Immediately after updating to macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, Google accounts stopped authenticating in Apple Mail. Internet Accounts shows Mail enabled, but the accounts do not appear in Connection Doctor or remain inactive in Mail. Removing and re-adding the accounts does not resolve it. Other users are reporting the same behavior after 15.7.8.

In the past I was always able to install every major macOS version on an external drive so that I can test my apps. But now I'm unable to install macOS Tahoe 26 on an external drive. Actually, as far as I'm aware, there are not even official links to macOS 26 installers, but only instructions on how to update to macOS 26 from an existing macOS installation. So I thought I'd install macOS 15 on a separate drive and then update to macOS 26, but whenever I run the macOS 15 installer, tell it to install on the external drive, and reboot after the setup process completes, my MacBook just boots into my main macOS partition as if nothing happened. 3 months ago I somehow managed to install macOS Tahoe beta 1 on an external drive, I don't remember how (but I don't think it was anything crazy); booting into that beta 1 partition and trying to update doesn't work either, as my MacBook again boots into my main macOS partition. I already asked help about the update problem one month ago here, but nobody replied. Could someone at Apple please provide instructions on how one is supposed to install macOS 26 on an external drive (if possible before it becomes available to the public)? Are we supposed to buy a separate Mac for every macOS version that we want to test our apps on?

Hi everyone, I'm experiencing a very frustrating issue with wireless CarPlay. I have an iPhone 17 Pro Max and I drive a 2023 BMW 420d Coupé equipped with iDrive 7. The audio frequently skips, lags, and drops out when streaming music. I've read some rumors that the upcoming iOS 27 update might finally address this bug. Since I know the public beta is currently out, has anyone testing the iOS 27 beta on a similar BMW setup noticed if this specific audio skipping issue is actually resolved? Thanks in advance for any feedback!

Hi all, aside from the fix/workaround in procreate, is anyone having issues with drawing and animation programs? Pressure issues, delays, or just not drawing at all? Double tapping the Apple Pencil also seems to be absent? And any idea when the could be fixed?

I already paid the €99 on June 29th, but my account still says, "Complete your membership purchase. To continue your registration, complete the purchase now. Processing your purchase may take up to 48 hours." Support hasn't gotten back to me either, even though I submitted my inquiry four days ago.

Hi everyone, my Digital Services Act (DSA) status in App Store Connect has been “In Review” for over a week. Is this normal? The app is already available in 178 countries, but it can’t be released in the EU (my home market) solely because this DSA isn’t approved yet. How long did it take for you? Is there anything that helps speed up the DSA review? Thanks for any insights.

Hello Mail Developers - Just ran into this and I have tried many options and just can't get it to work. I am trying to connect to my Gmail account which I had been doing for years, but yesterday it appeared something went off - and I was not seeing the mailbox or messages. I deleted the account from "Internet Accounts" and recreated it - but Mail does not seem to recognize it. See screenshot - Says "Enabled" but the left pane says "Inactive". Now it is doing that for all my 4 accounts in Gmail that I have. Attaching the following images: Internet Accounts - showing one of the accounts which shows the problem Mail/Settings/Accounts Tab - Showing the Enabled but Inactive issue What I have tried so far: Removing all accounts and recreating them Clearing up the following and trying to start all over again ~/Library/Mail folder ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail* Removing keychain entries under Login/Passwords Running Sequoia 15.7.8 (24G814), M1 MBAir, 16GB Latest Update (Tue, Jul 14): Applied the update from this morning 15.7.8 (24G817) and the issue still persists. I am being forced to use an alternate mail client as a result of this major error. Totally at my wit's end on this, so any pointers are really appreciated. Thanks in advance

Hi Apple Home Team, We are integrating a Matter-enabled Tower Fan with Apple Home and have observed that the current Apple Home UI does not expose all the capabilities defined by the Matter Fan Control cluster. Wind Mode Our device supports the following WindMode values: Normal Natural Sleep However, Apple Home does not provide any UI to view or control the Natural and Sleep wind modes. Only the basic fan controls are available. Rock Mode (Oscillation Direction) Our device also supports the following RockMode values: Off Left-Right Up-Down In Apple Home, we only see a single Oscillation toggle (On/Off). There is no option to select the oscillation direction (e.g., Left-Right or Up-Down). Could you please clarify: Does Apple Home currently support the Matter WindMode attribute of the Fan Control cluster? Is the current On/Off Oscillation control the expected behavior for devices that support multiple RockMode directions? What is the recommended approach for Matter devices that implement multiple RockMode values (e.g., Left-Right and Up-Down)? Are there any plans to add native UI support for Wind Mode and Rock Mode direction selection in a future Apple Home release? Thank you for your support. We look forward to your guidance on the recommended implementation for Apple Home. Thanks, Chintan Patel

