Is it possible to change the title "Choose Activites" and also remove the search on the FamilyActivityPicker?
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I've successfully obtained Distribution entitlements for Family Controls. However, this seems to only apply to the main target/identifier and not the extensions, like DeviceActivityMonitor, ShieldConfigurationDataSource, or ShieldActionExtension.
Did I perhaps fill out the form with the wrong bundle ID? If I go to "Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles", my main identifier for the app has the Distribution entitlement. But the extensions and the wildcard don't. This means that trying to create an archive results in the following two errors, each repeated twice:
Provisioning profile failed qualification (Profile doesn't support Family Controls (Development))
Provisioning profile failed qualification (Profile doesn't include the com.apple.developer.family-controls entitlement)
Note that my entitlement files are set up correctly.
Do I need to fill out the form with a wildcard instead? Or am I doing something wrong? Thank you.
Topic:
App Store Distribution & Marketing
SubTopic:
App Store Connect
Tags:
Entitlements
Family Controls
I have a model with a FamilyActivitySelection, currently i'm using a codable struct to store it with UserDefaults, but would prefer strongly to transition to Swift Data
Hello Apple Developer Community,
I have an existing Family Controls entitlement approved for my main app. My app includes the following extensions:
AppLimitMonitorExtension
ShieldConfigurationExtension
ShieldActionExtension
I am seeking clarification on whether my existing Family Controls entitlement for the main app automatically covers these extensions, or if I must submit separate entitlement requests for each extension. Because when I try to distribute app on App Store Connect it give me error "Provisioning profile failed qualification".
Many developers appear to be facing this issue, and it seems that Apple has not clearly documented this.
is information anywhere.
Topic:
App Store Distribution & Marketing
SubTopic:
General
Tags:
Extensions
Family Controls
Entitlements
All
After about 20 hours straight of working on this and having scrapped it twice I am realizing I should have asked everyone here for help.
I am just trying to get device activity report extension to work inside an existing app.
I have been heavily using family controls, managedsettings and deviceactivity and decided it would be nice to output some of the app usage so the User (parent) can see their children's app usage.
I installed the target via xcode, confirmed group names match, and think I have it embedded correctly but when I run the app and call the view within the extension to show minutes used by any apps it just shows no time has been used. In addition, when I put print statements into the extension they do not show up in console.
I have confirmed the main app target->Build phases->Link binary with Libraries has:
ManagedSettings.framework
FamilyControls.Framework
DeviceActivity.framework
I have confirmed in xcode that the main app target->Build phases -> Embed Foundation Extensions has:
ShieldConfiguration.appex
ShieldActionExtension.appex
DeviceActivityMonitor.appex
I have confirmed in xcode that the main app target->Build phases-> Embed ExtensionKit Extensions has:
UsageReportExtension.appex
I have used the apps I am trying to show data for extensively in the last 36 hours.
Here is my UsageReportExtension info.plist
EXAppExtensionAttributes
EXExtensionPointIdentifier
com.apple.deviceactivityui.report-extension
.entitlement
com.apple.developer.family-controls
com.apple.security.application-groups
group.com.jrp.EarnYourTurnMVP2.data
Here is the file in the app (timebankview.swift) calling the extension/showing the extension view(AppUsageReportView.swift)
import DeviceActivity
import ManagedSettings
struct TimeBankView: View {
@EnvironmentObject private var appState: AppState
@State private var reportInterval: DateInterval = {
let calendar = Calendar.current
let now = Date()
let yesterdayDate = calendar.date(byAdding: .day, value: -1, to: now) ?? now
return DateInterval(start: yesterdayDate, end: now)
}()
private var reportFilter: DeviceActivityFilter {
let selection = appState.screenTimeController.currentSelection
return DeviceActivityFilter(
segment: .daily(during: reportInterval),
users: .children,
devices: .all,
applications: selection.applicationTokens,
categories: selection.categoryTokens
// webDomains: selection.webDomains // Add if needed
)
}
var body: some View {
ZStack {
Color.appTheme.background(for: appState.isParentMode)
.edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all)
ScrollView {
VStack(spacing: 20) {
Text("Time Bank")
DeviceActivityReport(.childUsageSummary, filter: reportFilter)
Here is AppUsageReportView.swift
import SwiftUI
struct AppUsageReportView: View {
let config: DetailedAppUsageConfiguration // Use the detailed config
var body: some View {
VStack {
Text("App Usage Details")
Text("Total Screen Time: \(config.totalDurationFormatted)")
if config.applicationsUsed.isEmpty {
Text("No specific app usage data available for the selected period/filter.")
