This is easy to reproduce,in dark mode, 2 UIViewControllers A and B, A present B. code:
class AAA: UIViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
navigationItem.title = "AAA"
view.backgroundColor = .systemBackground
}
override func touchesBegan(_ touches: Set<UITouch>, with event: UIEvent?) {
present(UINavigationController(rootViewController: BBB()), animated: true)
}
}
class BBB: UIViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
navigationItem.title = "BBB"
view.backgroundColor = .systemBackground
}
override func touchesBegan(_ touches: Set<UITouch>, with event: UIEvent?) {
dismiss(animated: true)
}
}
before present:
after present:
Obviously, the backgroundColor of the view has changed.
I guess it's because view's backgroundColor is the same as the the window, so changed the color to distinguish between the controller and the background, but this brought unexpected changes which is confusing. I want to know how this happened and how I can manually control it
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My ASA file is located here https://staging.docyt.com/apple-appsite-association It downloads fine. It does not have .json extension and neither does it reside inside the ./well-known folder. Should it work? Because opening the link https://staging.docyt.com/reset-password is not opening the app installed via TestFlight . Installing via XCode however works fine. Please help
In the mobile application we are developing we need to use the "SMS and MMS Message Filtering" functionality to analyze SMS messages received from unknown senders.
The questions that arise about the use of this functionality are:
Does this functionality allow these messages to be sent to solutions deployed in Microsoft Azure?.
If the previous case is confirmed, could we use Rest APIs that we already have deployed in Azure?.
If it were not possible to configure access to an existing Rest API, what would be the definition of the API to be implemented in the cloud for this service?.
And finally, how would the configuration of access permissions to this API deployed in the cloud be?.
In my project, I need to decrypt the encrypted xlsx file and then parse it into xml. Is there any recommended method in iOS
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
General
Hello Apple Developers,
I’m developing an iOS app that requires access to the user’s contacts. I understand that starting from iOS 14, Apple introduced two levels of contact permissions:
1️⃣ Full Access – The app can read all contacts.
2️⃣ Limited Access – The app can only access contacts selected by the user.
My Question:
If a user initially grants Limited Access, is it allowed by Apple’s guidelines to request Full Access later?
🔹 I understand that re-requesting permission immediately after the user denies it is against Apple’s policies.
🔹 However, if the user has already granted Limited Access, and we first show an explanation modal explaining why Full Access is beneficial, can we then prompt them to change their settings via openAppSettings()?
🔹 Alternatively, can we use Permission.contacts.request() again to re-prompt the user for Full Access, or will iOS prevent the permission prompt from appearing again?
How We Handle This in the App:
1️⃣ If a user selects Limited Access, we respect their choice and only access their selected contacts.
2️⃣ Later, if Full Access is necessary for an enhanced experience, we display a clear explanation modal explaining why the app needs Full Access.
3️⃣ If the user agrees, we attempt to guide them to openAppSettings(), allowing them to manually change the permission.
4️⃣ However, if Permission.contacts.request() can be used to directly request Full Access again, we would like to know if this is acceptable.
We want to ensure that our implementation follows Apple’s privacy guidelines while providing the best user experience.
Any official guidance or best practices on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance!
We have created an app that uses Appintents to plug into Siri. However, launching the app >sometimes< will launch a menu that will let the user choose between the app and Contacts. Why? How can I tell Siri to not ask for Contacts?
I am developing an app that can help users disable selected apps at a specified time, so that users can get away from their phones and enjoy real life.
Here is my data structure:
extension ActivityModel {
@NSManaged public var id: UUID
@NSManaged public var name: String
@NSManaged public var weeks: Data
@NSManaged public var weekDates: Data
@NSManaged public var appTokens: Data
}
Among them, weeks is of [Bool] type, indicating which weeks from Sunday to Saturday are effective; weekDates is of [[Date,Date]] type, indicating the effective time period; appTokens is of Set type, indicating the selected apps。
At the beginning, I will open a main monitor:
let deviceActivityCenter = DeviceActivityCenter()
do{
try deviceActivityCenter.startMonitoring(
DeviceActivityName(activityModel.id),
during: DeviceActivitySchedule(
intervalStart: DateComponents(hour: 0,minute: 0,second: 0),
intervalEnd: DateComponents(hour: 23,minute: 59,second: 59),
repeats: true
)
)
}catch {
return false
}
Since the time range may be different every day, I will start the sub-monitoring of the day every time the main monitoring starts:
override func intervalDidStart(for activity: DeviceActivityName) {
super.intervalDidStart(for: activity)
if activity.rawValue.hasPrefix("Sub-") {
ActivityModelManager.disableApps(
Tools.getUUIDFromString(activity.rawValue)
)
return
}
let weekIndex = Calendar.current.component(.weekday, from: .now)
let weeks = ActivityModelManager.getWeeks(activity.rawValue)
if weeks[weekIndex] {
let weekDates =
ActivityModelManager.getWeekDates(activity.rawValue)
let deviceActivityCenter = DeviceActivityCenter()
do{
try deviceActivityCenter.startMonitoring(
DeviceActivityName("Sub-" + activityModel.id),
during: DeviceActivitySchedule(
intervalStart: getHourAndMinute(weekDates[weekIndex][0]),
intervalEnd: getHourAndMinute(weekDates[weekIndex][1]),
repeats: false
)
)
}catch {
return
}
}esle {
return
}
}
I will judge whether it is main monitoring or sub monitoring based on the different activity names.
