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I have a video, after recording there is no sound, after a few seconds there is only audio sound that I recorded.
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
Processes & Concurrency
I just purchased a new 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid sedan with the highest trim package. The staff at the dealership set CarPlay up to my iPhone 16 Pro, and all was operating perfectly. Then, last week, I started noticing random connectivity problems with it (ie: no sound from my audio apps, “not connected” being displayed on the dashboard displa, etc.) I tried to think of what had changed with my setup, and the only change was that I updated to the latest iOS update 18.2
I scheduled a service appointment with the Honda dealer in hopes that Apple and Honda can confirm a fix for this issue. I’ll try to attach an image from my car’s dashboard display as an example of an error message that isn’t resolved.
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
General
Hello. I took a closer look at the data I'm getting back for hourly forecasts and I'm baffled by results I'm seeing.
For example, it's Dec 19, 2022 8:00am PT and I'm asking for the weather for Orchard Park NY (lat 42.766437 long -78.743855) for Dec 23, 2022. The daily forecast tells me they're expected to have 5.9" of snow. However, the hourly forecast with the most snow that day is reported as 0.071" (1.8mm). The Apple Weather app on iOS shows that hour as having 0.6".
I wrote a 'for' loop to print the results of my call to WeatherService.shared.weather.
print(oneHour.precipitationAmount.formatted())
print(oneHour.precipitationAmount.description)
print(oneHour.precipitationAmount.unit)
print(oneHour.precipitationAmount.value)
0.071 in
1.8 mm
<_NSStatic_NSUnitLength: 0x2010b0178> mm
1.8
Since updating to M4 Pro MBP running MacOS 15.2 and now 15.3 beta, predictive text and auto completion does not show in any apps on my computer. This all worked on previous M3 Pro MBP.
Predictive text/auto completion is not working in any Microsoft apps either, and my settings are missing certain elements that my wife's M3 MBP show in Outlook.
Any help would be appreciated.
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
Core OS
I'm working on an application where, once the user starts driving, I need to periodically check their activity every 2.5 minutes (150 seconds) to determine whether they are still driving, walking, or have stopped. If they are still driving, I want to keep rescheduling the task until the user is no longer in a driving state.
Currently, I'm using startMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges to wake the app when the user's location changes, which works as expected. However, the activity detection stops after the first result is received, and I can't continue tracking the user's activity in the background (or after the app is killed from the app switcher).
Here's my approach:
After receiving a significant location change, I start tracking the user’s activity to check if they are driving or have stopped.
I reschedule this task every 2.5 minutes as long as the user remains in a driving state.
I need this process to run even when the app is in the background or terminated by the user.
Question: Is it possible to keep activity detection running periodically after receiving a location change, even when the app is in the background or terminated? What is the recommended way to implement this?
I would appreciate any suggestions or best practices for achieving this functionality.
I've got an app with several app extensions (call extension, action extension, notification service extension, message filtering extension, notification content extension).
If I need to interactively debug these then I can select the scheme and run the extension within Xcode for all of them except for the notification content extension, with that I get an error dialog summary saying:
Failed to install the app on the device / The provided item to be installed is not of a type that CoreDevice recognizes.
Which when expanded has the blumpf posted below.
Why can I not run the notification content extension, when I can run any other type of app extension?
Failed to install the app on the device.
Domain: com.apple.dt.CoreDeviceError
Code: 3002
Failure Reason: The provided item to be installed is not of a type that CoreDevice recognizes.
