Since the latest Xcode has become available users in our environment are seeing this error any time they try to launch a simulator (Primarily iOS devices, but others provided the same error) We have tested on 16.4 and 26.0.1 with various suggested fixes including uninstalling and reinstalling all of Xcode. Nothing has helped.
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Dear Apple Developer Forum!
I'm in need of help regarding an issue that has to do with binaries.
I'm building an iOS App that needs a fingerprint of its binaries, exclusively based on the source code written. A "reproducible" build, meaning that when I compile it on my machine and run checksum on it, the output (hash) will be the same, as if another device clones the project, compiles and checksums the values.
The App depends on swift packages which depends on Swift Packages, which I've managed to compile to .o files, convert to .a files (static frameworks) and create xcframeworks, which the App depends on. They work great, once compiled, their checksum value does not change when App is compiled (unless source code of them is changed of course), but the Apps executable (checksummed inside the IPA) changes every time it's compiled. I'm guessing that perhaps the Xcode compiler injects a timestamp or other unique identifier in the binaries?
Is there any way to have "reproducible" builds on iOS (Swift Xcode)?
All input is greatly appreciated,
Thank you very much,
Kind regards Johan.
Hey Apple Team!
We recently updated to Xcode 16 and saw a massive memory spike, which caused "Out of memory" Mac warnings in the final stages of our app's build process.
We noticed that the process responsible for this is "EmbeddedBinaryValidationUtility" (see screenshot).
Is there a workaround to limit its memory usage? This is causing significant anguish for our developers.
What is the recommended approach for distributing an XCFramework that uses common third-party dependencies (like Google Maps) when client apps may also use the same dependencies, resulting in duplicate symbol conflicts?
I'm developing a closed-source SDK distributed as an XCFramework. My SDK internally uses Google Maps for mapping functionality. However, when clients integrate my XCFramework into their apps that also use Google Maps, we encounter duplicate symbol errors.
What I've Tried:
Static vs Dynamic Linking: Both approaches result in conflicts
Static linking: Google Maps symbols compiled into my binary
Dynamic linking: GoogleMaps.framework bundled with my XCFramework
Build Configuration:
Set "Build Libraries for Distribution" = YES
Tried various linking strategies
Architecture Changes:
Used @implementation_only import
Wrapped code with #if canImport(GoogleMaps)
However, the dependencies still get linked at build time
I'm building and running from Xcode 26 to macOS 15.5. On launch, app crashes on start dynamic runtime linking with failure to find _LocationEssentials framework.
Hello everyone,
I'm a developer who has been facing a significant issue with my Apple Developer account and the app submission process. I hope to get some guidance or assistance from the community or Apple support.
Timeline of Events
Four months ago: I prepared an app and submitted it to TestFlight for review.
Initial rejection: The app was rejected due to technical issues such as screenshots, app description, and insufficient permission explanations for features like location, camera, and microphone.
Resubmission after fixes: I carefully addressed all the issues mentioned by the Apple review team and resubmitted the app.
Second rejection: This time, the app was rejected citing general policy violations related to copyright issues. The rejection was vague, and I couldn’t understand the exact problem.
Further attempts: To resolve the issue, I removed all video, photo, and media content from the app and resubmitted it. However, it was still rejected for the same reason. I went through this process about 7-8 times, each time getting rejected without clarity on the root cause.
Account deletion notice: Eventually, I received an email stating that my account was set to be deleted in 30 days. This was alarming because I had been diligently trying to comply with Apple’s policies for months.
Deleting the app: To prevent any harm to my account, I decided to delete the app from my account within the 30-day period, effectively abandoning the project.
Account still deleted: Despite deleting the app, my account was still deleted after 30 days.
Discovery of similar app name: Later, I noticed that there was another app on the App Store with a name very similar to mine. For example, my app was named "ABcdefgh," and the existing app was "AB.cdefgh," with the only difference being the "." I believe this name similarity might have been the cause of the copyright issue, but it was too late as my account had already been deleted.
Contact with Apple Turkey: I reached out to Apple Turkey, and they were very attentive, spending about 40 minutes trying to help me. However, they ultimately informed me that they couldn’t intervene and that the issue could only be resolved through Apple America.
Attempts to contact Apple America: I tried filling out forms multiple times to contact Apple, but since I had deleted the app, I couldn’t see the responses from the team.
Impact of the Issue
This situation has been very distressing as I’ve lost my developer account and the ability to publish apps. My users are constantly inquiring about the iOS versions of my apps, and I’m unable to provide them due to this issue.
