Hi there, I'm facing an issue when disconnecting CarPlay that the navigation session seems to be in some weird state where it is not properly finished. So when I reconnect CarPlay the "Metadata in instrument cluster or HUD" does not update anymore until I start another navigation session and stop that one. You can see that the instruction to the left on this screen recording is not updating anymore after a reconnect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sncxyJULjQk I have a modified the CostalRoad sample app to add support for the HUD cluster and to auto start a navigation simulation when CarPlay connects. https://github.com/g4rb4g3/CoastalRoads Can anyone tell me what I have to do when CarPlay disconnect so I can start a new navigation session on reconnect that has a working HUD cluster? Fun fact is that Apple Maps handles this quite nice (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpJEIyGcwdo), it somehow manages to finish the navigation session and brings up the HUD cluster just fine on reconnect. I wonder how I can achieve the same, anyone having an idea on that?

Hi all, From what I’ve seen on forums and other sources, it appears that nothing can be done to set the contact poster programmatically. Setting the imageData property affects only the thumbnail image. Does anyone know if this is explicitly documented somewhere? I need this information for a POC document. I watched the iOS 17 keynote (where it was introduced), the Platform State of Union, and other WWDC videos, but I couldn’t find any mention of it. The Contacts framework documentation only explains what can be retrieved from this property and doesn’t mention any way to set the contact poster. If anyone has any information on this, please help! Thanks in advance!

Hello, We're facing an issue with app links failing and falling back to browser website journeys. Our apple-app-site-association file is hosted publicly and the app to app journeys have been working correctly up to very recently - we are trying to identify any potential network infra changes that could have impacted the Apple CDN being able to retrieve the apple-app-site-association file. We can see in the iPhone OS logs that the links cannot be verified by the swcd process, and using the app-site-association.cdn-apple.com/a/v1 api via curl can also see the CDN has no record of the AASA file. Due to the traffic being SSL and to a high volume enterprise site it is difficult for use to trace activity through anything other that the source IPs - we cannot filter on user-agent for "AASA-Bot/1.0.0" as breaking the SSL would be impactful due to the load. Is it possible to get a network range used by the Apple CDN to retrieve the AASA file as this would help us identify potential blocking behaviour? Thank you.

Hello, I'm creating an app that stores multiple Date objects: the users selects a date and a time and receives a notification at this time precisely. The problem that happens is after saving a Date, if the device's timezone changes, the Date also changes - and that is not what's I'm expecting (just want the original time as is without depending on timezone). I have inspected the TimeZone properties when I'm building the Date from DateComponents but nothing has worked. Thank you for your answer.

My app is available in TestFlight but has been rejected in App Review with the review feedback that the app clip "just shows a blank screen". However, in the TestFlight app, the App Clip works as expected and brings up the clip. It also works correctly from Xcode testing. Any ideas on what the problem could be? It is using the default App Clip link (appclip.apple.com)

I’ve set up a focus filter, but the perform() method in SetFocusFilterIntent isn't called when the focus mode is toggled on or off on my iPhone since I updated to iOS 18 beta (22A5326f). I can reproduce the issue for my app, but focus filters are also broken for any third-party apps installed on my phone, so I guess it's not specific to how I've implemented my filter intent. This used to work perfectly on iOS 17. I didn't change a single line of code, and it broke completely on the latest iOS 18 beta. I've filed a bug report including a sysdiagnose (FB14715113). To the developers out there, is this something you are also observing in your apps?

The example database/server provided by Apple for Live Caller ID contains a hardcoded database with a tiny number of pre-defined numbers. However, its not expected to be representational of an live real world usage server. But the question is how can that be accomplished if its a requirement that the data be KPIR encrypted? In real world scenarios, the factors that effect whether a number should be blocked or not are continually changing and evolving on a minute-by-minute basis and new information becomes available or existing information changes. If the database supports tens of millions or hundreds of millions of constantly changing phone numbers, in order to meet the requirements of the Live Caller ID being KPIR encrypted, that would imply the database has to re-encrypt its database of millions endlessly for all time. That seems unfeasable and impractical to implement. Therefore how do the Apple designers of this feature envisage/suggest a real-world server supporting millions of changing data should meet the requirement to be KPIR encrypted?

