iOS BGProcessingTask + Background Upload Not Executing Reliably on TestFlight (Works in Debug) Description: We are facing an issue with BGTaskScheduler and BGProcessingTask when trying to perform a background audio-upload flow on iOS. The behavior is inconsistent between Debug builds and TestFlight (Release) builds. Summary of the Problem Our application records long audio files (up to 1 hour) and triggers a background upload using: BGTaskScheduler BGProcessingTaskRequest Background URLSession (background with identifier) URLSession background upload task + AppDelegate.handleEventsForBackgroundURLSession In Debug mode (Xcode → Run on device), everything works as expected: BGProcessingTask executes handleEventsForBackgroundURLSession fires Background URLSession continues uploads reliably Long audio files successfully upload even when the app is in background or terminated However, in TestFlight / Release mode, the system does not reliably launch the BGProcessingTask or Background URLSession events. Technical Details We explicitly register BGTaskScheduler: BGTaskScheduler.shared.register( forTaskWithIdentifier: "example.background.process", using: nil ) { task in self.handleBackgroundProcessing(task: task as! BGProcessingTask) } We schedule it using: let request = BGProcessingTaskRequest(identifier: "example.background.process") request.requiresNetworkConnectivity = true request.requiresExternalPower = false try BGTaskScheduler.shared.submit(request) We also use Background URLSession: let config = URLSessionConfiguration.background(withIdentifier: sessionId) config.sessionSendsLaunchEvents = true config.isDiscretionary = false AppDelegate.handleEventsForBackgroundURLSession is implemented correctly and works in Debug. Issue Observed (TestFlight Only) In TestFlight builds: BGProcessingTask rarely triggers, or the system marks it as NO LONGER RUNNING. Background upload tasks sometimes never start or complete. No logs appear from our BGProcessingTask handler. system logs show messages like: NO LONGER RUNNING bgProcessing-example.background.process Tasks running in group [com.apple.dasd.defaultNetwork] are 1! This occurs most frequently for large audio uploads (30–60 minutes), while small files behave normally. What We Have Verified Proper Info.plist values: Permitted background modes: processing, audio, fetch BGTaskSchedulerPermittedIdentifiers contains our identifier BGProcessingTask is being submitted successfully (no errors) App has microphone permission + background audio works Device plugged/unplugged doesn’t change outcome Key Question for Apple We need clarification on: Why BGProcessingTask behave differently between Debug and TestFlight builds? Are there additional restrictions or heuristics (related to file size, CPU usage, runtime, network load, or power constraints) that cause BGProcessingTask to be throttled or skipped in Release/TestFlight? How can we guarantee a background upload continues reliably for large files (100MB–500MB) on TestFlight and App Store builds? Is there an Apple-recommended pattern to combine BGProcessingTask + Background URLSession for long-running uploads? Expected Result Background uploads should continue reliably for long audio files (>30 minutes) when the app goes to background or is terminated, in the same way they currently function in Debug builds.

Description of the current implementation: A section, UIView, has been added to UITableView. This section is a UICollectionView that displays an array of images. Each UICollectionViewCell is an image displayed via a UIImageView. Issue: When UITableView is scrolled vertically, the section with the image collection flickers. Attempts made to solve the problem: if #available(iOS 26.0, *) { tableView.bottomEdgeEffect.isHidden = true tableView.topEdgeEffect.isHidden = true tableView.leftEdgeEffect.isHidden = true tableView.rightEdgeEffect.isHidden = true } else { // Fallback on earlier versions } This helped with a similar issue. I tried it on UITableView and UICollectionView, but it didn't work.

I am experiencing a critical issue with my TestFlight builds and the App Store Connect submission process. I need urgent assistance as all my testing builds are currently expired. To fix the expiration, I increased the build number to Build 5 (Version 1.0.3) and uploaded it. I then tried to Submit for Review. The submission process failed, and I received an error message Has anyone experienced a widespread issue like this recently? What steps can I take to troubleshoot the submission error, and why would all my builds expire simultaneously, just days after a new upload? Thank you for your help!

