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Sonoma 14.4.1 macOS Menu Issues
Sonoma 14.4.1 (did not test on 14.4) Xcode 15.3 New Project macOS Document App Run View menu has "Enter Full Screen" Do Command-N View menu does not have "Enter Full Screen" May need to open and close a few windows. import SwiftUI @main struct testApp: App { var body: some Scene { DocumentGroup(newDocument: testDocument()) { file in ContentView(document: file.$document) } .commands { CommandGroup(replacing: CommandGroupPlacement.saveItem) { } } } } File menu Open Recent becomes NSMenuItem
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Mar ’24
SwiftUI fileImporter vs dropDestination logic
If I drag something into my SwiftUI Mac app the .dropDestination gets an array of URLs that I can do with what I want. If I use .fileImporter to get an identical array of URLs I should wrap start/stop securityScopedResource() calls around each URL before I do anything with it. Can anyone explain the logic behind that? Is there some reason I'm not seeing? It is especially annoying in that the requirement for security scoping also doesn't exist if I use an NSOpenPanel instead of .fileImporter.
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Mar ’24
How to resolve SwiftUI.DynamicProperty on MainActor compiler warning on 6.0?
Hi! I'm running into a warning from a SwiftUI.DynamicProperty on a 6.0 development build (swift-6.0-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2024-03-26-a). I am attempting to build a type (conforming to DynamicProperty) that should also be MainActor. This type with also need a custom update function. Here is a simple custom wrapper (handwaving over the orthogonal missing pieces) that shows the warning: import SwiftUI @MainActor struct MainProperty: DynamicProperty { // Main actor-isolated instance method 'update()' cannot be used to satisfy nonisolated protocol requirement; this is an error in the Swift 6 language mode @MainActor func update() { } } Is there anything I can do about that warning? Does the warning correctly imply that this will be a legit compiler error when 6.0 ships? I can find (at least) two examples of types adopting DynamicProperty from Apple that are also MainActor: FetchRequest and SectionedFetchRequest. What is confusing is that both FetchRequest^1 and SectionedFetchRequest^2 explicitly declare their update method to be MainActor. Is there anything missing from my Wrapper declaration that can get me what I'm looking for? Any more advice about that? Thanks!
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Apr ’24
iOS ImageRenderer Unable to localize text correctly Bug
A simple view has misaligned localized content after being converted to an image using ImageRenderer. This is still problematic on real phone and TestFlight I'm not sure what the problem is, I'm assuming it's an ImageRenderer bug. I tried to use UIGraphicsImageRenderer, but the UIGraphicsImageRenderer captures the image in an inaccurate position, and it will be offset resulting in a white border. And I don't know why in some cases it encounters circular references that result in blank images. "(1) days" is also not converted to "1 day" properly.
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Apr ’24
Best Way to Support Different Devices in SwiftUI?
Hi, I have pretty much finished my app's layout but realized I needed to scale it for different devices. I have read online that hardcoding values (esp in frames) is a big no-no, and GeometryReader should be heavily utilized. Also was recommended ViewThatFits. The problem is, I want the app to look the exact same across all devices. What is the best way to get started? Also, when testing, do I only have to test on an iPad and iPhone or are the dimensions significantly different amongst each class of devices?
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Apr ’24
VisionOS NavigationStack background cannot be removed?
I have a simple example to demonstrate... struct MyView: View { var body: some View { Text("WOW") } } struct MyOtherView: View { var body: some View { NavigationStack { Text("WOW") } } } On VisionOS, MyOtherView has a glass background effect that cannot be disabled. glassBackgroundEffect(displayMode: .never) .background(.clear), .foregroundColor(.clear), none of them work. I then resorted to the SwiftUIIntrospect package to try set .clear on various child objects of the NavigationStack but nothing is working. I am in control of my own glass containers. I have a couple with space between them, but with the NavigationStack it sets a background behind both of them ruining the effect. This is what MyOtherView renders as: I'm looking for it to be completely transparent except the text. Like the below layout. For now I will have to roll my own navigation.
