Hi,
Our app has a section where, we show to users how to activate "Silence Unknown Callers", because is a crucial feature for our app. But, we saw that 30% of users drop the process here, because we can't open directly that setting option in phone app.
We are using this url scheme to open phone settings in iOS 18:
if let url = URL(string: "App-prefs:com.apple.mobilephone") {
UIApplication.shared.open(url)
}
But, we don't see other way to open directly the path "silence", like in iOS 17, with this url scheme: prefs:root=Phone&path=SILENCE_CALLS
So, do you know if is possible open that option directly? We want to improve our accessibility.
Thank you!
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iOS 18.3.1, iPhone 16 Pro.
I pick photos using connected physical keyboard from the user's photo library using:
.photosPicker(isPresented: $viewModel.isImagePickerPresented, selection: $viewModel.selectedImageItem, matching: .images)
When picker appears, accessibility focus is moved to "dynamic Island" instead of cancel button. There is no possibility to navigate by keyboard in photos picker view without tapping on this view and move focus to this view manually . I noticed the same behavior in Notes app.
I want to expose few elements for accessibility alone and other for automation alone. But I can only accessibility elements in Accessibility Inspector but can't see Automation Elements
self.view.accessibilityElements = [loginButton as Any,
registerButton as Any,
closeButton as Any]
self.view.automationElements = [claimLabel as Any,
loginButton as Any,
registerButton as Any,
intoductionImage as Any,
closeButton as Any])
I'm trying to validate my app's handling of voiceover accessibility when using VoiceOver hotspots.
What I'm doing:
Set a hotspot
Validate hotspot references correct control within the hotspot chooser
set another hotspot
Validate hotspot references both correct controls within the hotspot chooser
Try to use one of the hotspots
Result: The hotspot has changed to some other control in the app (usually one of the window buttoms (close, minimze, full screen) but at other times are one of the menus or a completely different control in the window.
My question is how I can debug what might be going on in the app when the hotspots are resolved and invoked. I'm assuming I have some accessibility property set improperly for these controls that are causing incorrect resolution of the hotspots.
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Accessibility & Inclusion
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Currently i am using an iphone 15 pro which is just 7 months old but it was good till this month it was at 97% even after using more than 6 months, but in recent fews days it is regularly dropping by 1% every day and now it is at 89% only with 10 to 12 days it dropped by 8% . Is my battery defective or something is wrong with my phone .
bcoz of this i am very upset because of this bad decrease of battery health . i have heard it is normal to degrade by 1% monthly but mine is dropping daily its soo frustrating.
and if my battery reaches under 80% within the warrenty period?
will get a free battery replacement from apple or not ? I don’t have apple care+ .
But its under 1 year standard warrenty .
please reply apple as its soo frustrating
Hi I'm planning to make macos App and distribute to MacOS App Store.
The question is should i make force update when update is needed.
The reason why I want to make this feature is I don't want to make user use previous version of app.
My plan is like this.
when app needed update, make user reach special page that describe why update is needed and set a button that can download new version of app.
the download will be automatically doing at background don't need to visit app store.
I search several forums and gpt but there is no positive reply of this..
so finally i make a post to know is there no way to make this.
Thank you!
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Accessibility & Inclusion
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addition of Central Kurdish language support for Text-to-Speech (TTS) and VoiceOver functionality on Apple products. Our TTS model boasts an impressive 99.9% accuracy, making it a highly reliable tool for this purpose.
This initiative would bring meaningful benefits to over 10,000 visually impaired and more than 40,000 illiterate individuals in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, empowering them to access digital information, navigate devices, and perform tasks more independently.
The integration of Central Kurdish VoiceOver support would make a significant difference in improving accessibility and quality of life for these individuals, promoting inclusivity and digital literacy in the region.
I am registering my startup for an Apple Developer Account so that we can put our app on the App Store. I do not want use my personal Apple ID's payment to pay the $99 annual fee. How can I change the payment method so that I can continue with my enrollment?