When the sub-monitor starts, I will get the bound application and then disable it:
static func disableApps(_ id : UUID){
let appTokens = ActivityModelManager.getLimitAppById(id)
let name = ManagedSettingsStore.Name(id.uuidString)
let store = ManagedSettingsStore(named: name)
store.shield.applications = appTokens
return
}
When the child monitoring is finished, I resume the application:
static func enableApps(_ id : UUID){
let name = ManagedSettingsStore.Name(id.uuidString)
let store = ManagedSettingsStore(named: name)
store.shield.applications = []
}
The above is my code logic.
When using DeviceActivityMonitorExtension, I found the following problems:
intervalDidStart may be called multiple times, resulting in several sub-monitors being started.
After a period of time, the monitoring is turned off.
The static methods enableApps and disableApps are sometimes not called
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
General
Tags:
Family Controls
Device Activity
Screen Time
Entitlements
I want to monitor again from the bellow function of DeviceActivityMonitorExtension. I have the function of startMonitoring like this.
override func eventDidReachThreshold(_ event: DeviceActivityEvent.Name, activity: DeviceActivityName) {
super.eventDidReachThreshold(event, activity: activity)
startMonitoring()
}
public func startMonitoring() {
let startTime = DateComponents(hour: 0, minute: 0, second: 0)
let endTime = DateComponents(hour: 23, minute: 59, second: 59)//DateComponents(hour: 11, minute: 0, second: 0)//
let schedule = DeviceActivitySchedule(
intervalStart: startTime,//DateComponents(hour: 0, minute: 0, second: 0),
intervalEnd: endTime,
repeats: true
//warningTime: DateComponents(minute:1)
)
let selection: FamilyActivitySelection = savedSelection() ?? FamilyActivitySelection()
let center = DeviceActivityCenter()
let selections = self.savedSelection() ?? FamilyActivitySelection()
let applications = selections.applicationTokens
let categories = selections.categoryTokens
let webCategories = selections.webDomainTokens
let store = ManagedSettingsStore()
store.shield.applicationCategories = ShieldSettings.ActivityCategoryPolicy.specific(categories, except: Set())
store.shield.applications = applications
store.shield.webDomains = webCategories
let scheduleHard = DeviceActivitySchedule(
intervalStart: startTime,//DateComponents(hour: 0, minute: 0, second: 0),
intervalEnd: endTime,
repeats: true
//warningTime: DateComponents(minute:1)
)
let event = DeviceActivityEvent(
applications: selection.applicationTokens,
categories: selection.categoryTokens,
webDomains: selection.webDomainTokens,
threshold: DateComponents(minute: 0)//timeLimitToUseApp i.e for 15 mins
)
do {
try center.startMonitoring( .weekend,
during: scheduleHard,
events: [
.weekend: event,
]
)
print("ScreenTime Monitoring Started")
} catch let error {
print(error.localizedDescription)
}
}
Please provide us with a solution about starting monitoring from DeviceActivityMonitoringExtension's eventDidReachThreshold function or if there is any other way.
My app is available in TestFlight but has been rejected in App Review with the review feedback that the app clip "just shows a blank screen".
However, in the TestFlight app, the App Clip works as expected and brings up the clip. It also works correctly from Xcode testing.
Any ideas on what the problem could be? It is using the default App Clip link (appclip.apple.com)
we’re looking to get some clarification around how the hourly forecasts should be interpreted to ensure we’re using your data in the correct manner. If you could provide the answers to the following questions would be extremely helpful:
1. What do the data points (e.g temperature) in the hourly forecast represent for a future hour? Do they represent the expected average over that future hour or do they represent the forecast for the point in time at the top of the hour?
