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Set 12 vs 24 hour with the new date formatting API in iOS 15
Using the new date formatting API available in iOS 15, I would like to respect the 12 vs 24 hour setting on a user-by-user basis. With DateFormatter it can be done as follows, for example, to force a 24 hour time irrespective of the user locale. let formatter = DateFormatter() formatter.dateFormat = "HH:mm" // or hh:mm for 12 h However, I cannot figure out how to force the new date formatting API in iOS 15 to do the same thing, i.e. force displaying 12 vs 24 h. I'm using a format style like this: var formatStyle = dateTime formatStyle.calendar = calendar if let timeZone = timeZone { formatStyle.timeZone = timeZone } return formatStyle And applying it like this, for example, for a given Date instance: date.formatted(formatStyle.hour(.defaultDigits(amPM: .abbreviated))) However, this seems to always give a formatted string relevant to the locale, for example, it's always 12h for the US and always 24h for the UK. This is not the behaviour I really need though, and I'd like to allow each individual user to control what they see irrespective of the locale setting. (Note that there is an in-app setting that allows the user to toggle between the 12 and 24 hour preference, which is the value I'd like to use to set the preference.)
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Mar ’22
Custom Intent Resolve Methods Not Called in Correct Order
According to the WWDC19 video (Introducing Parameters for Shortcuts), the parameters are supposed to be resolved in the order you have placed them in the Intents Definition file in Xcode (see timestamp 13:02 through 13:16). In my objective C implementation, this is not happening. I deleted the derivedData and clean the build file, but that did not help. Here is a screenshot of my intents definition parameters: In my implementation, it seems to first process the parameters that do not have "Dynamic Options" check. Then it circles back and works on the ones that have "Dynamic Options". So in my case, it starts with partName, quantity, dimensions, thickness, width, and length. Then it works on partsListName. Furthermore, while the "Disambiguation Prompt" is spoken/written, the "Disambiguation Introduction" is NOT spoken/written. Is this a bug that is causing the parameters to be resolved in the wrong order, or do I need to do something differently to force it to resolve parameters in the order that I need it to go in? And are the "Disambiguation Introduction" supposed to work?
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Mar ’22
Problem decoding AttributedString containing emoji
I am trying to encode an AttributedString to JSON and then decode it back to an AttributedString. But when the AttributedString both (1) contains emoji, and (2) has any attributes assigned, the decoding seems to fail, producing a truncated AttributedString. By dump-ing the decoded value, I can see that the full string is still in there (in the guts property) but it is missing in normal uses of the AttributedString. Below is an example that reproduces the problem. import Foundation // An arbitrary AttributedString with emoji var attrString = AttributedString("12345💕☺️💕☺️💕☺️12345") // Set an attribute (doesn't seem to matter which one) attrString.imageURL = URL(string: "http://www.dummy.com/dummy.jpg")! // Encode the AttributedString var encoder = JSONEncoder() encoder.outputFormatting = .prettyPrinted let data = try! encoder.encode(attrString) // Print the encoded JSON print("encoded JSON for AttributedString:") print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!) // Output from above omitted, but it looks correct with the full string represented // Decode the AttributedString and print it let decoder = JSONDecoder() let decodedAttrString = try! decoder.decode(AttributedString.self, from: data) print("decoded AttributedString:") print(decodedAttrString) // Output from above is a truncated AttributedString: // // 12345💕☺️ { // NSImageURL = http://www.dummy.com/dummy.jpg // } print("dump of AttributedString:") dump(decodedAttrString) // Interestingly, `dump` shows that the full string is still in there: // // ▿ 12345💕☺️ { // NSImageURL = http://www.dummy.com/dummy.jpg // } // ▿ _guts: Foundation.AttributedString.Guts #0 // - string: "12345💕☺️💕☺️💕☺️12345" // ▿ runs: 1 element // ... //
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Apr ’22
PencilKit custom tool
Hi, can i create custom tool for PKToolPicker? On documentation page on PKTool says "Don’t adopt this protocol in your own objects. Instead, create a tool object to provide users with the desired the tool behavior." Best regards, Matej Klemen
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May ’22
SecureCoding roadblock?
