I'm using the AppIntents framework introduced in iOS 16. My goal is to create an AppIntent that performs a long-running task but does open my app when run. When I run the Intent from the Shortcuts app, I see an error message that says the shortcut "was interrupted because it didn't finish executing in time." Is there a way to signal progress to the user of a long-running AppIntent or get more time from the system prior to the AppIntent being cancelled?
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Dear Team,
Hope You are dong good!
Problem Description:-
We are facing a huge delay in receiving IOS Push notifications on concerned devices.
Found System.Timeout.Exception Error in IOS Logs(Screenshot & Recent Logs attached)
Found a network delay between service installed servers & APNS(Apple Push Notification Service)
Destination URL & Ports using in Push Notification
service:-
api.push.apple.com
api.development.push.apple.com
Destination Port-443
Also Found the error(TCP reset From server) between source(service installed server) & Destination (Apple Push Notification Service)-Screenshot attached
Please have a look around the above points &
requesting advice regarding the below:-
How to resolve this delay in reaching IOS push Notifications in concerned devices?
Should we call more URL’s from services? If yes please provide URL’s/Ports to be opened from services ?
Awaiting your Replies,
Thanks,
Hello!
I am attempting to add Subscriptions to an App that Is already published on the App Store.
I cannot get Xcode to actually sync what is in my App Store Connect.
When adding the Storekit configuration file, I go through the automatic linking process and select the proper bundleID. The configuration file says 'Synced @ [CurrentTime]' however there are no subscriptions listed in there.
I have attempted deleting the file several times, creating a new subscription group. With no success.
Do I need to publish the subscriptions without the features first? Upon attempting to write the supporting code that will enable these features within the app, I cannot get Xcode to identify that I have these subscriptions.
I have also tried pushing these to TestFlight, still with no success.
Thank you.
I have a simple app that uses SwiftUI and SwiftData to maintain a database. The app runs on multiple iPhones and iPads and correctly synchronises across those platforms. So I am correct setting Background Modes and Remote Notifications. I have also correctly setup my Model Configuration and ModelContainer (Otherwise I would expect syncing to fail completely).
The problem arises when I run on a Mac (M1 or M3) either using Mac Designed for iPad or Mac Catalyst. This can be debugging in Xcode or running the built app. Then the app does not reflect changes made in the iPhone or iPad apps unless I follow a specific sequence. Leave the app, (e.g click on a Finder window), then come back to the app (i.e click on the app again). Now the app will show the changes made on the iPhone/iPad.
It looks like the app on the Mac is not processing remote notifications when in the background - it only performs them when the app has just become active. It also looks like the Mac is not performing these sync operations when the app is active. I have tried waiting 30 minutes and still the sync doesn't happen unless I leave the app and come back to it.
I am using the same development CloudKit container in all cases
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
iCloud & Data
Hello!
I make use of the new iOS 15.4 SKAdNetwork.updatePostbackConversionValue feature:
SKAdNetwork.updatePostbackConversionValue(0) { error in
if let error = error {
print(error.localizedDescription)
}
}
I am not sure why, but I always see this error message in the console:
SKAdNetwork: Error while updating conversion value: Error Domain=SKANErrorDomain Code=10 "(null)"
The operation couldn’t be completed. (SKANErrorDomain error 10.)
Any idea what’s going on there? What does Error Code 10 mean? Couldn't find anything in the documentation about that so far.
I have the NSAdvertisingAttributionReportEndpoint key with domain (https://api2.branch.io/v1/skadnetwork/advertiser_app) in my .plist.
Is it possible to use the Matter.xcframework without the MatterSupport extension for onboarding a Matter device to our own ecosystem(own OTBR and matter controller) for an official App Store release?
Currently, we can achieve this in developer mode by adding the Bluetooth Central Matter Client Developer mode profile (as outlined here https://github.com/project-chip/connectedhomeip/blob/master/docs/guides/darwin.md). For an official release, what entitlements or capabilities do we need to request approval from Apple to replace the Bluetooth Central Matter Client Developer mode profile?
Thank you for your assistance.
Hello,
I think it is quite a common use-case to open the parent app that owns the ShieldActionDelegate when the user selects an action in the Shield.
