AuthorizationCenter requestAuthorization returns error 5

AuthorizationCenter.shared.requestAuthorization(for: .individual)

returns:

(lldb) po error
Error Domain=FamilyControls.FamilyControlsError Code=5 "(null)"

(lldb) po error.localizedDescription
"The operation couldn’t be completed. (FamilyControls.FamilyControlsError error 5.)"

What does this error mean?

This is on iPadOS Beta 3. Was working fine in Beta 2.

More generally, how can one debug such errors?

FamilyControlsError exists:

But not 100% sure what they map to. I tried mapping them to error codes that I've dug through in the forums but didn't seem to perfectly map.

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@kgaidis

Please find the error code mapping below,

enum FamilyControlsError : LocalizedError {

  case restricted   case unavailable   case invalidAccountType   case invalidArgument   case authorizationConflict   case authorizationCanceled   case networkError   @available(iOS 16.0, *)   case authenticationMethodUnavailable }

For your case error is like "The parent or guardian canceled a request for authorization."

Do one thing, remove the app and try install it again. Do you able to see the alert dialogue asking for authentication?

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remove the app and try install it again. Do you able to see the alert dialogue asking for authentication?

I have tried that, and it's the same effect.

In Beta 3, Screen Time API's are not working well for me. For example, I can't even disable Screen Time restrictions for my app in Beta 3 (well, that happened before I wasn't able to enable them).

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  • @kgaidis

    Try Erase all content and settings in your device and try it again.

    For me once it happened and I tried "Erase all content and Settings" option, my wild guess is, it could be some authorization happened in past which is not been revoked correctly.

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  • Yea, I agree. That is a good theory. At the moment, I really don't want to erase all my content, but there's a chance it will have to come down to that.

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  • Even resetting all content did not fix this issue 🤷

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Code 5 is a FamilyControlsError.authorizationCanceled. Please see FamilyControlsError for mapping errors. Did you see a prompt requesting Face ID or device passcode? Did you cancel the prompt?

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@cinnamontoast

Hi there! Thank you for your help :)

How do I know FamilyControlsError.authorizationCanceled maps to "Code 5"? I can't find a number in the docs? I might be missing something obvious?

To note, this worked in Beta 1 and Beta 2. I can't get it to work in Beta 3.

I call:

do {
   try await AuthorizationCenter.shared.requestAuthorization(for: .individual)
} catch {
}

It then prompts me: "Allow 'APP' to Manage Restrictions on This iPad"

I click "Continue."

FaceID succeeds, and it just returns the error:

Error Domain=FamilyControls.FamilyControlsError Code=5 "(null)"
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  • The code corresponds to the backwards order of the FamilyControlsErrors seen in the documentation and it starts from 0. So restricted is Code 0, unavailable is Code 1, invalidArgument is Code 2.

    Please file this issue with Feedback Assistant under FamilyControls and attach a sysdiagnose alongside a description of your issue.

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