Hello, I've been working recently on an access card type appllication, where due to requirements HCE must be used. I started with examples from the official documentation and was able to achieve correct communication. The HCE is working on newer versions of iOS, there's only one problem: acquiring new intent assertion. Due to the business requirements our users may need to use our application multiple times in short periods of time (below 10 seconds apart). Is there any possibility to shorten the required 15 seconds before acquiring a new intent assertion? I appreciate any suggestions.

I've been trying to setup a successful migration, but it keeps failing with this error: NSCloudKitMirroringDelegate are not reusable and should have a lifecycle tied to a given instance of NSPersistentStore. I can't find any information about this online. I added breakpoints throughout the code in willMigrate, and it originally failed on this line: try? context.save() I removed that, and it still failed. After I reload the app, it doesn't run the migration again and the app loads successfully. I figured since it crashed, it would keep trying, but I guess not. Here's how my migration is setup. enum MigrationV1ToV2: SchemaMigrationPlan { static var schemas: [any VersionedSchema.Type] { [SchemaV1.self, SchemaV2.self] } static var stages: [MigrationStage] { [stage] } static let stage = MigrationStage.custom( fromVersion: SchemaV1.self, toVersion: SchemaV2.self, willMigrate: { context in // Get cycles let cycles = try? context.fetch(FetchDescriptor<SchemaV1.Cycle>()) if let cycles { for cycle in cycles { // Create new recurring objects based on what's in the cycle for income in cycle.income { let recurring = SchemaV2.Recurring(name: income.name, frequency: income.frequency, kind: .income) recurring.addAmount(.init(date: cycle.startDate, amount: income.amount)) context.insert(recurring) } for expense in cycle.expenses { let recurring = SchemaV2.Recurring(name: expense.name, frequency: expense.frequency, kind: .expense) recurring.addAmount(.init(date: cycle.startDate, amount: expense.amount)) context.insert(recurring) } for savings in cycle.savings { let recurring = SchemaV2.Recurring(name: savings.name, frequency: savings.frequency, kind: .savings) recurring.addAmount(.init(date: cycle.startDate, amount: savings.amount)) context.insert(recurring) } for investment in cycle.investments { let recurring = SchemaV2.Recurring(name: investment.name, frequency: investment.frequency, kind: .investment) recurring.addAmount(.init(date: cycle.startDate, amount: investment.amount)) context.insert(recurring) } } //try? context.save() } else { print("The cycles were not able to be fetched.") } }, didMigrate: { context in // Get new recurring objects let newRecurring = try? context.fetch(FetchDescriptor<SchemaV2.Recurring>()) if let newRecurring { for recurring in newRecurring { // Get all recurring with the same name and kind let sameName = newRecurring.filter({ $0.name == recurring.name && $0.kind == recurring.kind }) // Add amount history to recurring object, and then remove matching for match in sameName { recurring.amountHistory.append(contentsOf: match.amountHistory) context.delete(match) } } //try? context.save() } else { print("The new recurring objects could not be fetched.") } } ) } Here's is my modelContainer in the app file. There is a fatal error occurring here that's crashing the app. var sharedModelContainer: ModelContainer = { let schema = Schema(versionedSchema: SchemaV2.self) let modelConfiguration = ModelConfiguration(schema: schema, isStoredInMemoryOnly: false) do { return try ModelContainer( for: schema, migrationPlan: MigrationV1ToV2.self, configurations: [modelConfiguration] ) } catch { fatalError("Could not create ModelContainer: \(error)") } }() Does anyone have any suggestions for this? EDIT: I found this error in the console that may be relevant. BUG IN CLIENT OF CLOUDKIT: Registering a handler for a CKScheduler activity identifier that has already been registered (com.apple.coredata.cloudkit.activity.export.8F7A1261-4324-40B4-B041-886DF36FBF0A). CloudKit setup failed because it couldn't register a handler for the export activity. There is another instance of this persistent store actively syncing with CloudKit in this process. And here is the fatal error Fatal error: Could not create ModelContainer: SwiftDataError(_error: SwiftData.SwiftDataError._Error.loadIssueModelContainer, _explanation: nil)