An error was reported when requesting permissions on devices with iOS 16.2 16.3. It is not an emulator. Through the log records, the following Error message appears Error Domain=FamilyControls.FamilyControlsError Code=3 "(null)" Error Domain=FamilyControls.FamilyControlsError Code=4 "(null)" Error Domain=FamilyControls.FamilyControlsError Code=5 "(null)" func requestScreenTime() async -> Bool { do { try await AuthorizationCenter.shared.requestAuthorization(for: .individual) return AuthorizationCenter.shared.authorizationStatus == .approved } catch { print("\(error)") return false } }

Hi developers, I have a question if it is possible to open in my application not main window but a specific ViewController, when application is installed but not running. When the application is running in background and I scan QR code, then specific ViewController is opened over SceneDelegate and method 'userActivity'. But this does not work when the application is only installed, but not running. The Appstore link is here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/don%C3%A1tor/id6473955033

Hello, I've been encountering some challenges while working with NWConnectionGroup and NWMulticastGroup for multicast operations on iOS. I have a few doubts and issues that I would like to address: 1. NWMulticastGroup Initialization It seems that when initializing NWMulticastGroup, only one NWEndpoint can be passed, and attempting to pass multiple endpoints results in failure. Can someone confirm if this behavior is correct? 2. Interface Level Control Upon initializing NWConnectionGroup, it appears that packets are received on all interfaces without the ability to control this at the interface level. Is this correct? If not is there a way to configure NWConnectionGroup to receive packets on all interfaces? 3. Sending Behavior During the send operation, it appears that the data is sent through any one of the available interfaces, and there doesn't seem to be an option to configure it to send through all available endpoints. Is there a way to enable sending data through all available endpoints? Any insights, guidance, or solutions to these issues would be greatly appreciated. Has anyone else encountered similar problems or found workarounds for these limitations? Thank you for your assistance and support. Thanks, Harshal

Is there any way I can get updates when I change CarPlay style settings? I've tried CPSessionConfigurationDelegate.contentStyleChanged and CPTemplateApplicationSceneDelegate.contentStyleDidChange, but they always produce the same result. When I choose: Automatic -> I receive light in case of daylight; Always Dark and Always Show Dark Map toggle on -> dark Always Dark and Always Show Dark Map toggle off -> light. But it seems to be wrong, b/c CarPlay's toolbar is still dark, and I receive light. Is there a way to get a dark style when choosing Always Dark and Always Show Dark Map toggle off? Or at least get updates when the Always Show Dark Map toggle changes?

The errors below pop up when I validate or distribute the mobile app; this error happens with the upgraded Xcode version. I have Xcode 16.2, and the minimum target deployment is 14.0. Please help me to resolve these errors. build was successful, I can launch my application from the simulator Validation failed Invalid Bundle. The bundle .app/Frameworks/hermes.framework does not support the minimum OS Version specified in the Info.plist. (ID: ee79350d-249e-4101-89fe-e41b2620f4d6) Validation failed Missing Info.plist value. A value for the key 'MinimumOSVersion' in bundle .app/Frameworks/hermes.framework is required. (ID: b0f58cd5-2c72-437b-98c9-1b2b4122c203) Validation failed Invalid MinimumOSVersion. Apps that only support 64-bit devices must specify a deployment target of 8.0 or later. MinimumOSVersion in ‘.app/Frameworks/hermes.framework' is ''. (ID: c2a6247f-21d6-438f-b52f-572425b7aa65)

Hello, I am unable to figure out how I tell the FamilyActivityPicker whether it should show apps installed on my personal device (to be used with AuthorizationCenter.shared.requestAuthorization(for: .individual)) or apps installed on my child’s device (authenticated their phone via AuthorizationCenter.shared.requestAuthorization(for: .child)). Is there any parameter or SwiftUI modifier I need to apply? Otherwise, how does the user or the app know which token belongs to them and which token belongs to their child’s device? Radar: FB17020977 Thanks a lot for your help!

Hey, I would love to access the users Contact (ie. the Me Card) Apple recently released the Invites app and within this app you can find the users Contacts Photo. I tried to replicate this behaviour but I currently need to match based on a name or email or something else. I have no idea how to receive this data because when using the Invites app I only remember the app asking for Contacts permission and nothing else so far. let store = CNContactStore() let keysToFetch = [CNContactImageDataAvailableKey, CNContactImageDataKey, CNContactThumbnailImageDataKey] as [CNKeyDescriptor] let email = "test@test.de" let predicate = CNContact.predicateForContacts(matchingEmailAddress: email) do { let contacts = try store.unifiedContacts(matching: predicate, keysToFetch: keysToFetch) let imageDatas: [Data] = contacts.compactMap { $0.imageData } self.images = imageDatas.map { UIImage(data: $0) ?? UIImage() } } catch { print("Error fetching contacts: \(error)") } This is how I am retrieving the Image. MAYBE someone can help me out. Thank you so far ~ Flo

