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Custom ethernet device does not reconnect on M4 iPad Pro
We are experiencing problems with the USB port on iPad Pro 11 inch (M4) model number MVW13NF/A. Our custom peripheral device (based on Raspberry Pi Pico + tinyUSB stack, is configured as a network adapter class and has communication with our App over UDP protocol. Our device also acts as a DHCP server, providing the IP address for iPad. The problem can be described as a “bus stall” or "bus hold" after sleep mode. To reproduce it we just send the iPad into sleep mode using a power button, the USB bus on M4 goes to the suspended state and won’t resume anymore when we wake the iPad up. The problem has occurred since the upgrade to iOS 18.2.1 and has not been observed before on the previously installed iOS 17 on the same iPad Pro M4. Also, the problem does not happen on the iPad Pro 11 inch (3rd gen with M1) model number MHW73FD/A, with the same iOS 18.2.1 installed. The problem also does not arise, if we connect our device via USB hub to the same iPad Pro M4. We have tested different versions of tinyUSB stack (either included in RPi Pico SDK or native unpatched). The problem is independent of the library version. It occurs always if our device is connected directly to the USB port of iPad Pro (M4) with iOS 18. It also stays after upgrading to the latest iOS 18.3 (beta) In the attached logs is (reduced for clarity) debug output from tinyUSB library about events on the USB bus. These logs were captured via RTT debugging output, using Segger J-Link debugger, so logging process does not affect the timings on the USB bus. There are three logs attached, for cases 1: "iPad Pro M4 + iOS18" (i.e. problematic case), 2: "iPad Pro M1 + iOS18", and 3: "iPad Pro M4 + iOS18 + external USB hub" (they are non-problematic cases). case1_usbd_log.txt case2_usbd_log.txt case3_usbd_log.txt This was already posted as feedback with id FB16366509
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Feb ’25
NFCTagReaderSession - Missing required entitlement
Hi there, I am using Core NFC and I established the connection with the card, but after sending the command 'tag.sendCommand()' I receive this message: -[NFCTagReaderSession _connectTag:error:]:748 Error Domain=NFCError Code=2 "Missing required entitlement" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Missing required entitlement}. The version of XCode I am using is 16.3, and the iPhone version is iOS 18.4 Here is my entitlements file: com.apple.developer.nfc.readersession.formats NDEF TAG And my info.plist: NFCReaderUsageDescription NFC com.apple.developer.nfc.readersession.iso7816.select-identifiers A000112233445566 Signing & Capabilities‌ has added Near Field Communication Tag Reading‌.
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Apr ’25
'NDEF is disallowed' Xcode 16.2
Invalid entitlement for core nfc framework. The sdk version '18.2' and min OS version '14.0' are not compatible for the entitlement 'com.apple.developer.nfc.readersession.formats' because 'NDEF is disallowed'. Anyone knows what is the correct configuration SDK version and minimum iOS deployment target for NFC that has NDEF format?
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Jan ’25
QuickLook Crash at iOS 18.x
Hello! In our App we found out the сrash at QuickLook after users updated their iPhones up to iOS 18. Crash report: SIGABRT 0x0000000000000000 Crashed: Thread 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib __abort_with_payload + 8 1 libsystem_kernel.dylib abort_with_payload_wrapper_internal + 104 2 libsystem_kernel.dylib abort_with_payload_wrapper_internal + 0 3 libobjc.A.dylib _objc_fatalv(unsigned long long, unsigned long long, char const*, char*) + 116 4 libobjc.A.dylib _objc_fatalv(unsigned long long, unsigned long long, char const*, char*) + 0 5 libobjc.A.dylib weak_register_no_lock + 396 6 libobjc.A.dylib objc_initWeak + 440 7 UIKitCore -[UIViewController viewDidMoveToWindow:shouldAppearOrDisappear:] + 1412 8 UIKitCore -[_UIRemoteViewController viewDidMoveToWindow:shouldAppearOrDisappear:] + 396 9 UIKitCore -[UIView(Internal) _didMoveFromWindow:toWindow:] + 1180 10 UIKitCore -[_UISizeTrackingView _didMoveFromWindow:toWindow:] + 112 11 UIKitCore -[UIView(Internal) _didMoveFromWindow:toWindow:] + 712 12 UIKitCore __45-[UIView(Hierarchy) _postMovedFromSuperview:]_block_invoke + 128 13 CoreAutoLayout -[NSISEngine withBehaviors:performModifications:] + 84 14 UIKitCore -[UIView _postMovedFromSuperview:] + 512 15 UIKitCore __UIViewWasRemovedFromSuperview + 136 16 UIKitCore -[UIView(Hierarchy) removeFromSuperview] + 248 17 QuickLook -[QLToolbarController setAccessoryView:animated:] + 576 18 QuickLook __55-[QLPreviewController _presentLoadedPreviewCollection:]_block_invoke + 120 19 QuickLookUICore QLRunInMainThread + 60 20 QuickLook -[QLPreviewController _presentLoadedPreviewCollection:] + 116 21 QuickLook __48-[QLPreviewController _presentPreviewCollection]_block_invoke_2 + 68 22 QuickLook (Missing) 23 libswift_Concurrency.dylib swift::runJobInEstablishedExecutorContext(swift::Job*) + 252 After research, we found out that a crash occurs in QuickLook when a user tries to open a file with unknown mimeType - application/octet-stream. QuickLook convert that files to known type (for an example - application/pdf), but crashes for the first opening the file. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Jan ’25
