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DNS Proxy Provider remains active after app uninstall | iOS
Hi, I've encountered a strange behavior in the DNS Proxy Provider extension. Our app implements both DNS Proxy Provider and Content Filter Providers extensions, configured via MDM. When the app is uninstalled, the behavior of the providers differs: For Content Filter Providers (both Filter Control and Filter Data Providers), the providers stop as expected with the stop reason: /** @const NEProviderStopReasonProviderDisabled The provider was disabled. */ case providerDisabled = 5 However, for the DNS Proxy Provider, the provider remains in the "Running" state, even though there is no app available to match the provider's bundle ID in the uploaded configuration profile. When the app is reinstalled: The Content Filter Providers start as expected. The DNS Proxy Provider stops with the stop reason: /** @const NEProviderStopReasonAppUpdate The NEProvider is being updated */ @available(iOS 13.0, *) case appUpdate = 16 At this point, the DNS Proxy Provider remains in an 'Invalid' state. Reinstalling the app a second time seems to resolve the issue, with both the DNS Proxy Provider and Content Filter Providers starting as expected. This issue seems to occur only if some time has passed after the DNS Proxy Provider entered the 'Running' state. It appears as though the system retains a stale configuration for the DNS Proxy Provider, even after the app has been removed. Steps to reproduce: Install the app and configure both DNS Proxy Provider and Content Filter Providers using MDM. Uninstall the app. Content Filter Providers are stopped as expected (NEProviderStopReason.providerDisabled = 5). DNS Proxy Provider remains in the 'Running' state. Reinstall the app. Content Filter Providers start as expected. DNS Proxy Provider stops with NEProviderStopReason.appUpdate (16) and remains 'Invalid'. Reinstall the app again. DNS Proxy Provider now starts as expected. This behavior raises concerns about how the system manages the lifecycle of DNS Proxy Provider, because DNS Proxy Provider is matched with provider bundle id in .mobileconfig file. Has anyone else experienced this issue? Any suggestions on how to address or debug this behavior would be highly appreciated. Thank you!
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Oct ’25
An error occurred when downloading a background assets packs hosted by Apple.
On macOS Tahoe26.0, iOS 26.0 (23A5287g), Xcode 26.0 beta 3 (17A5276g) 1、Follow this tutorial Downloading asset packs hosted by Apple When i download a background asset packs hosted by Apple, Xcode callback "Download failed: The helper received an invalid server response with the status code “400”." Before downloading, I uploaded the three aar files to the Apple server using the Transporter app. Three Manifest.json content is: {"assetPackID":"bdassets2","downloadPolicy":{"onDemand":{}},"fileSelectors":[{"file":"1.jpg"},{"file":"2.pag"},{"file":"3.mp4"}],"platforms":["iOS"]} and {"assetPackID":"bdassets1","downloadPolicy":{"prefetch":{"installationEventTypes":["firstInstallation","subsequentUpdate"]}},"fileSelectors":[{"file":"1.jpg"},{"file":"2.pag"},{"file":"3.mp4"},{"directory":"a1"}],"platforms":["iOS"]} and {"assetPackID":"bdassets0","downloadPolicy":{"essential":{"installationEventTypes":["firstInstallation","subsequentUpdate"]}},"fileSelectors":[{"file":"1.jpg"},{"file":"2.pag"},{"file":"3.mp4"},{"directory":"a1"}],"platforms":["iOS"]} The same error was reported when the three aar files were obtained. I obtained it using the following code: do {       let assetPack = try await AssetPackManager.shared.assetPack(withID: "bdassets2")       try await AssetPackManager.shared.ensureLocalAvailability(of: assetPack)     } catch {       print("Download failed:", error)     } 2、Follow this tutorial Testing your asset packs locally I use this command line to start the test server:xcrun ba-serve --host 172.17.9.62 bdassets2.aar, The content displayed on the terminal is: Loading asset packs… Loading the asset pack at “bdassets2.aar”… Choose an identity in the panel to continue. Listening on port 56061… When running the project, Xcode reports an error:Download failed: Could not connect to the server. I use iPhone directly visit this website: https://172.17.9.62:56061, on the page display "Hello, world!" There are too few error messages in both of the above questions. I have no idea what the specific reasons are.I hope someone can offer some guidance. Best Regards.
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Jul ’25
URLSessionConfiguration to set usesClassicLoadingMode as false
When i try to set the value ‘false’ for ‘usesClassicLoadingMode’ it is getting crashed. The crash logs has been shared below Ex: let config = URLSessionConfiguration.default if #available(iOS 18.4, *) { config.usesClassicLoadingMode = false } Error log : *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '-[__NSCFBoolean objectForKeyedSubscript:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x1f655c390' *** First throw call stack: (0x188ae52ec 0x185f69a7c 0x188b4f67c 0x1889fcb84 0x1889fc4f0 0x191393bc8 0x1889ec8a0 0x1889ec6e4 0x191393ad0 0x191344dac 0x191344b58 0x107cfa064 0x107ce36d0 0x191343fcc 0x1891b3b18 0x1892dae58 0x189235c60 0x18921e270 0x18921d77c 0x18921a8ac 0x107ce0584 0x107cfa064 0x107ce891c 0x107ce95d8 0x107ceabcc 0x107cf5894 0x107cf4eb0 0x212f51660 0x212f4e9f8) terminating due to uncaught exception of type NSException Can you please provider the resolution steps
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Apr ’25
Can't update VPN app when includeAllNetworks is set to true
If the includeAllNetworks flag to true, we cannot update our app via Xcode, TestFlight or the AppStore. In the AppStore and TestFlight cases, it seems that the packet tunnel process is stopped before the new app is downloaded - once the packet tunnel process is stopped, it can’t be started again via Settings/VPN profiles, nor can it be started via the app.