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Apr ’24
Infinite loop refreshing view with EnvironmentValue
Adding environment value openURL or dismiss to a View in a NavigationStack, without even using it, causes an infinite refresh loop. What doesn't work: a) struct ViewA: View { @State private var path = NavigationPath() var body: some View { NavigationStack(path: $path) { ViewB() } } } struct ViewB: View { @Environment(\.openURL) var openURL var body: some View { NavigationLink("Next", value: 1) .navigationDestination(for: Int.self, destination: itemView) } func itemView(_ item: Int) -> some View { Text("Item \(item)") } } Prints ViewB: _openURL changed. infinitely. b) Passing the path to ViewB and appending the value with a Button What works: a) .navigationDestination(for: Int.self) { Text("Item \($0)") } Prints ViewB: @self, @identity, _openURL changed. ViewB: @self, _openURL changed. ViewB: _openURL changed. (3 times) b) Handling the destination on ViewA, which is not ideal for my use case. Prints ViewB: @self, @identity, _openURL changed. ViewB: _openURL changed. (5 times) While the workaround would work, it is still unclear how the environment value can cause the freeze (and eventual crash). Also that passing a function as parameter fails, while providing the destination in place does not. The code is stripped down to the minimal reproducible version. Any thoughts?
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Apr ’24
Section's .sheet(…) disappears first time shown when header: is set
I have a peculiar situation, where the first time I present a sheet from a Section that has the header: set, the sheet disappears by itself the first time it is presented. @State private var show = false // … List { Section { Text("foo") } header: { Text("bar") } .sheet(isPresented: $show) { Text("baz") } // just to enable Button("toggle") { show = true } } In Xcode I get this warning when I present the sheet (taken from our live app): Attempt to present <_TtGC7SwiftUI29PresentationHostingControllerVS_7AnyView_: 0x10a819e00> on <_TtGC7SwiftUI19UIHostingControllerGVS_15ModifiedContentVS_7AnyViewVS_12RootModifier__: 0x10a020600> (from <_TtGC7SwiftUI32NavigationStackHostingControllerVS_7AnyView_: 0x10a0cba00>) while a presentation is in progress. Tested on iOS 17.4.1, iPadOS 17.4.0 (Simulator), Xcode 15.3 Previews.  Circumstances The circumstances are as following: a Section has to be in a List, and have content:, and header: or footer: set to something, and have the .sheet(…) set on the section itself. The problem does not occur with these sections: Section { Text("…") } Section { } footer: { Text("…") } Section { Text("…") } header: { } … but the following views have the sheet disappear the first time it is presented: Section { Text("…") } header: { Text("…") } Section { Text("…") } footer: { Text("…") } Section { Text("…") } header: { Text("…") } footer: { Text("…") } Is this a known issue, and are there any known workarounds to present from a Section? My best guess is to move the .sheet(…) to the parent container, but I'll have to restructure part of my code quite a bit to do so 😕
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Apr ’24
How can I make NSToolbar on Catalyst check canPerformAction on UISplitViewController's secondary view controller instead of primary?
I have a Catalyst app that I'm adding a sidebar to via UISplitViewController. I have a toolbar on the window with buttons that I want to be enabled or disabled based on the state of the view controller in the split view's secondary column. But it seems to want to check the primary view controller instead. In the Catalyst tutorial Adding a Toolbar, this exact approach is demonstrated. The RecipeDetailViewController has methods for toggleFavorite and editRecipe, and the toolbar items are set up to reference those selectors in the ToolbarDelegate class. In the screenshots in the tutorial, the buttons are shown as enabled based on RecipeDetailViewController.canPerformAction. But when I download and run the complete project on my computer (macOS 14.4.1), the toolbar items are disabled. And if I add the methods to the RecipeListViewController (which is in the primary column of the UISplitViewController, the toolbar items get enabled. Is there a way to make the system ask the correct split view column for canPerformAction? Or is this a bug?