My app allows to save user-selected URLs in a list and browse them with a tap. A user reported that the app often shows that when browsing their saved entry for "On My iPad", it's apparently empty (it contains no files). I saved "On My iPad" in my own list some time ago and noticed that the same issue occurs. The URL seems to be correctly resolved from the saved bookmark data, but I noticed that url.startAccessingSecurityScopedResource() returns false. The other URL I saved some time ago is iCloud Drive, which I can access without issues. If I select "On My iPad" again in a file importer, create new bookmark data from it and resolve the URL from it, access works correctly. I create bookmark data like this: let data = try url.bookmarkData(includingResourceValuesForKeys: [.localizedNameKey, .pathKey, .volumeIsLocalKey]) and resolve URLs like this: let url = try URL(resolvingBookmarkData: data, bookmarkDataIsStale: &bookmarkDataIsStale) bookmarkDataIsStale is false for both the working and not working URLs for "On My iPad". The two bookmark data are different though, even if url.path is the same. What could be the issue?

I'm building a progressive web app (PWA) and came to the conclusion that almost nobody knows that this feature exists - Add to Home Screen. Not many people even understand what a PWA is or that you can add it to the home screen. This feels unnatural compared to installing an app from a store. Why do we make it so hard for users? Could we not make this easier by having the ability to call this installation or show an install notification? Right now, when users visit a PWA on iOS, there's no way for developers to let them know they can install it. The "Add to Home Screen" option is tucked away in the Share menu, and most users never find it. I'd really like to be able to show them a friendly prompt. Comparing to other browsers, this is possible via the beforeinstallprompt event. This would make a huge difference for user experience. Right now the only way is to show iOS users a separate set of instructions with screenshots, which feels clunky compared to what's possible on other platforms. I'm curious - is there any reason why this hasn't been added to Safari yet? Other browsers have supported this for years now. Is there any progress being made on this, or is it being considered for the roadmap? It would be really helpful to know if this is something that will be worked on in the future. I know there's a lot on the roadmap, but this would really help developers create better installation experiences for our users. Thanks for considering this!

We are observing an issue where the iOS Notification Service Extension (NSE) is terminated by the system during startup, before either didReceive(_:withContentHandler:) or serviceExtensionTimeWillExpire(_:) is invoked. When this occurs, the notification is delivered without modification (for example, an encrypted payload is shown to the user). System logs frequently contain the message “Extension will be killed because it used its runtime in starting up”. During testing, we observed that CPU-intensive operations or heavy initialization performed early in the extension lifecycle — especially inside init() or directly on the main thread in didReceive often cause the system to kill the NSE almost immediately. These terminations happen significantly earlier than the commonly observed ~30-second execution window where the OS normally invokes serviceExtensionTimeWillExpire(_:) before ending the extension. When these early terminations occur, there is no call to the expiry handler, and the process appears to be forcefully shut down. Moving the same operations to a background thread changes the behavior: the extension eventually expires around the usual 30-second window, after which the OS calls serviceExtensionTimeWillExpire(_:). We also observed that memory usage plays a role in early termination. During tests involving large memory allocations, the system consistently killed the extension once memory consumption exceeded a certain threshold (in our measurements, this occurred around 150–180 MB). Again, unlike normal time-based expiration, the system did not call the expiry handler and no crash report was produced. Since Apple’s documentation does not specify concrete CPU, memory, or startup-cost constraints for Notification Service Extensions or any other extensions beyond the general execution limit, we are seeking clarification and best-practice guidance on expected behaviors, particularly around initialization cost and the differences between startup termination. NSE Setup: class NotificationService: UNNotificationServiceExtension { static var notificationContentHandler: ((UNNotificationContent) -> Void)? static var notificationContent: UNMutableNotificationContent? static var shoudLoop = true override func didReceive(_ request: UNNotificationRequest, withContentHandler contentHandler: @escaping (UNNotificationContent) -> Void) { NotificationService.notificationContentHandler = contentHandler NotificationService.notificationContent = request.content.mutableCopy() as? UNMutableNotificationContent NotificationService.notificationContent!.title = "Weekly meeting" NotificationService.notificationContent!.body = "Updated inside didReceive" // Failing scenarios } override func serviceExtensionTimeWillExpire() { NotificationService.shoudLoop = false guard let handler = NotificationService.notificationContentHandler, let content = NotificationService.notificationContent else { return } content.body = "Updated inside serviceExtensionTimeWillExpire()" handler(content) } }

Broken TabView + NavigationStacks functionality on iOS 26.1. Even the most basic navigation made impossible. Example: TabView { Tab(...) { NavigationStack(path: $homePath) { HomeView() .navigationDestination { ... } } } Tab(...) { NavigationStack(path: $settingsPath) { SettingsView() .navigationDestination { ... } } } } Anything passed to settingsPath is just ignored and would never appear onscreen. (26.0 and prior versions work as expected.) Are there any workarounds?

we have uploaded only 1 app a day to testflight for the past 12 days, however for past 2 days I am unable to upload any files via transporter app, and getting the below error iOS issue : Validation failed (409) Upload limit reached. The upload limit for your account has been reached. Please wait 1 day and try again.