There are only three options available that we can do in response to an action:
ShieldActionResponse.none
ShieldActionResponse.close
ShieldActionResponse.defer
It would be great if this new one would be added as well:
ShieldActionResponse.openParentApp
While finding a workaround for now, the problem is that the ShieldActionDelegate is not a normal app extension. That means, normal tricks do not work to open the parent app from here.
For example, UIApplication.shared.open(url) does not work because we can’t access UIApplication from the ShieldActionDelegate unfortunately.
NSExtensionContext is also not available in the ShieldActionDelegate unfortunately, so that’s also not possible.
There are apps however, that managed to find a workaround, in my research I stumbled across these two:
https://apps.apple.com/de/app/applocker-passcode-lock-apps/id1132845904?l=en-GB
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app-lock/id6448239603
Please find a screen recording (gif) attached.
Their workaround is 100% what I’m looking for, so there MUST be a way to do so that is compliant with the App Store guidelines (after all, the apps are available on the App Store!).
I had documented my feature request more than 2 years ago in this radar as well: FB10393561
Prior to Sequoia, Mac Catalyst Apps worked fine when using group folders that started with group. They now get an alert that the Mac Catalyst app is trying to access data from other applications. This may also impact some SwiftUI developers.
According to this the documentation for the App Group Entitlements entitlement, on macOS we should begin use the Team Identifier instead of group.
Should Mac Catalyst follow the macOS or iOS rules for com.apple.security.application-groups? If they should need to follow the macOS rules now, that creates several issues for developers. We would now need separate build targets to pick up the different Entitlements files. More distressing is that we would need to do some kind of migration process to get our files to the new location. There wouldn't be a transparent way to do so where the user wasn't warned about the application accessing files that don't belong to it.
Any clarification on what Mac Catalyst developers should be doing to prepare for Sequoia would be greatly appreciated.
We have an application which is written in Swift, which activates network extension (Transparent Proxy). We want to use MDM deployment for this network system extension.
Our Transparent Proxy module is a system extension, which is exposing an app proxy provider interface (We are using NETransparentProxyProvider class and in extension’s Info.plist we use com.apple.networkextension.app-proxy key.) We don’t have any remote server setup to forward the traffic, instead we open a connection with a certain localhost:port to redirect the traffic which is received in our transparent proxy. We have another module that listens to the particular localhost:port to process the traffic further.
As per https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/vpn/transparentproxy documentation, we noticed that we can use the VPN payload with app-proxy as Provider Type for Transparent Proxy.
We were able to install the profile created via Jamf Pro and also while in stalling our product the Transparent Proxy gets mapped with the one which is installed via profile. However after that the network is broken and hence unable to browse anything. We are suspecting the remote server filed is causing this.
So we tried creating the custom profile without remote server address for VPN payload, but we are unable to install the profile. It throws below error:
2025-02-11 16:43:55.193348+0530 0x2f880 Error 0x0 6815 0 mdmclient: (NetworkExtension) [com.apple.networkextension:] Failed to save configuration DGWebProxy because it is invalid: Error Domain=NEConfigurationErrorDomain Code=2 "configuration is invalid: Missing server address" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=configuration is invalid: Missing server address}
2025-02-11 16:43:55.193376+0530 0x2f880 Error 0x0 6815 0 mdmclient: (NetworkExtension) [com.apple.networkextension:] NEProfileIngestion Error occurred when saving configuration 'DGWebProxy': configuration is invalid: configuration is invalid: Missing server address
2025-02-11 16:43:55.196159+0530 0x2f880 Error 0x0 6815 7 mdmclient: [com.apple.ManagedClient:CPDomainPlugIn] [ERROR] [0:MDMDaemon:CPDomainPlugIn:<0x2f880>] <<<<< PlugIn: InstallPayload [NEProfileIngestionPlugin] Error: Error Domain=ConfigProfilePluginDomain Code=-319 "The ‘VPN Service’ payload could not be installed. The VPN service could not be created." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=The ‘VPN Service’ payload could not be installed. The VPN service could not be created.} <<<<<
2025-02-11 16:43:55.196826+0530 0x2f880 Error 0x0 6815 7 mdmclient: [com.apple.ManagedClient:MDMDaemon] [ERROR] [0:MDMDaemon:<0x2f880>] [CE] PlugIn_InstallPayload ==> Error Domain=ConfigProfilePluginDomain Code=-319 "The ‘VPN Service’ payload could not be installed. The VPN service could not be created." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=The ‘VPN Service’ payload could not be installed. The VPN service could not be created.}
Can we create MDM profile for Transparent Proxy without remote server address?