Request for Assistance
I’m seeking advice on how to resolve this issue. Specifically:
Has anyone else experienced a similar issue with app name similarity leading to account deletion?
Are there any specific steps I can take to appeal the account deletion?
Is there a direct way to contact Apple America for developer account issues?
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I appreciate any help or suggestions you can provide.
Best regards.
Topic:
Developer Tools & Services
SubTopic:
Apple Developer Program
Tags:
Accounts
App Review
TestFlight
Developer Program
I'm using Xcode Cloud to build for internal TestFlight testing.
But it stuck in Archive. No warning or error. Unable to complete the workflow.
What could be causing this? I have absolutely no idea what to do now.
Hi everyone,
I’m unable to enable Xcode Cloud for any app on my account.
At the final step of the Xcode workflow setup (“Confirm App on App Store Connect”), pressing Complete always returns:
“ could not be added to Xcode Cloud. Authentication credentials are invalid.”
This affects both existing apps and completely new test apps with fresh bundle IDs.
What I’ve verified
• I am Account Holder and Admin.
• All agreements are accepted.
• App creation, bundle ID registration, and certificate management work normally.
• I’ve removed/re-added my Apple ID in Xcode and cleared all Xcode-* tokens from Keychain.
• Test apps in clean Git repos reproduce the same error.
Support
I have already opened Case ID 102769512657 with Apple Developer Support, but I’m posting here in case others have seen this issue or know of additional steps to confirm the provisioning state.
Topic:
Developer Tools & Services
SubTopic:
Xcode Cloud
Tags:
App Store Connect
Continuous Integration
Xcode Cloud
Hi everyone, I think this is a simple issue.
I got the following error message"
"PreviewDevice is ignored in a #Preview macro. Use the device picker at the bottom of the Canvas to change which device type is used for the preview. (from macro 'Preview')"
after this line:
".previewDevice(PreviewDevice(rawValue: "iPhone 17 Pro"))"
But in my Canvas I do not see the device picker.
Thank you.
Topic:
Developer Tools & Services
SubTopic:
Xcode
I recently switched to Mac OS 12 and XCode 13. I did some work on my application and rebuilt it. Now there is no Help Book. I didn't change the property lists and everything looks right. When I open the Help Book the application either opens a window with a message that the content is currently unavailable or it opens a Help Book window with no content. When this second thing happens the log window shows "entering AHRegistered help Book" but it doesn't appear. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Hi everyone,
After updating my Mac and Xcode to 26, I’m running into a consistent crash whenever I try to launch an app from Xcode.
Environment:
Mac: Apple Silicon M3
macOS: 26.0 (25A354)
Xcode: 26.0.1 (17A400)
Issue:
When I press Run on any project (including new, empty projects), Xcode immediately crashes.
This started only after updating to the latest macOS and Xcode.
Crash details:
The crash log shows:
Application Specific Signatures:
___localError
Thread 0 crashed inside -[IDEScheme _executionOperationForSchemeOperationParameters:...] from IDEFoundation/IDEKit.
I also noticed background threads calling DVTPortal (developer portal requests) right before the crash.
What I’ve tried so far:
Cleared DerivedData, ModuleCache.noindex, and Xcode caches.
Signed out/in of my Apple ID in Xcode.
Recreated project schemes.
Verified provisioning profiles.
Reinstalled Xcode 26.
Unfortunately, the crash still happens.
Question:
Is this a known issue with Xcode 26 on Apple Silicon (M3)?
Has anyone seen a workaround?
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated — I can’t currently launch apps in Xcode at all.
Thanks!
Topic:
Developer Tools & Services
SubTopic:
Xcode
I installed xcode 16 and both Predictive Code Completion Model and iOS 18.0 Simulator Failed Download.
I can live without the code completion, but I can not get any Simulator to install.
I clicked of the info button and it shows the following:
Download failed.
Domain: DVTDownloadableErrorDomain
Code: 41
User Info: {
DVTErrorCreationDateKey = "2024-09-30 15:57:24 +0000";
}
Download failed.
