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I've been fooling around with this and I lose "stuff"
I have an idea for an app for awhile (5+ years) and it took awhile (a year or more to figure out how to develop on - I know C/C++/FORTRAN, started in the punch card era). I ended up using the MacBook I had, some books and chatGPT and plunged into development. BTW this was all happening while I'm retired, included moving to FL from MD. There are times where development stops for months at a time, I've started and stopped at least four or five times on different portions of the project. I've realized that I can actually skip the user interface until the end if ever. At the beginning of code development, I did little more that "Hello world" programs to get my feet wet. Golf, pickleball, doctor appointments, etc. interrupts development. When I get back to it, my code has "disappeared", I open Xcode, open the project and I don't see any of my code - where did it go? I did find the code using the Finder in Directory/projname/projname/ContentView.swift (I'm not sure why projname is duplicated, no doubt my ignorance!) - so the code is still present, somewhere!
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May ’25
Make Developer Forums Better!
Too many irrelevant posts come up when I attempt to search for something. There should be an easy button or something to earmark posts as something irrelevant- something that shouldn't come up in a search. I'm looking for something in Xcode 15 and frequently the top posts in the search are 10 years old and don't have any relevance whatsoever to the solution to my problem.
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Feb ’25
I noticed that the Uber Driver app is able to get location in background without the permissions (How?)
The Uber Driver app is able to get background location and there’s no way to turn it off from settings. Unlike other apps where there’s always an option to turn off background location from settings. Is this a bug or special treatment for big companies? this matters to me because we’re in a similar business but our app has to request background permissions, explicitly. I am attaching both of the screenshots here for you to compare and see. Please note that I verified personally that Uber Driver app is able to get background location.
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May ’25
Files Can’t Be Accessed
I am trying to open items saved to my files and keep receiving this notification every time I do so, “The operation couldn't be completed. (NSFileProvider- ErrorDomain error -2005.)” What does this mean and how do I fix it? I have a 256 gb phone so I know storage is not an issue. Please help as I have files saved to my phone and not anywhere else.
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Mar ’25
Feature duration
I will give some suggestions and action buttons about dynamic islands on iPhonesAfter dragging and dropping an application or file on dynamic islands, when I switch to any application or site, I can switch to that file or application by holding down the Dynamic Island As for the action button, we can assign features to the action button. A feature like this can come to it. When we press it twice, it will open the camera, when we press it once, it will open the flash. If such a feature comes, it will be easier to use
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Mar ’25
iPhone she been red logo of danger and cannot install.
Officially I was tiredness after was I’m install of ios 18.5 after I got error red logo. And now she stop updating and was I very shocked more. “I searched or hell is this” they don’t know results from this iPhone 11 is jailbroken Yup is my iPhone 11 is jailbroken how we gonna do. Tell me is this real?
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May ’25
USB Audio Input Blocked When Screen Mirroring via AirPlay
Hello Apple Developers, I am experiencing an issue where USB audio input (e.g., external USB microphone) is blocked when using AirPlay screen mirroring from my iPhone to a Mac or Apple TV. However, the built-in microphone continues to work without any problem. Issue Details: I am using an iPhone 15 (or latest device) running iOS [your iOS version]. I connect a USB audio interface/microphone via a USB-C adapter or Lightning adapter. The USB microphone works perfectly for audio input before starting AirPlay. The moment I enable AirPlay screen mirroring, the USB microphone stops working, and it disappears from available audio input sources. The built-in microphone continues to function, but I cannot use the USB microphone while mirroring. When I stop screen mirroring, the USB microphone immediately becomes available again. Expected Behavior: I would expect iOS to allow me to continue using an external USB microphone while mirroring my screen, just like it allows the built-in microphone to work. Questions: Is this an intentional restriction in iOS? Is there any workaround to enable USB audio input while using AirPlay screen mirroring? Is there a way to request a feature or configuration option to allow external USB microphones during AirPlay? I appreciate any insights or guidance from the Apple team or fellow developers. Thanks in advance! Best regards,
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Mar ’25
The fall of the app on the imageWithConfiguration
I have an old application. It worked at one time. Due to changes in the user environment, it is now possible to download applications from the AppStore. I built the app and sent it for review. And I received a report that my app crashed at startup. I tried to reproduce the fall for myself, but it didn't work out. In the crash log, I couldn't figure out what was wrong with the app. Please help me and tell me what I should look for in the log or in the application. The crash location (which I found in the log): _UIPathLazyImageAsset imageWithConfiguration cl-1.crash cl-1-n.crash
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Feb ’25
Question about Apple partnerships
I see games like Resident Evil and others have a partnership with Apple to help bring it to the MacOS and iOS platform and I was wondering if anyone knows how a company gets these partnerships, is it Apple who reaches out or do they have to reach out?