I am facing a problem of payment using credit card.
I tried several banks and cards without any result.
I also used one of the card I have successfully paid another account.
Heeeeelp
Hi,
We've noticed that this issue occurs more frequently after upgrading to iOS 18.4.1 and can result in one-way audio.
Our app uses CallKit with WebRTC to establish VoIP connections.
However, on iOS 18.4.1, CallKit no longer triggers:
func provider(_ provider: CXProvider, didActivate audioSession: AVAudioSession)
We're currently comparing the occurrence rate across different iOS versions to better understand the impact.
Could you please help analyze the root cause of this issue?
We are currently using Live Activities in our app and supporting both of the following use cases:
Starting a Live Activity directly from the app using ActivityKit APIs.
Starting a Live Activity from the backend using the start token.
In the first case (initiated from the app), the OS generates an update token, and we are able to continuously update the Live Activity via our backend—even if the user has not explicitly provided "Allow" or "Always Allow" consent from the lock screen. This works as expected.
In the second case (initiated from the backend), if the user does provide consent ("Allow" or "Always Allow") from the lock screen, we receive the update token and can continue updating the Live Activity.
However, if the user does not provide consent, the OS does not provide the update token, and we are unable to send further updates.
Question:
Is it possible to receive the update token from the OS when the Live Activity is started from the backend, without the user explicitly providing "Allow" or "Always Allow" consent from the lock screen?
We would appreciate any clarification or official documentation related to this behavior.
Thank you!
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
Widgets & Live Activities
Tags:
APNS
Entitlements
ActivityKit
ios ipad 18.3 on iPad 7. generation sound is missing - in YouTube the advertising videos never starts
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
General
I’m developing a self-management app using Family Controls, but I’ve encountered a FamilyActivityPciker's crash due to an XPC(or UIRemoteView) issue when there are too many tokens(maybe 200+ items) in a category. This makes bad UX, so I’m looking for a workaround.
(I guess that the crash reason is cross process memory limitations, such as App Extension 50MB memory limitation.)
A lot of web domains contribute to increase the number of tokens, However, even after clearing Safari’s browsing history, the tokens displayed in the FamilyActivityPicker remains unchanged.
Is there any workaround that a 3rd party developer can implement to address this issue? prevent FamilyActivityPicker crashes or reduce the number of web domain tokens?
For example, if there’s a way to reset the web domain tokens shown in FamilyActivityPicker from the Settings app, I could offer a help to users.
Does anybody have ideas?
Expanding SNS Category (29 items)
It succeeded.
Expanding Productivity & Finance (214 items)
It failed. The screen froze, then appears blank. When the number of items is around 100, the crash rate is 50%, but when the items are over 200, the crash rate is 100%.
Search Bar Problem
The search bar also has same problem. If the number of search results are small, it works good without any blank, but if there are a lot of search results (200+), the XCP crashes and the screen appears blank.
Code to Reproduce
import SwiftUI
import FamilyControls
struct ContentView: View {
@State private var selection = FamilyActivitySelection()
@State private var isPickerPresented: Bool = false
var body: some View {
VStack {
Button("Open Picker") {
isPickerPresented = true
}
}
.familyActivityPicker(isPresented: $isPickerPresented, selection: $selection)
}
}
Steps to Reproduce
Prepare a category that has 200+ items
Try to open the category in the picker
The screen will freeze, then appears blank.
Errors in Console
[u EDD60B83-5D2A-5446-B2C7-57D47C937916:m (null)] [com.apple.FamilyControls.ActivityPickerExtension(1204)] Connection to plugin interrupted while in use.