Hey all, I have been suffering from obesity for a long time, and I recently built an agent to help me manage my weight. The results for me have been great, to say the least. I started at 125kg, 180cm 3 months back. After 90 days, I am at 110.7kg only by making micro-adjustments to what I eat and following the AI assistant's guidance. Hence, I made it an app experience and would love it if someone could help me with testing. I can help them test their apps in return

I am opening PNPK, an integrated SKYGRID transaction-safety architecture, for technical review. The design introduces two AWS-backed workflows: POST /pnpk/intake Receives a structured transaction and evidence record containing elements such as a network identifier, transaction hash, wallet address, evidence digest, timestamp, nonce, operator condition, and signature. POST /operator/condition Records an operator safety or recovery condition and connects it to SKYGRID emergency routing and controlled response playbooks. The objective is not to claim automatic reversal of completed blockchain transactions. The objective is to make transaction intent, evidence integrity, chronology, authorization, and recovery conditions independently verifiable. The architecture currently uses: • Amazon API Gateway • AWS Lambda • Amazon EventBridge • Amazon DynamoDB • replay and idempotency controls • fail-closed processing I would especially value feedback on the threat model, signature envelope, replay protection, evidence-digest format, chain-neutral identifiers, and safe handling of recovery metadata. No PNPK payload should contain a seed phrase or plaintext private key. #aws #security #web3 #serverless #cybersecurity

The iPhone randomly stopped drawing any power from the power brick, happened yesterday after a walk. Came home, plugged it in and over an hour instead of charging the phones battery percentage decreased to 20% from 30%. I was no where near any liquids that could have possibly damaged the port. Currently, in a country that doesn't have any official apple stores/repair centers, however, went to some local ones. They say that the problem is with the IC block and ask me to pay $200 for it. Quiet hesitant to do so, frankly speaking. Did anyone experience this before or have any suggestions? Thanks! Running IOS 27.3

Can anyone tell me, what would it take for the next year's iPhone to have a mini HDMI and allow owners of the flagship plug it into a Monitor and then install Xcode? This would jut make iPhones the ultimate. How can this feature not be achieved since most of the computing seem to be moving to Cloud AI models anyway? It can have a dual mode. Phone/Computer mode??? Anyone?

Hello, I applied to the Developer Program back in June & still have not heard back. How long does this process usually take? It says 2 business days but it’s been weeks.

Olá, pessoal. Efetuei o pagamento da assinatura do Apple Developer Program no dia 07 de julho de 2026, mas minha conta continua com o status "Pendente" e não foi ativada até agora. O site informa que o processamento pode levar até 48 horas, porém já se passaram vários dias sem nenhuma atualização. Já abri chamados com o Suporte (casos 102937443413 e 102939351464), mas ainda não obtive uma solução. Alguém mais está passando por isso ou sabe como acelerar a ativação? Agradeço qualquer orientação.

Hello, I’m investigating an appointment-reminder app for small businesses. The user would explicitly enable the feature and authorize specific clients to receive reminders. At a scheduled time, the app would send an SMS using the iPhone owner’s cellular number and carrier plan, without requiring them to open MFMessageComposeViewController and tap Send. I understand that MFMessageComposeViewController requires user confirmation. I also understand that TelephonyMessagingKit is intended for eligible default carrier-messaging apps. Is there any supported API, entitlement, or approved architecture that permits this use case for a regular App Store app? If not, would an appointment app potentially qualify for any TelephonyMessagingKit entitlement, or is using a server-side SMS provider the only supported way to send unattended reminders? The intended messages would only be sent with the business user’s authorization and the recipient’s consent.

Building a Multi-Core Autonomous Software Engineering Runtime in Swift 6.2 Author: BlackForgedLabs Abstract We are developing a native Swift-based autonomous software engineering runtime that applies deterministic safety, actor isolation, structured concurrency, and layered governance to large-scale automated software development. Rather than treating AI as a monolithic chatbot, our architecture models software engineering as cooperating subsystems with clearly defined responsibilities and explicit safety boundaries. Our goals include: deterministic execution reproducible builds enterprise governance local-first operation strong auditability compile-time safety through Swift’s concurrency model Swift 6.2 has proven to be an excellent foundation for this approach. ⸻ Architectural Principles The runtime is organized as multiple cooperating cores instead of a single agent. Each subsystem owns one responsibility and communicates through typed contracts. Examples include: runtime orchestration memory documentation code indexing governance diagnostics repair planning verification deployment Each subsystem operates independently while remaining isolated through actor boundaries. ⸻ Deterministic Concurrency One of our primary design goals is eliminating hidden mutable state. Every major service is implemented as actors. Shared mutable state is intentionally minimized. Long-running workflows communicate through immutable value types. Swift’s strict concurrency checking has become one of the largest contributors to overall system correctness. ⸻ Safety Before Autonomy Rather than allowing unrestricted automated modification of source code, every proposed action passes through multiple validation stages. Examples include: policy validation approval gates build verification audit recording rollback planning The architecture intentionally separates: Observation ↓ Analysis ↓ Planning ↓ Approval ↓ Execution ↓ Verification Each stage has clearly defined ownership. ⸻ Local-First Enterprise Design Our primary objective is enabling organizations to execute sophisticated development workflows entirely on their own infrastructure. The runtime is designed around: local source repositories local indexing local documentation local policy enforcement local build execution Cloud providers become optional components rather than architectural requirements. ⸻ Documentation as a First-Class System Documentation generation is integrated directly into the engineering workflow rather than treated as an afterthought. The documentation pipeline automatically produces: API references CLI references architecture documentation governance documentation release documentation searchable local indexes This enables developers to query documentation using deterministic local search without requiring embeddings. ⸻ Why Swift? Several Swift features have made this architecture practical: actors Sendable checking structured concurrency Swift Package Manager strong value semantics deterministic compilation cross-platform direction Swift increasingly resembles a systems language while maintaining a high level of developer productivity. ⸻ Areas Where We’d Appreciate Apple Engineering Feedback We’re particularly interested in best practices for: very large Swift package graphs actor performance at enterprise scale incremental compilation strict concurrency patterns memory optimization Swift Package dependency management long-running actor systems compiler diagnostics for large modular architectures ⸻ What We Intentionally Do Not Discuss To protect proprietary work, this overview intentionally omits implementation details related to: orchestration algorithms planning heuristics governance policies commercial architecture security mechanisms repair strategies provider integrations internal runtime implementation The purpose of this discussion is to exchange knowledge about building large-scale systems in Swift rather than disclose proprietary technology.