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Apr ’24
Production app crashing with PlatformViewHost.updateNestedHosts(_:colorSchemeChanged:)
Hello, my production app is experiencing some crashes according to app store analytics. I cannot seem to reproduce it. According to Xcode Orginzer the app is crashing 10 SwiftUI 0x000000018ec372a0 PlatformViewHost.updateNestedHosts(_:colorSchemeChanged:) + 332 (PlatformViewHost.swift:699) Distributor ID: com.apple.AppStore Hardware Model: iPhone13,4 Version: 2.0.3 (86) AppStoreTools: 15E204 AppVariant: 1:iPhone13,4:16 Code Type: ARM-64 (Native) Role: Foreground Parent Process: launchd [1] OS Version: iPhone OS 17.4.1 (21E236) Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT) Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000 Termination Reason: SIGNAL 6 Abort trap: 6 Triggered by Thread: 0 Kernel Triage: VM - (arg = 0x3) mach_vm_allocate_kernel failed within call to vm_map_enter VM - (arg = 0x3) mach_vm_allocate_kernel failed within call to vm_map_enter VM - (arg = 0x3) mach_vm_allocate_kernel failed within call to vm_map_enter VM - (arg = 0x3) mach_vm_allocate_kernel failed within call to vm_map_enter VM - (arg = 0x3) mach_vm_allocate_kernel failed within call to vm_map_enter Thread 0 name: Thread 0 Crashed: 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001d1bd6974 __pthread_kill + 8 (:-1) 1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00000001e56590ec pthread_kill + 268 (pthread.c:1717) 2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x0000000191627c14 __abort + 136 (abort.c:159) 3 libsystem_c.dylib 0x0000000191627b8c abort + 192 (abort.c:126) 4 libswiftCore.dylib 0x000000018832a690 swift::fatalErrorv(unsigned int, char const*, char*) + 136 (Errors.cpp:387) 5 libswiftCore.dylib 0x000000018832a6b0 swift::fatalError(unsigned int, char const*, ...) + 32 (Errors.cpp:395) 6 libswiftCore.dylib 0x0000000188324a08 getNonNullSrcObject(swift::OpaqueValue*, swift::TargetMetadata&lt;swift::InProcess&gt; const*, swift::TargetMetadata&lt;swift::InProcess&gt; const*) + 256 (DynamicCast.cpp:144) 7 libswiftCore.dylib 0x0000000188326510 tryCastToObjectiveCClass(swift::OpaqueValue*, swift::TargetMetadata&lt;swift::InProcess&gt; const*, swift::OpaqueValue*, swift::TargetMetadata&lt;swift::InProcess&gt; const*, swift::TargetMetadata&lt;swift::InPro... + 88 (DynamicCast.cpp:510) 8 libswiftCore.dylib 0x0000000188324068 tryCast(swift::OpaqueValue*, swift::TargetMetadata&lt;swift::InProcess&gt; const*, swift::OpaqueValue*, swift::TargetMetadata&lt;swift::InProcess&gt; const*, swift::TargetMetadata&lt;swift::InProcess&gt; const*&amp;, sw... + 992 (DynamicCast.cpp:2281) 9 libswiftCore.dylib 0x0000000188323b14 swift_dynamicCast + 208 (CompatibilityOverrideRuntime.def:109) 10 SwiftUI 0x000000018ec372a0 PlatformViewHost.updateNestedHosts(_:colorSchemeChanged:) + 332 (PlatformViewHost.swift:699) 11 SwiftUI 0x000000018ec36bf4 PlatformViewHost.updateEnvironment(_:viewPhase:) + 412 (PlatformViewHost.swift:690) 12 SwiftUI 0x000000018ec37bf8 PlatformViewHost.init(_:host:environment:viewPhase:importer:) + 808 (PlatformViewHost.swift:132) 13 SwiftUI 0x000000018ec36cf8 PlatformViewHost.__allocating_init(_:host:environment:viewPhase:importer:) + 92 (PlatformViewHost.swift:0) 14 SwiftUI 0x000000018ec0132c closure #1 in closure #1 in closure #4 in closure #1 in PlatformViewChild.updateValue() + 444 (PlatformViewRepresentable.swift:559) 15 SwiftUI 0x000000018ec06c58 partial apply for closure #1 in closure #1 in closure #4 in closure #1 in PlatformViewChild.updateValue() + 24 (&lt;compiler-generated&gt;:0) 16 SwiftUI 0x000000018ea26910 RepresentableContextValues.asCurrent&lt;A&gt;(do:) + 156 (RepresentableContextValues.swift:43) 17 SwiftUI 0x000000018ec01124 closure #1 in closure #4 in closure #1 in PlatformViewChild.updateValue() + 176 (PlatformViewRepresentable.swift:558) 18 SwiftUI 0x000000018ec0104c closure #4 in closure #1 in PlatformViewChild.updateValue() + 128 (PlatformViewRepresentable.swift:557) 19 SwiftUI 0x000000018ec06b2c partial apply for closure #4 in closure #1 in PlatformViewChild.updateValue() + 24 (&lt;compiler-generated&gt;:0) 20 SwiftUI 0x000000018de7b7d0 closure #1 in _withObservation&lt;A&gt;(do:) + 44 (ObservationUtils.swift:26) 21 SwiftUI 0x000000018ec06b50 partial apply for closure #1 in _withObservation&lt;A&gt;(do:) + 24 (&lt;compiler-generated&gt;:0) 22 libswiftCore.dylib 0x0000000187fd0068 withUnsafeMutablePointer&lt;A, B&gt;(to:_:) + 28 (LifetimeManager.swift:82) 23 SwiftUI 0x000000018ebffbdc closure #1 in PlatformViewChild.updateValue() + 3040 (PlatformViewRepresentable.swift:556) 24 SwiftUI 0x000000018d5ecbf8 partial apply for implicit closure #1 in closure #1 in closure #1 in Attribute.init&lt;A&gt;(_:) + 32 (&lt;compiler-generated&gt;:0) 25 AttributeGraph 0x00000001b2150240 AG::Graph::UpdateStack::update() + 512 (ag-graph-update.cc:578) 26 AttributeGraph 0x00000001b2146f38 AG::Graph::update_attribute(AG::data::ptr&lt;AG::Node&gt;, unsigned int) + 424 (ag-graph-update.cc:719) 27 AttributeGraph 0x00000001b2146810 AG::Graph::input_value_ref_slow(AG::data::ptr&lt;AG::Node&gt;, AG::AttributeID, unsigned int, unsigned int, AGSwiftMetadata const*, unsigned char&amp;, long) + 720 (ag-graph.cc:1429)