AX Lookup problem - errorCode:1100 error:Permission denied portName:'com.apple.iphone.axserver' PID:2164 (
0 AXRuntime 0x00000001d46c5f08 _AXGetPortFromCache + 796
1 AXRuntime 0x00000001d46ca23c AXUIElementPerformFencedActionWithValue + 700
2 UIKit 0x0000000256b75cec C01ACC79-A5BA-3017-91BD-A03759576BBF + 1527020
3 libdispatch.dylib 0x000000010546ca30 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 32
4 libdispatch.dylib 0x000000010546e71c _dispatch_client_callout + 20
5 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001054765e8 _dispatch_lane_serial_drain + 828
6 libdispatch.dylib 0x0000000105477360 _dispatch_lane_invoke + 408
7 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001054845f0 _dispatch_root_queue_drain_deferred_wlh + 328
8 libdispatch.dylib 0x0000000105483c00 _dispatch_workloop_worker_thread + 580
9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x0000000224f77c7c _pthread_wqthread + 288
10 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x0000000224f74488 start_wqthread + 8
)
Error acquiring assertion: <Error Domain=RBSAssertionErrorDomain Code=2 "Specified target process does not exist" UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Specified target process does not exist}>
My team is preparing for iOS 18, and wanted to add intents using assistant schemas that are iOS 18 and above restricted.
We noticed that the result builder for AppShortcuts added support for limitedAvailabilityCondition from iOS 17.4 so we marked the whole struct as available from it.
The app compiles but writing a check like below inside appShortcuts property a crash will happen in iOS 17.5 runtime. (Removing the #available) is solving this problem.
if #available(iOS 18, *) {
AppShortcut(
intent: SearchDonut(),
phrases: [
"Search for a donut in \(.applicationName)"
],
shortTitle: "search",
systemImageName: "magnifyingglass"
)
}
We tried out putting the os check above and returning shortcuts in arrays and that both compiles and runs but then AppShortcuts.strings sends warnings that the phrases are not used (This phrase is not used in any App Shortcut or as a Negative Phrase.) because the script that extracts the phrases somehow fails to perform when shortcuts are written like below:
static var appShortcuts: [AppShortcut] {
if #available(iOS 18.0, *) {
return [
AppShortcut(
intent: CreateDonutIntent(),
phrases: [
"Create Donut in \(.applicationName)",
],
shortTitle: "Create Donut",
systemImageName: "pencil"
)
]
} else {
return [
AppShortcut(
intent: CreateDonutIntent(),
phrases: [
"Create Donut in \(.applicationName)",
],
shortTitle: "Create Donut",
systemImageName: "pencil"
)
]
}
}
This is very problematic because we can't test out on TF with external users new intents dedicated for iOS 18.
We filed a radar under FB15010828
Triggered by Thread: 0
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 dyld 0x1a87922b0 lsl::PreallocatedAllocatorLayout<278528ull>::init(char const**, char const**, void*) + 436
1 dyld 0x1a878ba38 start + 1960
Thread 0 crashed with ARM Thread State (64-bit):
x0: 0x2010003030100000 x1: 0x0000000fffffc0d0 x2: 0x0000000000000004 x3: 0x00000001a87607a9
x4: 0x0000000000000000 x5: 0x0000000000000000 x6: 0x0000000000000000 x7: 0x0000000000000000
x8: 0x2010003030100000 x9: 0x2010003030100000 x10: 0x000000016d923dfd x11: 0x00000001a87ccf30
x12: 0x0000000000000050 x13: 0x0000000000000044 x14: 0x0000000000052010 x15: 0x0000000000000000
x16: 0x0000000000000000 x17: 0x0000000000000000 x18: 0x0000000000000000 x19: 0x00000001801d0000
x20: 0x000000016d923b50 x21: 0x000000016d923af8 x22: 0x00000001e6184050 x23: 0x000000016d9237d8
x24: 0x0000000fffffc10c x25: 0x0000000000000000 x26: 0x0000000000000000 x27: 0x0000000000000000
x28: 0x0000000000000000 fp: 0x000000016d923870 lr: 0xb0228001a8792130
sp: 0x000000016d9237d0 pc: 0x00000001a87922b0 cpsr: 0x60001000
far: 0x00000001e61840e0 esr: 0x92000047 (Data Abort) byte write Translation fault
Binary Images:
0x1a8758000 - 0x1a87db693 dyld arm64e <77c1eed22ed7396aba34e770120d81d4> /usr/lib/dyld
0x1024dc000 - 0x10594ffff main_executable_path_missing arm64 /main_executable_path_missing
0x0 - 0xffffffffffffffff ??? unknown-arch <00000000000000000000000000000000> ???