2. What do those same data points represent in the hourly forecast for an hour which has already begun? e.g. it’s 8:30 and we pull the hourly forecast and the 8:00 hour is still returned. Which of the following would be the correct interpretation for the values returned for the 8:00 hour:
The values represent the forecast for the point in time at the top of the 8:00 hour (if this is the case we would expect it to stop updating)
The values represent the current forecast i.e. what the weather is right now
The values represent the average over the remaining portion of the 8:00 hour
The values represent the average over the full 8:00 hour including both the portion which has already elapsed and the portion which is still to come
3. What does the data represent after the hour (i.e. looking at historical hours)? Is it:
The last forecast made within the hour? If so, is that point-in-time or average for the hour (as explained above)?
The actual weather for that hour (using some non-forecast measure of real weather)? If so, again is that point-in-time at top of hour / point-in-time at end of hour / average over the hour?
I am creating an iOS app that needs to parse the text from a PDF document. I can read the entire PDF document's text using the string property, but if it's a large PDF document, this could cause delays for users.
From the documentation, I came across the beginFindString function, which seems to asynchronously, with no return?
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/pdfkit/pdfdocument/beginfindstring(_:withoptions:))
Unfortunately I cannot find examples on how to use this function or its intended purpose/functionality, so any guidance would be appreciated.
My goal is to read the PDF document one line at a time, searching for newlines ('\n'), then parsing that line as needed. I'm hoping the beginFindString function will be useful.
Hello everyone,
I’m currently developing an app that uses the Family Controls API, specifically the Screen Time API. However, my current entitlement is limited to development mode, which prevents me from publishing my app on TestFlight.
I have already contacted Apple Developer Support for production access but wanted to reach out to the community as well and I was referenced to FamilyControls API documentation and I couldn't find anything related to my case. Has anyone successfully upgraded their entitlement from development-only to production? Any insights on the process, tips for communicating with Developer Support, or guidance on ensuring full compliance with the Family Controls guidelines would be extremely helpful.
Currently, I am working on an iOS app with a Deployment Target set to iOS 15.0, and macOS 12.0. The app is allowed to run on Macs with Apple Silicon.
A customer with a Mac running macOS Monterey (12) is complaining that in the TestFlight app, they cannot install the app since it shows "Requires OS Update", even though the deployment target is smaller than the installed version of macOS 12.
Are there any specifications available on which macOS version is required in order to use iOS apps on Silicon Macs?
Hello,
I would like to ask if there is any possibility to invoke the Apple Sysdiagnose via an API call. I cannot find any API reference for Sysdiagnose.
I am aware only about the manually invocation. https://it-training.apple.com/tutorials/support/sup075/
However, this is pretty annoying since a reproduction of a hunted bug takes several hours, so I am looking for the way how to invoke Sysdiagnose from our code.
When connecting SSLVPN through the "Paloalto GlobalProtect" app on an iOS iPhone, I try to connect through my Google Workspace account.
During this process, an error occurs when logging in after entering my Google account.
The error is as follows. The Paloalto Networks TAC Support team recommends that you contact Apple Support.
When connecting SSLVPN through the "Paloalto GlobalProtect" app on an Android device, I can log in normally with my Google account.
It only doesn't work on iOS iPhones.
~/Downloads/GPSupportInfo/Agent.log:119: 2024-12-16 14:08:08.047 GlobalProtect[4402:1352815] Error: (ManagerUtils.mm:566) Send message failed: GlobalProtect, error: Error Domain=NEVPNErrorDomain Code=1 "(null)"
~/Downloads/GPSupportInfo/Agent.log:119: 2024-12-16 14:08:08.047 GlobalProtect[4402:1352815] Error: (ManagerUtils.mm:566) Send message failed: GlobalProtect, error: Error Domain=NEVPNErrorDomain Code=1 "(null)"
~/Downloads/GPSupportInfo/Agent.log:119: 2024-12-16 14:08:08.047 GlobalProtect[4402:1352815] Error: (ManagerUtils.mm:566) Send message failed: GlobalProtect, error: Error Domain=NEVPNErrorDomain Code=1 "(null)"
~/Downloads/GPSupportInfo/Agent.log:119: 2024-12-16 14:08:08.047 GlobalProtect[4402:1352815] Error: (ManagerUtils.mm:566) Send message failed: GlobalProtect, error: Error Domain=NEVPNErrorDomain Code=1 "(null)"
Paloalto said that it is the same as the content of the Apple Developer Forum below and told me to contact Apple Support.
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/25928
Please tell me how to solve this problem.
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
General
Hi everyone,
i'm trying to request in a AppIntent an array of strings. But I want to give the user the chance to add more than one String.