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Jun ’25
Get grpc trailer fields through NSURLSession
I'm trying to implement support for grpc http/2 streams using NSURLSession. Almost everything works fine, data streaming is flowing from the server and from the client and responses are coming through my NSURLSessionTaskDelegate. I'm getting the responses and streamed data through the appropriate handlers (didReceiveData, didReceiveResponse). However, I cannot seem to find an API to access the trailers expected by grpc. Specifically, the expected trailer "grpc-status: 0" is in the response, but after the data. Is there no way to gain access to trailers in the NSURLSession Framework?
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Oct ’25
URL filter app with multiple configurations
Hello, We've been working on an app that uses the new NEUrlFilter API and we've got a question. Currently, the system is designed with the assumption that a single app == usecase == single remote database. But what if we would like to give the user the ability to use different blocklists? For example, the user may want to: Block scam domains Block tracking domains Block adult domains Or any composition of these 3 What should we do to give the user this option? It seems that we could differentiate different databases by using different PIR service hostnames, but that would also mean that we'll have to send several requests for the same usecase but with different PIR service hostnames (and they'll all share the same app bundle ID). Will these requests be accepted then? If not, is there an alternative? PS: By sending a request I mean submitting this form
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Oct ’25
Wi-Fi Raw Socket Disconnection Issue on iPhone 17 Series
On my iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max devices, running iOS 26.0, 26.0.1, and 26.1, Wi-Fi raw socket communication works flawlessly. Even after keeping the connection active for over 40 minutes, there are no disconnections during data transmission. However, on the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro, the raw socket connection drops within 20 seconds. Once it disconnects, the socket cannot reconnect unless the Wi-Fi module itself is reset. I believe this issue is caused by a bug in the iPhone 17 series’ communication module. I have looked into many cases, and it appears to be related to a bug in the N1 chipset. Are there any possible solutions or workarounds for this issue?
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NWConnection: how to recover data connection after RF cellular data connection loss
iOS Development environment Xcode 16.4, macOS 15.6.1 (24G90) Run-time configuration: iOS 17.2+ Short Description After having successfully established an NWConnection (either as UDP or TCP), and subsequently receiving the error code: UDP Connection failed: 57 The operation couldn't be completed. (Network.NWError error 57 - Socket is not connected), available Interfaces: [enO] via NWConnection.stateUpdateHandler = { (newState) in ... } while newState == .failed the data connection does not restart by itself once cellular (RF) telephony coverage is established again. Detailed Description Context: my app has a continuous cellular data connection while in use. Either a UDP or a TCP connection is established depending on the user settings. The setup data connection works fine until the data connection gets disconnected by loss of connection to a available cellular phone base station. This disconnection simply occurs in very poor UMTS or GSM cellular phone coverage. This is totally normal behavior in bad reception areas like in mountains with signal loss. STEPS TO REPRODUCE Pre-condition App is running with active data connection. Action iPhone does loss the cellular data connection previously setup. Typically reported as network error code 57. Observed The programmed connection.stateUpdateHandler() is called in network connection state '.failed' (OK). The self-programmed data re-connection includes: a call to self.connection.cancel() a call to self.setupUDPConnection() or self.setupConnection() depending on the user settings to re-establish an operative data connection. However, the iPhone's UMTS/GSM network data (re-)connection state is not properly identified/notified via NWConnection API. There's no further network state notification by means of NWConnection even though the iPhone has recovered a cellular data network. Expected The iPhone or any other means automatically reconnects the interrupted data connection on its own. The connection.stateUpdateHandler() is called at time of the device's networking data connection (RF) recovering, subsequently to a connection state failed with error code 57, as the RF module is continuously (independently from the app) for available telephony networks. QUESTION How to systematically/properly detect a cellular phone data network reconnection readiness in order to causally reinitialize the NWConnection data connection available used in app. Relevant code extract Setup UDP connection (or similarly setup a TCP connection) func setupUDPConnection() { let udp = NWProtocolUDP.Options.init() udp.preferNoChecksum = false let params = NWParameters.init(dtls: nil, udp: udp) params.serviceClass = .responsiveData // service type for medium-delay tolerant, elastic and inelastic flow, bursty, and long-lived connections connection = NWConnection(host: NWEndpoint.Host.name(AppConstant.Web.urlWebSafeSky, nil), port: NWEndpoint.Port(rawValue: AppConstant.Web.urlWebSafeSkyPort)!, using: params) connection.stateUpdateHandler = { (newState) in switch (newState) { case .ready: //print("UDP Socket State: Ready") self.receiveUDPConnection(). // data reception works fine until network loss break case .setup: //print("UDP Socket State: Setup") break case .cancelled: //print("UDP Socket State: Cancelled") break case .preparing: //print("UDP Socket State: Preparing") break case .waiting(let error): Logger.logMessage(message: "UDP Connection waiting: "+error.errorCode.description+" \(error.localizedDescription), available Interfaces: \(self.connection.currentPath!.availableInterfaces.description)", LoggerLevels.Error) break case .failed(let error): Logger.logMessage(message: "UDP Connection failed: "+error.errorCode.description+" \(error.localizedDescription), available Interfaces: \(self.connection.currentPath!.availableInterfaces.description)", LoggerLevels.Error) // data connection retry (expecting network transport layer to be available) self.reConnectionServer() break default: //print("UDP Socket State: Waiting or Failed") break } self.handleStateChange() } connection.start(queue: queue) } Handling of network data connection loss private func reConnectionServer() { self.connection.cancel() // Re Init Connection - Give a little time to network recovery let delayInSec = 30.0. // expecting actually a notification for network data connection availability, instead of a time-triggered retry self.queue.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + delayInSec) { switch NetworkConnectionType { case 1: self.setupUDPConnection() // UDP break case 2: self.setupConnection() // TCP break default: break } } } Does it necessarily require the use of CoreTelephony class CTTelephonyNetworkInfo or class CTCellularData to get notifications of changes to the user’s cellular service provider?