Anyone knows any specific reason for the non-rollout of iOS 27 beta versions in APAC specifically India. i will be much obliged for any illumination from informed community.

Hello, Apple Team! My e-mail did not work in January - February 2026. I think after that is become invalid. Please assist to make it valid again. Also AppStore Connect doesn't send e-mails to my account holder e-mail. I have no issues to login using my e-mail on device or apple developer portal. Thanks! Regard, Alex

Hi all, Hoping someone has hit and resolved this exact pattern, or can point me to the right escalation path. I'm trying to enrol in the Apple Developer Program as an Individual (Bengaluru, India). The Apple Developer iOS app shows "ID Verification Rejected" under the Apple Developer Program status — but with no specific reason and no retry button. The app does not surface what was actually wrong with the verification. What I have already done: Confirmed my Apple Account name ("Adarsh P S") exactly matches my Passport and PAN card (no extra spaces, correct initials). Opened Developer Support case #102900128848 — the agent replied once on 2026-05-28 asking for a screenshot, which I provided the same day. No follow-up in 3+ business days. Filed a parallel case #102905434551 on 2026-06-02 explicitly referencing the first as escalation, not a duplicate. Apple ID has 2FA enabled, trusted device active, billing address on file. Questions for anyone who has gotten past this: Did the verification reset come from support, or did re-attempting from the app after some delay work on its own? For Indian developers — which ID type was finally accepted (Passport vs PAN)? I understand Aadhaar is not accepted per UIDAI restriction. Is there a specific support topic / contact path that routes to the identity-verification team faster than "Membership and Account → Program Enrolment → Email"? Any pointers appreciated — my iOS 26 / SwiftUI app is built, tested, CI-green, and waiting only on enrolment. Thanks, Adarsh P S

Dear Apple Support Team, I am writing to report a long-standing issue affecting Khmer (Cambodia) text recognition in Live Text and the Vision Framework OCR. Based on my testing, this issue has persisted for more than two years—from iOS 17 through iOS 27 Beta 3—and is also reproducible on iPadOS and macOS. I would appreciate clarification on the following points: Is Apple aware of an issue where Live Text incorrectly recognizes Khmer script as Thai script, causing copied text to output as Thai characters instead of Khmer? Has this issue been officially logged as a bug within the Vision Framework or Live Text teams? Since this behavior has remained reproducible since iOS 17, why has it not yet been resolved? Is the problem caused by automatic language detection, the OCR recognition model, the Vision Framework, or another component of Apple's AI pipeline? Does Apple currently have a dedicated OCR and language recognition model for the Khmer script, or is Khmer being inferred through another language model? Is there an estimated timeline for improving Khmer OCR and preventing Khmer text from being misidentified as Thai? Can Apple confirm whether this issue affects all products using the Vision Framework, including Live Text, Photos Preview, Screenshot OCR, and APIs provided to third-party developers? How can Apple work with the Khmer technology community to improve OCR accuracy and language support for Cambodia? This issue is more than a simple OCR bug. When Khmer text is automatically converted into Thai characters, users lose access to the original text, developers receive incorrect OCR output, and it negatively impacts the digital representation of the Khmer language. For reference, I have documented the issue in detail here: https://app.notion.com/p/Inaccurate-OCR-Language-Inference-Khmer-Script-Misidentified-as-Thai-in-Vision-Framework-2d8a24f4ee6680fcbc49d989f8bb606f I hope Apple will investigate this issue and prioritize improving Khmer language support across the Vision Framework and Live Text. Thank you, Vattanak Khun