} else {
Text("Apps Used:")
List {
ForEach(config.applicationsUsed) { appInfo in
HStack {
Image(systemName: "app.dashed")
Text(appInfo.appName)
.lineLimit(1)
Text(appInfo.durationFormatted)
Here is AppUsageReportScene.swift:
import SwiftUI
import ManagedSettings
struct AppInfo: Identifiable, Hashable {
let id = UUID()
let appName: String
let durationFormatted: String
}
struct DetailedAppUsageConfiguration {
var totalDurationFormatted: String = "Calculating..."
var applicationsUsed: [AppInfo] = []
}
struct AppUsageReportScene: DeviceActivityReportScene {
let context: DeviceActivityReport.Context = .childUsageSummary
let content: (DetailedAppUsageConfiguration) -> AppUsageReportView
func makeConfiguration(representing data: DeviceActivityResults<DeviceActivityData>) async -> DetailedAppUsageConfiguration {
var config = DetailedAppUsageConfiguration()
var appDurations: [String: TimeInterval] = [:]
var totalAggregatedDuration: TimeInterval = 0
let formatter = DateComponentsFormatter()
formatter.allowedUnits = [.hour, .minute, .second]
formatter.unitsStyle = .abbreviated
formatter.zeroFormattingBehavior = .pad
var segmentCount = 0
var categoryCount = 0
var appCount = 0
for await activityData in data {
// Check segments
var tempSegmentCount = 0
for await segment in activityData.activitySegments {
segmentCount += 1
tempSegmentCount += 1
totalAggregatedDuration += segment.totalActivityDuration
var tempCategoryCount = 0
for await categoryActivity in segment.categories {
categoryCount += 1
tempCategoryCount += 1
var tempAppCount = 0
for await appActivity in categoryActivity.applications {
appCount += 1
tempAppCount += 1
let appName = appActivity.application.localizedDisplayName ?? "Unknown App"
let duration = appActivity.totalActivityDuration
appDurations[appName, default: 0] += duration
}}} }
config.totalDurationFormatted = formatter.string(from: totalAggregatedDuration) ?? "N/A"
config.applicationsUsed = appDurations
.filter { $0.value >= 1
.map { AppInfo(appName: $0.key, durationFormatted: formatter.string(from: $0.value) ?? "-") }
.sorted { lhs, rhs in
let durationLHS = appDurations[lhs.appName] ?? 0
let durationRHS = appDurations[rhs.appName] ?? 0
return durationLHS > durationRHS
}
if !config.applicationsUsed.isEmpty {
for (index, app) in config.applicationsUsed.enumerated() {
}
} else {
}
return config
}}
UsageReportExtension.swift
struct UsageReportExtension: DeviceActivityReportExtension {
init() {
print("🚀 [UsageReportExtension] Extension initialized at \(Date())")
print("🔍 [UsageReportExtension] Process info: \(ProcessInfo.processInfo.processName) PID: \(ProcessInfo.processInfo.processIdentifier)")
}
var body: some DeviceActivityReportScene {
let _ = print("📊 [UsageReportExtension] Building report scenes at \(Date())")
TotalActivityReport { totalActivity in
print("🕰️ [TotalActivityReport] Creating view with data: \(totalActivity)")
return TotalActivityView(totalActivity: totalActivity)
}}}
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
General
Tags:
Device Activity
Family Controls
Managed Settings
Screen Time
Hey folks!
In one of our apps we're using the FamilyControls framework to manage the screentime for the child. The app requires the Guardian to activate a subscription on his/her device to enable the functionality for the Child on the child device.
We're currently using StoreKit 2 to get notified when there is an active subscription. The issue we're seeing (and our users) is that an activated subscription isn't instantly propagated to the Family members, in this case the device belonging to the child.
Is this a known bug, and are the possible any workarounds? Currently we have to ask our users to "Restore Purchase" or wait minutes/hours for the app to active, which isn't a viable solution. We want it to "just work" :)
Sincerely,
César Pinto Castillo
Ambi Studio
Hi everyone,
I'm following up on this post I made earlier about an issue I'm having with FamilyControls and the DeviceActivityMonitor extension not working for external TestFlight testers.