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Sep ’25
Extracting IP with swift on visionOS
Hey everyone, I’m developing an app for visionOS where I need to display the Apple Vision Pro’s current IP address. For this I’m using the following code, which works for iOS, macOS, and visionOS in the simulator. Only on a real Apple Vision Pro it’s unable to extract an IP. Could it be that visionOS currently doesn’t allow this? Have any of you had the same experience and found a workaround? var address: String = "no ip" var ifaddr: UnsafeMutablePointer<ifaddrs>? = nil if getifaddrs(&ifaddr) == 0 { var ptr = ifaddr while ptr != nil { defer { ptr = ptr?.pointee.ifa_next } let interface = ptr?.pointee let addrFamily = interface?.ifa_addr.pointee.sa_family if addrFamily == UInt8(AF_INET) { if let name: Optional<String> = String(cString: (interface?.ifa_name)!), name == "en0" { var hostname = [CChar](repeating: 0, count: Int(NI_MAXHOST)) getnameinfo(interface?.ifa_addr, socklen_t((interface?.ifa_addr.pointee.sa_len)!), &hostname, socklen_t(hostname.count), nil, socklen_t(0), NI_NUMERICHOST) address = String(cString: hostname) } } } freeifaddrs(ifaddr) } return address } Thanks in advance for any insights or tips! Best Regards, David
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Jun ’25
Crash in URLConnectionLoader::loadWithWhatToDo
There are multiple report of crashes on URLConnectionLoader::loadWithWhatToDo. The crashed thread in the stack traces pointing to calls inside CFNetwork which seems to be internal library in iOS. The crash has happened quite a while already (but we cannot detect when the crash started to occur) and impacted multiple iOS versions recorded from iOS 15.4 to 18.4.1 that was recorded in Xcode crash report organizer so far. Unfortunately, we have no idea on how to reproduce it yet but the crash keeps on increasing and affect more on iOS 18 users (which makes sense because many people updated their iOS to the newer version) and we haven’t found any clue on what actually happened and how to fix it on the crash reports. What we understand is it seems to come from a network request that happened to trigger the crash but we need more information on what (condition) actually cause it and how to solve it. Hereby, I attach sample crash report for both iOS 15 and 18. I also have submitted a report (that include more crash reports) with number: FB17775979. Will appreciate any insight regarding this issue and any resolution that we can do to avoid it. iOS 15.crash iOS 18.crash
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Jan ’26
Use native Swift API for HTTP request with auth proxy
I'm simply trying to use a proxy to route a http request in Swift. I've tried using a URLSession Delegate but that results in the same issue with the iOS menu. proxy format: host:port:username:password When I run the code below I am prompted with a menu to add credentials for the proxy. I closed this menu inside my app and tried the function below again and it worked without giving me the menu a second time. However even though the function works without throwing any errors, it does NOT use the proxies to route the request. I've spent days on this and the only solution I found was using a NWConnection but this is super low level and now I need a shared session to manage cookies. If you want to see the NWConnection solution I made its here func averageProxyGroupSpeed(proxies: [String], completion: @escaping (Int, String) -> Void) { let numProxies = proxies.count if numProxies == 0 { completion(0, "No proxies") return } var totalTime: Int64 = 0 var successCount = 0 let group = DispatchGroup() let queue = DispatchQueue(label: "proxyQueue", attributes: .concurrent) let lock = NSLock() let shuffledProxies = proxies.shuffled() let selectedProxies = Array(shuffledProxies.prefix(25)) for proxy in selectedProxies { group.enter() queue.async { let proxyDetails = proxy.split(separator: ":").map(String.init) guard proxyDetails.count == 4, let port = Int(proxyDetails[1]), let url = URL(string: "http://httpbin.org/get") else { completion(0, "Invalid proxy format") group.leave() return } var request = URLRequest(url: url) request.timeoutInterval = 15 let configuration = URLSessionConfiguration.default configuration.connectionProxyDictionary = [ AnyHashable("HTTPEnable"): true, AnyHashable("HTTPProxy"): proxyDetails[0], AnyHashable("HTTPPort"): port, AnyHashable("HTTPSEnable"): false, AnyHashable("HTTPUser"): proxyDetails[2], AnyHashable("HTTPPassword"): proxyDetails[3] ] let session = URLSession(configuration: configuration) let start = Date() let task = session.dataTask(with: request) { _, _, error in defer { group.leave() } if let error = error { print("Error: \(error.localizedDescription)") } else { let duration = Date().timeIntervalSince(start) * 1000 lock.lock() totalTime += Int64(duration) successCount += 1 lock.unlock() } } task.resume() } } group.notify(queue: DispatchQueue.main) { if successCount == 0 { completion(0, "Proxies Failed") } else { let averageTime = Int(Double(totalTime) / Double(successCount)) completion(averageTime, "") } } } Delegate example class ProxySessionDelegate: NSObject, URLSessionDelegate { let username: String let password: String init(username: String, password: String) { self.username = username self.password = password } func urlSession(_ session: URLSession, task: URLSessionTask, didReceive challenge: URLAuthenticationChallenge, completionHandler: @escaping (URLSession.AuthChallengeDisposition, URLCredential?) -> Void) { if challenge.protectionSpace.authenticationMethod == NSURLAuthenticationMethodHTTPBasic { let credential = URLCredential(user: self.username, password: self.password, persistence: .forSession) completionHandler(.useCredential, credential) } else { completionHandler(.performDefaultHandling, nil) } } }
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Mar ’25
wifi connect fail
Dear Apple: In our app, we will call the - (void) applyConfiguration:(NEHotspotConfiguration *) configuration completionHandler:(void (^)(NSError * error)) completionHandler; interface of NEHotspotConfigurationManager on Apple devices. However, we are encountering a problem where the connection to the 2.4G hotspot fails, and the error is nil when it fails. We checked the Wi-Fi air interface and found that the Apple phone does not send a probe request before connecting to the hotspot. However, we are unclear why the Apple device does not send the probe request frame. Could you please help us understand when the probe request frame is not sent during the hotspot connection and how to trigger it to send the probe request frame every time? Thank you.
