I have an iPhone 14 running iOS 16.1 and my series 5 watch running watchOS 9.1. I was able to turn on Developer Mode on the phone by going to Settings--> Privacy & Security --> Developer Mode. On the watch however (I'm doing this directly on the watch and not on the watch app on the phone) once I'm in Privacy & Security, there is no option to select Developer Mode. How do I get my watch in Developer Mode in order to get a successful build in xCode?

We're hitting a submission deadlock with a Capacitor-based iOS app that I suspect will affect any app using Capacitor/Cordova (or similar frameworks distributed as prebuilt binaries) once Xcode 27 ships. Setup: App built with the current Xcode, targeting the current SDK. Embeds Capacitor.framework and Cordova.framework (via ionic-team/capacitor-swift-pm). The loop: Using Ionic's latest official release: these prebuilt frameworks are still built against an older Xcode/iOS SDK. App Store Connect rejects the upload with ITMS-90111 (stale SDK), even though the app's own target and every other embedded framework are current. To fix that, we rebuilt Capacitor.framework/Cordova.framework from Capacitor's open-source iOS source (MIT-licensed, same version as the official release) using the current Xcode — confirmed via archive that every framework now reports the current SDK. That upload is then rejected with ITMS-91065 (missing signature) — the rebuilt frameworks lack an Apple SDK signature that (as far as we can tell) only Ionic's own build pipeline can produce. So: official release → current-SDK check fails. Self-rebuilt release → signature check fails. We verified this isn't a fluke with an isolated throwaway-archive test swapping only the framework source. Questions for anyone who's solved this: Is ITMS-91065's "Apple SDK signature" requirement satisfiable by re-signing a self-built .framework with our own Distribution certificate during export, or does it specifically require Apple's own build-time signature that third parties can't reproduce? Has anyone shipped a Capacitor/Cordova app successfully against a new major Xcode/SDK before Ionic cut a matching signed release? If so, how? Also filed with Ionic: ionic-team/capacitor#8537 (https://github.com/ionic-team/capacitor/issues/8537) — no response yet as of 2026-07-23.

I distribute my AppleScript applet in a read only DMG file. I want to add a simple background image which encourages users to copy the applet to their Applications folder. I use the Finder function "Show View Options" which has the option to add a picture. That seems to work in macOS Tahoe. However, the background image is not visible on earlier versions of macOS. I've also found that a background image set on a Mac running Monterey is not visible on a Mac running Tahoe. Is there a way to add a background image which works across multiple macOS versions ?

Hi folks, This webpage: https://developer.apple.com/download/os/#ios-restore-images-ipad-new lists the iPhone 7 Plus as being among the devices that are compatible with iOS 16.7.16. Currently the maximum iOS for the 7 Plus is 15.8.8 according to Settings. The page also indicates that iOS 15.8.8 should be installable on the iPhone 6. Are these typos? The utility idevicerestore refuses to install 16.7.16 on an iPhone 7 Plus so I assume so, but it would help to get confirmation.

It is gone from where I used to find it on Apple’s web site. Is it deprecated or no longer available?

I know that using a mouse to control an iPhone simulator on macOS allows me to swipe down from the top right corner to open the Control Center, but why can't I swipe down from the top left corner to open the Notification Center? Am I doing something wrong, or does iOS disable mouse access to the Notification Center on macOS? Also, it seems that you can't use a mouse or gestures to open the Notification Center or Control Center in iPhone Mirroring at all. I saw that Accessibility has a feature to open the Notification Center or Control Center with the keyboard, but it doesn't work in my tests on macOS. I have an application feature that needs to check the effect of the media playback cards in the Notification Center, but I can't check it at all. Every time I compile to a real device and test manually. Is there any way to reliably trigger the Notification Center and Control Center on macOS? Otherwise, testing on a real device every time is too cumbersome, and I can't automate the testing at all!