I am developing a vision os app for controlling an underwater ROV. I have ornaments with telemetry and buttons around a central video view feed. I have custom buttons mappings, such as "A" for locking the depth of the drone. However, when I look at buttons or certain ornaments, my custom gamepad logic is kept from running. This means that when a SwiftUI Button gains focus on visionOS, pressing the controller’s A button triggers the system’s default “click” on that Button rather than my custom buttonA handler. Essentially, focus interception by the system is stealing my A-press events and preventing my custom gamepad logic from running.
Is there a way to disable the built in gamepad interaction and only allow my custom gamepad mappings?
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Accessibility & Inclusion
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General
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Game Controller
Accessibility
Focus
visionOS
I updated with 18.3 beta, but lost video and audio option with that update, I tried to restore with itune in windows 11, got struck between. Forcefully turned off ipad, after two tries got off.... Off like blinked out screen... Not tried all tricks to on, can't on....please tell a solution. Used all your advices in internet. It was 90% charged, working superbly. So far no risk... Please help me. No charging icon, no sign of life. How can On?
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C:\Users\xjc>openssl s_client -connect gateway.push.apple.com:2195 -showcerts
Connecting to 17.188.183.32
CONNECTED(000000AC)
depth=1 C=US, O=Entrust, Inc., OU=See www/legal-terms, OU=(c) 2012 Entrust, Inc. - for authorized use only, CN=Entrust Certification Authority - L1K
verify error:num=20:unable to get local issuer certificate
verify return:1
depth=0 C=US, ST=California, L=Cupertino, O=Apple Inc., CN=gateway.push.apple.com
verify return:1
B0640000:error:0A000410:SSL routines:ssl3_read_bytes:ssl/tls alert handshake failure:ssl\record\rec_layer_s3.c:908:SSL alert number 40
Certificate chain
0 s:C=US, ST=California, L=Cupertino, O=Apple Inc., CN=gateway.push.apple.com
i:C=US, O=Entrust, Inc., OU=See www/legal-terms, OU=(c) 2012 Entrust, Inc. - for authorized use only, CN=Entrust Certification Authority - L1K
a:PKEY: rsaEncryption, 2048 (bit); sigalg: RSA-SHA256
v:NotBefore: Aug 16 21:34:09 2024 GMT; NotAfter: Aug 15 21:34:07 2025 GMT
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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
1 s:C=US, O=Entrust, Inc., OU=See www/legal-terms, OU=(c) 2012 Entrust, Inc. - for authorized use only, CN=Entrust Certification Authority - L1K
i:C=US, O=Entrust, Inc., OU=See www/legal-terms, OU=(c) 2009 Entrust, Inc. - for authorized use only, CN=Entrust Root Certification Authority - G2
a:PKEY: rsaEncryption, 2048 (bit); sigalg: RSA-SHA256
v:NotBefore: Oct 5 19:13:56 2015 GMT; NotAfter: Dec 5 19:43:56 2030 GMT
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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
Server certificate
subject=C=US, ST=California, L=Cupertino, O=Apple Inc., CN=gateway.push.apple.com
issuer=C=US, O=Entrust, Inc., OU=See www/legal-terms, OU=(c) 2012 Entrust, Inc. - for authorized use only, CN=Entrust Certification Authority - L1K
Acceptable client certificate CA names
C=US, O=Apple Inc., OU=Apple Certification Authority, CN=Apple Root CA
CN=Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certification Authority, OU=G4, O=Apple Inc., C=US
CN=Apple Application Integration 2 Certification Authority, OU=Apple Certification Authority, O=Apple Inc., C=US
CN=Apple Corporate Authentication CA 1, OU=Certification Authority, O=Apple Inc., C=US
C=US, O=Apple Inc., OU=Apple Worldwide Developer Relations, CN=Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certification Authority
CN=Apple Corporate Root CA, OU=Certification Authority, O=Apple Inc., C=US