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May ’25
PolicyDenied on Simulator with Xcode 16 and Network Framework NWBrowser
I'm using Network framework for communication between devices. The first time I instantiate an NWBrowser, it will prompt the user with a popup that says: Allow &lt;app name&gt; to find devices on local networks? The problem is, once I upgraded from Xcode 15.4 to Xcode 16.4, the popup doesn't appear; it says in the debug window: nw_browser_fail_on_dns_error_locked [B1] nw_browser_dns_service_browse_callback failed: PolicyDenied(18,446,744,073,709,486,046) I do have the info.plist keys Privacy-Local Network Usage Description (NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription) and Bonjour Services (NSBonjourServices) so it's not that. Also, It still works on a real device. I think something changed with Xcode 16 that tightened the security on a simulator, or maybe disabled Network framework entirely. It's not the firewall on my computer because that is turned off. I'm using an M1 MacBook Pro.
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Jun ’25
New developer question - exporting Apple Watch data to central server
This is probably a basic question but I wanted to ask your advice for the best way to take consenting users' Watch data from Apple Health Kit and send it to our central server? One idea we had was to create an iOS app that gets the data from Apple's Health SDK on the phone and sends it to our server. Would appreciate any help here, thank you.
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Jun ’25
Can NWBrowser be used in an AppIntent extension? NoAuth
I have an iOS app that connects to a server running on macOS by leveraging NWListener & NWBrowser. It also makes use of the peerToPeer functionality / AWDL offered via the Network framework. This works great in the iOS app. Now I would like to add support for Shortcuts / App Intents in general. The NWConnection on its own is also working great in the App Intent, but only if I provide the host/port manually, which means I can't use the peer to peer functionality. If I try to run my NWBrowser in the AppIntent it immediately changes its state to failed with a NoAuth (-65555) error: nw_browser_cancel [B1517] The browser has already been cancelled, ignoring nw_browser_cancel(). nw_browser_fail_on_dns_error_locked [B1518] DNSServiceBrowse failed: NoAuth(-65555) NWClientManager: Browser failed: -65555: NoAuth I haven't found documentation/information on whether NWBrowser should work in an AppIntent extension or not.
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Apr ’25
WiFi Connect error,NEHotspotConfigurationErrorDomain code=11
hi everybody, When I use the following code to connect to WiFi network, an error message of "error=null" or "error='Error Domain=NEHotspotConfigurationErrorDomain Code=11 "" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=}' " will occur. It has been uploaded to Feedback. Feedback ID: FB16819345 (WiFi-无法加入网络) NEHotspotConfiguration *hotspotConfig = [[NEHotspotConfiguration alloc] initWithSSID:ssid passphrase:psk isWEP:NO]; [[NEHotspotConfigurationManager sharedManager] applyConfiguration:hotspotConfig completionHandler:^(NSError * _Nullable error) { }];
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Jun ’25
Multicast Network, Unexpected Interfaces, and Binding to Specific Interfaces
Firstly, I'm completely new to native Swift/iOS Development so apologies if this is a simple question that I'm seemingly misunderstanding. I have an app which has the Multicast Networking entitlement and works fine on my own iPhone, however it only has one interface when I list them (en0) The multicast networking, however, fails entirely on another test iPhone but this also appears to have one or more 'ipsecX' interfaces both with the IP 192.0.0.6 - I'm guessing but I wonder if this is related to a connection to Apple Watch as I've noticed two devices that have these additional interfaces, and both of them are connected to Apple Watch (with no VPNs configured) and that's the only thing that differentiates them from my own iPhone. I can reproduce the symptoms on my own iPhone by connecting to a VPN which creates a utunX interface (but in my case disconnecting from the VPN removes this interface and it works as expected) I expect a solution would be to bind my Multicast Group to the WiFi IP but I've tried a few things without success; Setting params.requiredInterfaceType = .wifi Looping through each interface to try and 'find' en0 and bind this way; let queue = DispatchQueue(label: "En0MonitorQueue") monitor.pathUpdateHandler = { [weak self] path in // Find the en0 interface if let en0 = path.availableInterfaces.first(where: { $0.name == "en0" }) { monitor.cancel() // Stop monitoring once found let params = NWParameters.udp params.allowLocalEndpointReuse = true params.requiredInterface = en0 guard let multicast = try? NWMulticastGroup(for: [ .hostPort( host: NWEndpoint.Host(self?.settings.multicastIP ?? "224.224.0.77"), port: NWEndpoint.Port(rawValue: UInt16(self?.settings.multicastPort ?? 23019)) ) ]) else { print("Failed to Start Multicast Group") return } let group = NWConnectionGroup(with: multicast, using: params) // previous multicast stuff is here } else { print("en0 interface not found, waiting...") } } monitor.start(queue: queue) Neither seems to work. I feel I must be missing something simple, because it should not be the case that simply enabling a VPN (or having another interface created by something else) breaks Multicast on en0/WiFi. That said, I also don't want to limit the user to en0 as they may wish to use Ethernet interfaces, but for now it would be good to make it work to confirm this is the problem.
