Activity Widget. I have a timer that updates the live activity attributes with content every 0.5 second. // Start the activity let activity = try? Activity.request(... DispatchQueue.main.async { self.logger.log("Start internal timer") self.timer = Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval:0.5, repeats: true) { _ in self.logger.log("Update activity widget.") self.updateActivity() } } Is this a correct approach? If not what should I use to implement a stop watch with a count down timer and a corresponding progress bar/view?

My background audio app stops updating its Live Activity after the iPhone locks, and doesn't resume updating the activity after tapping the screen or even after FaceID unlocks the device (without opening the lock screen). My live activity requests a ContentState update & iOS updates the content for the activity as below: Task{ log.debug("LiveActivityManager.updateLiveActivity() with new ContentState") await liveActivity.update( ActivityContent(state:contentState, staleDate:nil) ) } Below what my log looks like: <<<<SWIPE LOCK SCREEN DOWN>>>> DEBUG: LiveActivityManager.updateLiveActivity() with new ContentState iOS: Updating content for activity 0A519263-1E46-4BB6-BA4F-F3DDBC081AB4 DEBUG: LiveActivityManager.updateLiveActivity() with new ContentState iOS: Updating content for activity 0A519263-1E46-4BB6-BA4F-F3DDBC081AB4 <<<<PRESS LOCK BUTTON->Lock iPhone>>>> INFO: --------protectedDataWillBecomeUnavailableNotification-------- DEBUG: LiveActivityManager.updateLiveActivity() with new ContentState iOS: Updating content for activity 0A519263-1E46-4BB6-BA4F-F3DDBC081AB4 DEBUG: LiveActivityManager.updateLiveActivity() with new ContentState DEBUG: LiveActivityManager.updateLiveActivity() with new ContentState DEBUG: LiveActivityManager.updateLiveActivity() with new ContentState <<<<LOOK AT & TAP LOCK SCREEN->Unlock iPhone without swiping up>>>> INFO: --------protectedDataDidBecomeAvailableNotification----------- DEBUG: LiveActivityManager.updateLiveActivity() with new ContentState DEBUG: LiveActivityManager.updateLiveActivity() with new ContentState DEBUG: LiveActivityManager.updateLiveActivity() with new ContentState As shown in the log, normally iOS updates the content for my activity after my liveActivity.update request. This works fine in the Dynamic Island and when after switching apps and swiping down to see the lock screen without locking the phone. However, once I lock the phone, iOS stops updating the Live Activity content, and doesn't resume updates until after the app regains the foreground at least once. Has anyone else encountered this behavior? Is this a setting that I'm missing, or a bug?

We are migrating ClockKit complications to WidgetKit in our watch app (watchOS 9+). The migration went smoothly, UI part works just fine. However, we've hit the wall with widgets not updating when requested by the watch app. I believe we are missing something very simple and fundamental, but couldn't find what exactly so far. Advice and tips would be very welcome! 🙇‍♂️ Our implementation details: Whenever data is changed in the main app, the updated data is submitted to the watch app via WatchConnectivity framework using WCSession.default.transferCurrentComplicationUserInfo(_:). According to documentation, this method should be used to transfer complication-related data, since it will wake the watch app even if it is in the background or not opened at all. Watch app receives updated data and stores it in UserDefaults shared with Watch Widget Extension hosting WidgetKit complications via App Group. Watch app then request widget timeline reload via WidgetCenter.shared.reloadAllTimelines(). According to documentation, it reloads the timelines for all configured widgets belonging to the containing app, so it seems the appropriate way to reload WidgetKit complications. Widget Timeline Provider class in Watch Widget Extension reads updated data from shared UserDefaults and uses it to provide the updated snapshot for widget views to render. We believe our implementation logic is correct, but it doesn't work, for some reason. Widgets sometimes update when the watch app is opened, but not always. The most definitive way to force widgets to update is to switch to a different watch face, which confirms that the Widget Timeline Provider has access to properly updated data. P.S. We are aware of the daily reload budget imposed on widgets, so we use widgets reload trigger sparingly. Anyway, according to documentation, reload budget is not effective when in DEBUG mode, but widgets won't reload even in DEBUG mode. Thank you!

I already have an iOS 17 App Intent that works with a URL: @available(iOS 16, *) struct MyAppIntent: AppIntent { static let title : LocalizedStringResource = "My App Inent" static let openAppWhenRun : Bool = true @MainActor func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult{ await UIApplication.shared.open(URL(string: "myapp://myappintent")!) return .result() } } Now, with iOS 18 and Control Widgets, I want to create a Control Widget button that smply opens the app with the same URL. However UIApplication code is not allowed within extensions. For this, Apple says to use OpenIntent which is shown here: Link Apple Sample Code from the link: import AppIntents struct LaunchAppIntent: OpenIntent { static var title: LocalizedStringResource = "Launch App" @Parameter(title: "Target") var target: LaunchAppEnum } enum LaunchAppEnum: String, AppEnum { case timer case history static var typeDisplayRepresentation = TypeDisplayRepresentation("Productivity Timer's app screens") static var caseDisplayRepresentations = [ LaunchAppEnum.timer : DisplayRepresentation("Timer"), LaunchAppEnum.history : DisplayRepresentation("History") ] } WWDC session video about this does not cover this particular method in detail and also this sample code is a bit confusing. So how can I alter this code to just open the app with a URL?