Error Formulating Crash Report:
dyld_process_snapshot_get_shared_cache failed
EOF
crash.log
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
General
We are implementing a feature that uses PKPassLibrary.requestAutomaticPassPresentationSuppression to prevent the Wallet from appearing when unlocking a lock. We have already completed the approval process for the entitlement to enable Pass Presentation Suppression.
In most cases, our code snippet works as expected, and the result is .success. However, we are also encountering other results, such as .denied, .alreadyPresenting, and .cancelled or .notSupported, which cause the Wallet to appear for users.
Here's the code snippet we're using:
PKPassLibrary.requestAutomaticPassPresentationSuppression { result in
logger.log(
.info,
"PKPassLibrary suppression result: \(result.description)",
LogContext.homeFeature
)
}
I would appreciate clarification on the following points:
What's the meaning of each result type (.denied, .alreadyPresenting, .cancelled, .notSupported) beyond what is mentioned in the documentation? The documentation here does not provide additional details.
What is the recommended handling for these specific result states? Should we be taking different actions or retries based on each case?
Thank you very much for your help.
Best, Ramiro.
My use case is the following:
Every user of my app can create as an owner a set of items.
These items are private until the owner invites other users to share all of them as participant.
The participants can modify the shared items and/or add other items.
So, sharing is not done related to individual items, but to all items of an owner.
I want to use CoreData & CloudKit to have local copies of private and shared items.
To my understanding, CoreData & CloudKit puts all mirrored items in a special zone „com.apple.coredata.cloudkit.zone“.
So, this zone should be shared, i.e. all items in it.
In the video it is said that NSPersistentCloudKitContainer uses Record Zone Sharing optionally in contrast to hierarchically record sharing using a root record.
But how is this done?
Maybe I can declare zone „com.apple.coredata.cloudkit.zone“ as a shared zone?
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
iCloud & Data
Tags:
Cloud and Local Storage
UI Frameworks
wwdc21-10015
I have universal links configured for my iOS app which work as expected when the app is installed. When the app is not installed the universal link will go to the browser as expected.
What I want to do is redirect to the app store, allow the user to install the app, then redirect them to the initial universal link. Redirecting them to the app store isn't the hard part I can achieve that from the webpage, however I don't know how to save a reference to that initial link to redirect them once they instal the app.
What I want the flow to be for a user who doesn't have the app is:
visit a universal link (example.com/UUID)
redirect to the app store and install the app
open the app and redirect to example.com/UUID
I've seen some ways people are doing this with the clipboard but I don't love that solution, I also don't want to use a 3rd party service if I can avoid it - how are the 3rd party services making this happen?
When we use AppIntents to configure WidgetKit complications, the description we provide in IntentRecommendation is ignored after applying a .watchface file that includes those intent configurations. In the Watch app, under Complications, the labels shown next to each slot do not match the actual complications on the face—they appear to be the first strings returned by recommendations() rather than the selected intent configuration.
Steps to Reproduce
Create an AppIntent used by a WidgetKit complication (e.g., .accessoryRectangular).
Provide multiple intent recommendations with distinct descriptions:
struct SampleIntent: AppIntent {
static var title: LocalizedStringResource = "Sample"
static var description = IntentDescription("Sample data")
@Parameter(title: "Mode") var mode: String
static func recommendations() -> [IntentRecommendation<Self>] {
[
.init(intent: .init(mode: "A"), description: "Complication A"),
.init(intent: .init(mode: "B"), description: "Complication B"),
.init(intent: .init(mode: "C"), description: "Complication C")
]
}
func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult { .result() }
}
Add two of these complications to a Modular Duo face (or any face that supports multiple slots), each with different intent configurations (e.g., A in one slot, B in another).
Export/share the face to a .watchface file and apply it on another device.
Open the Watch app → the chosen face → Complications.
Expected
Each slot’s label in Complications reflects the specific intent configuration on the face (e.g., “Complication A”, “Complication B”), matching what the complication actually renders.
Actual
The labels under Complications do not match the visible complications. Instead, the strings shown look like the first N items from recommendations(), regardless of which configurations are used in each slot.
Notes
The complications themselves render correctly on-watch; the issue is the names/labels displayed in the Watch app UI after applying a .watchface.
Filed Feedback: FB20915258
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
Widgets & Live Activities
Tags:
watchOS
Watch Complications
WidgetKit
App Intents