To briefly recap:
I have official Apple approval for the com.apple.developer.family-controls entitlement (distribution)
The entitlement is added to both my main app and the DeviceActivityMonitor extension
The App Group is correctly configured for both targets
On internal TestFlight builds, everything works as expected: app blocking works, the extension runs, and selected apps are shielded.
On external TestFlight builds, users get the Screen Time permission prompt, can select apps to block, but nothing is blocked.
Since that post, I submitted a Code Level Support request, and Apple asked me to file a bug report via Feedback Assistant. I did that almost a month ago.
The only reply I’ve received since is that they can’t give a timeframe or guarantee it will be resolved. I'm stuck in limbo with no updates and no fix.
This feature is critical to my app and I cannot launch without it. I’ve reached out to other developers who use app blocking, and none of them have run into this issue. My setup seems correct, and Apple has not said otherwise.
If anyone has experienced something similar, found a workaround, or knows how to get real movement on a bug report like this, I would really appreciate any help. It’s been weeks, and I just want to launch my app.
Thanks so much.
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
Tags:
TestFlight
Family Controls
Device Activity
Hello,
I’m presenting the familyActivityPicker from a presented sheet in my application.
When I select some apps, categories or websites and tap “Done”, the familyActivityPicker is dismissed but the presenting sheet is also dismissed on iOS 18.4, iOS 18.5, iOS 26 beta 1 and 2. If I tap on “Cancel” from the familyActivityPicker, the sheet is also dismissed on iOS 18.4, iOS 18.5, iOS 26 beta 1 and 2.
The same code works perfectly fine on iOS 18.0, iOS 18.1, iOS 18.2 and iOS 18.3.
Is this a known-issue?
If opened the feedback FB18369821 for this.
Regards,
Axel
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
General
Tags:
SwiftUI
Family Controls
Managed Settings
Screen Time
Our users report frequent crashes with the FamilyActivityPicker. Since this is a screen controlled by Apple, I'm assuming that there's nothing I can do to prevent these crashes.
I'm wondering, though, if there's any way to gracefully handle these crashes? When this happens, the following is printed to the console:
[com.apple.FamilyControls.ActivityPickerExtension(1121)] Connection to plugin invalidated while in use.
Does anyone know how to handle/catch this error?
I want to display device activity reports for particular selected apps. for getting a daily basis app uses time. Now, what is happening? there are 10 apps selected from the family activity picker but some apps are displayed in the list. I need all 10 apps or more that I will choose from the family activity picker. The bellow code is used for fetching reports.
var body: some View {
VStack {
DeviceActivityReport(context, filter: filter)
}
}
bellow code is used for the filter
@State public var filter = DeviceActivityFilter()
init(selectedApps: Set<ApplicationToken>, selectedCategories: Set<ActivityCategoryToken>, selectedWebDomains: Set<WebDomainToken>) {
self.selectedApps = selectedApps
self.selectedCategories = selectedCategories
self.selectedWebDomains = selectedWebDomains
self.filter = DeviceActivityFilter(
segment: .daily(
during: Calendar.current.dateInterval(
of: .weekOfYear, for: .now
)!
),
users: .all,
devices: .init([.iPhone]),
applications: selectedApps,
categories: selectedCategories,
webDomains: selectedWebDomains
)
}
You can see we selected 3 apps from family activity picker but we getting 2 apps from DeviceActivityReport extension
following code is for device activity report extension
let context: DeviceActivityReport.Context = .totalActivity
// Define the custom configuration and the resulting view for this report.
let content: (ActivityReport) -> TotalActivityView
func makeConfiguration(representing data: DeviceActivityResults<DeviceActivityData>) async -> ActivityReport {
// Reformat the data into a configuration that can be used to create
// the report's view.
var res = ""
var list: [AppDeviceActivity] = []
let totalActivityDuration = await data.flatMap { $0.activitySegments }.reduce(0, {
$0 + $1.totalActivityDuration
})
for await d in data {
res += d.user.appleID!.debugDescription
res += d.lastUpdatedDate.description
for await a in d.activitySegments{
res += a.totalActivityDuration.formatted()
for await c in a.categories {
for await ap in c.applications {
if let apptoken = ap.application.token {
let appName = (ap.application.localizedDisplayName ?? "nil")
let bundle = (ap.application.bundleIdentifier ?? "nil")
let duration = ap.totalActivityDuration
let numberOfPickups = ap.numberOfPickups
let app = AppDeviceActivity(appToken: apptoken, id: bundle, displayName: appName, duration: duration, numberOfPickups: numberOfPickups)
list.append(app)
}
}
}
}
}
return ActivityReport(totalDuration: totalActivityDuration, apps: list)
}
I am developing an app that can help users disable selected apps at a specified time, so that users can get away from their phones and enjoy real life.