Domain: DVTDownloadableErrorDomain
Code: 41
Failed fetching catalog for assetType (com.apple.MobileAsset.iOSSimulatorRuntime), serverParameters ({
RequestedBuild = 22A3351;
})
Domain: DVTDownloadsUtilitiesErrorDomain
Code: -1
Download failed as the server said authentication failed. (Catalog download for com.apple.MobileAsset.iOSSimulatorRuntime)
Domain: com.apple.MobileAssetError.Download
Code: 41
User Info: {
checkServer = 1;
}
System Information
macOS Version 15.0 (Build 24A335)
Xcode 16.0 (23051) (Build 16A242d)
Timestamp: 2024-09-30T10:57:24-05:00
I would like to know if macOS DEXT supports the following networking features: Tx/Rx Multiqueue, RSS, RSC, NS/ARP offload, PTP or packet timestamping and TSN.
I couldn't find relevant documentation for these features in the Apple Developer Documentation.
If they are supported, could you let me know which features are supported and how to find the corresponding official Apple documentation?
Thanks
Topic:
Developer Tools & Services
SubTopic:
General
Tags:
Network Extension
NetworkingDriverKit
PCIDriverKit
DriverKit
Hello 👋
I would like change my username for several reason.
Is there a way to change it ?
I don’t want to create an another Apple account just for that.
Have a nice day 😁
Topic:
Developer Tools & Services
SubTopic:
Developer Forums
Hi everyone!
Writing this from my personal Developer Account but this is related to my other account, enrolled under my startup organization account.
Sunday morning I've started finalizing a feature on my startup that I've worked on with my colleagues for over a year already. I've pushed the code as usual, wanted to do a internal TestFlight build and I was apparently logged out on Xcode from my account. Thought it's no big deal - went to log in in Xcode Settings -> Account but my attempt was unsuccessful - I was presented a message stating "Unknown error occurred".
Weird, but then I tried to use the browser to login into App Store Connect using the following account - I was met with the same message. Alright, I thought I might need to reset my password - clicked on Forgot Password and started the reset password flow.
To my surprise, I am presented a new message, stating - Your account has been locked and I need to verify my phone number to request access to this account. I proceed, enter my phone number associated with the account and click continue.
I am the presented with the message that my Account Access is Requested and I need to wait up to a day.
I then also decided to check Keychain and well, surprise surprise - all my certificates have also been revoked from keychain, both development and distribution.
Well, I wake up this morning to the following email:
And attempting to login/reset password now presents a message stating that my account is now LOCKED:
I've been an Apple Developer for more than 7 years. I've had multiple Developer accounts. This is the first time I'm seeing such things. Please, someone explain what is going on and how can I verify my identity with apple to access my account?
I cannot release a new version of our startup's app. We are suffering business losses due to failing to meet a deadline with a potential client. I cannot believe such things are happening.
Topic:
Developer Tools & Services
SubTopic:
Apple Developer Program
Hey,
so I wanted to pull from the Github project repository and XCode asked me login again. Forgot my password so I tried a wrong one and now it keeps asking for my Username and Access token, when I actually just want to login with my password. Doesn't let me choose between the too, not even when adding the account through preferences. Anyone know how to just login with password and the reason for this -pardon me- absolutely idiotic choice of not letting the user choose?
Hi there,
How long does it take to make a switch from Apple individual to organization membership? I initiated the process a 2 weeks ago, and I am get to receive another notification from Apple. Keeps showing We’re processing your membership migration from an individual to an organization. And I am unable to submit an application that requires Organization account.
Topic:
Developer Tools & Services
SubTopic:
Apple Developer Program
Tags:
Accounts
Developer Program
An internal error occurs when executing the xcodebuild -list command targeting a Swift Package. This behavior is new in Xcode 16.3 and was not present in the previous version, Xcode 16.2.