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May ’24
How can I optimize SwiftUI CPU load on frequent updates
Dear Sirs, I'm writing an audio application that should show up to 128 horizontal peakmeters (width for each is about 150, height is 8) stacked inside a ScrollViewReader. For the actual value of the peakmeter I have a binding to a CGFloat value. The peakmeter works as expected and is refreshing correct. For testing I added a timer to my swift application that is firing every 0.05 secs, meaning I want to show 20 values per second. Inside the timer func I'm just creating random CGFloat values in range of 0...1 for the bound values. The peakmeters refresh and flicker as expected but I can see a CPU load of 40-50% in the activity monitor on my MacBook Air with Apple M2 even when compiled in release mode. I think this is quite high and I'd like to reduce this CPU load. Should this be possible? I.e. I thought about blocking the refresh until I've set all values? How could this be done and would it help? What else could I do? Thanks and best regards, JFreyberger
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May ’24
SwiftUI: dynamicTypeSize doesn't work for items in a List
Hi, I have a List and I want to limit the dynamic text size for some of the elements in the list's row item view. I created a test view below. The ".dynamicTypeSize(.large)" restriction only works if it's applied to the List view, not if it's set for the the ContentItemView in the ForEach below. Is there a reason for this? Do I need to do something else to limit a list row to a certain size? The example only has a text field, but I want to do this for a Image with some text inside it, and I wanted to restrict that text field, but it doesn't seem to work when the view is inside a List row. Please let me know if there's a workaround for it. import SwiftUI import CoreData struct ContentView: View { @FetchRequest( sortDescriptors: [NSSortDescriptor(keyPath: \Item.timestamp, ascending: true)], animation: .default) private var items: FetchedResults<Item> @State private var multiSelectedContacts = Set<Item.ID>() var body: some View { NavigationStack { List (selection: $multiSelectedContacts) { ForEach(items) { item in ContentItemView(item: item) } .dynamicTypeSize(.large) // <-- doesn't works } .dynamicTypeSize(.large) // <-- THIS WORKS } } } struct ContentItemView: View { @Environment(\.managedObjectContext) private var viewContext @ObservedObject var item: Item @State var presentConfirmation = false var body: some View { HStack { if let timestamp = item.timestamp, let itemNumber = item.itemNumber { Text("\(itemNumber) - \(timestamp, formatter: itemFormatter)") } } .popover(isPresented: $item.canShowPopover, content: { Text("Test Item Label") .frame(width: 100, height: 150) }) } } private let itemFormatter: DateFormatter = { let formatter = DateFormatter() formatter.dateStyle = .short formatter.timeStyle = .long return formatter }() #Preview { ContentView().environment(\.managedObjectContext, PersistenceController.preview.container.viewContext) }
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May ’24
iOS app crash with UIKitcore - UIAlertController
I have recently submitted a new app version to the Appstore with Xcode 15.0. Unfortunately, I have started to see the below crash in the Xcode organiser &gt; Crashes section occurring for more number of times. UIKitCore: +[UIAlertController _alertControllerContainedInViewController:] + 160 The exception trace is not leading to main() function but not pointing to any of the code line. I had used UIAlertController in the past versions to show the alerts but there is no code written in the current version code related to UIAlertController. Only from the latest version, this kind of crash started to surface. In the latest release, We have added a third party SDK and while implementing the SDK, we had added the Location and Bluetooth Permissions in Info.plist file. But as we don't want to use/track the Location and Bluetooth details from the app, the SDK team has disabled the Location and Bluetooth settings to not reflect in the tracked data. Is this behaviour creating any conflict with the UIAlertController and logging the crash? Because by default the OS tries to show the alert when the permissions exist in the plist file, but the alert will not come as the service is disabled on the SDK server settings. Is this creating any conflict and logging the crash. Please extend your help.