At WWDC25 we launched a new type of Lab event for the developer community - Group Labs. A Group Lab is a panel Q&A designed for a large audience of developers. Group Labs are a unique opportunity for the community to submit questions directly to a panel of Apple engineers and designers. Here are the highlights from the WWDC25 Group Lab for watchOS (part 1). 1. I'm really excited about the new design system on all platforms. Liquid Glass is super cool. What do developers need to keep in mind when building for watchOS 26? To adopt the new design system, start with updating your app for watchOS 10 – If you have done so, your app will be mostly ready for watchOS 26. For more information, see Design and build apps for WatchOS 10. You can then look into Liquid Glass specific APIs to fine tune your app. This topic is covered in Adopting Liquid Glass. If you have SwiftUI views using any custom style, make sure they are still legible and fit with the new design system. 2. Something that really stood out to me were updates to the Smart Stack, with the system prioritizing Widgets when they're most relevant. Tell me more about these new opportunities for apps. Workout apps that record workouts using HealthKit may be automatically suggested on the watch face and appear in the Smart Stack without adding a widget. Relevant widgets are a great way to present information related to a date, location, point-of-interest type, sleep schedule, or fitness condition in the Smart Stack when it is relevant. Relevant widgets don't need to display a empty state view when they are not relevant. They are only shown in the Smart Stack when relevant. The watchOS 26 Design ToolKit in the Apple Design Resources includes a set of templates that you can use to layout your widgets. 3. Is the Wrist Flick gesture available to developers in the same way as Double Tap is? The system uses Wrist Flick to dismiss notifications and incoming calls, silence timers and alarms, or return to the watch face. There is no separate API for the Wrist Flick gesture. Apps that are using XCUIAutomation to make sure their user interface behaves as intended can use the XCUIDeviceHandGesture.flick to automate tests that verify that their app responds appropriately to the Wrist Flick gesture. For apps using automated testing, the XCUIDeviceHandGesture.doubleTap can be also be used to automate testing of the app with the Double Tap gesture. See XCUIDevice.perform(handGesture:) 4. Can HRV measurements be triggered on demand via API in watchOS? Guidelines or processes for enabling energy-intensive biometric sampling on development devices for IRB-approved research? You don’t have direct control on the sampling rate in watchOS. You can use HealthKit (HKQuantityTypeIdentifierHeartRateVariabilitySDNN, to be specific) to query the HRV data, once the system has sampled and persisted the data to HealthKit. If that doesn’t help, we suggest that you file a feedback report with your concrete use case for us to investigate. Specific to IRB-approved research using Apple Watch or its companion iPhone, you might want to look at this FAQ and SensorKit to see if they can be of any help. 5. What is the best advice for someone who is new to making a watchOS app that’s been on iOS and iPadOS? You can start with exploring the system experience features on watchOS, such as notifications, controls, and widgets, and getting familiar with the system spaces, like Smart Stack, watch face, and control center. Knowing the watchOS app design principles and practices is important as well. Design and build apps for WatchOS 10 is a great resource for this topic. SwiftUI is an amazing across-platform framework, and you will use it to create your watchOS app. If you're already using it, great! Keep in mind some watch-only constraints. Comparing to iPhone or iPad, Apple Watch has a limited battery and smaller screen size, which significantly impacts how people use your app and how your app works. 6. Was there any extension this year to the 7 day limit on querying Apple Health data on the watch? There is no change on the limit this year. You can get this official limit at runtime using earliestPermittedSampleDate. There are some exceptions, and so don't be surprised if you see some data types are retained longer. The companion iPhone holds the full set of the health data. If you need to access the health data that has been purged from the Apple Watch, consider doing it with your iOS app, and then passing the result to your watchOS app.

