I'm developing an iOS application that relies on peer-to-peer discovery and connection using Bluetooth. The expected behavior is: Two iOS devices with the application installed. Both users marked as "visible". When within Bluetooth range, the devices should discover each other and establish a connection. However, the problem occurs when: The application is in the background (minimized) OR The device is locked (screen off). In these states: The devices can no longer be detected. The search returns no nearby devices. Connection could not be established. ChatGPT: What you want to do probably runs into a structural limitation of iOS — it's not a bug. And iOS: severely limits background BLE scanning. reduces advertising frequency. may even stop completely depending on the state (lock screen). In other words: 👉 iPhone was not designed to function as a "continuous radar" between background apps. Apps that do something similar (like AirDrop or Find My): use Apple's private or privileged APIs or combine BLE + Wi-Fi + Ultra Broadband. i need help : /

Hi all, Our team (D36U48VRGM) holds approved Family Controls (Distribution) entitlement on three bundles, all live on the App Store as part of the same app: com.strategieayoub.quranfocus (main app) com.strategieayoub.quranfocus.ShieldAction com.strategieayoub.quranfocus.ShieldConfiguration We've added a fourth target — a DeviceActivityMonitor extension at com.strategieayoub.quranfocus.DeviceActivityMonitor — to replace our current BGProcessingTaskRequest re-shield path. The BGTaskScheduler approach is unreliable for our use case: iOS routinely runs the task hours late or skips it entirely, leaving users' apps unblocked far past the unlock window we promised. DeviceActivityMonitor's intervalDidEnd callback is the only mechanism Apple provides that fires reliably regardless of app state. The new bundle ID is registered, has Family Controls (Development) provisioned, and intervalDidEnd works correctly during local on-device testing. The blocker is Distribution — Xcode's Signing pane shows: "Bundle identifier is using development only version of Family Controls (Development) capability. Please request access to Family Controls (Distribution) to avoid issues when distributing." Two questions: The previous per-asset Family Controls request form has been replaced with a single account-level form that contains no free-text field where I can specify a bundle ID. How does Apple now expect developers with already-approved teams to attach an additional child bundle to that approval? Phone Developer Support said they cannot make entitlement attachments and pointed me back to the form. Is there a documented escalation path? Thanks for any pointers.

I'm working on a MailKit extension and I'm getting a full Mail crash every time I click the Primary Action button in my message banner. I have filed a feedback: FB22513160 Apple's own unsubscribe banner successfully presents a confirmation modal when its primary action is clicked, demonstrating that this flow is intended to work. That behavior does not appear to be accessible to third-party extensions via the documented EMessageSecurityHandler API. Or if it is and I'm missing something, I'd love to know. Thanks!

Hello, I want to echo the DeviceActivityReport "concurrency" problems flagged in https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/720549, and ask a related question. (Thanks to Kmart and other Apple dev support folks who have been monitoring these forums and responding diligently.) I would like to display daily and weekly stats in the same view, broken down by specific apps (as in the native Screen Time). However, instantiating multiple DeviceActivityReport objects with different filters and/or different contexts leads to confusion, where the two views will incorrectly and intermittently swap data or duplicate data where it shouldn't (seemingly upon some interval when the extension provides fresh data). There isn't documentation on how to display multiple reports at once. Is the idea that logic for multiple reports should be embedded within the extension itself in the makeConfiguration() function and there should only be a single DeviceActivityReport in the main App, or is this a bug? Even with a single DeviceActivityReport, I run into inconsistencies where the View provided by the extension takes multiple seconds to load or fails to load altogether. The behavior seems random...I will build the application with the same code multiple times and see different behavior each time. Finally, a plug for better support in the Simulator for the entire set of Screen Time APIs. Thanks!

Hello, I submitted a request for Family Controls (Distribution) approval, and it has now been over 4 days without any update on the status. I understand that review times can vary, but I wanted to check if this delay is expected or if there’s anything I might need to do on my end to help move the process forward. Could anyone from the Apple team or the community provide insight into: Typical processing times for Family Controls distribution requests Whether delays beyond a few days are common Any steps I should take to follow up or expedite the review For reference: Status: Submitted Submission time: April 21, 2026 Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

I've already submitted multiple cases about this issue. My Family Controls Distribution request was apparently approved (or I was told via Developer Support) for my Shield Action & Shield Configuration extensions, but the Distribution option still does not appear in the identifiers. This is blocking my ability to distribute via TestFlight. I need someone who can update the identifier capabilities or explain why the approved capability is not showing.

I submitted a Family Controls Framework Entitlement request on April 16, 2026 for my iOS app (Team ID: U3BVGVPCEH). After 11 days, the request still shows "Submitted" with no status update or email communication. I submitted two additional requests on April 20 and April 23 thinking the first had failed (no confirmation email was ever received). All three show "Submitted": J5DLD62PNZ — April 16 VV8B272DHZ — April 20 D362NT677B — April 23 I also opened a Developer Support ticket on April 23 with no response yet. Can anyone help me a bit? I cannot distribute my app by Testflight and I need it for my PhD.