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Apr ’25
DNS Proxy Provider remains active after app uninstall | iOS
Hi, I've encountered a strange behavior in the DNS Proxy Provider extension. Our app implements both DNS Proxy Provider and Content Filter Providers extensions, configured via MDM. When the app is uninstalled, the behavior of the providers differs: For Content Filter Providers (both Filter Control and Filter Data Providers), the providers stop as expected with the stop reason: /** @const NEProviderStopReasonProviderDisabled The provider was disabled. */ case providerDisabled = 5 However, for the DNS Proxy Provider, the provider remains in the "Running" state, even though there is no app available to match the provider's bundle ID in the uploaded configuration profile. When the app is reinstalled: The Content Filter Providers start as expected. The DNS Proxy Provider stops with the stop reason: /** @const NEProviderStopReasonAppUpdate The NEProvider is being updated */ @available(iOS 13.0, *) case appUpdate = 16 At this point, the DNS Proxy Provider remains in an 'Invalid' state. Reinstalling the app a second time seems to resolve the issue, with both the DNS Proxy Provider and Content Filter Providers starting as expected. This issue seems to occur only if some time has passed after the DNS Proxy Provider entered the 'Running' state. It appears as though the system retains a stale configuration for the DNS Proxy Provider, even after the app has been removed. Steps to reproduce: Install the app and configure both DNS Proxy Provider and Content Filter Providers using MDM. Uninstall the app. Content Filter Providers are stopped as expected (NEProviderStopReason.providerDisabled = 5). DNS Proxy Provider remains in the 'Running' state. Reinstall the app. Content Filter Providers start as expected. DNS Proxy Provider stops with NEProviderStopReason.appUpdate (16) and remains 'Invalid'. Reinstall the app again. DNS Proxy Provider now starts as expected. This behavior raises concerns about how the system manages the lifecycle of DNS Proxy Provider, because DNS Proxy Provider is matched with provider bundle id in .mobileconfig file. Has anyone else experienced this issue? Any suggestions on how to address or debug this behavior would be highly appreciated. Thank you!
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Oct ’25
An error occurred when downloading a background assets packs hosted by Apple.
On macOS Tahoe26.0, iOS 26.0 (23A5287g), Xcode 26.0 beta 3 (17A5276g) 1、Follow this tutorial Downloading asset packs hosted by Apple When i download a background asset packs hosted by Apple, Xcode callback "Download failed: The helper received an invalid server response with the status code “400”." Before downloading, I uploaded the three aar files to the Apple server using the Transporter app. Three Manifest.json content is: {"assetPackID":"bdassets2","downloadPolicy":{"onDemand":{}},"fileSelectors":[{"file":"1.jpg"},{"file":"2.pag"},{"file":"3.mp4"}],"platforms":["iOS"]} and {"assetPackID":"bdassets1","downloadPolicy":{"prefetch":{"installationEventTypes":["firstInstallation","subsequentUpdate"]}},"fileSelectors":[{"file":"1.jpg"},{"file":"2.pag"},{"file":"3.mp4"},{"directory":"a1"}],"platforms":["iOS"]} and {"assetPackID":"bdassets0","downloadPolicy":{"essential":{"installationEventTypes":["firstInstallation","subsequentUpdate"]}},"fileSelectors":[{"file":"1.jpg"},{"file":"2.pag"},{"file":"3.mp4"},{"directory":"a1"}],"platforms":["iOS"]} The same error was reported when the three aar files were obtained. I obtained it using the following code: do {       let assetPack = try await AssetPackManager.shared.assetPack(withID: "bdassets2")       try await AssetPackManager.shared.ensureLocalAvailability(of: assetPack)     } catch {       print("Download failed:", error)     } 2、Follow this tutorial Testing your asset packs locally I use this command line to start the test server:xcrun ba-serve --host 172.17.9.62 bdassets2.aar, The content displayed on the terminal is: Loading asset packs… Loading the asset pack at “bdassets2.aar”… Choose an identity in the panel to continue. Listening on port 56061… When running the project, Xcode reports an error:Download failed: Could not connect to the server. I use iPhone directly visit this website: https://172.17.9.62:56061, on the page display "Hello, world!" There are too few error messages in both of the above questions. I have no idea what the specific reasons are.I hope someone can offer some guidance. Best Regards.
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Jul ’25
URLSessionConfiguration to set usesClassicLoadingMode as false
When i try to set the value ‘false’ for ‘usesClassicLoadingMode’ it is getting crashed. The crash logs has been shared below Ex: let config = URLSessionConfiguration.default if #available(iOS 18.4, *) { config.usesClassicLoadingMode = false } Error log : *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '-[__NSCFBoolean objectForKeyedSubscript:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x1f655c390' *** First throw call stack: (0x188ae52ec 0x185f69a7c 0x188b4f67c 0x1889fcb84 0x1889fc4f0 0x191393bc8 0x1889ec8a0 0x1889ec6e4 0x191393ad0 0x191344dac 0x191344b58 0x107cfa064 0x107ce36d0 0x191343fcc 0x1891b3b18 0x1892dae58 0x189235c60 0x18921e270 0x18921d77c 0x18921a8ac 0x107ce0584 0x107cfa064 0x107ce891c 0x107ce95d8 0x107ceabcc 0x107cf5894 0x107cf4eb0 0x212f51660 0x212f4e9f8) terminating due to uncaught exception of type NSException Can you please provider the resolution steps
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Apr ’25
Can't update VPN app when includeAllNetworks is set to true
If the includeAllNetworks flag to true, we cannot update our app via Xcode, TestFlight or the AppStore. In the AppStore and TestFlight cases, it seems that the packet tunnel process is stopped before the new app is downloaded - once the packet tunnel process is stopped, it can’t be started again via Settings/VPN profiles, nor can it be started via the app.
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Jun ’25
The iOS 26 simulator crashed due to NWPathMonitor
Simulator: iPhone 16 pro (iOS 26) Minimum Deployments: iOS 16.0+, not iOS 17. Here is the demo: import SwiftUI import NetworkExtension struct ContentView: View { private var monitor = NWPathMonitor() var body: some View { VStack { Text("Hello, world!") } .task { let _ = URLSession.shared } } }
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Jun ’25
"Create NAT64 Network" is missing in the Sharing options
Hi,I am trying to create an NAT64 Network with Sharing options to test my Apps.I did follow the guide provided here https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/14213But even with the option key pressed the "Create NAT64 Network" check box is still missing.I am using a OS X 10.11Any ideas?!