Here is my data structure:
extension ActivityModel {
@NSManaged public var id: UUID
@NSManaged public var name: String
@NSManaged public var weeks: Data
@NSManaged public var weekDates: Data
@NSManaged public var appTokens: Data
}
Among them, weeks is of [Bool] type, indicating which weeks from Sunday to Saturday are effective; weekDates is of [[Date,Date]] type, indicating the effective time period; appTokens is of Set type, indicating the selected apps。
At the beginning, I will open a main monitor:
let deviceActivityCenter = DeviceActivityCenter()
do{
try deviceActivityCenter.startMonitoring(
DeviceActivityName(activityModel.id),
during: DeviceActivitySchedule(
intervalStart: DateComponents(hour: 0,minute: 0,second: 0),
intervalEnd: DateComponents(hour: 23,minute: 59,second: 59),
repeats: true
)
)
}catch {
return false
}
Since the time range may be different every day, I will start the sub-monitoring of the day every time the main monitoring starts:
override func intervalDidStart(for activity: DeviceActivityName) {
super.intervalDidStart(for: activity)
if activity.rawValue.hasPrefix("Sub-") {
ActivityModelManager.disableApps(
Tools.getUUIDFromString(activity.rawValue)
)
return
}
let weekIndex = Calendar.current.component(.weekday, from: .now)
let weeks = ActivityModelManager.getWeeks(activity.rawValue)
if weeks[weekIndex] {
let weekDates =
ActivityModelManager.getWeekDates(activity.rawValue)
let deviceActivityCenter = DeviceActivityCenter()
do{
try deviceActivityCenter.startMonitoring(
DeviceActivityName("Sub-" + activityModel.id),
during: DeviceActivitySchedule(
intervalStart: getHourAndMinute(weekDates[weekIndex][0]),
intervalEnd: getHourAndMinute(weekDates[weekIndex][1]),
repeats: false
)
)
}catch {
return
}
}esle {
return
}
}
I will judge whether it is main monitoring or sub monitoring based on the different activity names.
When the sub-monitor starts, I will get the bound application and then disable it:
static func disableApps(_ id : UUID){
let appTokens = ActivityModelManager.getLimitAppById(id)
let name = ManagedSettingsStore.Name(id.uuidString)
let store = ManagedSettingsStore(named: name)
store.shield.applications = appTokens
return
}
When the child monitoring is finished, I resume the application:
static func enableApps(_ id : UUID){
let name = ManagedSettingsStore.Name(id.uuidString)
let store = ManagedSettingsStore(named: name)
store.shield.applications = []
}
The above is my code logic.
When using DeviceActivityMonitorExtension, I found the following problems:
intervalDidStart may be called multiple times, resulting in several sub-monitors being started.
After a period of time, the monitoring is turned off.
The static methods enableApps and disableApps are sometimes not called
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
General
Tags:
Family Controls
Device Activity
Screen Time
Entitlements
Questions
I am developing a social screen time application that enables users to create “sprints” and set sprint goals—essentially time limits on usage for selected applications. For this functionality, users select the apps they wish to manage using the FamilyActivitySelection interface (from the FamilyControls framework).
However, our backend needs to distinguish each application uniquely (for example, via the app’s bundle identifier) in order to correctly map and enforce user-defined sprint goals. Unfortunately, we are encountering an issue where retrieving the bundle identifier directly from the FamilyActivitySelection is returning nil. As a result, we are unable to globally identify the selected apps.
Could you please advise if there is an alternative method or property available in the FamilyControls API that would allow us to uniquely identify the apps? Alternatively, is there another approach recommended by Apple for obtaining a global identifier for applications selected via FamilyActivitySelection?
Thank you for your time and assistance. I look forward to your guidance on how to resolve this issue.