Yet, I do it so:
import AppIntent
struct AddHomework: AppIntent {
// some Parameters
@Parameter(title: "Tasks")
var tasks: [String]?
@Parameter(title: "New Task") //Only for the special request
var input: String?
private func collectTasks() async throws -> [String] {
var collectedTasks: [String] = tasks ?? []
while true {
if !collectedTasks.isEmpty {
let addMore = try await $input.requestConfirmation(for: "Möchtest du noch eine Aufgabe hinzufügen?")
if !addMore {
break
}
}
let newTask = try await $input.requestValue("Please enter your task:")
collectedTasks.append(newTask)
}
return collectedTasks
}
@MainActor
func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult {
let finalTasks = try await collectTasks()
// some more code
return .result()
}
}
But this is not working. The Shortcut is ending without requesting anything. But it is not crashing.
I would thankfully for some help.
Good day. Installed Sequoia Developer Beta.
After that, the laptop started to behave incorrectly, programs over 1 GB stopped installing, updates were not installed, sometimes it rebooted spontaneously. Decided to roll back. With the help of another Macbook, I managed to install 14.6.1. Errors remained. Updates are not installed. Tried to restore through the recovery menu, error at 52 minutes, using a boot disk, the same error. What else can I do?
Mac Book Pro M1 16gb/2tb
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
General
I have my phone set to small icons on home screen, but it sill doesn't show the name of the app like when it is on large icons, please fix or just add names to large icons too so i stop running into this glitch.
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
General
Hi Apple engineering team,
I’m trying to integrate the new Live Caller ID Lookup (PIR) on iOS using your pir-service-example code as well as a custom mock server in Vapor, but the extension never advances past the /issue/token-key-for-user-token step. I’ve tried both:
1. Official Example
Cloned https://github.com/apple/pir-service-example
Ran PIRService locally
Confirmed that
GET /.well-known/private-token-issuer-directory → 200
GET /issue/token-key-for-user-token → 200 (DER bytes, correct SPKI)
No POST /issue ever fires
2. Mock Server (Vapor)
Implemented all five endpoints (/config, /.well-known/private-token-issuer-directory, /issue/token-key-for-user-token, /issue, /queries)
Verified with curl and openssl asn1parse that:
GET /.well-known/private-token-issuer-directory
Content-Type: application/private-token-issuer-directory
{ "issuer-request-uri":"https://…/issue", "token-keys":[…] }
GET /issue/token-key-for-user-token
Content-Type: application/octet-stream
<DER bytes>
Added Cache-Control: public, max-age=3600 on directory and SPKI
Stubbed POST /issue to always return { "token": "" }
Still no POST /issue request from the extension
Reproduction Steps
Install and enable a Live Lookup extension pointing to my server.
Trigger an incoming call on device.
Watch server logs—only see the two GETs, never /issue or /queries.
Expected Behavior
After fetching the SPKI DER, the framework should issue a POST /issue call (Privacy Pass flow) and then POST /queries.
Observed Behavior
Stuck in an infinite loop of:
GET /.well-known/private-token-issuer-directory
GET /issue/token-key-for-user-token
(repeat…)
No progression to the /issue or /queries endpoints.
What I’ve Tried
Verified JSON kebab-case and headers exactly match examples
Confirmed SPKI DER is valid via openssl asn1parse
Added Cache-Control headers
Tested on real device, localhost url, and ngrok public URL
Mocked a valid-looking token response
Could you advise what additional requirement or format detail I’m missing that prevents from advancing past /issue/token-key-for-user-token?
These are the main files:
LiveLookupExtension.swift
routes.swift
service-config.json
Thanks in advance!
I have an iOS app that installs a Content Filter in order to block certain types of content at the network/socket level. The Family Controls framework stipulates that this can only be done successfully on a FamilyControlsMember.child account type (or on a supervised device). Our initial release has been really successful, but I would say that perhaps 75% of our users are .individual (probably over 18). Perhaps a topic for another forum post is to discuss how Apple's policy here doesn't seem to be meeting a real need here for non-minors, but I'll leave that alone for now.
The problem we're facing is that as far as I can tell, the only way to determine if someone has the right account type is to initiate an authorization request using AuthorizationCenter.shared.requestAuthorization(for:) and then inspect the error. I think it could really help the usability of the app if we could detect the account type and preemptively show a helpful message if the authorization could not succeed, and recommend some alternatives. But I've looked so far in vain for some way to do this.
Is there any api in Family Controls (or elsewhere) that can query the system for this information? Any pointers would be greatly appreciated!