C=US, O=Apple Inc., OU=Apple Certification Authority, CN=Apple Application Integration Certification Authority
C=US, ST=California, L=Cupertino, O=Apple Inc., CN=gateway.push.apple.com
Client Certificate Types: RSA sign, ECDSA sign
Requested Signature Algorithms: ECDSA+SHA256:RSA-PSS+SHA256:RSA+SHA256:ECDSA+SHA384:RSA-PSS+SHA384:RSA+SHA384:RSA-PSS+SHA512:RSA+SHA512:RSA+SHA1
Shared Requested Signature Algorithms: ECDSA+SHA256:RSA-PSS+SHA256:RSA+SHA256:ECDSA+SHA384:RSA-PSS+SHA384:RSA+SHA384:RSA-PSS+SHA512:RSA+SHA512
SSL handshake has read 4138 bytes and written 687 bytes
Verification error: unable to get local issuer certificate
New, SSLv3, Cipher is AES128-SHA
Protocol: TLSv1.2
Server public key is 2048 bit
Secure Renegotiation IS supported
Compression: NONE
Expansion: NONE
No ALPN negotiated
SSL-Session:
Protocol : TLSv1.2
Cipher : AES128-SHA
Session-ID:
Session-ID-ctx:
Master-Key: D504C13BDBC59CDF3B883D1B626FA2B59000754DED57CD77A72F761A52AEED719DA06C100FBA1430BB9D8DECFC7C9307
PSK identity: None
PSK identity hint: None
SRP username: None
Start Time: 1741092949
Timeout : 7200 (sec)
Verify return code: 20 (unable to get local issuer certificate)
Extended master secret: yes
When iOS screen reader reads the month "July" in its shorter version "Jul" its not reading it correctly as month, where as all other months name it reading it correctly in shorter version, so as a result all dates comes under that month when we display in front end and use a screen reader to read it then it will read out as number not date.
I have tried the longer version with the screen reader and then its reads correctly July as well.
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Accessibility & Inclusion
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General
Apple's testers tell me that "the app does not meet all requirements for apps that offer highly regulated services or handle sensitive user data," (however, the APP does not offer any type of regulated service), which is why which indicate that it must be published with a user of the Apple Developer program as an organization and not as an individual.
How can I correct this problem?
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Accessibility & Inclusion
SubTopic:
General
Hello community,
We're designing an app that can optionally be controlled by a stylus with a mesh tip. In this case, the mesh tip we're using is 5 mm in diameter. It seems that mesh tip contact detection is unstable in this size, although it works better with a larger diameter.
Is it possible to access a setting in iOS that lets you define the minimum contact area needed to detect a contact on the screen? This would enable us to use this 5 mm stylus.
Best regards,
Edwin
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Accessibility & Inclusion
SubTopic:
General
In iOS18, when a button using @FocusSate is inside a ScrollView and if this view is getting opened via NavigationLink,
The button is not accessible via Bluetooth (external) keyboard)
Is this a known isssue in iOS18
Topic:
Accessibility & Inclusion
SubTopic:
General
Hello,
I am a student studying accessibility.
I aim to analyze the smartphone usage patterns of visually impaired individuals.
Therefore, I would like to log the VoiceOver usage records of visually impaired iPhone users.
Is there a way to output VoiceOver logs, similar to the AccessibilityService API on Android?
Thank you in advance for your responses.
How to access application’s Trust Store to include the new server certificate
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Accessibility & Inclusion
SubTopic:
General
The only way I found to make the accessibility focus work correctly in the detent in a fullscreen cover is to apply the focus manually. The issue is in the ContentView the grabber works while in the fullscreen it does not. Is there something I am missing or is this a bug. I also don't understand why I need to apply focus in the fullscreen cover while in the ContentView I do not.