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Oct ’25
Get grpc trailer fields through NSURLSession
I'm trying to implement support for grpc http/2 streams using NSURLSession. Almost everything works fine, data streaming is flowing from the server and from the client and responses are coming through my NSURLSessionTaskDelegate. I'm getting the responses and streamed data through the appropriate handlers (didReceiveData, didReceiveResponse). However, I cannot seem to find an API to access the trailers expected by grpc. Specifically, the expected trailer "grpc-status: 0" is in the response, but after the data. Is there no way to gain access to trailers in the NSURLSession Framework?
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Oct ’25
URL filter app with multiple configurations
Hello, We've been working on an app that uses the new NEUrlFilter API and we've got a question. Currently, the system is designed with the assumption that a single app == usecase == single remote database. But what if we would like to give the user the ability to use different blocklists? For example, the user may want to: Block scam domains Block tracking domains Block adult domains Or any composition of these 3 What should we do to give the user this option? It seems that we could differentiate different databases by using different PIR service hostnames, but that would also mean that we'll have to send several requests for the same usecase but with different PIR service hostnames (and they'll all share the same app bundle ID). Will these requests be accepted then? If not, is there an alternative? PS: By sending a request I mean submitting this form
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Oct ’25
Wi-Fi Raw Socket Disconnection Issue on iPhone 17 Series
On my iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max devices, running iOS 26.0, 26.0.1, and 26.1, Wi-Fi raw socket communication works flawlessly. Even after keeping the connection active for over 40 minutes, there are no disconnections during data transmission. However, on the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro, the raw socket connection drops within 20 seconds. Once it disconnects, the socket cannot reconnect unless the Wi-Fi module itself is reset. I believe this issue is caused by a bug in the iPhone 17 series’ communication module. I have looked into many cases, and it appears to be related to a bug in the N1 chipset. Are there any possible solutions or workarounds for this issue?
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NWConnection: how to recover data connection after RF cellular data connection loss
iOS Development environment Xcode 16.4, macOS 15.6.1 (24G90) Run-time configuration: iOS 17.2+ Short Description After having successfully established an NWConnection (either as UDP or TCP), and subsequently receiving the error code: UDP Connection failed: 57 The operation couldn't be completed. (Network.NWError error 57 - Socket is not connected), available Interfaces: [enO] via NWConnection.stateUpdateHandler = { (newState) in ... } while newState == .failed the data connection does not restart by itself once cellular (RF) telephony coverage is established again. Detailed Description Context: my app has a continuous cellular data connection while in use. Either a UDP or a TCP connection is established depending on the user settings. The setup data connection works fine until the data connection gets disconnected by loss of connection to a available cellular phone base station. This disconnection simply occurs in very poor UMTS or GSM cellular phone coverage. This is totally normal behavior in bad reception areas like in mountains with signal loss. STEPS TO REPRODUCE Pre-condition App is running with active data connection. Action iPhone does loss the cellular data connection previously setup. Typically reported as network error code 57. Observed The programmed connection.stateUpdateHandler() is called in network connection state '.failed' (OK). The self-programmed data re-connection includes: a call to self.connection.cancel() a call to self.setupUDPConnection() or self.setupConnection() depending on the user settings to re-establish an operative data connection. However, the iPhone's UMTS/GSM network data (re-)connection state is not properly identified/notified via NWConnection API. There's no further network state notification by means of NWConnection even though the iPhone has recovered a cellular data network. Expected The iPhone or any other means automatically reconnects the interrupted data connection on its own. The connection.stateUpdateHandler() is called at time of the device's networking data connection (RF) recovering, subsequently to a connection state failed with error code 57, as the RF module is continuously (independently from the app) for available telephony networks. QUESTION How to systematically/properly detect a cellular phone data network reconnection readiness in order to causally reinitialize the NWConnection data connection available used in app. Relevant code extract Setup UDP connection (or similarly setup a TCP connection) func setupUDPConnection() { let udp = NWProtocolUDP.Options.init() udp.preferNoChecksum = false let params = NWParameters.init(dtls: nil, udp: udp) params.serviceClass = .responsiveData // service type for medium-delay tolerant, elastic and inelastic flow, bursty, and long-lived connections connection = NWConnection(host: NWEndpoint.Host.name(AppConstant.Web.urlWebSafeSky, nil), port: NWEndpoint.Port(rawValue: AppConstant.Web.urlWebSafeSkyPort)!, using: params) connection.stateUpdateHandler = { (newState) in switch (newState) { case .ready: //print("UDP Socket State: Ready") self.receiveUDPConnection(). // data reception works fine until network loss break case .setup: //print("UDP Socket State: Setup") break case .cancelled: //print("UDP Socket State: Cancelled") break case .preparing: //print("UDP Socket State: Preparing") break case .waiting(let error): Logger.logMessage(message: "UDP Connection waiting: "+error.errorCode.description+" \(error.localizedDescription), available Interfaces: \(self.connection.currentPath!.availableInterfaces.description)", LoggerLevels.Error) break case .failed(let error): Logger.logMessage(message: "UDP Connection failed: "+error.errorCode.description+" \(error.localizedDescription), available Interfaces: \(self.connection.currentPath!.availableInterfaces.description)", LoggerLevels.Error) // data connection retry (expecting network transport layer to be available) self.reConnectionServer() break default: //print("UDP Socket State: Waiting or Failed") break } self.handleStateChange() } connection.start(queue: queue) } Handling of network data connection loss private func reConnectionServer() { self.connection.cancel() // Re Init Connection - Give a little time to network recovery let delayInSec = 30.0. // expecting actually a notification for network data connection availability, instead of a time-triggered retry self.queue.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + delayInSec) { switch NetworkConnectionType { case 1: self.setupUDPConnection() // UDP break case 2: self.setupConnection() // TCP break default: break } } } Does it necessarily require the use of CoreTelephony class CTTelephonyNetworkInfo or class CTCellularData to get notifications of changes to the user’s cellular service provider?