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May ’24
SwiftUI `onOpenURL` lacks `referrerURL` and `annotation` present in NSUserActivity
Hello, I am working on an application that utilizes both AppDelegate and SceneDelegate. We are looking to convert the top level app to SwiftUI and start using the SwiftUI App lifecycle. When implementing, I see that deep links when the app is backgrounded will only route to the onOpenURL modifier. This means that information we relied on before like referrerURL and annotation present in the NSUserActivity object delivered to the app is no longer available. Is there any work around for this? It seems like missing functionality because there is no way to route the deep links through AppDelegate or SceneDelegate if you are using the SwiftUI App protocol.
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May ’24
How to get initial WindowGroup to reopen on launch (visionOS)
In my visionOS app, I have an initial WindowGroup (no parameters), which opens correctly on application launch. I have multiple other WindowGroup(for:) closures in the app, too. If I open one of the other WindowGroup(for:) windows, then close the initial window, I can't get the initial window back. If I close the second window, then tap on app icon, the second window reappears, but the initial window isn't shown. The only way to get the initial window back, once it's closed, is to force-quit the app and restart. A one-file reproducible example is below. In this example, the "button tapped" window is the second window. What do I need to do to get the initial window back? Note this problem is in a visionOS app. But I've been able to reproduce even if I remove the RealityKitContent package from the target. If I close, say, Safari's only window, then Safari exits, and shows me its window when I relaunch. The behavior I'd like to see is that when I "click" the app icon, the app presents its main window again. I have also tried giving the WindowGroup an id. That does allow me to openWindow from another window (could use a toolbar item for that), but it doesn't get the main window to appear on launch, and I end up with multiple copies of the Main window. import SwiftUI @main struct Limbo_MREApp: App { var body: some Scene { // I've also tried this form, same result // WindowGroup(id: "main") { WindowGroup { ContentView() } WindowGroup(for: String.self) { $string in if let string { Text(string) .font(.extraLargeTitle2) } } } } struct ContentView: View { @Environment(\.openWindow) var openWindow var body: some View { VStack { Text("Hello, world!") Button("Tap Me", systemImage: "doc.on.doc") { openWindow(value: "button tapped") } } } }
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Jun ’24
[iOSAppOnMac] ShareKit: Crashes in SHKItemIsPDF() or -[SHKSaveToFilesSharingService saveFileURL:completion:]
I have a custom document-based iOS app that also runs on macOS. After implementing -activityItemsConfiguration to enable sharing from the context menu, I found that the app crashes on macOS when selecting Share… from the context menu and then selecting Save (i.e. Save to Files under iOS). This problem does not occur on iOS, which behaves correctly. - (id<UIActivityItemsConfigurationReading>)activityItemsConfiguration { NSItemProvider * provider = [[NSItemProvider alloc] initWithContentsOfURL:self.document.presentedItemURL]; UIActivityItemsConfiguration * configuration = [UIActivityItemsConfiguration activityItemsConfigurationWithItemProviders:@[ provider ]]; // XXX crashes with com.apple.share.System.SaveToFiles return configuration; } Additionally, I found that to even reach this crash, the workaround implemented in the NSItemProvider (FBxxx) category of the sample project is needed. Without this, the app will crash much earlier, due to SHKItemIsPDF() erroneously invoking -pathExtension on an NSItemProvider. This appears to be a second bug in Apple’s private ShareKit framework. #import <UniformTypeIdentifiers/UniformTypeIdentifiers.h> @implementation NSItemProvider (FBxxx) // XXX SHKItemIsPDF() invokes -pathExtension on an NSItemProvider (when running under macOS, anyway) -> crash - (NSString *)pathExtension { return self.registeredContentTypes.firstObject.preferredFilenameExtension; } @end Again, this all works fine on iOS (17.5) but crashes when the exact same app build is running on macOS (14.5). I believe these bugs are Apple's. Any idea how to avoid the crash? Is there a way to disable the "Save to Files" option in the sharing popup? I filed FB13819800 with a sample project that demonstrates the crash on macOS. I was going to file a TSI to get this resolved, but I see that DTS is not responding to tech support incidents until after WWDC.
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: UIKit
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