Friend Connection ( User A / User B) Problem

What kind of CloudKit database are you using? If it is publicCloudDatabase, all users using your app should by default be able to read the records. This is mentioned in Public and Private Databases.

If it is privateCloudDatabase, it is as-designed that only the database owner can access the data. To share a private database record among users, you need to implement a sharing flow, as demonstrated in Sharing Core Data objects between iCloud users.

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Ziqiao Chen
 Worldwide Developer Relations.

It's the public database. In this view you sign in using Apple Sign-In and create a specific user ID. Then you can access a global leaderboard to compare with all signed-in users. Additionaly, there’s a friend tab where you can search for and type in a specific user ID. The target user sees the friend request, can accept it, and then the accepted friend appears in their friend list. However, the original requester doesn’t see the connection after acceptance even though CloudKit shows the records Add comment. I've also tried to add a placeholder in for User A, that e.g he send the request and then has a placeholder where it says e.g pending request to User B. After User B accepted the request, the placeholder will go away and no friend connection is displayed, very strange.

What you described seems to be your app logic, which doesn't unveil how you access the CloudKit database. For folks to provide meaningful comments, you might consider providing more context of your implementation detail, for example, what CloudKit APIs you use to retrieve the data and how you use them. See tips on writing forums posts, if necessary.

You can also consider using CloudKit Console to confirm if your data really exists in the CloudKit public database.

Best,
——
Ziqiao Chen
 Worldwide Developer Relations.