I implemented BGContinuedProcessingTask in my app and it seems to be working well for everyone except one user (so far) who has reached out to report nothing happens when they tap the Start Processing button. They have an iPhone 12 Pro Max running iOS 26.1. Restarting iPhone does not fix it. When they turn off the background processing feature in the app, it works. In that case my code directly calls the function to start processing instead of waiting for it to be invoked in the register block (or submit catch block). Is this a bug that's possible to occur, maybe device specific? Or have I done something wrong in the implementation? func startProcessingTapped(_ sender: UIButton) { if isBackgroundProcessingEnabled { startBackgroundContinuedProcessing() } else { startProcessing(backgroundTask: nil) } } func startBackgroundContinuedProcessing() { BGTaskScheduler.shared.register(forTaskWithIdentifier: taskIdentifier, using: .main) { @Sendable [weak self] task in guard self != nil else { return } startProcessing(backgroundTask: task as? BGContinuedProcessingTask) } let request = BGContinuedProcessingTaskRequest(identifier: taskIdentifier, title: title, subtitle: subtitle) request.strategy = .fail if BGTaskScheduler.supportedResources.contains(.gpu) { request.requiredResources = .gpu } do { try BGTaskScheduler.shared.submit(request) } catch { startProcessing(backgroundTask: nil) } } func startProcessing(backgroundTask: BGContinuedProcessingTask?) { // FIXME: Never called for this user when isBackgroundProcessingEnabled is true }

90714: Invalid binary. The app contains one or more corrupted binaries. Please rebuild the app and resubmit. 我开发的OC项目，三个月前打包分发还没有问题，半个月前开始就一直报这个错。查了很多资料都无法解决，所有的SDK也都升级了，还是报这个错，麻烦Apple的工程师帮忙指正一下问题，如何解决这个问题。

Hi everyone, I’ve been stuck on an issue with iOS Universal Links for about a week and could really use some help. The problem When tapping a Universal Link on iOS, my Flutter app opens correctly (desired behavior) — but immediately afterward, Safari opens the same link in the browser. So both the app and the browser open. This only happens on iOS. On Android everything works as expected. What works If the link is simply the domain, like: https://mydomain.com …then the app opens without triggering the browser afterward. This is the correct behavior. What doesn’t work If the link includes a path or parameters, like: https://mydomain.com/path https://mydomain.com/path?param=value …then the app opens, and then the browser opens immediately after. What I’ve tried Verified my AASA file using Branch’s validator: https://branch.io/resources/aasa-validator/ → The AASA file is valid. Universal Links do open the correct screen inside the app — the issue is the unwanted second step (Safari opening). Behavior is consistent across different iOS devices. Extra details Using Flutter. Universal Links set up with the standard configuration (associatedDomains, AASA hosted at /.well-known/apple-app-site-association, etc.). Question Has anyone encountered this issue where Universal Links with paths/params open the app and then open Safari? What could cause iOS to trigger the browser fallback even when the AASA file is valid and the app handles the link correctly? Any insights, debugging tips, or known edge cases would be incredibly appreciated!

I have a UICollectionView using a UICollectionViewCompositionalLayout with an orthogonally scrolling section. When selecting a cell, I present a modal view controller with a zoom transition. If I scroll quickly in that section after dismissing the presented view controller, the cells briefly overlap. See the attached screenshot. This issue occurs only on iOS 26 and does not occur on iOS 18. Has anyone found a way to mitigate this? Sample project: https://github.com/antiraum/iOS26_UICollectionViewZoomTransitionIssue Feedback FB21022192