Just curious if there is anyway to expedite the FamilyControl entitlement. I have seen few people stuck in this step for few days. I submit mine on the 4/18, and my Case ID: 102874096254 Just want to see if I can see any estimate time for my request. Thanks, Jing

Looks like the Weather Kit API is not responding. I experience the same with Weather App - API is returning 504 HTTP errors I was wondering if I was alone on this situation In this example: in my app the weather complication is consuming my weather provider which is based on Weather Kit Thank you for your answers. Ilyes

I am getting bug reports from users that occasionally the AlarmKit alarms scheduled by my app are going off exactly at midnight. In my app, users can set recurring alarms for sunrise/sunset etc. I implement this as fixed schedule alarms over the next 2-3 days with correct dates pre-computed at schedule time. I have a background task which is scheduled to run at noon every day to update the alarms for the next 2-3 days. Are there any limitations to the fixed schedule which might be causing this unintended behavior of going off at midnight?

Could someone please explain how to use a custom sound when setting up an alarm using AlarmKit? It keeps playing a default sound. Also, I keep having an issue where the alarm sound plays but doesn’t show the alarm interface buttons unless the screen is locked.

Here’s a polished Apple Developer Forums post you can use. I removed personal identifiers such as email, Person ID, Team ID, and DTS Case ID because the forums are public. The post is based on your DTS request and Apple’s response directing you to ask in the Developer Forums.  ⸻ Title Supported public API to open containing iOS app from Share Extension for image/PDF share sheet imports Tags iOS Share Extension UIKit App Intents Uniform Type Identifiers Post Body Hello Apple Developer Forums, We are building an iOS app that needs to receive images and PDFs shared from the system share sheet. The sources include Screenshots, Photos, Files, and third-party apps. The desired user experience is similar to apps such as ChatGPT or Claude: when the user taps our app in the share sheet, the main containing app opens and starts importing or uploading the shared image or PDF. We are trying to understand the supported public API for this behavior. What we have tried CFBundleDocumentTypes We added document type support for: public.image public.png public.jpeg public.heic public.heif com.adobe.pdf This works for some document-open flows, such as opening files from Files or Photos in certain cases. However, it does not make the app appear reliably as a share target from Screenshot Share or from some third-party app share sheets. App Intents We tried using App Intents with IntentFile and: static var openAppWhenRun: Bool = true However, this does not seem to create a general-purpose share-sheet receiver for arbitrary image or PDF NSItemProvider payloads. Share Extension We also implemented a Share Extension that: Receives the shared NSItemProvider. Stores the image or PDF in an app group container. Attempts to open the containing app. However: NSExtensionContext.open(_:completionHandler:) does not appear to foreground the containing app from a Share Extension in the way we need. We also tested responder-chain openURL: trampoline approaches, but those do not work reliably and appear to be unsupported as a public API contract. Questions Is there a supported public API for an iOS app to appear as a share target for arbitrary image/PDF NSItemProvider payloads and then directly open the containing app? If apps such as ChatGPT or Claude appear to switch directly into the main app from the share sheet, is that behavior achievable using public APIs available to third-party developers? If directly opening the containing app is not supported, is the recommended design to perform all upload/import work inside the Share Extension itself? Are App Intents intended to support this kind of share-sheet attachment import flow, either currently or in a future iOS version? Reproduction Steps We created a focused sample project to reproduce the issue. Build and run the app on a physical iPhone. Leave the app installed. Capture a screenshot. Tap the screenshot thumbnail. Tap the Share button. Choose the app’s Share Extension from the share sheet. Observe that the Share Extension receives the image payload. Attempt to open the containing app from the extension. Expected Result The containing app should foreground and receive a URL or other handoff signal indicating that a shared file is available for import. Actual Result The Share Extension receives the image payload and logs the provider type identifiers, but the containing app does not reliably foreground. NSExtensionContext.open does not provide the desired transition, and responder-chain URL-opening workarounds do not appear to be supported or reliable. Minimal Question For image/PDF imports from the iOS share sheet, should the supported implementation be: Share Extension receives the file → Share Extension performs the upload/import itself rather than: Share Extension receives the file → Share Extension opens containing app → Main app performs upload/import Any guidance on the supported architecture would be appreciated. Thank you.