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Sep ’25
Number of Network Extension Limitations of future macOS
I haven’t come across any official documentation regarding the limit on the number of Network Extensions macOS can run. However, I did see some discussions suggesting that Apple might restrict this to 5 extensions in macOS Tahoe. Is there any official confirmation on this?
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Extracting IP with swift on visionOS
Hey everyone, I’m developing an app for visionOS where I need to display the Apple Vision Pro’s current IP address. For this I’m using the following code, which works for iOS, macOS, and visionOS in the simulator. Only on a real Apple Vision Pro it’s unable to extract an IP. Could it be that visionOS currently doesn’t allow this? Have any of you had the same experience and found a workaround? var address: String = "no ip" var ifaddr: UnsafeMutablePointer<ifaddrs>? = nil if getifaddrs(&ifaddr) == 0 { var ptr = ifaddr while ptr != nil { defer { ptr = ptr?.pointee.ifa_next } let interface = ptr?.pointee let addrFamily = interface?.ifa_addr.pointee.sa_family if addrFamily == UInt8(AF_INET) { if let name: Optional<String> = String(cString: (interface?.ifa_name)!), name == "en0" { var hostname = [CChar](repeating: 0, count: Int(NI_MAXHOST)) getnameinfo(interface?.ifa_addr, socklen_t((interface?.ifa_addr.pointee.sa_len)!), &hostname, socklen_t(hostname.count), nil, socklen_t(0), NI_NUMERICHOST) address = String(cString: hostname) } } } freeifaddrs(ifaddr) } return address } Thanks in advance for any insights or tips! Best Regards, David
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Jun ’25
Crash in URLConnectionLoader::loadWithWhatToDo
There are multiple report of crashes on URLConnectionLoader::loadWithWhatToDo. The crashed thread in the stack traces pointing to calls inside CFNetwork which seems to be internal library in iOS. The crash has happened quite a while already (but we cannot detect when the crash started to occur) and impacted multiple iOS versions recorded from iOS 15.4 to 18.4.1 that was recorded in Xcode crash report organizer so far. Unfortunately, we have no idea on how to reproduce it yet but the crash keeps on increasing and affect more on iOS 18 users (which makes sense because many people updated their iOS to the newer version) and we haven’t found any clue on what actually happened and how to fix it on the crash reports. What we understand is it seems to come from a network request that happened to trigger the crash but we need more information on what (condition) actually cause it and how to solve it. Hereby, I attach sample crash report for both iOS 15 and 18. I also have submitted a report (that include more crash reports) with number: FB17775979. Will appreciate any insight regarding this issue and any resolution that we can do to avoid it. iOS 15.crash iOS 18.crash
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Jan ’26
Use native Swift API for HTTP request with auth proxy
I'm simply trying to use a proxy to route a http request in Swift. I've tried using a URLSession Delegate but that results in the same issue with the iOS menu. proxy format: host:port:username:password When I run the code below I am prompted with a menu to add credentials for the proxy. I closed this menu inside my app and tried the function below again and it worked without giving me the menu a second time. However even though the function works without throwing any errors, it does NOT use the proxies to route the request. I've spent days on this and the only solution I found was using a NWConnection but this is super low level and now I need a shared session to manage cookies. If you want to see the NWConnection solution I made its here func averageProxyGroupSpeed(proxies: [String], completion: @escaping (Int, String) -> Void) { let numProxies = proxies.count if numProxies == 0 { completion(0, "No proxies") return } var totalTime: Int64 = 0 var successCount = 0 let group = DispatchGroup() let queue = DispatchQueue(label: "proxyQueue", attributes: .concurrent) let lock = NSLock() let shuffledProxies = proxies.shuffled() let selectedProxies = Array(shuffledProxies.prefix(25)) for proxy in selectedProxies { group.enter() queue.async { let proxyDetails = proxy.split(separator: ":").map(String.init) guard proxyDetails.count == 4, let port = Int(proxyDetails[1]), let url = URL(string: "http://httpbin.org/get") else { completion(0, "Invalid proxy format") group.leave() return } var request = URLRequest(url: url) request.timeoutInterval = 15 let configuration = URLSessionConfiguration.default configuration.connectionProxyDictionary = [ AnyHashable("HTTPEnable"): true, AnyHashable("HTTPProxy"): proxyDetails[0], AnyHashable("HTTPPort"): port, AnyHashable("HTTPSEnable"): false, AnyHashable("HTTPUser"): proxyDetails[2], AnyHashable("HTTPPassword"): proxyDetails[3] ] let session = URLSession(configuration: configuration) let start = Date() let task = session.dataTask(with: request) { _, _, error in defer { group.leave() } if let error = error { print("Error: \(error.localizedDescription)") } else { let duration = Date().timeIntervalSince(start) * 1000 lock.lock() totalTime += Int64(duration) successCount += 1 lock.unlock() } } task.resume() } } group.notify(queue: DispatchQueue.main) { if successCount == 0 { completion(0, "Proxies Failed") } else { let averageTime = Int(Double(totalTime) / Double(successCount)) completion(averageTime, "") } } } Delegate example class ProxySessionDelegate: NSObject, URLSessionDelegate { let username: String let password: String init(username: String, password: String) { self.username = username self.password = password } func urlSession(_ session: URLSession, task: URLSessionTask, didReceive challenge: URLAuthenticationChallenge, completionHandler: @escaping (URLSession.AuthChallengeDisposition, URLCredential?) -> Void) { if challenge.protectionSpace.authenticationMethod == NSURLAuthenticationMethodHTTPBasic { let credential = URLCredential(user: self.username, password: self.password, persistence: .forSession) completionHandler(.useCredential, credential) } else { completionHandler(.performDefaultHandling, nil) } } }
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Mar ’25
wifi connect fail
Dear Apple: In our app, we will call the - (void) applyConfiguration:(NEHotspotConfiguration *) configuration completionHandler:(void (^)(NSError * error)) completionHandler; interface of NEHotspotConfigurationManager on Apple devices. However, we are encountering a problem where the connection to the 2.4G hotspot fails, and the error is nil when it fails. We checked the Wi-Fi air interface and found that the Apple phone does not send a probe request before connecting to the hotspot. However, we are unclear why the Apple device does not send the probe request frame. Could you please help us understand when the probe request frame is not sent during the hotspot connection and how to trigger it to send the probe request frame every time? Thank you.