User Info: {
DVTErrorCreationDateKey = "2024-12-27 16:39:54 +0000";
IDERunOperationFailingWorker = IDEInstallCoreDeviceWorker;
NSURL = "file:///Users/Me/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/XFinity-celiagrvtevxcagztrguseawvjkl/Build/Products/Debug.Ceq.QA-iphoneos/NotificationContentExtension.appex";
}
--
Event Metadata: com.apple.dt.IDERunOperationWorkerFinished : {
"device_identifier" = "00008101-00115D623460001E";
"device_isCoreDevice" = 1;
"device_model" = "iPhone13,3";
"device_osBuild" = "18.2 (22C152)";
"device_platform" = "com.apple.platform.iphoneos";
"device_thinningType" = "iPhone13,3";
"dvt_coredevice_version" = "397.28";
"dvt_coresimulator_version" = "993.7";
"dvt_mobiledevice_version" = "1759.40.2.100.1";
"launchSession_schemeCommand" = Run;
"launchSession_state" = 1;
"launchSession_targetArch" = arm64;
"operation_duration_ms" = 7;
"operation_errorCode" = 3002;
"operation_errorDomain" = "com.apple.dt.CoreDeviceError";
"operation_errorWorker" = IDEInstallCoreDeviceWorker;
"operation_name" = IDERunOperationWorkerGroup;
"param_debugger_attachToExtensions" = 0;
"param_debugger_attachToXPC" = 1;
"param_debugger_type" = 1;
"param_destination_isProxy" = 0;
"param_destination_platform" = "com.apple.platform.iphoneos";
"param_diag_113575882_enable" = 0;
"param_diag_MainThreadChecker_stopOnIssue" = 0;
"param_diag_MallocStackLogging_enableDuringAttach" = 0;
"param_diag_MallocStackLogging_enableForXPC" = 1;
"param_diag_allowLocationSimulation" = 0;
"param_diag_checker_tpc_enable" = 1;
"param_diag_gpu_frameCapture_enable" = 0;
"param_diag_gpu_shaderValidation_enable" = 0;
"param_diag_gpu_validation_enable" = 0;
"param_diag_guardMalloc_enable" = 0;
"param_diag_memoryGraphOnResourceException" = 0;
"param_diag_mtc_enable" = 0;
"param_diag_queueDebugging_enable" = 1;
"param_diag_runtimeProfile_generate" = 0;
"param_diag_sanitizer_asan_enable" = 0;
"param_diag_sanitizer_tsan_enable" = 0;
"param_diag_sanitizer_tsan_stopOnIssue" = 0;
"param_diag_sanitizer_ubsan_enable" = 0;
"param_diag_sanitizer_ubsan_stopOnIssue" = 0;
"param_diag_showNonLocalizedStrings" = 0;
"param_diag_viewDebugging_enabled" = 1;
"param_diag_viewDebugging_insertDylibOnLaunch" = 1;
"param_install_style" = 2;
"param_launcher_UID" = 2;
"param_launcher_allowDeviceSensorReplayData" = 0;
"param_launcher_kind" = 0;
"param_launcher_style" = 0;
"param_launcher_substyle" = 2;
"param_runnable_appExtensionHostRunMode" = 0;
"param_runnable_productType" = "com.apple.product-type.app-extension";
"param_structuredConsoleMode" = 1;
"param_testing_launchedForTesting" = 0;
"param_testing_suppressSimulatorApp" = 0;
"param_testing_usingCLI" = 0;
"sdk_canonicalName" = "iphoneos18.2";
"sdk_osVersion" = "18.2";
"sdk_variant" = iphoneos;
}
--
System Information
macOS Version 14.7 (Build 23H124)
Xcode 16.2 (23507) (Build 16C5032a)
Timestamp: 2024-12-27T08:39:54-08:00
Hi everyone,
I am a beginner in iOS/Swift programming. I'm trying to develop a mobile application that allows to mount a network drive in the iphone Files application via the WebDav protocol.
I saw on the internet that WebDav is no longer implemented in iOS because considered deprecated by apple.
To accomplish this task, I decided to separate responsibilities as follows:
Framework:
WebDav (responsible for communication with the WebDav server)
FileProviderExtension:
FileBridge (Responsible for bridging the gap between the WebDav Framework and the iOS Files app)
Main App
I also have an AppGroup that includes the main application and the fileproviderextension
Initially, to measure the feasibility and complexity of this task, I'd like to make a simplistic version that simply displays the files on my drive in the Files app, without necessarily being able to interact with them.
FileProviderExtension.swift:
import FileProvider
import WebDav
class FileProviderExtension: NSObject, NSFileProviderReplicatedExtension {
private var webDavService: WebDavService?
required init(domain: NSFileProviderDomain)
{
super.init()
self.webDavService = WebDavService(baseURL: URL(string: "https://www.mydrive.com/drive")!)
