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Apps installed on child device is not showing on Parent Device
I am creating a prototype with the new Screen Time API introduced by Apple. The issue I am facing is, Applications installed in child device is not showing in parent device with FamilyActivityPicker. It is showing in Child device and apps can be shielded from child's device. Can some one describe, how to list the apps in parent's device. Both Device are running in iOS 15.3. Both falls in same family group Child is under 13 yrs old Screen Time enabled in both device and parent device can see child in Screen Time.
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Feb ’22
Intune Auto-Update Issue Following Xamarin Project Migration
We're currently facing an issue with Intune not automatically updating/downloading the updated build/app to end-user ios devices. It's worth noting that we've recently migrated the Xamarin project to a .NET-style SDK in this version. Previously, the app used to update automatically without any problems. We'd appreciate it if you could help us understand what might be causing this issue.
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Mar ’24
CNContact instantMessage field duplicates after serializaiton/deserialization
Hello folks, I stumbled upon a weird CNContact serialization problem. I use the Contacts framework to update the AIM field, which is one of the instantMessageAddresses within a single Contact. Here is the simplified code I used: func updateAIMFieldOn(contact: CNContact, aimValue: String) { do { guard let mutableContact = contact.mutableCopy() as? CNMutableContact else { logger.error("[CM] Couldn't update contact with aim \(aimValue)") return } var updatedAddresses = mutableContact.instantMessageAddresses updatedAddresses.append(CNLabeledValue(label: "", value: CNInstantMessageAddress(username: aimValue, service: CNInstantMessageServiceAIM))) mutableContact.instantMessageAddresses = updatedAddresses let saveRequest = CNSaveRequest() saveRequest.update(mutableContact) try CNContactStore().execute(saveRequest) logger.verbose("Contact's AIM updated successfully!") } catch { logger.error("Couldn't update contact") } } And after serializing the contact to data, and then deserializing, the contact got two AIM fields with the same value: X-AIM;type=pref:some:part:of_my_aim_value IMPP;X-SERVICE-TYPE=AIM;type=pref:some:part:of_my_aim_value Why does it work in this manner? Is it possible that ":" char causes that? Format of my aim username is {some:part:of_my_aim_value}. I didn't find any information in the docs. Thanks!
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Jun ’24
How and when to renew expiring provisioning profile?
Hi everyone, I maintain an app that is developed and distributed with an Apple Developer Enterprise subscription and delivered via my institution’s private site, where users download the .ipa file after logging in. From what I see, we use automatic signing in Xcode where possible. On the 1st of January 2024, the provisioning profile expired, and the developer before me had to rush to renew it because the app stopped working. Now, I have some questions about how to prevent this from happening again: When should I renew the provisioning profile? Can I renew it before the expiration without blocking the current app version that users have already downloaded? How do I renew it? If I need to download a certificate, does it need to be converted into a different format? Do we need to build a new .ipa file that users will have to download before the expiration date? here a screenshot clearance and guide:
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Sep ’24
Playground Learn to Code 2, World Creation
world.place(Portal(color: #colorLiteral(red: 1.0004385709762573, green: 0.22760793566703796, blue: 0.18670153617858887, alpha: 1.0)), at: Coordinate(column: 0, row: 0)) I get the following error from the above little piece of code : “There was a problem running this code. Check for problems …. Start over” WHY
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Sep ’24
Managed Apple ID - Testflight not useable
Hi, I run a midsize business. Apple recommends for company owned devices and for other reasons to use Apple Business managed Apple IDs for the employees. After that, you have to use a MDM System for e.g. deploying apps and licenses. Testflight is an app that can be deployed too. But....Testflight can not more than to say "Hello" on a managed device. The use of Testflight and to test our developed apps is not possible with a managed ID. Can anyone explain to me this thinking or what is recommended than. Setting up a private Apple ID for that purpose...which on the other hand, Apple do not want or does not recommend.
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Sep ’24
External Data Use for Swift Student Challenge
Hello, Although the Swift Student Challenge for 2025 has not yet been announced and is not officially taking place, I have a question regarding last year’s rules in the Swift Student Challenge. This is, of course, assuming the rules will be similar if the challenge runs again next year. I am interested in utilizing CreateML to design a text classifier model. Given the substantial amount of data required for machine learning, am I allowed to outsource data from open-source libraries and/or social media platforms, provided that these resources abide by their terms of service? My primary concern is if I must create my own data as that will be time-consuming and more biased. Thank you, Jesse
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Oct ’24
Is this business model counted as in-app purchase?
Hello All, My team and I are developing a mobile application (offgrid) to help combat screen addiction. Our application will allow users through gamification, to challenge each other to stay off certain predetermined apps on their phone for a set amount of time and risk their own money. The money will act as a reinforcement to stay focused and off the application. Example: Jon challenges Jen to stay off Instagram for 1 hour for $5. If Jen accepts the challenge, she and Jon cannot go on Instagram. If Jen or Jon decides to click the Instagram app within the hour, the $5 automatically goes to the winner via Apple Pay or another service. If they complete the challenge and stay off Instagram then there is no exchange of money. I will also give the option for users to challenge each other and risk their money for a charity cause if someone loses. My question is, will the exchange of money count as an in-app purchase, or will the winner receive the full amount? Also, if the money goes to charity, will that count as an in-app purchase? Thanks!