Hello, I would like to suggest adding dedicated keyboard shortcuts or menu commands for opening Notification Center and Control Center in both iOS Simulator and iPhone Mirroring. At the moment, these interfaces generally need to be opened by dragging downward from a specific area at the top of the simulated or mirrored iPhone screen. While this works for normal manual interaction, it is less reliable when using a mouse, especially when the window is resized or when the pointer needs to begin very close to the screen edge. This also creates difficulties for automated UI testing and computer-use agents, such as Codex-based testing workflows. These systems interact with the screen through mouse and keyboard input, so accurately reproducing an edge swipe can be unreliable. A small difference in the starting position may open Spotlight, scroll the current application, move the window, or fail to trigger the system interface entirely. It would be helpful if Apple could provide commands such as: Open Notification Center Open Control Center Dismiss Notification Center or Control Center These commands could be exposed through: Keyboard shortcuts The Simulator “Device” or “Features” menu The iPhone Mirroring toolbar or menu bar Accessibility or UI automation interfaces For example, Simulator already provides menu commands and shortcuts for actions such as pressing the Home button, locking the device, rotating the screen, and triggering other hardware-related interactions. Notification Center and Control Center could be handled in a similar way. This would improve: Manual testing with a mouse and keyboard Automated testing of applications that interact with notifications, media controls, Bluetooth, Focus modes, screen recording, and other system features Accessibility for users who have difficulty performing precise drag gestures Reliability for computer-use and vision-based testing agents Ideally, the commands should behave like genuine system gestures rather than directly changing internal state, so developers can test the complete user-visible interaction. Thank you for considering this feature.

Good morning. I have been developing an app for my company using flutter for a couple of months. A few months ago I deployed it through TestFlight, as it's supposed to be used by our staff exclusively. It has been working flawlessly since may, but today it has stopped working suddenly without me doing any kind of update or change to the code. The issue is that it's unable to send any kind of http request to our server, which it could do until literally yesterday. The error messages are both Connection Timed Out and Bad File Descriptor. As I have not updated the app in several days and it has suddenly stopped working without me changing anything, I suppose it could be a problem with a change of permissions or conditions that I have not agreed to. What could have happened? I use flutter 3.44.1 on windows and deploy using codemagic. Thank you for your cooperation.

Hello! Double checking I'm not missing something before I submit a feature request -- possible for self-intersecting paths to render as layered instead of merged? For example, a spiral path with the tail overlapping the tip will currently "flatten" into a circle instead of rendering a translucent overlap.

Or is it just me does anybody else see this issue or are you seeing it properly? I had to go to developerthe apple.com/operating systems sorry are you using voice control but I had to go to the actual website to get the notes for today July 6 2026 around 240 or so I even tried logging out of my iPhone assistant app logging back in it's showing the old ones from about two or three weeks ago. It's not a big deal I'm just trying to figure out if anybody is seeing this?

I couldn’t find a way to simulate the Apple Watch double-tap gesture in the watchOS Simulator. Is there a keyboard shortcut or another way to trigger it? I’m implementing support for double tap in my app, so being able to test it in the Simulator would be really helpful. If anyone knows whether this is possible, I’d appreciate the help!

Hi, I have two questions: Is there any way to test the revoke consent flow on a local build of our app? When I try using Sandbox to "Revoke App Consent" with the application bundle ID of a locally built and deployed app, it fails with "Cannot Trigger Notification. The bundle ID you provided is invalid or you do not have access to the app." https://developer.apple.com/support/age-assurance/#responsibility states that "When a parent or guardian revokes consent for their child to access an app, Apple will prevent the app from launching." However, when using the Sandbox to revoke app consent, the app is still launchable. Does anyone know if the app being launchable is exclusive to Sandbox, and how this works in prouduction?