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Mar ’25
An idea for a photographic app
Hello, I created a particular ray tracing based photo/video capture app for iPhone (which causes me several headaches in finding the optimal configuration) that which often offers very soft and visually beautiful shots but is trapped in the usual oblivion of apps from unknown developers. While it is true that on the one hand the fact that almost no one downloads your app even if it is free can save you from several gaffes in the early days, in the long run it becomes depressing. So I thought of creating something that could be an incentive to try the app. Not having money to invest in prizes for contests or much more pragmatically in advertising, I thought of adding a function where you can see the best photos taken in your area and vote for them and, if you want, add a photo taken in the competition. Do you think it could be a nice idea? It's true that the problem itself is to overcome the wall of 0 downloads, where your app is neither successful nor unsuccessful because in fact nobody tries it, but without money for advertising I don't have many other ideas... Thanks
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May ’25
Prevent iOS "Use Mobile Data" Prompt When Connected to Wi-Fi Without Internet in Flutter
I am developing a flutter app that connects the app to the boat VCU through Wi-Fi. In the iOS version of the mobile app, when the device connects to a Wi-Fi network, iOS assumes that all network traffic should route through Wi-Fi. As the connected Wi-Fi network has no internet access, iOS prompts the user with the options: "Use Mobile Data" or "Keep Trying Wi-Fi." If the user selects "Keep Trying Wi-Fi," mobile data will not be used by other apps on the phone. If the user selects "Use Mobile Data," the app switches to mobile data while remaining connected to the Wi-Fi network (VCU) without any issues. The issue is we need to find a way to prevent showing that prompt and instead handle this through code. After connecting to VCU, the mobile network is available for a few second but then it switches to wifi and no internet! I checked all the online documentation but there is not any solution for it. So, I need to stay connect to vcc and other apps use mobile data. I tried WiFiForIoTPlugin.forceWifiUsage(false); but didn't work. I tried adding delay that also didn't work. This is the function in my code that handles connecting to Wi-fI: Future connectToWifi() async { try { if (Platform.isAndroid) { isConnected = await WiFiForIoTPlugin.connect( _vesselData['ssid'], password: _vesselData['passphrase'], security: NetworkSecurity.WPA, // Enable Internet access withInternet: false, isHidden: true, timeoutInSeconds: 10, joinOnce: true, ); // Force Android to treat Wi-Fi as the primary network using await WiFiForIoTPlugin.forceWifiUsage(true); } else if (Platform.isIOS){ isConnected = await WiFiForIoTPlugin.connect( _vesselData['ssid'], password: _vesselData['passphrase'], security: NetworkSecurity.WPA, isHidden: true, timeoutInSeconds: 10, // Ensures the connection remains persistent, preventing the system from disconnecting the device. joinOnce: false, ); } if (isConnected) { log("Connected to ${_vesselData['ssid']}"); streamData(); } else { log("Failed to connect to ${_vesselData['ssid']}"); } } catch (e) { log("Error: $e"); } } I use :Device Model: iPhone 12 Pro Max iOS Version: iOS 18.3.1 Xcode Version: Xcode 16.2 Mac Version: macOS Sonoma 14.3
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Mar ’25
Troubleshooting Video Loading Issues on iOS: Slow Performance Over Mobile Data but Fast on Wi-Fi
Hello, We are developing a social media application that allows users to share and view content in the form of images and videos. The app is built with Angular and Ionic, and we use Capacitor to integrate native functionalities. Currently, we are experiencing an issue with content loading on iOS devices. Specifically, when the iPhone is connected to Wi-Fi, videos load quickly and play smoothly. However, when using mobile data, videos take a long time to load or, in some cases, do not load at all. We are trying to identify the cause of the issue and determine whether it could be related to Xcode configuration or any system restrictions. Some potential reasons we have considered include: iOS Mobile Data Usage Restrictions iOS may limit mobile data usage for large downloads or streaming content if the app does not have the proper permissions. In Settings > Mobile Data, users can restrict data usage for specific apps. App Transport Security (ATS) Configuration Xcode and iOS enforce strict security policies for network connections through App Transport Security (ATS). If the API serving the videos uses HTTP instead of HTTPS or has restrictive headers, this could affect loading over mobile networks. Xcode Network Usage Settings Xcode allows configurations related to network access. There might be a setting limiting access to mobile networks when the device is not on Wi-Fi. Video Quality and Adaptability Differences If videos are not optimized for mobile networks (e.g., high-quality formats without adaptive versions), loading times could be significantly longer. Implementing HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) could improve playback on slower networks. Request Timeout Issues If video loading requests have a short timeout, slower mobile network connections might exceed this limit, causing the request to fail. Compression and Caching It is essential to check if videos are properly compressed and if caching is implemented to improve performance on mobile networks. Given this situation, we would like to know what Xcode settings might be affecting video loading performance on mobile data and how we can adjust them to enhance the user experience.
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Mar ’25