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May ’25
PolicyDenied on Simulator with Xcode 16 and Network Framework NWBrowser
I'm using Network framework for communication between devices. The first time I instantiate an NWBrowser, it will prompt the user with a popup that says: Allow &lt;app name&gt; to find devices on local networks? The problem is, once I upgraded from Xcode 15.4 to Xcode 16.4, the popup doesn't appear; it says in the debug window: nw_browser_fail_on_dns_error_locked [B1] nw_browser_dns_service_browse_callback failed: PolicyDenied(18,446,744,073,709,486,046) I do have the info.plist keys Privacy-Local Network Usage Description (NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription) and Bonjour Services (NSBonjourServices) so it's not that. Also, It still works on a real device. I think something changed with Xcode 16 that tightened the security on a simulator, or maybe disabled Network framework entirely. It's not the firewall on my computer because that is turned off. I'm using an M1 MacBook Pro.
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Jun ’25
New developer question - exporting Apple Watch data to central server
This is probably a basic question but I wanted to ask your advice for the best way to take consenting users' Watch data from Apple Health Kit and send it to our central server? One idea we had was to create an iOS app that gets the data from Apple's Health SDK on the phone and sends it to our server. Would appreciate any help here, thank you.
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Jun ’25
Can NWBrowser be used in an AppIntent extension? NoAuth
I have an iOS app that connects to a server running on macOS by leveraging NWListener & NWBrowser. It also makes use of the peerToPeer functionality / AWDL offered via the Network framework. This works great in the iOS app. Now I would like to add support for Shortcuts / App Intents in general. The NWConnection on its own is also working great in the App Intent, but only if I provide the host/port manually, which means I can't use the peer to peer functionality. If I try to run my NWBrowser in the AppIntent it immediately changes its state to failed with a NoAuth (-65555) error: nw_browser_cancel [B1517] The browser has already been cancelled, ignoring nw_browser_cancel(). nw_browser_fail_on_dns_error_locked [B1518] DNSServiceBrowse failed: NoAuth(-65555) NWClientManager: Browser failed: -65555: NoAuth I haven't found documentation/information on whether NWBrowser should work in an AppIntent extension or not.
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Apr ’25
WiFi Connect error,NEHotspotConfigurationErrorDomain code=11
hi everybody, When I use the following code to connect to WiFi network, an error message of "error=null" or "error='Error Domain=NEHotspotConfigurationErrorDomain Code=11 "" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=}' " will occur. It has been uploaded to Feedback. Feedback ID: FB16819345 (WiFi-无法加入网络) NEHotspotConfiguration *hotspotConfig = [[NEHotspotConfiguration alloc] initWithSSID:ssid passphrase:psk isWEP:NO]; [[NEHotspotConfigurationManager sharedManager] applyConfiguration:hotspotConfig completionHandler:^(NSError * _Nullable error) { }];
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Jun ’25
Multicast Network, Unexpected Interfaces, and Binding to Specific Interfaces
Firstly, I'm completely new to native Swift/iOS Development so apologies if this is a simple question that I'm seemingly misunderstanding. I have an app which has the Multicast Networking entitlement and works fine on my own iPhone, however it only has one interface when I list them (en0) The multicast networking, however, fails entirely on another test iPhone but this also appears to have one or more 'ipsecX' interfaces both with the IP 192.0.0.6 - I'm guessing but I wonder if this is related to a connection to Apple Watch as I've noticed two devices that have these additional interfaces, and both of them are connected to Apple Watch (with no VPNs configured) and that's the only thing that differentiates them from my own iPhone. I can reproduce the symptoms on my own iPhone by connecting to a VPN which creates a utunX interface (but in my case disconnecting from the VPN removes this interface and it works as expected) I expect a solution would be to bind my Multicast Group to the WiFi IP but I've tried a few things without success; Setting params.requiredInterfaceType = .wifi Looping through each interface to try and 'find' en0 and bind this way; let queue = DispatchQueue(label: "En0MonitorQueue") monitor.pathUpdateHandler = { [weak self] path in // Find the en0 interface if let en0 = path.availableInterfaces.first(where: { $0.name == "en0" }) { monitor.cancel() // Stop monitoring once found let params = NWParameters.udp params.allowLocalEndpointReuse = true params.requiredInterface = en0 guard let multicast = try? NWMulticastGroup(for: [ .hostPort( host: NWEndpoint.Host(self?.settings.multicastIP ?? "224.224.0.77"), port: NWEndpoint.Port(rawValue: UInt16(self?.settings.multicastPort ?? 23019)) ) ]) else { print("Failed to Start Multicast Group") return } let group = NWConnectionGroup(with: multicast, using: params) // previous multicast stuff is here } else { print("en0 interface not found, waiting...") } } monitor.start(queue: queue) Neither seems to work. I feel I must be missing something simple, because it should not be the case that simply enabling a VPN (or having another interface created by something else) breaks Multicast on en0/WiFi. That said, I also don't want to limit the user to en0 as they may wish to use Ethernet interfaces, but for now it would be good to make it work to confirm this is the problem.
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Apr ’25