Hello, I’m trying to present my custom SwiftUI dialog with text field in UIKit with modalPresentationStyle = .overFullScreen, but it leads to the UI being completely frozen once I select the TextField and memory constantly leaking. The minimal reproducible code is: class ModalBugViewController: UIViewController { var hostingController: UIHostingController<Content>! struct Content: View { @State private var text = "" var body: some View { ZStack { Color.black.opacity(0.5).ignoresSafeArea() VStack { TextField("Test", text: $text) .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder) .padding() } } } } override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() view.backgroundColor = .clear hostingController = UIHostingController(rootView: Content()) addChild(hostingController) view.addSubview(hostingController.view) hostingController.view.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false NSLayoutConstraint.activate([ hostingController.view.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.topAnchor), hostingController.view.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.bottomAnchor), hostingController.view.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leadingAnchor), hostingController.view.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.trailingAnchor) ]) hostingController.didMove(toParent: self) } } And then in UIKit source view: let viewController = ModalBugViewController() viewController.modalPresentationStyle = .overFullScreen present(viewController, animated: true) The bug is reproducible on iOS 18 - 26.1, even on the simulator, although on iOS 26 it's in landscape mode only. Is there some workaround for this issue that doesn't involve rewriting the whole dialog in UIKit?

Hi, I have an iOS app that I’m trying to update with Liquid Glass. In this app, I’m using a tab bar, which works fine with Liquid Glass, but as soon as I enable the “Reduce Transparency” setting in dark mode, I get a strange effect: at launch, the tab bar appears correctly in dark mode, but after scrolling a bit in the view, it eventually switches to light mode 😅 At launch: After a bit of scrolling: I can’t figure out whether this is intended behavior from the framework or not (I don’t have this issue with other apps). I can reproduce it in a project built from scratch, here is the code (don't forget to set dark mode to the device and activate the reduce transparency option in the accessibility menu): struct ContentView: View { var body: some View { TabView { ScrollView { LazyVStack { ForEach(0..<100) { _ in Image(systemName: "globe") .imageScale(.large) .foregroundStyle(.tint) Text("Hello world").foregroundStyle(.primary) } } .padding() } .tabItem { Label("Menu", systemImage: "list.dash") } } } } Do you know if this is expected behavior? Or if there’s something that can be done about it? Thanks,

I'm trying to digest and understand the new set of APIs relating age verification that were released last week. I have say that without some cohesive overview, example app, just a simple diagram showing the relationship of everything, its not at all clear to me what's going on nor what an app developer is expected to do to use these apis (I'm a senior engineer with 15 year's iOS experience, but hey maybe I'm just a bit slow in the head). I have a few questions, but the topic of this post is what is the relationship between age verification i.e. between the declared age range/significant change and Permission Kit? The documentation for the former mentions the Significant Change API/Topic (https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=2ezb6jhj / https://developer.apple.com/documentation/PermissionKit/SignificantAppUpdateTopic). Now the Significant Change Topic is documented as being part of PermissionKit, however the documentation for that (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/permissionkit) States emphatically at the top: "Communication experiences using the PermissionKit framework are only available using iMessage." Meaning you can't use PermissionKit for anything other than iMessage? If it doesn't mean that, then why does it state so? If it does mean that, then how does an app which has nothing to do with iMessage make use of Significant Change - because this documentation:https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=2ezb6jhj Is talking about using significant change for all apps, not iMessage. So there is a contradiction here.

In the summary documentation about the declared Age Range API:https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=2ezb6jhj It states: "The API will also return a signal from the user’s device about the method of age assurance, such as credit card or government ID" But if the api itself, and its documentation is examined, there is no such mechanism nor mention of it: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/declaredagerange/agerangeservice So my question is, is the first documentation incorrect, if not, then where and how to access the method of age assurance?