**Hi everyone ** We try to add BackgroundAssetExtension to our project, in local testing work fine, but when we try upload app to TestFlight we get some errors that we don't know how to fix. App Supported Destinations: iPhone, iPad, Mac(Designed for iPad) Minimum Deployments: iOS 12 BackgroundAssetExtension Minimum Deployments: iOS 16.4 Error when try to upload to TestFlight: "<IDEDistributionIssue: severity(error), error(Error Domain=ContentDelivery Code=90171 \"Asset validation failed\" UserInfo={IDEDistributionIssueSeverity=3, NSLocalizedDescription=Asset validation failed, NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestion=Invalid bundle structure. The \U201cDemo.app/decompressed_data_5.bin\U201d binary file is not permitted. Your app cannot contain standalone executables or libraries, other than a valid CFBundleExecutable of supported bundles. For details, visit: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/placing_content_in_a_bundle (ID: 3dfe207a-b4e5-43db-9464-fcf59a730545)})>", "<IDEDistributionIssue: severity(error), error(Error Domain=ContentDelivery Code=90924 \"Asset validation failed\" UserInfo={IDEDistributionIssueSeverity=3, NSLocalizedDescription=Asset validation failed, NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestion=Invalid Info.plist value. (ID: 073b5957-2e5b-4a7b-a4ae-7735b30a2d05)})>" when we checked archive (Show package contents) that many files like compressed_data_1.bin compressed_data_2.bin compressed_data_3.bin compressed_data_4.bin compressed_data_5.bin compressed_data_6.bin decompressed_data_1.bin decompressed_data_2.bin decompressed_data_3.bin decompressed_data_4.bin decompressed_data_5.bin decompressed_data_6.bin We added to main target in Build Phase -> Embed ExtensionKit Extensions Info.plist <key>BAEssentialMaxInstallSize</key> <integer>3250188</integer> <key>BAInitialDownloadRestrictions</key> <dict> <key>BADownloadAllowance</key> <integer>3250188</integer> <key>BADownloadDomainAllowList</key> <array> <string>*</string> <string>*</string> </array> <key>BAEssentialDownloadAllowance</key> <integer>3250188</integer> </dict> <key>BAManifestURL</key> <string>https://*/itemsmeta</string> <key>BAMaxInstallSize</key> <integer>3250188</integer> We will be appreciate for any suggestions :) If need some additional information let me know :pray:

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!

Hi, I'm building an aftermarket solution to enable Apple Maps to support EV routing for any EV. I am going through the documentation and found some gaps - does anyone know how the following properties work? INGetCarPowerLevelStatusIntentResponse - consumptionFormulaArguments INGetCarPowerLevelStatusIntentResponse - chargingFormulaArguments Is there a working example that anyone has seen? Many thanks

Hello Folks, I recently came through a new API introduced from iOS 18 onwards isSIMInserted and according to the document it is A Boolean property that indicates whether a SIM is present. I really appreciate Apple for introducing such an useful API but there are few queries on what are the requirements for using this API. Query 1: Do we need any special entitlements for making use of this API. ? If yes then what are those entitlements and are these entitlements available openly or we have to raise special request to apple for such entitlements? Query 2: What are the entries required to be added in info.plist for supporting the isSIMInserted api to work. Query 3: Is isSIMInserted api available for all type of apps because mine is a financial stock related app and i am looking forward to use this API for providing more security to the end user while registering through sms. As per the below link this api is only available for mobile Carrier apps but in official document there is no such mention. https://forums.developer.apple.com/forums/thread/760991 Please kindly help me on these queries ? Regards, Carol

Hello, I have a question regarding the replacement of the APNs authentication key (.p8) in a Firebase setup for push notifications. Currently, my app uses an APNs authentication key from the original Apple Developer account. However, we are in the process of transferring app ownership to a new Apple Developer account, which will require generating a new APNs authentication key and updating it in Firebase. My concerns are: Impact on Existing Device Tokens: If we replace the existing .p8 key with a new one generated from the new developer account, will the existing APNs device tokens remain valid, or will they need to be reissued? Push Notification Delivery: Will Firebase still be able to send push notifications to devices that were registered with the previous APNs authentication key after the key is replaced? Steps for a Smooth Transition: Are there any best practices or additional steps we need to follow to ensure uninterrupted delivery of push notifications during and after the key replacement? Any insights or guidance from the Apple Developer team or community would be greatly appreciated.

