PhotoKit Background Upload Extension not working on iOS 26.2 iPhone 17 Simulator

Hi, I’m trying to implement the new PhotoKit PHBackgroundResourceUploadExtension. I created the extension, enabled full photo library access in the host app, and registered the extension point using the string: com.apple.photos.background-upload.

However, when I attempted to enable the extension with:

try library.setUploadJobExtensionEnabled(true)

I received the following error:

Error Domain=PHPhotosErrorDomain Code=-1 "(null)"

This happens when running the app on Xcode 26.1 and 26.2 Beta, using the iPhone 17 Pro Max simulator (iOS 26.1 and 26.2).

My question is: Is this extension supported on the simulator? I’m asking because at the moment it’s difficult for me to test this on a physical device.

Also, What's the meaning of the error?

Thanks.

PhotoKit Background Upload Extension not working on iOS 26.2 iPhone 17 Simulator
 
 
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