Hi everyone, I’ve filed a Feedback report (FB20986470) for a serious issue affecting the Call Directory database when add phone numbers for call blocking. When adding blocking numbers to a Call Directory extension, the system’s CallKit database (/private/var/mobile/Library/CallDirectory/CallDirectory.db) becomes corrupted. The reload call (reloadExtensionWithIdentifier) fails with error code 11 when the system tries to insert blocking entries, and the Console app on macOS shows the following errors: database corruption page 2265525 of /private/var/mobile/Library/CallDirectory/CallDirectory.db at line 81343 of [f0ca7bba1c] database corruption at line 79387 of [f0ca7bba1c] Error Domain=com.apple.callkit.database.sqlite Code=11 "sqlite3_step for query 'INSERT INTO PhoneNumberBlockingEntry (extension_id, phone_number_id) VALUES (?, (SELECT id FROM PhoneNumber WHERE (number = ?))), (?, (SELECT id FROM PhoneNumber WHERE (number = ?))),...)'" After this happens, CallKit becomes fully corrupted on the device and no further numbers can be added, even after: Disabling and re-enabling the extension Restarting the device (either force or soft restart) Reinstalling the app Waiting for a couple of minutes after this issue happens (that CallKit could possibly self-recovered) I also tested other call-blocking apps, and they all fail with the same error. The only thing that recovers the system is a full “Reset All Settings.” This issue has been reported by many users of my app, across multiple iOS versions and devices. Similar related issue reported by another developer: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/806129 Steps to Reproduce: Enable the Call Directory extension from a call-blocking app. Add and reload blocking numbers (a few thousand entries). Perform multiple reloads between additions. Check the Console, the corruption errors appear. From this point, all insert attempts fail system-wide. Expected Result: Entries should be inserted successfully, or the system should self-recover without persistent corruption. Actual Result: sqlite3_step fails with Code=11, and the Call Directory database remains corrupted until the user resets all settings. Additional Notes: All numbers are sorted and deduplicated before insertion. Happens intermittently after multiple reloads. The system log always shows internal database failure. Environment: Device: iPhone 16 Plus iOS 18.2 Beta (23C5027f) Xcode 16.1 (17B55) Attachments (included in Feedback FB20986470): sysdiagnose captured immediately after the failure (with Phone app General Profile) It seems like a system-level corruption affecting all Call Directory extensions once it occurs.

My app has been published by 2 months now I still I cant get Universal Links to work. I checked a lot of docs as well as videos about setting up universal links. Everyone with clear steps: Add the well-known json file to the server. Already validated by AASA web validator. Add the Associated domain on project capabilities, with the Web page root only. Eg: applinks:example:com. Install the app and trying clicking a link from notepad. Or instead make a long press to deploy contextual menu to see if my app is on the selectable options to open the link. My app is not been open in any of my attempts and the console always trying to use safari. I had a couple of screenshots of my testing. I really need help with this.

I'm experiencing an issue where my List selection (using EditButton) gets cleared when a confirmationDialog is presented, making it impossible to delete the selected items. Environment: Xcode 16.0.1 Swift 5 iOS 18 (targeting iOS 17+) Issue Description: When I select items in a List using EditButton and tap a delete button that shows a confirmationDialog, the selection is cleared as soon as the dialog appears. This prevents me from accessing the selected items to delete them. Code: State variables: @State var itemsSelection = Set<Item>() @State private var showDeleteConfirmation = false List with selection: List(currentItems, id: \.self, selection: $itemsSelection) { item in NavigationLink(value: item) { ItemListView(item: item) } } .navigationDestination(for: Item.self) { item in ItemViewDetail(item: item) } .toolbar { ToolbarItem(placement: .primaryAction) { EditButton() } } Delete button with confirmation: Button { if itemsSelection.count > 1 { showDeleteConfirmation = true } else { deleteItemsSelected() } } label: { Image(systemName: "trash.fill") .font(.system(size: 12)) .foregroundStyle(Color.red) } .padding(8) .confirmationDialog( "Delete?", isPresented: $showDeleteConfirmation, titleVisibility: .visible ) { Button("Delete", role: .destructive) { deleteItemsSelected() } Button("Cancel", role: .cancel) {} } message: { Text("Going to delete: \(itemsSelection.count) items?") } Expected Behavior: The selected items should remain selected when the confirmationDialog appears, allowing me to delete them after confirmation. Actual Behavior: As soon as showDeleteConfirmation becomes true and the dialog appears, itemsSelection becomes empty (count = 0), making it impossible to delete the selected items. What I've Tried: Moving the confirmationDialog to different view levels Checking if this is related to the NavigationLink interaction Has anyone encountered this issue? Is there a workaround to preserve the selection when showing a confirmation dialog?

Our iOS app supports CarPlay capability with the Driving task. The app is also configured to wake in the background on geofence entry or exit events, even from a terminated (killed) state. We would like to understand how to detect whether CarPlay is connected to the iPhone when the app wakes up or runs in the background. In this case, the CarPlay app is not actively running in the Car infotainment system foreground. Requirement: The app should perform a background task only when CarPlay is connected, including when launched in the background or from a killed state due to a geofence trigger. Could you please advise on the recommended way or API to determine CarPlay connection status in this background scenario? Thanks for the support!