Code
The following is the print statement I used to check if bundleIdentifier is nil after I stored user's selections to the variable selection using familyActivityPicker:
for app in selection!.applications {
let bundleId = app.bundleIdentifier ?? "Unknown Bundle ID"
let token = app.token
let localizedDisplayName = app.localizedDisplayName ?? "Unknown Localized Display Name"
print("Selected app bundle identifier: \(bundleId)")
print("localizedDisplayName: \(localizedDisplayName)")
}
Console log result I received from the print statement above:
Selected app bundle identifier: Unknown Bundle ID
localizedDisplayName: Unknown Localized Display Name
Topic:
Developer Tools & Services
SubTopic:
Xcode
Tags:
Family Controls
Managed Settings
Screen Time
Versions
XCode version: 16.2
iOS version: 17.0
Background
I am trying to generate a QR code inside the ActivityReportExtention which encoded the FamilyActivitySelection information. The code is roughly:
Question
Can I create Image inside the ActivityReportExtension? I cannot even render a simple image (not QR code) inside the extension.
How can I debug inside the extension? Logs of the extension are not shown in the console.
Code
A function to generate QR Code
import CoreImage
import UIKit
func generateQRCode(from string: String) -> UIImage? {
let data = string.data(using: .ascii)
guard let filter = CIFilter(name: "CIQRCodeGenerator") else { return nil }
filter.setValue(data, forKey: "inputMessage")
filter.setValue("Q", forKey: "inputCorrectionLevel") // Q for medium quality
guard let outputImage = filter.outputImage else { return nil }
// Scale the QR code image so it looks clear on screen
let transform = CGAffineTransform(scaleX: 10, y: 10)
let scaledImage = outputImage.transformed(by: transform)
// Create a CIContext and generate a CGImage from the CIImage
let context = CIContext()
if let cgImage = context.createCGImage(scaledImage, from: scaledImage.extent) {
return UIImage(cgImage: cgImage)
} else {
return nil
}
}
Inside ActivityReportExtension sandbox:
struct LineChartView: View {
var body: some View {
VStack {
if let qrImage = generateQRCode2(from: "this is a test") {
Image(uiImage: qrImage)
.resizable()
.scaledToFit()
.frame(width: 200, height: 200)
} else {
Text("QR Code generation failed")
}
}
}
}
Hello community,
I'm new here, so please excuse my blunt question. I'm trying to understand how everything works and the logic behind it.
I have an idea for an app which requires the FamilyControl entitlement. Now I am not sure if the idea even works, so I wanted to test it on my own device.
Am I correct, that I cannot even test an App with such entitlements without paying for the ADP? Not even on my own device?
I completely understand I need to be a member in the ADP if I want to distribute my app, but I'm not there, yet, and I just want to do a proof-of-concept.
I thought I can't be the first one with that question, but couldn't find a past topic on this, so I'm posting it.
Regards,
Niklas
Hello everyone,
I’ve been stuck for weeks on an issue with Family Controls + Device Activity entitlements in my iOS app, and Apple Developer Support has not provided a solution so far. I’m hoping someone here who has successfully implemented Family Controls + Device Activity can point me in the right direction.
About the App
• The app is a Digital Wellbeing app called Breakloop.
• It lets users select apps they want to block, requires them to complete a positive affirmation before opening those apps, and can re-block apps after a set time (e.g., 10 minutes).
• This functionality exactly matches the purpose of Family Controls and Device Activity APIs.
What Works So Far
• Family Controls capability is enabled in the main app target in Xcode.
• We have valid Apple Developer certificates (Apple Development) and a team account.
• The main app builds and runs fine when using Family Controls alone.
• We have App IDs for:
• bl.Breakloop (main app)
• bl.Breakloop.BreakloopMonitorExtension
• bl.Breakloop.BreakloopShieldConfigurationExtension
The Problem
The provisioning profiles for the extension targets (BreakloopMonitorExtension and BreakloopShieldConfigurationExtension) do not include the com.apple.developer.device-activity entitlement even though:
• The App IDs in the Developer Portal have Family Controls (Development) enabled.
• The extensions have the correct entitlements file with both:
com.apple.developer.family-controls
com.apple.developer.device-activity
• Xcode Signing & Capabilities points to the correct provisioning profile + certificate.
Because the provisioning profiles don’t include the entitlement, the build fails with:
Provisioning profile doesn't include the com.apple.developer.device-activity entitlement.