}
func invalidate() {
// TODO: cleanup any resources
}
func item(for identifier: NSFileProviderItemIdentifier,
request: NSFileProviderRequest,
completionHandler: @escaping (NSFileProviderItem?, Error?) -> Void) -> Progress {
let progress = Progress(totalUnitCount: 1)
Task {
do {
if let items = try await webDavService?.propfind(path: identifier.rawValue, depth: 1),
let item = items.first(where: { $0.itemIdentifier == identifier }) {
completionHandler(item, nil)
} else {
completionHandler(nil, NSError(domain: NSCocoaErrorDomain,
code: NSFileNoSuchFileError,
userInfo: nil))
}
} catch {
completionHandler(nil, error)
}
}
return progress
}
func fetchContents(for itemIdentifier: NSFileProviderItemIdentifier,
version requestedVersion: NSFileProviderItemVersion?,
request: NSFileProviderRequest,
completionHandler: @escaping (URL?, NSFileProviderItem?, Error?) -> Void) -> Progress {
let progress = Progress(totalUnitCount: 1)
Task {
do {
guard let service = webDavService else {
throw WebDavError.invalidResponse
}
let data = try await service.get(fileAt: itemIdentifier.rawValue)
let tempURL = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory.appendingPathComponent(itemIdentifier.rawValue)
try data.write(to: tempURL)
completionHandler(tempURL, nil, nil)
} catch {
completionHandler(nil, nil, error)
}
}
return progress
}
func createItem(basedOn itemTemplate: NSFileProviderItem, fields: NSFileProviderItemFields, contents url: URL?, options: NSFileProviderCreateItemOptions = [], request: NSFileProviderRequest, completionHandler: @escaping (NSFileProviderItem?, NSFileProviderItemFields, Bool, Error?) -> Void) -> Progress {
// TODO: a new item was created on disk, process the item's creation
completionHandler(itemTemplate, [], false, nil)
return Progress()
}
func modifyItem(_ item: NSFileProviderItem, baseVersion version: NSFileProviderItemVersion, changedFields: NSFileProviderItemFields, contents newContents: URL?, options: NSFileProviderModifyItemOptions = [], request: NSFileProviderRequest, completionHandler: @escaping (NSFileProviderItem?, NSFileProviderItemFields, Bool, Error?) -> Void) -> Progress {
// TODO: an item was modified on disk, process the item's modification
completionHandler(nil, [], false, NSError(domain: NSCocoaErrorDomain, code: NSFeatureUnsupportedError, userInfo:[:]))
return Progress()
}
func deleteItem(identifier: NSFileProviderItemIdentifier, baseVersion version: NSFileProviderItemVersion, options: NSFileProviderDeleteItemOptions = [], request: NSFileProviderRequest, completionHandler: @escaping (Error?) -> Void) -> Progress {
// TODO: an item was deleted on disk, process the item's deletion
completionHandler(NSError(domain: NSCocoaErrorDomain, code: NSFeatureUnsupportedError, userInfo:[:]))
return Progress()
}
func enumerator(for containerItemIdentifier: NSFileProviderItemIdentifier,
request: NSFileProviderRequest) throws -> NSFileProviderEnumerator {
return FileProviderEnumerator(enumeratedItemIdentifier: containerItemIdentifier,
service: webDavService)
}
}
Here's the code I use to initialize my domain in the main app files:
fileprivate func registerFileProviderDomain() {
let domainIdentifier = NSFileProviderDomainIdentifier("FileProviderExtension Bundle Identifier")
let domain = NSFileProviderDomain(identifier: domainIdentifier,
displayName: "My Drive")
NSFileProviderManager.add(domain) { error in
NSFileProviderManager.add(domain) { error in
if let error = error {
print("Error cannot add domain file provider : \(error.localizedDescription)")
} else {
print("Success domain file provider added")
}
}
}
I can't get rid of the Error :
Error cannot add domain file provider : The operation couldn’t be completed. Invalid argument.
I don't know what I'm missing
Please help me understand
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
Hi All,
I am facing with ****** issue, searched through many similar topics, but did not find solution, hope someone can help me!
Common information:
iOS VPN application
min. deployment iOS 15.0
Xcode 14.2
Testing on iPhone with iOS 16.0.2 / 15.5
Problem description
Application is builded, installed on iPhone and launched from XCode. After a new VPN configuration is added by application using NETunnelProviderManager.
No errors are occurred during all this steps. However I can not enable VPN and in VPN settings I observe "Update required" message:
"Application must be updated by the developer before VPN can be connected"
Hi, I have a problem with my Mac crashing sims 4. can you let me know if this is a Mac problem or a sims 4 problem ?