I downloaded the .crt file to take the following steps. Could you please give me a guide on how to actually apply the file to the server? Upload only files to a specific path on the Linux server. keytool -import -alias cacert -file ca.crt -keystore client.truststore.jks Is it possible to just apply it with the above command? Please confirm. thank you

Hi everybody! I'm desperately looking for help as I'm stuck with a rather fundamental problem regarding StoreKit2 - and maybe Swift Concurrency in general: While renovating several freemium apps I'd like to move from local receipt validation with Receigen / OpenSSL to StoreKit2. These apps are using a dedicated "StoreManager" class which is encapsulating all App Store related operations like fetching products, performing purchases and listening on updates. For this purpose the StoreManager holds an array property with IDs of all purchased products, which is checked when a user invokes a premium function. This array can have various states during the app's life cycle: Immediately after app launch (before the receipt / entitlements are checked) the array is empty After checking the receipt the array holds all (locally registered) purchases Later on it might change if an "Ask to Buy" purchase was approved or a purchase was performed It is important that the array is instantly used in other (Objective-C) classes to reflect the "point in time" state of purchased products - basically acting like a cache: No async calls, completion handler, notification observer etc. When moving to StoreKit2 the same logic applies, but the relevant API calls are (of course) in asynchronous functions: Transaction.updates triggers Transaction.currentEntitlements, which needs to update the array property. But Xcode 16 is raising a strict error because of potential data races when accessing the instance variable from an asynchronous function / actor. What is the way to propagate IDs of purchased products app-wide without requiring every calling function as asynchronous? I'm sure I'm missing a general point with Swift Concurrency: Every example I found was working with call-backs / await, and although this talk of WWDC 2021 is addressing "protecting mutable states" I couldn't apply its outcomes to my problem. What am I missing?

I am having problems when I first loads the app. The time it takes for the Items to be sync from my CloudKit to my local CoreData is too long. Code I have the model below defined by my CoreData. public extension Item { @nonobjc class func fetchRequest() -> NSFetchRequest<Item> { NSFetchRequest<Item>(entityName: "Item") } @NSManaged var createdAt: Date? @NSManaged var id: UUID? @NSManaged var image: Data? @NSManaged var usdz: Data? @NSManaged var characteristics: NSSet? @NSManaged var parent: SomeParent? } image and usdz columns are both marked as BinaryData and Attribute Allows External Storage is also selected. I made a Few tests loading the data when the app is downloaded for the first time. I am loading on my view using the below code: @FetchRequest( sortDescriptors: [NSSortDescriptor(keyPath: \Item.createdAt, ascending: true)] ) private var items: FetchedResults<Item> var body: some View { VStack { ScrollView(.vertical, showsIndicators: false) { LazyVGrid(columns: columns, spacing: 40) { ForEach(items, id: \.self) { item in Text(item.id) } } } } } Test 1 - Just loads everything When I have on my cloudKit images and usdz a total of 100mb data, it takes around 140 seconds to show some data on my view (Not all items were sync, that takes much longer time) Test 2 - Trying getting only 10 items at the time () This takes the same amount of times the long one . I have added the following in my class, and removed the @FetchRequest: @State private var items: [Item] = [] // CK @State private var isLoading = false @MainActor func loadMoreData() { guard !isLoading else { return } isLoading = true let fetchRequest = NSFetchRequest<Item>(entityName: "Item") fetchRequest.predicate = NSPredicate(format: "title != nil AND title != ''") fetchRequest.fetchLimit = 10 fetchRequest.fetchOffset = items.count fetchRequest.predicate = getPredicate() fetchRequest.sortDescriptors = [NSSortDescriptor(keyPath: \Item.createdAt, ascending: true)] do { let newItems = try viewContext.fetch(fetchRequest) DispatchQueue.main.async { items.append(contentsOf: newItems) isLoading = false } } catch {} } Test 2 - Remove all images and usdz from CloudKit set all as Null Setting all items BinaryData to null, it takes around 8 seconds to Show the list. So as we can see here, all the solutions that I found are bad. I just wanna go to my CloudKit and fetch the data with my CoreData. And if possible to NOT fetch all the data because that would be not possible (imagine the future with 10 or 20GB or data) What is the solution for this loading problem? What do I need to do/fix in order to load lets say 10 items first, then later on the other items and let the user have a seamlessly experience? Questions What are the solutions I have when the user first loads the app? How to force CoreData to query directly cloudKit? Does CoreData + CloudKit + NSPersistentCloudKitContainer will download the whole CloudKit database in my local, is that good???? Storing images as BinaryData with Allow external Storage does not seems to be working well, because it is downloading the image even without the need for the image right now, how should I store the Binary data or Images in this case?