Torch Strobe not working in light (ambient light) environments on iOS 18.1
As of iOS 18.1 being released we are having issues with our users experiencing issues with our app that relies on strobing the device torch. We have narrowed this down to being caused on devices with adaptive true-tone flash and have submitted a radar: FB15787160. The issue seems to be caused by ambient light levels. If run in a dark room, the torch strobes exactly as effectively as in previous iOS versions, if run in a light room, or outdoors, or near a window, the strobe will run for ~1s and then the torch will get stuck on for half a second or so (less frequently it gets stuck off) and then it will strobe again for ~1s and this behaviour repeats indefinitely. If we go to a darker environment, and background and then foreground the app (this is required) the issue is resolved, until moving to an area with higher ambient light levels again. We have done a lot of debugging, and also discovered that turning off "Auto-Brightness" from Settings -> Accessibility -> Display & Text Size resolves the issue. We have also viewed logs from Console.app at the time of the issue occurring and it seems to be that there are quite sporadic ambient light level readings at the time at which the issue occurs. The light readings transition from ~100 Lux to ~8000 Lux at the point that the issue starts occurring (seemingly caused by the rear sensor being affected by the torch). With "Auto-Brightness" turned off, it seems these readings stay at lower levels. This is rendering the primary use case of our app essentially useless, would be great to get to the bottom of it! We can't even really detect it in-app as I believe using SensorKit is restricted to research applications and requires a review process with Apple before accessing? Edit: It's worth noting this is also affecting other apps with strobe functionality in the exact same way
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Mar ’25
EASession return nil on iOS18
On iOS 18.x when try to create EASession we get nil, but on iOS 17.x everything works. We have app which use USB cable for connecting external accessories. Scenario is when we have fresh instal, connecting with accessory work fine, EASession is created, streams are opened. When we unplug USB, we close streams, remove any reference to session and accessory, remove accessory delegate. When plug it again, creating EASession is returning nil. Only after restarting iPhone, we can create new EASession with appropriate protocol and accessory. Every next attempt without reseting iPhone is failing. Logs from accessory is following: 00:05:51.811000 : onUSBDeviceFound(pDevice=0xffc818)) iPhone USB device already in the device list w/id=1 -> update status now[21;1H 00:05:51.830000 : setConnectionStatus(status=connected) [devId=1] state updated -> forward[21;1H Capabilities indicate HostMode possibility => role switch is triggered 00:05:52.848000 : updateDIPODeviceConnections() iPhoneUSB w/caps=5 (=CarPlay or HostMode), deviceTag=2 in Device mode -> request role switch[21;1H Role switch seems to be successful 00:05:54.914000 : setSwitching('stable') changed[21;1H 00:05:54.915000 : updateDIPODeviceConnections() iPhoneUSB w/caps=2, id=1, deviceTag=2 and native transport -> request app launch and call connectUSB[21;1H 00:05:54.967000 : ConnectiAP2(05ac:12a8, s/n='00008101000160921E90801E', writeFD='/dev/ffs/ep3', readFD='/dev/ffs/ep4', hostMode){3}[21;1H Native transport should become available but does not (the following line is not present for failed case. Taken from successful case) 00:05:24.983000 : OnDBusPropChanged_NativeTransport(): deviceId=2, started=1, iAP2iOSAppIdentifier=1, sinkEndpoint=3, sourceEndpoint=4, TransactionID=1 EAP Start event not received (trace line from success try) 00:05:25.057000 : EAPSessionStart(ctx=0x74e0b800){2} called[21;1H Is there any braking change on iOS 18 considering EASession? Also what is strange is that it works on fresh instal/restart iPhone, but not working on second attempt?
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