What Apple Support Said
Apple Support told me:
• “Family Controls grants access to Device Activity.”
• They cannot enable it manually or guarantee that profiles will include the entitlement.
• They sent links to the documentation but no further assistance.
What I Need Help With
1. Has anyone successfully built extensions using Family Controls + Device Activity?
2. Do I need to request any additional approval for Device Activity, or should it appear automatically once Family Controls is enabled?
3. Is there a known Xcode or Apple Developer Portal configuration issue that causes the entitlement to be missing in provisioning profiles?
4. Any working example of a project setup that uses Family Controls + Device Activity in extensions would be extremely helpful.
Extra Info
• We use the latest Xcode + iOS SDK.
• Tried recreating certificates, profiles, and App IDs multiple times.
• Followed Apple’s docs for Family Controls + Device Activity exactly.
I would greatly appreciate any guidance, especially from someone who has this working with iOS app extensions.
Thank you!
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Entitlements
Tags:
Entitlements
Family Controls
Device Activity
Screen Time
I work at a school in NYC and have a software idea that could better support the new NYC phone ban law than current market options (i.e. Yondr pouches).
Right now at my school, students and staff scan a QR code upon entering the building to indicate that they are in the building. They scan again on the way out to indicate they've left the building. This is super helpful for attendance, particularly in emergency situations (fire drills, etc).
Imagine if when students scanned their QR code, it also activated an app similar to Opal or ScreenZen, but with an admin preset whitelisted apps. The idea is that this app would default deny access to all apps on students' phones except the admin preset whitelisted ones such as Phone, Calculator, etc. Depending on the age/needs of the student, other apps like Spotify, or medical apps could also be whitelisted.
My question is -- is this idea possible to create?
We would need admin preset controls to create the preset whitelist. We can't have students picking their own restrictions, as we know most would opt to not restrict at all.
We would need an admin dashboard so teachers/admin can see which students have activated the app in the building, and which may be trying to sneakily avoid it.
We would ideally need to be able to whitelist both system apps like Phone and Calculator, as well as non-system apps such as Spotify (and medical apps -- we have some students who manage/monitor their Diabetes with an app).
I don't have a background in software. I'm a math and health teacher. I've experimented with trying to have friends who majored in CS to create this app for me, but they've all either struggled/lost interest. So I'm also looking for a business partner in this venture.
If anyone has any guidance here, it would be so helpful! My boss (Head of School) is super interested in this idea and significantly prefers it to every other alternative that he has encountered. The problem is this idea does not exist yet!
Note: I know this is a super similar idea to the app and product "Brick". Notably, though, Brick does not have the ability for admin preset controls, or the admin dashboard. We reached out to the company to see if they're create this for us and they said it's a back burner idea that they're aware of, but it's not a priority for them right now.
Thank you for any guidance!
Topic:
Business & Education
SubTopic:
Device Management
Tags:
Community Management
Bundle ID
Device Management
Family Controls
I created a ShieldConfigurationExtension in Xcode 14.3 with File > New > Target > ShieldConfigurationExtension. This created the extension with all the necessary Info.plist values (correct NSExtensionPrincipalClass, etc.), with the extension included in embedded content in the host app target.
No matter what I try, the extension is not getting invoked when I shield applications from my host app. The custom UI does not show as the shield, and looking at the debugger, an extension process is never invoked.
I am shielding categories like this:
let managedSettings = ManagedSettingsStore()
...
managedSettings.shield.applicationCategories = .all()
And my extension code overrides all the ShieldConfigurationDataSource functions.
class ShieldConfigurationExtension: ShieldConfigurationDataSource {
override func configuration(shielding application: Application) -> ShieldConfiguration {
return ShieldConfiguration(
backgroundBlurStyle: UIBlurEffect.Style.systemThickMaterial,
backgroundColor: UIColor.white,
icon: UIImage(systemName: "stopwatch"),
title: ShieldConfiguration.Label(text: "You are in a Present Session", color: .yellow)
)
}
override func configuration(shielding application: Application, in category: ActivityCategory) -> ShieldConfiguration {
return ShieldConfiguration(
backgroundBlurStyle: UIBlurEffect.Style.systemThickMaterial,
backgroundColor: UIColor.white,
icon: UIImage(systemName: "stopwatch"),
title: ShieldConfiguration.Label(text: "You are in a Present Session", color: .yellow)
)
}
override func configuration(shielding webDomain: WebDomain) -> ShieldConfiguration {
return ShieldConfiguration(
backgroundBlurStyle: UIBlurEffect.Style.systemThickMaterial,
backgroundColor: UIColor.white,
icon: UIImage(systemName: "stopwatch"),
title: ShieldConfiguration.Label(text: "You are in a Present Session", color: .yellow)
)
}
override func configuration(shielding webDomain: WebDomain, in category: ActivityCategory) -> ShieldConfiguration {
return ShieldConfiguration(
backgroundBlurStyle: UIBlurEffect.Style.systemThickMaterial,
backgroundColor: UIColor.white,
icon: UIImage(systemName: "stopwatch"),
title: ShieldConfiguration.Label(text: "You are in a Present Session", color: .yellow)
)
}
}
What am I missing?