I'm trying to implement live caller id PIR server in python and I have an issue related to evaluation key config. I don't receive the POST /key request even if I try to install the extension on new device and I had this error in device system logs: error 11:21:30.663022+0200 ciphermld requestData(byKeywords:shardIds:clientConfig:) threw an error: CipherML.CipherMLError.missingSecre t Ke y I think the reason why the evaluation key is not generated is related to this error but I'm not sure. It might be also related to HE params - I tried with the same params as in swift server example with plaintext_modulus=17 and it works, but for plaintext_modulus=65537 on the same device the system doesn't send me the evaluation key. Is there a limitation that restricts the evaluation key generation for some HE params? There is how the entire config object that I retrieve looks like: { "configs": { "Live-C aller-ID-Lookup. TestLiveCallerI D.iden tity": { "pir_config": { "encry ption_p aram eters": { "pol ynomial_deg ree": "4096", "plaint ext_mo dulus": "65537", "coeff icient_m oduli": [ "134176769", "268369921", "268361729" ], "secu rity_le vel": "SECU RITY LEVEL QUANT UM128", "h e_sc heme": "H E_SC HEM E_B F V" }, "shard_configs": [ { "num_entries": "2", "entry_size": "55991", "dimensions": [ "2", "1" ], "shard_id": "" } ], "keyword_pir_params": { "num_hash_functions": "2", "sharding_function": { "sha256": {} } }, "algorithm": "PIR _ALGO RITHM _MUL_PIR", "batch_size": "2", "evalu ation_ke config_hash": "" }, "config_id": "" } }, "key_info": [ { "timestamp": "1738660849", "key_config": { "encryp tion_par ameters": { "polynomial_degree": "4096", "plaintex t_mo dulus": "65537", "coeffic ient_m oduli": [ "134176769", "268369921", "268361729" ], "secu rity_level": "SECUR ITY_LEVEL_QU ANTUM128", "he_sc heme": "HE_SC HEME_BFV" }, "gal ois_e lements": [ 20 49, 40 97 ], "has _rel in_key": true } } ] } PS evaluation key data is just a placeholder, but anyway it should be skipped cause of expired timestamp More logs: ```language default 11:21:30.535865+0200 ciphermld Running rotation task for ["Live-Caller-ID-Lookup.TestLiveCallerID.identity"] info 11:21:30.535953+0200 ciphermld Skipping groups that manage their own networking: <private> default 11:21:30.537007+0200 ciphermld Request to fetchConfigs has started for useCases '["Li ve-Caller-ID-Lookup.TestLiveCallerID.identity"]', userId: '<private>', existingConfigIds: '["id"]' default 11:21:30.542174+0200 ciphermld Request to queries-batch has started for userId: '<private>', length: 28350 default 11:21:30.655914+0200 ciphermld Request to fetchConfigs has finished, response length: 230 default 11:21:30.656182+0200 ciphermld Received configurations: 1 usecase(s), 1 key(s) for group 'Live-Caller-ID-Lookup.TestLiveCallerID.identity' debug 11:21:30.660868+0200 ciphermld Skipping non-active key: timestamp: 1738660849 key_config { encryption_parameters { polynomial_degree: 4096 plaintext_modulus: 65537 coefficient_moduli: [134176769, 268369921, 268361729] security_level: Quantum128 he_scheme: BFV } galois_elements: [2049, 4097] has_relin_key: true } error 11:21:30.662982+0200 ciphermld No key for use-case 'Live-Caller-ID-Lookup.TestLiveCallerID.identity' error 11:21:30.663022+0200 ciphermld requestData(byKeywords:shardIds:clientConfig:) threw an error: CipherML.CipherMLError.missingSecre t Ke y default 11:21:30.663824+0200 com.apple.CallKit.CallDirectory <private> XPC request complete, results(0) error:Error Domain=CipherML.CipherMLError Code=32 "missing secre t ke y" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=missing secre t ke y} default 11:21:30.972372+0200 ciphermld Request to queries-batch has finished response, length: 0 default 11:21:30.974711+0200 com.apple.CallKit.CallDirectory <private> XPC request complete, results(1) error:(null) default 11:21:36.161964+0200 com.apple.CallKit.CallDirectory <private> Sending XPC request default 11:21:36.163149+0200 com.apple.CallKit.CallDirectory <private> Sending XPC request default 11:21:36.169931+0200 ciphermld requestData(byKeywords:shardIds:clientConfig:) method was called default 11:21:36.170448+0200 ciphermld requestData(byKeywords:shardIds:clientConfig:) method was called default 11:21:36.174001+0200 ciphermld Cached: 0 / Missing: 1 error 11:21:36.174997+0200 ciphermld No userId or secre t Ke y for use-case '.Lve-Caller-ID-Lookup.TestLiveCallerID.identity'. Running rotation task' default 11:21:36.175075+0200 ciphermld Running rotation task for ["Live-Caller-ID-Lookup.TestLiveCallerID.identity"] info 11:21:36.175240+0200 ciphermld Skipping groups that manage their own networking: <private> default 11:21:36.177700+0200 ciphermld Request to fetchConfigs has started for useCases '["Live-Caller-ID-Lookup.TestLiveCallerID.identity"]', userId: '<private>', existingConfigIds: '["id"]' default 11:21:36.179914+0200 ciphermld Request to queries-batch has started for userId: '<private>', length: 28350 default 11:21:36.336051+0200 ciphermld Request to fetchConfigs has finished, response length: 230 default 11:21:36.336308+0200 ciphermld Received configurations: 1 usecase(s), 1 key(s) for group 'Live-Caller-ID-Lookup.TestLiveCallerID.identity' debug 11:21:36.341522+0200 ciphermld Skipping non-active key: timestamp: 1738660849 key_config { encryption_parameters { polynomial_degree: 4096 plaintext_modulus: 65537 coefficient_moduli: [134176769, 268369921, 268361729] security_level: Quantum128 he_scheme: BFV } galois_elements: [2049, 4097] has_relin_key: true } error 11:21:36.356497+0200 ciphermld No key for use-case 'Live-Caller-ID-Lookup.TestLiveCallerID.identity' error 11:21:36.356669+0200 ciphermld requestData(byKeywords:shardIds:clientConfig:) threw an error: CipherML.CipherMLError.missingSecre t Ke y default 11:21:36.357075+0200 com.apple.CallKit.CallDirectory <private> XPC request complete, results(0) error:Error Domain=CipherML.CipherMLError Code=32 "missing secre t ke y" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=missing secre t ke y} default 11:21:36.625701+0200 ciphermld Request to queries-batch has finished response, length: 0 default 11:21:36.626749+0200 com.apple.CallKit.CallDirectory