With the new ControlWidget, is there any way to access the family from the environment? There is significantly more room on the 2x2 size versus the 2x1 size, and it would be nice to be able to customise labels based on the size currently being displayed.

The popup window triggered by IntentConfiguration is not functioning on the lock screen of iOS Beta 2. Widgets on the home screen work normally. Test Device iPad Simulator : 18.0 (22A5297f) iPhone Simulator : 18.0 (22A5297f) iPad Pro 2 : 18.0 (22A5297f)

i'm working on an app which shares a swiftdata database between the main app and its widgets. prior to the sequoia/xcode 16 betas this was working fine with setting the same app group for app & widget targets. however, now whenever i try to run my main app from Xcode i get a user permission requestor saying " would like to access data from other apps.". this happens every time i run it. whenever the widget is started (via trying to place it on the desktop, or the widgetkit simulator etc) it exits immediately (i assume because it can't show the permission requestor?) if i disable the app group for the widget, it runs.. however, of course, i can't access the main app's database. i'm on sequoia beta 2 (24A5279h) and Xcode 16 beta 2 (16A5171r) note: while the widgetkit simulator is now present in sequoia beta 2, i haven't actually been able to successfully use it

I'm developing a music app, and currently I have lyrics placed on the live activity and dynamic island. However, the lyrics aren't refreshing as frequently as they did on iOS17 with a refresh rate of 0.25 seconds. I need help resolving this.

I'm developing a music app, and currently I have lyrics placed on the live activity and dynamic island. However, the lyrics aren't refreshing as frequently as they did on iOS17 with a refresh rate of 0.25 seconds. I need help resolving this.

Can you change the size of a control Center Widget like for normal Widgets(.supportedFamilies([...]))? I would also like to add a slider like Apples brightness. Is that possible?

Hi, I am implementing a widget where I make some network calls. I have set the timelineprovider to update on end, and I have about an hour of widgetkit entries going for each timeline. I notice that the getTimeline function is called an arbitrary amount of times, usually between 2-5 when my widget fetches new entries for the widget. I was under the impression that it should only call the getTimeline function once, and use the entires for all of my widgets (I 3 widgets in total, two for the lock screen and one for home screen). Am I missing something when it comes to understanding the basic lifecycle? Anyone else having these issues? I am using XCode 15.3 and developing for iOS 17.

I can’t refresh dynamic Island frequently on ios 18, it's worked on ios 17

In my Watch app on watchOS 9 I was using .foregroundColor(myColour) to colour the text in a widgetLabel on a corner complication like this: let myColour: Color = functionThatReturnsAColorObjectConstructedLike Color.init(...) // green .widgetLabel { Text(myText) .foregroundColor(myColour) } It worked fine; the widget label was green. Now, in watchOS 10, I see that foregroundColor() is being deprecated in favour of foregroundStyle(), and I can use .foregroundStyle(.green), and - importantly - foregroundStyle() is only available on watchOS 10 and newer. myColour is calculated depending on some other info, so I can't just write .green, and when I use .foregroundStyle(myColour) the widget label comes out as white every time, even if I set myColour = .green. I think I have to use some sort of extension to pick the right combination, something like: extension View { func foregroundType(colour: Colour, style: any ShapeStyle) -> some THING? { if #available(watchOS 10.0, *) { return foregroundStyle(style) } else { return foregroundColor(colour) } } } // Usage let myStyle: any ShapeStyle = SOMETHING? ... .widgetLabel { Text(myText) .foregroundType(colour: myColour, style: myStyle) It doesn't work. I just can't figure out what should be returned, nor how to return it. Any ideas?

I want to display my own image in an inline widget. Using the SwiftUI Image syntax doesn't show the image, so following advice from online forums, I used the syntax Image(uiImage: UIImage(named: String)). This successfully displays the image, but if I change the image file name in the app, the image doesn't update properly. I tested displaying the image file name using Text in the inline widget, and it correctly shows the updated file name from my app. So, my AppStorage and AppGroups seem to be working correctly. I'd like to ask if there's a way to update my images properly and if there's an alternative method to display images without converting them to UIImage. Thanks.

after this bug happen i couldn’t turn it back to normal screen i had to restart all for this to gone

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Hi, I'm trying to create a macOS widget for my application. I'm following the official Apple documentation. When trying to run the widget, I get the following error: The operation could not be completed. (CHSErrorDomain error 1103.) Is there a list somewhere that explains the error codes? I thought we were past error codes in modern software development...