Hello,
I’m using the Screen Time API / Family Controls in my iOS app Sobre and I’m having an issue submitting a new build to TestFlight. My app setup is as follows:
Main app ID: com.balthazar.sobre
App extensions: Device Activity Monitor: com.balthazar.sobre.deviceactivitymonitor Shield Configuration: com.balthazar.sobre.shieldconfiguration Shield Action: com.balthazar.sobre.shieldaction
On the Apple Developer portal: Family Controls (Distribution) is enabled for: the main app ID com.balthazar.sobre and all 3 extension App IDs above.
App Groups are also configured for the app and the extensions. New App Store provisioning profiles have been generated for the app and all 3 extensions and are used in the latest build. When I submit the build through App Store Connect (via Fastlane / EAS), validation fails only for the Shield Action extension with this error: Invalid Info.plist value. The value of the NSExtensionPointIdentifier key, com.apple.ManagedSettingsUI.shield-action-service, in the Info.plist of “Sobre.app/PlugIns/ShieldActionExtension.appex” is invalid. DeviceActivityMonitorExtension and ShieldConfigurationExtension are accepted without any issue.
My questions: What is the correct expected value for NSExtensionPointIdentifier for a Shield Action extension using the Screen Time / ManagedSettings APIs? Are there any additional entitlements or capabilities (for example, related to Managed Settings) that must be explicitly enabled for the app or the Shield Action extension in order for this extension point to be accepted by App Store Connect? Given that Family Controls (Distribution) is already granted for the main app and all extensions, is there anything else that needs to be requested or configured on my account or App IDs to use a Shield Action extension?
My goal is to use Screen Time / Family Controls properly to block distracting apps and present a custom Shield UI + actions for my users, while respecting all Apple policies.
Thank you in advance for your help and guidance