Hello. I have a MacOS application to be distributed in a .pkg that is signed and notarized. For the application to work, it needs some settings defined by us (non-secret strings that differ per client). My thought has been to use a .mobileconfig to send these settings using the com.apple.ManagedClient.preferences PayloadType. I can see these settings land correctly into the /Library/Managed Preferences directory (in the correct domain) when distributed using Apple Business Essentials as the MDM. However, I cannot read the settings using NSUserDefaults OR CFPreferences in objective-c (i've tried with my app unsigned and signed, but not signed ant notarized so far). I've seen some posts here and there about managed preferences being deprecated, so I'm not sure if this is my issue or if i'm simply reading the preferences incorrectly. I'll admit the conflict of some of these posts has me a bit confused about how the preferences subsystem works / whether it should be used at all. I'm on MacOS 15.3. Two questions: Does anything stand out as to why I wouldn't be able to read these properties? Is there a better method I should be using to allow sending config via MDM to set application settings? Thanks in advance!

I've been stuck for days trying to figure out how to extract the full text of a Siri prompt that launches my app. We need to be able to get the text of the full command, such as "Hey siri, buy dogfood...." so I can get "dogfood" or anything else following 'buy' . The examples I am finding are a) out of date or b) incomplelete. Right now we're using AppIntents with Shortcuts, but have to use dedicated shortcuts for each specific purchase, which are obviously very limiting.

I'm using FamilyActivityPicker to get consent for app/category management, which returns a FamilyActivitySelection object. I serialize this FamilyActivitySelection object (just applicationTokens and categoryTokens) and pass it to my DeviceActivityMonitor extension via App Group UserDefaults. I am using the JSON encoder/decoder over PropertyList (though both seem to exhibit the same behavior). After inspecting the FamilyActivitySelection object immediately after it's returned by FamilyActivityPicker in the main app, the application.bundleIdentifier property is consistently nil for every Application object within selection.applications. Similarly, category.localizedDisplayName is nil for ActivityCategory objects. This happens whether "Select All Apps" is used or if apps/categories are selected individually. I understand that this is the intended behavior due to Apple's user privacy policies. I read on another post that my app can be provided with bundle identifiers and app names within Shield Configuration extensions and Device Activity Report extensions - I'm not sure which ones or how exactly to do this. I am aware that I can use Label(applicationToken) SwiftUI view to display the app name/icon, but this doesn't give programmatic access to the bundleIdentifier string. My app will not log or export these bundleIdentifiers outside of its sandbox. My goal is to create mappings to the FamilyActivitySelection with the publicly accessible bundleIdentifiers. Any guidance, examples, or clarification on the intended workflow for this scenario would be greatly appreciated!

I have an app with Message Filtering Extension enabled and I have been experiencing unusual behaviour. When I send messages from local number to local number, the filtering is done correctly, but when I send messages from certain international number to my local number the messages are not filtered. I couldn't find any errors in Console. I see that the normalisation is correct, is there any specifications for SMS from certain countries? Or a reason why Message Filtering is not activated when a SMS is received?