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
General
Tags:
Extensions
Managed Settings
Family Controls
Device Activity
The functionality of authorizationStatus and requestAuthorization is completely broken. I'm using Xcode 15.3 and iOS 17.4.
Does anyone have a solution?
authorizationStatus doesn't behave as promised
Revoking authorization in the system-wide settings does not change the authorizationStatus while the app is not closed. Calls to center.authorizationStatus will still return .approved instead of .denied.
Even closing and relaunching the app after revoking authorization does not work: authorizationStatus is then .notDetermined when it should be .denied.
Tapping "Don't Allow" in the alert shown after an initial call to requestAuthorization leaves the authorizationStatus unchanged, i.e. at .notDetermined. This is contrary to the promised outcome .denied (defined as: "The user, parent, or guardian denied the request for authorization") and contrary to the definition of .notDetermined (defined as: "The app hasn’t requested authorization", when it just did).
Same issue when first tapping "Continue" followed by "Don't Allow" on the next screen.
As a consequence of authorizationStatus being broken, its publisher $authorizationStatus is worthless too.
requestAuthorization doesn't behave as promised
This is most likely a consequence of the corrupted authorizationStatus: when revoking authorization in the system-wide settings, a call to requestAuthorization opens the authorization dialogue instead of doing nothing. It is thus possible to repeatedly ask a user to authorize Family Controls.
Code sample
To reproduce, create a new SwiftUI app, add the "Family Controls" capability and a button executing the following task when tapped:
let center = AuthorizationCenter.shared
var status = center.authorizationStatus
print(status)
do {
try await center.requestAuthorization(for: .individual)
print("approved")
} catch {
print("denied")
}
status = center.authorizationStatus
print(status)
Both view and modifier versions of the FamilyActivityPicker crash randomly when selecting some items (usually the other option) throwing these in the console:
[com.apple.FamilyControls.ActivityPickerExtension(1150.1)] Connection to plugin invalidated while in use
AX Lookup problem - errorCode:1100 error:Permission denied portName:'com.apple.iphone.axserver' PID:22091 (
0 AXRuntime 0x00000001c603b0fc _AXGetPortFromCache + 800
1 AXRuntime 0x00000001c603cce0 AXUIElementPerformFencedActionWithValue + 700
2 UIKit 0x0000000230de3ec8 DDE6E0C5-2AC3-3C73-8CFE-BC88DE35BB5F + 1453768
3 libdispatch.dylib 0x0000000103ef0b98 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 32
4 libdispatch.dylib 0x0000000103ef27bc _dispatch_client_callout + 20
5 libdispatch.dylib 0x0000000103efa66c _dispatch_lane_serial_drain + 832
6 libdispatch.dylib 0x0000000103efb408 _dispatch_lane_invoke + 408
7 libdispatch.dylib 0x0000000103f08404 _dispatch_root_queue_drain_deferred_wlh + 328
8 libdispatch.dylib 0x0000000103f07a38 _dispatch_workloop_worker_thread + 444
9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00000001f0824f20 _pthread_wqthread + 288
10 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00000001f0824fc0 start_wqthread + 8
)
This also happens in production apps like the Opal.
The questions are:
At least how to detect it to be able to manually reload the sheet (like what Opal does and shows an alert when this happens)
How to prevent it in the first place?
I really appreciate any help you can provide.
I was granted permissions for family controls distribution for the main target of my app. Do I also need to request permission for the other targets like ShieldConfiguration, ShieldActionExtension, etc.? If no, how can i add the distribution capabilities to those targets?