I got 2 crash in my iPad app, didn't konw why. The first crash infomation is: Invalid parameter not satisfying: configuration != nil. The second crash infomation is: /Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/UIKitCore/Metrics/_UIListMetrics+Extensions.swift:110: Fatal error: Trait collection does not specify a user interface idiom. Trait collection: <UITraitCollection: 0x133d0e940; DisplayScale = 1, DisplayGamut = P3, HorizontalSizeClass = Regular, VerticalSizeClass = Regular, UserInterfaceStyle = Light, UserInterfaceLayoutDirection = LTR, ForceTouchCapability = Unavailable, PreferredContentSizeCategory = XXL, AccessibilityContrast = High, UserInterfaceLevel = Base, ImageDynamicRange = 0, SceneCaptureState = 0> Can someone help

Hi there, I’m curious to understand how the system determines which language to use for an app. The system is currently set to en-IN (English - India). My app supports the following languages: en (the default development language) en-GB (United Kingdom) en-IE (Ireland) en-US (United States) When I run the app, the Bundle.main.preferredLanguages returns [„en-GB“, „en“], which causes the app to be set to en-GB. However, when the app doesn’t support the preferred system language, I would expect it to default to the en language. Surprisingly, this is not the case. This behavior is precisely described in Technical Note TN2418. Unfortunately, there’s no explanation provided. Is this behavior related to the CLDR Linguistic Distance? I also attempted to replace the default development language en with en-001 (English - world), but it had no effect.

when we launch the application and change the language from german/french to english or any other language then in also it is changing app language, but bluetooth connection screen with pair or cancel alert is showing on previous selected language. Since that alert is system alert, is there any wayto debug/resolve that issue.

On iOS 26.4, I set a Screen Time passcode. However, when I go to Settings > Apps > [Our App] and turn off Screen Time Access for the app, the system asks for Face ID instead of the Screen Time passcode. As a result, Screen Time access can be disabled without entering the Screen Time passcode. Steps to Reproduce 1. Set a Screen Time passcode on iOS 26.4. 2. Open Settings > Apps > [Our App]. 3. Turn off Screen Time Access for the app. Expected Result The system should require the Screen Time passcode before allowing Screen Time access to be disabled. Actual Result The system asks for Face ID instead of the Screen Time passcode, and Screen Time access is disabled.

How does Associated Domains Development work on watchOS? In comparison, on iOS we have Diagnostics menu that allows to input a link and test the setup. How to achieve the same on a watch? watchOS: iOS:

I've added NFC support for my app. So, my UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities were extended from "armv7" to "armv7 nfc". This means I've prevented this application from running on devices supported by previous versions. Now I've received a message from Apple: ITMS-90109: This bundle is invalid - The key UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities in the Info.plist may not contain values that would prevent this application from running on devices that were supported by previous versions. What is the right way to add new functions?

Hi I am trying to implement a minimal DeviceActivityReport extension. Setup: iOS app with FamilyControls authorization (status = approved) DeviceActivityReport displayed in SwiftUI Report extension embedded in PlugIns Correct NSExtensionPointIdentifier: com.apple.deviceactivityui.report-extension No NSExtensionPrincipalClass or storyboard Entitlements: com.apple.developer.family-controls com.apple.developer.family-controls.app-and-website-usage The app installs and runs correctly. Authorization is granted. However, the extension is never loaded: No logs from the extension (init/body/makeConfiguration never called) Console shows: "Failed to discover the client's extension: DeviceActivityReportService... ClientError Code=2" Environment: Xcode 16.2 iOS device running iOS 18.x (latest available) The .appex is correctly embedded and signed. Question: Is there a known issue with DeviceActivityReport extensions not being discovered at runtime with this setup? Is additional configuration required beyond NSExtensionPointIdentifier? Thanks

I'm writing this post out of genuine desperation after exhausting every official support channel available to me. The situation: I've built a screen time / focus app for students called SınavKilidi, specifically designed for Turkish high school students preparing for the YKS university entrance exam — one of the most high-stakes exams in Turkey, taken by hundreds of thousands of students every year. The exam window is approximately 2 months away. This app is inherently seasonal: if it doesn't reach users before the exam season, an entire year of development becomes irrelevant. The main app binary was approved and is live. Everything on the App Store Connect side is fully ready — metadata, screenshots, pricing, in-app purchases, the works. The blocker: My app uses App Extensions that require the com.apple.developer.family-controls entitlement. The main app target received distribution entitlement approval. However, the extensions — which are architecturally inseparable from the core functionality — have not received the same entitlement. Without this, I cannot submit a working build. The app is literally unshippable in its current state despite the main entitlement being granted. This is not a configuration issue on my end. The entitlement is correctly set up in my provisioning profiles. The gap is purely on Apple's approval side for the extension targets. The support experience: I opened Case #102855522321 on March 29, 2026. Since then: I had a call with Apple Developer Support on April 1 I sent follow-up emails on April 1, April 2, April 3, and April 7 Not a single substantive response. Only automated acknowledgements. That is 10+ days, 4 follow-up emails, 1 phone call, and complete silence on an issue that is actively costing me my launch window. What I'm asking: I'm not asking for special treatment. I understand Apple receives thousands of requests. But this entitlement request is for a legitimate, already-partially-approved app, with a documented real-world deadline, in an educational category that Apple actively promotes. Can anyone from the App Review or Developer Relations team look into Case #102855522321 and provide an actual update? Or can anyone here share whether there's a known delay affecting FamilyControls entitlement approvals for extensions specifically? Any guidance would be deeply appreciated. Every day that passes without a resolution is a day closer to this app missing its entire reason for existing.