Game Center Access Point does not appear on iOS 26 (Simulator)

Hello,

I haven't seen this issue either so it appears to be a new bug.

What are the expected and actual behaviors on iOS 26.x? (Presumably game overlay doesn't render as expected or at all)

What is the exact version of iOS when this error occurs?

I am currently experiencing this right now below is my data.

Occurs on: iPhone 17 Pro with iOS 26.2 Simulator iPhone 17 Pro with iOS 26.1 Simulator

Does not occurs on: iPhone 16 Pro Max with iOS 26.2.1

I have verified the following states for GKLocalPlayer and GKAccessPoint GKLocalPlayer: -- isAuthenticated: true -- isUnderage: false -- isMultiplayerGamingRestricted: false GKAccessPoint: -- isActive: true -- isVisible: true -- parentWindow: nil

On app launch when GameKit goes through the auth flow I see these errors.

[GameCenterOverlayService] Could not create endpoint for service name: com.apple.GameOverlayUI.dashboard-service [GameCenterOverlayService] Failed to create GameOverlayUI Dashboard Remote Proxy [GameCenterOverlayService] Failed to create GameOverlayUI Dashboard Remote Proxy

When I call the following: GKAccessPoint.shared.trigger {}

I see these errors: [GameCenterOverlayService] Could not create endpoint for service name: com.apple.GameOverlayUI.dashboard-service [GameCenterOverlayService] Failed to create GameOverlayUI Dashboard Remote Proxy

I have tried setting the GKAccessPoint parent window using the following: if accessPoint.parentWindow == nil { let windows = UIApplication.shared.connectedScenes .compactMap { $0 as? UIWindowScene } .flatMap { $0.windows } print("Windows: (windows.count)") if windows.count >= 1 { accessPoint.parentWindow = windows.first }

                        accessPoint.isActive = false
                        accessPoint.isActive = true
                    }

and verified the parentWindow is then set. But that just results in the following errors. Two errors for each toggle of isActive.

[GameCenterOverlayService] Could not create endpoint for service name: com.apple.GameOverlayUI.dashboard-service

[GameCenterOverlayService] Failed to create GameOverlayUI Dashboard Remote Proxy

[GameCenterOverlayService] Could not create endpoint for service name: com.apple.GameOverlayUI.dashboard-service

[GameCenterOverlayService] Failed to create GameOverlayUI Dashboard Remote Proxy

I will try creating a new simulator using an iPhone 16 but I suspect it has more to do with simulator vs. real device and some low level bug.

I hope this info is helpful and I'll try to watch this thread if there a request for follup input.