Attached is an entire project (4 files) that mirrors my actual project including the failure to save to file. Am I: missing some syntax in this code? failing to config a defaults file? not set the necessary parameters in " "Build Settings" or "Build Rules etc.? I was writing to JSON files, but now that I must append to files directly, and JSON doesn't do that easily, I am trying to write using native macOS tools. WELL, IT SEEMS I CAN'T SEND YOU THE CODE, TOO MANY CHARS. I CAN'T ATTACH ANY FILE EITHER. WHY OFFER IT IF IT IS NOT ALLOWED? ANYWAY, CAN YOU GLEAN ANYTHING FROM THIS... Thanks. My debugger area: 2022-05-28 12:03:11.827372-0500 exampleClassInClassSecureCoding[1508:29981] Metal API Validation Enabled 2022-05-28 12:03:11.940123-0500 exampleClassInClassSecureCoding[1508:29981] *** NSForwarding: warning: object 0x600003cf7090 of class 'exampleClassInClassSecureCoding.classOne' does not implement methodSignatureForSelector: -- trouble ahead Unrecognized selector -[exampleClassInClassSecureCoding.classOne replacementObjectForKeyedArchiver:] 2022-05-28 12:03:11.940416-0500 exampleClassInClassSecureCoding[1508:29981] Unrecognized selector -[exampleClassInClassSecureCoding.classOne replacementObjectForKeyedArchiver:] Unrecognized selector -[exampleClassInClassSecureCoding.classOne replacementObjectForKeyedArchiver:] Performing @selector(didPressButton:) from sender _TtC7SwiftUIP33_9FEBA96B0BC70E1682E82D239F242E7319SwiftUIAppKitButton 0x7ff08ab06480
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May ’22
Networking Resources
General: TN3151 Choosing the right networking API Networking Overview document — Despite the fact that this is in the archive, this is still really useful. TLS for App Developers DevForums post Choosing a Network Debugging Tool documentation WWDC 2019 Session 712 Advances in Networking, Part 1 — This explains the concept of constrained networking, which is Apple’s preferred solution to questions like How do I check whether I’m on Wi-Fi? TN3135 Low-level networking on watchOS Adapt to changing network conditions tech talk Foundation networking: DevForums tags: Foundation, CFNetwork URL Loading System documentation — NSURLSession, or URLSession in Swift, is the recommended API for HTTP[S] on Apple platforms. Network framework: DevForums tag: Network Network framework documentation — Network framework is the recommended API for TCP, UDP, and QUIC on Apple platforms. Network Extension (including Wi-Fi on iOS): See Network Extension Resources Wi-Fi Fundamentals Wi-Fi on macOS: DevForums tag: Core WLAN Core WLAN framework documentation Wi-Fi Fundamentals Secure networking: DevForums tags: Security Apple Platform Security support document Preventing Insecure Network Connections documentation — This is all about App Transport Security (ATS). Available trusted root certificates for Apple operating systems support article Requirements for trusted certificates in iOS 13 and macOS 10.15 support article About upcoming limits on trusted certificates support article Apple’s Certificate Transparency policy support article Technote 2232 HTTPS Server Trust Evaluation Technote 2326 Creating Certificates for TLS Testing QA1948 HTTPS and Test Servers Miscellaneous: More network-related DevForums tags: 5G, QUIC, Bonjour On FTP DevForums post Using the Multicast Networking Additional Capability DevForums post Investigating Network Latency Problems DevForums post Local Network Privacy FAQ DevForums post Extra-ordinary Networking DevForums post Share and Enjoy — Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"
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Jun ’22
MusicKit Artwork url
Hi, I'm trying out the beta for music kit. In the current version of my app, my widget can show multiple albums. I preload the images of the album covers. In the beta's the url that is returned for the artwork starts with: "musickit://", which does not work with URLSession. How can I preload the data using the new url scheme? Current code:     func fetchArtworkFor (musicID: MusicItemID, url : URL?) async throws -> UIImage? {         guard let url = url else {             return nil         }         let urlRequest = URLRequest (url: url)         let data = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: urlRequest)         let image = UIImage(data: data.0)         return image     } // Some other function         for album in albumsToShow {             if let url = album.artwork?.url(width: context.family.imageHeight, height: context.family.imageHeight), let image = try? await fetchArtworkFor(musicID: album.id, url:url) {                 images[album] = image             }         }