struct ContentView: View {
@State private var buttonClicked = false
@State private var bottomSheetShowing = false
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
VStack {
Button(action: {
buttonClicked = true
}, label: {
Text("First Page Button")
.padding()
.background(Color.blue)
.foregroundColor(.white)
.cornerRadius(8)
})
.accessibilityLabel("First Page Button")
FullscreenView2()
}
.navigationTitle("Welcome")
.fullScreenCover(isPresented: $buttonClicked) {
FullscreenView(buttonClicked: $buttonClicked, bottomSheetShowing: $bottomSheetShowing)
}
}
}
}
struct FullscreenView: View {
@Binding var buttonClicked: Bool
@Binding var bottomSheetShowing: Bool
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
VStack {
Button(action: {
bottomSheetShowing = true
}, label: {
Text("Show Bottom Sheet")
.padding()
.background(Color.green)
.foregroundColor(.white)
.cornerRadius(8)
})
}
.accessibilityHidden(bottomSheetShowing)
.navigationTitle("Fullscreen View")
.toolbar {
ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarLeading) {
Button(action: {
buttonClicked = false
}, label: {
Text("Close")
})
.accessibilityLabel("Close Fullscreen View Button")
}
}
.accessibilityHidden(bottomSheetShowing)
.onChange(of: bottomSheetShowing, perform: { _ in })
.sheet(isPresented: $bottomSheetShowing) {
if #available(iOS 16.0, *) {
BottomSheetView(bottomSheetShowing: $bottomSheetShowing)
.presentationDetents([.medium, .large])
} else {
BottomSheetView(bottomSheetShowing: $bottomSheetShowing)
}
}
}
}
}
struct FullscreenView2: View {
@State var bottomSheetShowing = false
var body: some View {
VStack {
Button(action: {
bottomSheetShowing = true
}, label: {
Text("Show Bottom Sheet")
.padding()
.background(Color.green)
.foregroundColor(.white)
.cornerRadius(8)
})
}
.accessibilityHidden(bottomSheetShowing)
.navigationTitle("Fullscreen View")
//.accessibilityHidden(bottomSheetShowing)
.onChange(of: bottomSheetShowing, perform: { _ in })
.sheet(isPresented: $bottomSheetShowing) {
if #available(iOS 16.0, *) {
BottomSheetView(bottomSheetShowing: $bottomSheetShowing)
.presentationDetents([.medium, .large])
} else {
BottomSheetView(bottomSheetShowing: $bottomSheetShowing)
}
}
}
}
struct BottomSheetView: View {
@Binding var bottomSheetShowing: Bool
// @AccessibilityFocusState var isFocused: Bool
var body: some View {
VStack(spacing: 20) {
Text("Bottom Sheet")
.font(.headline)
.accessibilityAddTraits(.isHeader)
Button(action: {
bottomSheetShowing = false
}, label: {
Text("Dismiss")
.padding()
.background(Color.red)
.foregroundColor(.white)
.cornerRadius(8)
})
.accessibilityLabel("Dismiss Bottom Sheet Button")
}
.padding()
.frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
.background(
Color(UIColor.systemBackground)
.edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all)
)
.accessibilityAddTraits(.isModal) // Indicates that this view is a modal
// .onAppear {
// // Set initial accessibility focus when the sheet appears
// DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1.0) {
// isFocused = true
// }
// }
// .accessibilityFocused($isFocused)
}
}
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Accessibility & Inclusion
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General
I got a UIControl, and I want to make it behavior like a custom UIAccessibilityElement.
UIControl *control = [[UIControl alloc] init];
control.isAccessibilityElement = NO;
CustomAccessibilityElement *elem = [[CustomAccessibilityElement alloc] initWithAccessibilityContainer:control];
elem.isAccessibilityElement = YES;
// some custom setting here
control.accessibilityElements = @[elem];
It worked well with an iPhone 13, iOS 15.5.1, but crashed with an iPhone SE, iOS 15.4.1 and the crash msg is :
"-[UIAccessibilityElement _addAccessibilityElementsAndOrderedContainersWithOptions:toCollection:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x283b7c680"
Can you tell me the reason ?
Thanks a lot.
I am currently developing an alarm app, and I’ve noticed that apps like Super Alarm and Alarmy are able to send local push notifications every 3 seconds after a specified time, even when the app is completely closed and in Airplane Mode. The notifications continue until the user opens the app. I’m trying to implement this functionality, but I haven’t been able to figure out how. Could anyone provide guidance on how to achieve this?