We have just been granted access to the com.apple.developer.usernotifications.filtering entitlement, and are following the documented steps for handled E2EE VOIP notifications listed here: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/callkit/sending-end-to-end-encrypted-voip-calls 1 - A user initiates a VoIP call on their app. Their app then sends an encrypted VoIP call request to your server. We do exactly this, Alice calls Bob from her app, sending a notification to our servers. 2 - Your server sends the encrypted data to the receiver’s device using a regular remote notification. Be sure to set the apns-push-type header field to alert. We do exactly this, our server send on a notification to APNS with the apns-push-type header set to alert, destined for Bob. 3 - On the receiver’s device, the notification service extension processes the incoming notification and decrypts it. If it’s an incoming VoIP call, the extension calls reportNewIncomingVoIPPushPayload(_:completion:) to initiate the call. It then silences the push notification (see com.apple.developer.usernotifications.filtering). I try to do exactly this. The notification is received by the NSE on Bob's device, which decrypts it and then notices it is a VOIP call from Alice. It prepares a dictionaryPayload with the decrypted data and then calls reportNewIncomingVoIPPushPayload(_:) async throws. This throws an NSXPCConnectionInterrupted error, which when logged shows as below: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4097 "connection to service named com.apple.callkit.notificationserviceextension.voip" UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=connection to service named com.apple.callkit.notificationserviceextension.voip} The only difference I can see to the documentation is that I am working in an asynchronous context so am using the asynchronous version of the method, but I don't imagine this should cause an issue? I then supress the notification as documented and this works correctly. Does anyone have any ideas why I am getting this error when calling reportNewIncomingVoIPPushPayload(_:) async throws?

I have an iOS app where I perform BLE scans using the scanForPeripherals() method in CBCentralManager, which requires the NSBluetoothAlwaysUsageDescription permission. Recently, I added BLE accessory scanning using AccessorySetupKit, which requires the NSAccessorySetupKitSupports permission. This is to support the app on devices running iOS 18 (where AccessorySetupKit is available) as well as on earlier iOS versions (where this framework is not available). However, I am facing an issue where including both permissions in the app causes NSAccessorySetupKitSupports to override the NSBluetoothAlwaysUsageDescription permission. As a result, the scanForPeripherals() method in CBCentralManager no longer works on older versions. Is it possible to use both scanning methods in the same app while ensuring the required permissions coexist? If so, how can this be achieved?

I am trying to add voip call functionality to my app. It works as expected while the app is in the foreground. But in the background it does not. I have registered the app as requiring background voip permissions. My implementation doesn't fit into one of these posts, so here is a gist: https://gist.github.com/BrentMifsud/4be43c022c1279f04ecb56250a86b3f1

Hi, I have designed an app which needs to reschedule notifications according to the user's calendar at midnight. The function has been implemented successfully via backgroundtask. But since the app has enabled iCloud sync, some users will edit their calendar on their iPad and expect that the notifications will be sent promptly to them on iPhone without launching the app on their iPhone. But the problem is that if they haven't launched the app on their iPhone, iCloud sync won't happen. The notifications on their iPhone haven't been updated and will be sent wrongly. How can I design some codes to let iCloud sync across the devices without launching the app at midnight and then reschedule notifications?

Hello, When attempting to create a CKShare on a personal device linked to a Family iCloud plan (non-primary account holder), the operation fails with a quotaExceeded error. This occurs with the Family plan having 1.5TB available storage space. This is also causing a data loss for the object(s) that were attempted to be shared. Details Account Type: Family iCloud Plan (2TB total storage) Current Family Usage: 399GB iCloud Account Usage: 70 GB Steps to Reproduce: Have an iCloud account with storage over the 5GB free space limit. Be on a part of a iCloud Family Plan as the non-primary account holder. Have storage space available in the Family Plan Attempt to start a CloudKit Share/Collaboration on the device. Observe that the CKShare creation fails with a quotaExceeded error. Expected Behavior: The CKShare should be successfully created, reflecting the total available storage of the Family plan. Observed Behavior: The CKShare fails to be created with quotaExceeded. Additional Testing On a test device using an iCloud account with no stored data, the CKShare was created successfully and shared without issue. Suspected Cause The CKShare functionality is verifying the personal storage allocation of the iCloud account and failing without checking total available storage provided by the Family plan.