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Jun ’22
AppShortcuts limit for 10 shortcuts
Hi, according this WWDC session https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10170 App Shortcuts are defined in Swift code, by implementing the AppShortcutsProvider protocol. To implement the protocol, I'll simply create a single getter that returns all the app shortcuts I want to set up for the user. Note that in total, your app can have a maximum of 10 app shortcuts. However, most apps only need a few. there is a limit for up to 10 AppShortcuts. Could you please clarify how that limit handled? 🤔 (e.g. project failed to build / app will crash or malfunction / only 10 shortcuts will be handled on random/ordered choice by iOS) I suppose there is some way to manage shortcuts amount but see no details at documentation yet.
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Jul ’22
CarPlay Simulator not Working
I am trying to run my navigation app on a physical device, and want to view it using CarPlay Simulator (through XCode additional tools, NOT Hardware->Display->CarPlay), however, when I try to use the app, device has a Red dot next to it, and the simulator shows nothing. What I've tried: Running on a real CP device(my car): App works as intended, but want to run simulator so I can have live debugging Forgetting CP device and reconnecting All Steps of "Troubleshooting CP Simulator" (Updating to latest iOS, restarting phone, turn off hotspot, not connected to any other CP devices, ensure Firewall allows incoming connections) Tried both Xcode 13 CP sim and Xcode 14 beta CP sim Tried both work and personal laptops/phones Ideas: I am running on a M1 laptop, which could be messing with something. I am also running my Xcode in Rosetta(app has packages that cannot compile without Rosetta), but I don't believe this should be a problem because I am running on a physical device not Xcode simulator. Also can't run on Hardware->Display->CarPlay because of Application does not implement CarPlay template application lifecycle methods in its scene delegate and I can't figure out how to fix ("EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]"= "arm64" does not work)
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Jul ’22
URLComponent does not accept IPv6 address as host in iOS 16
iOS 16 introduced "Internationalized Domain Name" support for URLComponent. As a result, URLComponent does not accept IPv6 address as host in iOS 16. Is this expected behaviour or a bug, and what would be the best workaround in this case? // IPv4 URL var ipv4URLComponents = URLComponents() ipv4URLComponents.scheme = "https" ipv4URLComponents.host = "66.94.29.13" if let url = ipv4URLComponents.url {     print("IPv4 URL:", url) } // IPv6 URL var ipv6URLComponents = URLComponents() ipv6URLComponents.scheme = "https" ipv6URLComponents.host = "2001:0000:3238:dfe1:0063:0000:0000:fefb" if let url = ipv6URLComponents.url {     print("IPv6 URL:", url) } Output on iOS 15.5 device: IPv4 URL: https://66.94.29.13 IPv6 URL: https://2001%3A0000%3A3238%3Adfe1%3A0063%3A0000%3A0000%3Afefb Output on iOS 16 device: IPv4 URL: https://66.94.29.13 IPv6 URL: https: Related thread: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/709284
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Jul ’22
Consistently getting JWT errors
I have added the WeatherKit capability and enabled it in the developer account for the respective app id. I continually get this error. Any ideas on how to fix this? Failed to generate jwt token for: com.apple.weatherkit.authservice with error: Error Domain=WeatherDaemon.WDSJWTAuthenticatorServiceListener.Errors
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Aug ’22
iOS App Clip Prefix Matching Not Working
App clip cards are not being displayed correctly according to the url prefixing documentation which states: "The system then chooses the App Clip experience with the URL that has the most specific matching prefix." This video also outlines the same strategy for invoking different app clip cards with a matching prefix (start video at 12:46).   I have the following two advanced app clip experiences associated with my app:  https://example.com/card1 -> opens correctly https://example.com/card1/subcard1-> opens same card as above Even though the second experience has a more specific url, it's still opening the app clip experience for the shorter url. Both app clips were submitted over a week ago at the same time, so I don't believe it's a propagation issue.