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Oct ’24
The IBAN number is invalid with Polish bank
Please help, I am trying to enter my bank account details (PKO Bank In Poland) but always get the error: "The IBAN number is invalid." I'm using account in PLN zl. account number: 52########0000########1123 (26 symbols) IBAN: PL52 ########0000########1123 (28 symbols) I've tryed other accounts, and I'm sure all of them are correct (information was given from the bank page and validated by IBAN checker services), but error blocks me. How to resolve this issue? Thanks.
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Oct ’24
Is It Possible to Revert an Apple Developer Account from Business to Personal?
I recently upgraded my Apple Developer account from a personal account to a business account. However, I would like to revert back to a personal account. The reason is that I plan to create a separate developer account for a company using a different company email, and I want to use my original account for publishing personal apps. Is it possible to change the account type back to personal? If so, what steps do I need to follow? If not, are there any other options I should consider? Thank you for your help!
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Oct ’24
Server docking subscription and automatic subscription interface
Hello: The App Store provides https://developer.apple.com/help/app-store-connect/configure-in-app-purchase-settings/enter-server-urls-for-app-store-server-notifications When the server interfaces with this interface, it is found that the specific user account cannot be found. How should I know which user initiated the subscription, or which user automatically subscribed during automatic renewal? Do you have a user account or ID? I hope to receive your complete answer as soon as possible. Best wishes.
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Oct ’24
Unable to renew Apple Developer subscription using managed Apple Account
We use managed Apple accounts for all users in our environment. One of these accounts is associated with an App Store app. Currently the developer console has a banner that says: "There's no credit/debit card on the Apple Online Store associated with your Apple ID to auto-renew your membership." This account, as well as my own admin account, are unable to add a payment method to our Apple account. We're missing the "Payments & Shipping" button on the Manage Account page. How can we renew our developer subscription to keep our app on the App Store? It's critical for us that the account that owns this app is managed. TIA
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Oct ’24
iOS App Screen Sharing Solution?
Context: I’m not an app developer, but I’m doing some research in order to gain a high level understanding of an app that I want some developers to build for me. Basically I need a navigation app built (integrated with Google Maps) that works pretty much like Google Maps. This app will connect to and stream live navigation data to a car HUD (heads-up-display) device using WiFi direct (to facilitate high bandwidth streaming). The purpose of the streaming from the mobile app to the HUD is so that the driver can see the live map without having to look at their phone. This leads me to my QUESTION: this functionality (streaming from app to HUD) is similar to what AirPlay does & I’ve read that Apple rejects apps that replicate AirPlay’s screen mirroring function. I’ve also read that in order to work around this, my app should limit the information that is sent to & displayed by the HUD device (basically, shouldn’t mirror the whole screen). So, would Apple still reject my app if it only streamed the live map onto the HUD device & left out all the other information displayed on the app (ETA, turn signals, distances etc.) and thus refraining from streaming the entire screen?
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Oct ’24
Numbers crashing
Numbers recently began crashing on startup. It barely has time to display the open dialog box, then boom! I've tried: Booting in Safe Mode, Deleting preferences in user library (Container files too), no joy. Is there anything else I can delete? I have confirmed that it works fine in another user account on the same machine. So the problem is somewhere in my account. I'd appreciate any suggestions. I'm running MacOS Version 15.0 Beta (24A5298h). but numbers has been fine until literally this weekend. The betaOS was installed a few weeks ago. I've added nothing to the machine since that.
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Nov ’24
Can not access VPP server "ax.itunes.apple.com"
Hi Dear Apple Developer, We had some problem to ping iTunes server since Oct-30, 2024. Previously we can ping the VPP server url http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStoreServices.woa/wa/wsSearch?media=software&entity=software&country=US&lang=en_us&limit=1&term= w/o any issues, but now it failed. Even if I tried to use "https" to access the above url, it still failed with error "This server could not prove that it is ax.itunes.apple.com; its security certificate is from a248.e.akamai.net. This may be caused by a misconfiguration or an attacker intercepting your connection." And finally ended with this error "Access Denied You don't have permission to access "http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStoreServices.woa/wa/wsSearch?" on this server. Reference #18.55503617.1730815948.be1bde3 https://errors.edgesuite.net/18.55503617.1730815948.be1bde3" Same that we had problem to get VPP app details via url: http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStoreServices.woa/wa/wsLookup?country=us&id=6445849909 Is there any changes to this url recently? Thanks, Wei
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Nov ’24
Transaction jwsRepresentation contains price in milliunits
Hello! We using jwsRepresentation for Transaction. In documentation we found The decoded payloads of the jwsRepresentation and JWSTransaction strings contain price fields that are specified in milliunits of the currency; StoreKit represents the price in units of currency. Take care not to confuse these two representations when working with both APIs. source But when we decoded JWS, we found what price are specified in units (but we were expecting to get milliunits) We using https://developer.apple.com/documentation/storekit/product/purchaseresult/success switch result { case .success(let verification): let jwsRepresentation = verification.jwsRepresentation ... And when we decoded jwsRepresentation we get { "transactionId": ".....", "originalTransactionId": ".....", "webOrderLineItemId": ".....", "bundleId": ".....", "productId": ".....", "subscriptionGroupIdentifier": ".....", "purchaseDate": ".....", "originalPurchaseDate": ".....", "expiresDate": ".....", "quantity": 1, "type": ".....", "deviceVerification": ".....", "deviceVerificationNonce": ".....", "appAccountToken": ".....", "inAppOwnershipType": ".....", "signedDate": ".....", "environment": ".....", "transactionReason": ".....", "storefront": ".....", "storefrontId": ".....", "price": 12990, "currency": "USD" }
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Nov ’24