Hello, I am currently developing a call service using CallKit and VoIP push. Recently, I have encountered a very challenging issue. During testing, when a VoIP push is received, the incomingCall gets triggered continuously, but then it automatically terminates after about 1-2 seconds. I am checking this issue under the debug scheme, and even when switching to different commits, the same problem persists. I suspect it might be an issue with the device, but I would like to confirm the cause and find a solution. Below are some characteristics I have noticed: On this device, when a VoIP push is received, CallKit automatically terminates, but this does not occur when debugging. The issue always occurs when not debugging. Looking at the device console logs related to callservicesd, there are many logs with 'invalidate' appended. For example: Invalidating process assertion for bundle ID from timeout All calls ended. Clearing system uplink muted cache Invalidate callDurationUpdateTimer InCallService has changed process state to 2 InCallService has been suspended; invalidating its XPC client connections. [0x565544180] invalidated because the current process cancelled the connection by calling xpc_connection_cancel() XPC connection invalidated from client These logs appear although our server did not receive any incoming call request, so we did not terminate it on our end. I also checked if there was a crash, but there were no reports left on the device. Could you please share any insights into the cause or solutions for this situation? Thank you.

Hi (from France) I have a MacOS application which handles the App Store receipt by requesting at the url "https://buy.itunes.apple.com/verifyReceipt". From the response, I can know what are the inApps bought by the user and that suits for me. I don't know if if I must change something in my code accordingly to this TN3118. Does someone knows the response ? Best regards.

Hi Team, We are getting below error when we try to connect our REST APIs from our device. Our application is enterprise application and its connecting all backend calls via MobileIron Secure Tunnel(VPN). We are not encountering this error when we try to connect backend system from Simulator on VPN connected machine. We are calling 13 APIs but we are getting below error intermittently for different APIs i.e each time we are facing this issue for different APIs. We connected with our Helpdesk team to troubleshoot the error and they checked the MobileIron VPN firewall and there is no log We configured below things Allow Arbitrary Loads - True <key>NSExceptionMinimumTLSVersion</key> <string>TLSv1.2</string> We are using Alamofire library to connect backend. We disabled all site validation and we configured minTLSVersion 1.2. Please find below code snippet static let serverTrustPolicies:[String: ServerTrustEvaluating] = { var sites = [String]() sites.append("apis.xyz.com") return sites.reduce([String: ServerTrustEvaluating]()) { (dictionary, site) -> [String: Alamofire.ServerTrustEvaluating] in var dictionary = dictionary dictionary[site] = DisabledTrustEvaluator() return dictionary } }() static let manager: Session = { var serverTrustPolicies: [String: ServerTrustEvaluating] = NetworkClient.serverTrustPolicies let configuration = URLSessionConfiguration.default configuration.tlsMinimumSupportedProtocolVersion = .TLSv12 return Alamofire.Session(configuration: configuration, serverTrustManager: CustomTrustManager(evaluators: serverTrustPolicies)) }() error from Alamofire

I have read the other most relevant posts on this topic here and here. However, the situations described in these posts are different. My app is just a regular Mach-O bundle with a single executable that is launched by the user from the Finder. I've read the Local Network Privacy FAQ and TN3179 carefully and these also doesn't cover the problem described below, which is being reported to me by several of my users. The problem is that some days after giving Local Network permission to my app, without having changed anything, local network connections will spontaneously start failing with EHOSTUNREACH, indicating that it is being blocked by macOS. This typically happens after a Mac reboot. Toggling off/on the Local Network permission for my app will get it working again, until the next time it fails. My users who are reporting this have stated that they are running macOS Sonoma 15.2, with only a single version/copy of my app installed. I've tried, and failed, to reproduce this in a VM with a clean 15.2 system, but maybe this is due to the relatively short duration of my testing (days rather than weeks). I know there isn't much to go on here, and it may be tempting to put this down to misreporting. After all, the vast majority of my users aren't reporting this, and I can't reproduce it. But, I have received enough similar reports at this point that it's starting to feel like a macOS bug. Is anyone else seeing this? If there is anything that anyone can suggest - either modifications in my app, or anything that my users can do on their side - this would be very much appreciated! Many thanks, Ben

Hi all, I'm struggling to identify the cause of a really strange issue that has started to plague our network of Mac devices. We use Cisco switches and have port security turned on which means any device that registers more than one MAC address triggers a port violation which then shuts down the port for a short period of time (5 mins I believe). A few months ago we suddenly started get lots of violations from Mac devices the were all registering additional MAC addresses (2 usually) that all had the same 6 character prefix (00:00:40). So far we've not been able to determine the cause and now getting pretty desperate and exploring all possible avenues. All we know id that prefix is registered to a company called Applicon from back in the day but is now shut down. Has anyone come across this issue or know of any possible reason why this may be happening? Thanks