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Aug ’22
App Shortcuts with parameterized phrases not working
When using just the application name in a phrase, it works great and the shortcut can be invoked via Siri: e.g. "Show books in \(.applicationName)" // This works But introducing a parameter in a phrase fails to create a working shortcut that can be invoked via Siri: e.g. "Show \(\.$book) in (\.applicationName)" // Does not work where $book is a parameter for BookEntity in my intent. i am calling updateAppShortcutParameters() and i only have a single book titled "Frankenstein". When my App is launched after a fresh install, i can see that a shortcut is automatically created in the Shortcuts App but has the following title: "Show %@ in MyAppName" Even though the title looks incorrect, tapping the shortcut works and the correct book title is passed to my Intent. However, i cannot invoke the shortcut using Siri. i.e. saying "Show Frankenstein in MyAppName" does not work. Has anyone run into this particular issue? i am running Xcode 14 Beta 6 and iOS 16 Beta 7 on my iPhone. Also tested in iOS Simulator and got the same results. This is arguably the biggest selling point for App Shortcuts (zero setup required by the user) so i am hoping it is addressed before iOS 16 becomes officially available.
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Aug ’22
iOS16 autofill causes crash while click "key button"(over keyboard)
*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: 'Application tried to present modally a view controller <_SFAppAutoFillPasswordViewController: 0x106e22ee0> that is already being presented by <UIKeyboardHiddenViewController_Autofill: 0x106e25a10>.' IOS16(not sure other OS version could reproduce this or not) click on textfield, then keyboard shows(with a key button above), click key button, it crashes randomly.
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Sep ’22
SiriTipUIView is missing the application name for an app shortcut
I'm working on an app for an accompanying toy that allows you do drop a marble on a self made track. As a nice bonus I wanted to make it possible to drop a marble using Siri Shortcuts, Siri or the HomePod. So the new iOS 16 App Intents work great for this. The App Intent documentation is bare, but I got the App Intent to work and it evens shows a custom error message when something goes wrong, However I now want to promote the feature. SiriTipUIView is meant for this, however I'm seeing an issue. The application name is missing from the tips UI, instead the phrase starts with a space. The code for the App Shortcuts struct MyAppShortcutsProvider: AppShortcutsProvider {     static var appShortcuts = [         AppShortcut(intent: DropMarbleIntent(), phrases: [             "\(.applicationName) drop marble",             "\(.applicationName) drop a marble",             "Drop a \(.applicationName)",             "Drop \(.applicationName)"         ])     ] } The code for the SiriTipUIView (just for testing) let tipView = SiriTipUIView() tipView.setIntent(intent: DropMarbleIntent()) tipView.sizeToFitUsingConstraints() tipView.allowsDismissal = true presentedSubscription = tipView.publisher(for: \.isPresented).sink { isPresented in if isPresented == false {     self.tableView.tableHeaderView = nil     } } tableView.tableHeaderView = tipView This happens on any iOS 16 simulator and on an iPhone 13 Pro running the iOS 16 release version. Am I missing something, or should I report a bug using feedback?
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Sep ’22
The Watch App and iPhone App health care permissions are not synchronized.