Hello, I am having problems with my app icon in App Store Connect and Xcode Cloud. I replaced the app icon with a new one (including the 1024×1024 App Store icon), committed and pushed all changes to GitHub, and Xcode Cloud successfully created a new build. However, App Store Connect and TestFlight still seem to show the old icon in some places. In Xcode, the new icon is visible, and the asset catalog appears to be correct. I have already tried: Replacing the PNG files. Checking the Contents.json file. Committing and pushing all changes to GitHub. Creating new Xcode Cloud builds. Deleting and downloading the project again. Has anyone experienced a similar issue? Is there any caching mechanism in App Store Connect or Xcode Cloud that could cause the old icon to remain visible? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hello, I am looking for guidance on how to pre-provision TCC permissions for automated desktop app testing on the macOS 27 beta. We have maintained a CI testing setup by saving snapshots of VMs with pre-configured user TCC databases. This allowed our UI tests to run without being blocked by permission prompts. This included permissions like screen recording, full disk access or apple events. On the macOS 27 beta, this workflow appears completely broken. While the system TCC database seems to function as it used to, the user TCC database has been moved into a ProtectedSystem container. Direct modifications to the user database now seem impossible. Is there any officially supported way to pre-provision user-level TCC permissions on macOS 27 VMs for automated CI environments? Is Apple's intention here that the system DB is the only one that's actually editable (with SIP disabled)? How does Apple recommend CI platforms handle user-level permission prompts in headless or automated VM environments moving forward? Any insights or recommended alternative workflows would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hi everyone, I've been working on a problem that I think many of us building AI in Swift are facing: how do you debug why an AI agent behaves differently between runs? Traditional logging tells you what happened. But when a model skips a step, changes its reasoning order, or produces a different output with identical input — you're left staring at walls of logs with no clear answer to why. I've released DProvenanceKit — a reasoning observability framework for Swift that lets you: Record every reasoning step an agent takes (non-blocking, async-safe) Query for reasoning patterns ("find runs where X happened but Y didn't") Diff two executions to see structural differences Detect regressions automatically with rule-based validation Think of it as Git for AI logic. Example: Swift // Record an execution try await DProvenanceKit.run(contextID: "case-123", store: store) { DProvenanceKit.record(.documentEvaluated(documentID: "DocA", score: 0.95)) DProvenanceKit.record(.conflictDetected(reason: "timeline_inconsistency")) DProvenanceKit.record(.finalDecisionMade(approved: false)) } // Query for suspicious patterns let suspiciousRuns = try await store.queryRuns( TraceQueryDSL() .requiring(step: "conflictDetected") .missing(step: "documentEvaluated") // Find runs where conflict was reported but no docs evaluated ) // Diff two runs let diff = engine.diff(base: runA, comparison: runB) print(diff.changes) // See exactly which steps appeared, disappeared, or moved The design: Built specifically for on-device AI (macOS/iOS) with Apple Foundation Models, MLX, or Core ML Non-blocking recording (touches only in-memory buffer) Durable, crash-safe persistence with SQLite WAL Works with async/await context propagation Status: Experimental (core engine complete, actively evolving). Free for development/testing under BSL 1.1. GitHub: https://github.com/Therealdk8890/DProvenanceKit I'm curious if this resonates with anyone here building AI in Swift. What debugging/observability challenges are you facing with AI systems?

Earlier from the apple documentation, there was an option to get the API difference between OS. That option is no longer present. How do we get the API difference now. Is there anyway we can get this.

There are two beta restore files for A16, both are for ipad15,8. Please post one for ipad15,7

When resizing using Device Hub, it becomes completely black and gets stuck at 2560 × 1440.

i'am still getting crash while testing dotnetmaui my app, here is my environment info and crash report @shanselman macOS Tahoe 26.5, macOS Rider 2026.1.2 dotnet workload list Workload version: 10.0.300.3 Installed Workload Id Manifest Version Installation Source ios 26.5.10284/10.0.100 SDK 10.0.300 maccatalyst 26.5.10284/10.0.100 SDK 10.0.300 maui-android 10.0.20/10.0.100 SDK 10.0.300 maui-ios 10.0.20/10.0.100 SDK 10.0.300 xcodebuild -version Xcode 26.5 Build version 17F42 crash-report.txt

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