cd ~/Developer
mkdir Playground
cd Playground
swift package init
xcodebuild -list
Command line invocation:
/Applications/Xcode-16.3.0.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/xcodebuild -list
Resolve Package Graph
** INTERNAL ERROR: Unable to load workspace '/Users/treastrain/Developer/Playground' **
Uncaught Exception: -[Swift.__SwiftDeferredNSArray intersectsSet:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x600001aab5e0
Stack:
0 __exceptionPreprocess (in CoreFoundation)
1 objc_exception_throw (in libobjc.A.dylib)
2 -[NSObject(NSObject) __retain_OA] (in CoreFoundation)
3 ___forwarding___ (in CoreFoundation)
4 _CF_forwarding_prep_0 (in CoreFoundation)
5 -[DVTCoreDevice(DVTCoreDeviceIDE) deviceSupportsBuildable:buildParameters:error:] (in IDEFoundation)
6 -[DVTCoreDevice(DVTCoreDeviceIDE) supportedArchitecturesForBuildableContext:buildParameters:error:] (in IDEFoundation)
7 _IDERunDestinationsForBuildableUsingDeviceWithBuildParameters (in IDEFoundation)
8 -[IDERunDestinationManager runDestinationsForScheme:schemeCommands:executionEnvironment:eligibleOnly:genericOnly:architectureVisibility:] (in IDEFoundation)
9 IDESchemeDetermineAvailableRunDestinations (in IDEFoundation)
10 -[IDEScheme _actuallyInvalidateAvailableRunDestinations] (in IDEFoundation)
11 addSchemeAndMakeActiveIfNecessary #1 (result:error:) in IDESwiftPackage.generateScheme(with:buildable:additionalBuildables:unsetRunnable:makeActive:orderHint:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore)
12 IDESwiftPackage.generateScheme(with:buildable:additionalBuildables:unsetRunnable:makeActive:orderHint:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore)
13 IDESwiftPackage.generateSchemes(_:isRootPackage:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore)
14 IDESwiftPackage.update(from:graphHasErrors:delegate:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore)
15 specialized IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.rootPackagesDidUpdate(packages:graphHasErrors:modelGraphSynchronizerToken:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore)
16 closure #1 in IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.packageGraphDidFinishAction(_:duration:result:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore)
17 partial apply for closure #1 in IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.disableWorkspaceContentSynchronization(during:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore)
18 <deduplicated_symbol> (in DVTFoundation)
19 <deduplicated_symbol> (in DVTFoundation)
20 thunk for @escaping @callee_guaranteed () -> () (in DVTFoundation)
21 __58-[DVTModelObjectGraph performBlockCoalescingModelChanges:]_block_invoke (in DVTFoundation)
22 -[DVTModelGraphTransactionScope performTransaction:] (in DVTFoundation)
23 -[DVTModelObjectGraph performBlockCoalescingModelChanges:] (in DVTFoundation)
24 DVTModelObjectGraph.performBlockCoalescingModelChanges<A>(_:) (in DVTFoundation)
25 IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.disableWorkspaceContentSynchronization(during:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore)
26 IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.packageGraphDidFinishAction(_:duration:result:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore)
27 <deduplicated_symbol> (in IDESwiftPackageCore)
28 SPMWorkspace.packageGraphActionFinished(_:) (in SwiftPM)
29 closure #2 in closure #3 in SPMWorkspace.processPackageGraphActionsInBackgroundIfNeeded(canProcessPackageGraphActions:) (in SwiftPM)
30 <deduplicated_symbol> (in SwiftPM)
31 <deduplicated_symbol> (in SwiftPM)
32 <deduplicated_symbol> (in SwiftPM)
33 completeTaskWithClosure(swift::AsyncContext*, swift::SwiftError*) (in libswift_Concurrency.dylib)
zsh: abort xcodebuild -list
Environments:
% xcodebuild -version
Xcode 16.3
Build version 16E140
% swift --version
swift-driver version: 1.120.5 Apple Swift version 6.1 (swiftlang-6.1.0.110.21 clang-1700.0.13.3)
Target: arm64-apple-macosx15.0
Dear Apple,I'm an iOS developer and provided feedback in the good old online bug tracker for many years.Decent conversations with Apple egnineers often resulted in bug fixes or updated documentation.The fact that my contributions helped to improve the products was rewarding.So I kept adding reports in the new Feedback Assistant app in macOS Catalina.But ever since (September 2019) I never ever got any response on any ticket.1 month ago I even added a report if Apple even read my reports. Again, no response ever since.So my question on this forum: Is Apple actually reading reports in the new Feedback Assistant?This can either be answered by Apple, or by other Developers that hopefully did response feedback from Apple. Or did not.Best regards,Martijn
Hello.
My developer membership is expired. I cannot renew because the renewal option/button does not appears in any device. A banner tells me:
"Any apps you had on the App Store are no longer available for download and you can no longer access membership benefits. If you’d like to renew your membership to reinstate your apps and membership benefits, open the Apple Developer app on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Sign in to your account, tap/click Renew, and follow the prompts.If you agreed to the Paid Applications Agreement, you’ll need to agree to it again after renewal in the Agreements, Tax and Banking section of App Store Connect."
However, there's no "Renew" to tap or click anywhere in the app nor in the web.
Any ideas?
Thanks a lot.