I developed an iPhone/Watch app with the single target setting (new method) for Watch app projects, which will be available from Xcode14. This app uses HealthKit to retrieve information such as step count and heart rate from healthcare. The watch app is not independent and requires the iPhone app (companion app). Regarding the permission to access health care, i found some differences from the Old WatchApp Project (application project structure using WatchExtension when Xcode 13.4 or lower is used). This does not occur in the iPhone simulator or watch simulator, but only on the actual device. Both the iPhone app and watch app now display a dialog to allow access to health care In the Old WatchApp Project, if access was granted in either app, the granted access is synchronized. When checking the Health Care access status in the iPhone Settings App, permission settings for both the iPhone app and watch app are displayed independently. Because each permission setting is independent, you can choose to allow access to the iPhone app but not to allow it to the watch app. the Old WatchApp Project, permission settings for the iPhone app and watch app were synchronized, so it was not possible to have different settings for each. These behaviors are not described in the documentation. It would be understandable if the transition from watch "extension" to watch "app" is to split the app into two separate units. However, since there is no official documentation explaining this, i cannot determine whether this is the correct specification or not. Furthermore, since the companion app is required rather than a separate Watch app, having the Health Care permission settings out of sync with the companion app could cause unexpected problems and worsen the user experience. (It would be difficult and cumbersome for the user to know what settings they have made). Is there a solution to synchronize this behavior with the companion app like as the Old WatchApp Project? Do i have to go back to the project configuration (use of watchExtension) before Xcode13? I have prepared a sample project below that can test the above. https://github.com/HayakawaAKIRA/SingleTargetWatchOSApp-HealthKit reference: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2022/10133/ https://developer.apple.com/documentation/watchkit/wkapplication https://developer.apple.com/documentation/healthkit/setting_up_healthkit
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Sep ’22
"Doesn't support the Family Controls capability." Even after getting accepted for family control
I've requested for family control via: https://developer.apple.com/contact/request/family-controls-distribution &amp; got approved. I've now created new provision files with family control being checked in the identifiers &amp; uploaded manually. Yet, still get: Provisioning profile "redoAppStore" doesn't support the Family Controls capability. Provisioning profile "redoAppStore" doesn't include the com.apple.developer.family-controls entitlement. The family control capability is added to my main target (IOS app) as well. What should I do to get it uploaded?
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Oct ’22
ShieldConfiguration not updating when app is open prior to the shield activating
Hello! I believe there is a bug: ShieldConfigurationDataSource extension does not update when the app to be blocked is already open and the ManagedSettingsStore.shield.applications is set to the app that is already open. The shield comes up but has a stale ShieldConfiguration not reflecting the current state of the app is used. I've been able to replicate the issue in an independent app "OffScreen". If you start a blocking time range from 10:00-10:15, it will say "No Twitter until 10:15" and then open Twitter at 10:15. If there is another blocking time range from 10:16-10:31, the app will be open until 10:16 when the shield will reactivate and it will still say "No Twitter until 10:15" when is should say "No Twitter until 10:31". thanks!
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Oct ’22
How to connect OpenThread Border Router to Matter Home?
Does anyone know if this is even supported at the moment? I've tried pairing a sample light application based on Silicon Lab's EFR32 but it's unable to find the OTBR on the network. [module](GitHub - SiliconLabs/matter: Matter is creating more connections between more objects, simplifying development for manufacturers and increasing compatibility for consumers, guided by the Connectivity Standards Alliance.) I'm also using the RaspberryPi 4/RCP combination as directed by Silicon Lab's documentation. I have no problems pairing the devices to the OTBR directly through its chiptool interface but Home isn't discovering the Thread network or showing me options to add the OTBR devices. I'm currently running iOS 16.1 beta on my iPhone and I'm using a HomePod Mini which is on version 16.0 and has the HomeKit Matter Support profile installed.
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Oct ’22