Link to Mac Info : https://prnt.sc/NYG0jn8_u0dB
Link to crash report : https://prnt.sc/UImzDIsqdVYn
Recently, after updating the Developer app to the latest version, my iPad has been unable to open this app as it crashes immediately upon launch. Prior to the update, the app functioned normally. My device is an 11-inch iPad Pro from 2021, running iPadOS 17.3. I have tried troubleshooting steps such as reinstalling the app and restarting the device, but these actions have not resolved the issue. However, I need to use this specific version of the system, iPadOS 17.3, for software testing purposes and cannot upgrade the system. Other apps on my device work normally without any issues. Is there a solution to this problem? I have attempted to contact the developer support team in China, but they were also unable to provide a resolution. This issue is reproducible 100% of the time on my iPad.
i have iPhone 16 pro and I’ve updated to IOS 18.2.
however after I clicked on ‘Get Apple Intelligence’, and then set up button, nothing happened. I’ve tried this process many times still nothing working.
I am working with an open source watch called PineTime to implement ANCS support so users can receive iOS notifications in the watch.
I am having g trouble discovering the ANCS on an iOS device. The watch is properly paired and bonded. I realize that the ANCS may not always be present, so I also subscribed to the GATT Service changed characteristic, but never received a notification/indication for a service becoming active.
Is there something I am missing? Thanks!
I am trying to use ScreenCaptureKit to select this window automatically rather than having the user do it.
I am writing to address a concern regarding the background permission functionality in my app, which is critical for ensuring user safety as they navigate various terrains. This feature also enables users to smoothly record their navigation tracks for review after their activities. Recently, I've noticed that this functionality is not working as seamlessly as before.
Additionally, I observed that the app is not categorized under 'health and fitness'—could reclassifying it improve background activity? Before I delve into a detailed code review, I wanted to check if this issue might be related to sync or settings on the App Store side, such as permission configurations, app updates, or other related factors. Or, is it more likely an issue stemming from the app’s codebase?
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
Maps & Location
Tags:
Maps Web Snapshots
Health and Fitness
Core Location
Background Tasks
I have a very cheap Bluetooth-connected printer. And I want to print out a word or two via Core Bluetooth. It's an iOS app with the SwiftUI framework. The following is what I have for an ObservableObject class.
import Foundation
import CoreBluetooth
class BluetoothManager: NSObject, ObservableObject, CBCentralManagerDelegate, CBPeripheralDelegate {
@Published var connectedDevices: [CBPeripheral] = []
@Published var powerOn = false
@Published var peripheralConnected = false
private var centralManager: CBCentralManager!
private var peripheralName = "LX-D02"
private var connectedPeripheral: CBPeripheral?
private var writeCharacteristic: CBCharacteristic?
private let serviceUUID = CBUUID(string:"5833FF01-9B8B-5191-6142-22A4536EF123")
private let characteristicUUID = CBUUID(string: "FFE1")
override init() {
super.init()
self.centralManager = CBCentralManager(delegate: self, queue: nil)
}
func startScanning() {
if centralManager.state == .poweredOn {
centralManager.scanForPeripherals(withServices: nil, options: nil)
}
}
func centralManagerDidUpdateState(_ central: CBCentralManager) {
if central.state == .poweredOn {
powerOn = true
print("Bluetooth is powered on")
} else {
print("Bluetooth is not available")
}
}
func centralManager(_ central: CBCentralManager, didDiscover peripheral: CBPeripheral, advertisementData: [String : Any], rssi RSSI: NSNumber) {
if !connectedDevices.contains(peripheral) {
if let localName = advertisementData["kCBAdvDataLocalName"] as? String {
if localName == peripheralName {
connectedDevices.append(peripheral)
centralManager.connect(peripheral, options: nil)
centralManager.stopScan()
peripheralConnected = true
print("Connected: \(peripheral.identifier.uuidString)")
}
}
}
}
func centralManager(_ central: CBCentralManager, didConnect peripheral: CBPeripheral) {
connectedPeripheral = peripheral
peripheral.delegate = self
let services = [serviceUUID]
peripheral.discoverServices(services)
//discoverServices(peripheral: peripheral)
}
func centralManager(_ central: CBCentralManager, didFailToConnect peripheral: CBPeripheral, error: (any Error)?) {
guard let error = error else {
print("Failed connection unobserved")
return
}
print("Error: \(error.localizedDescription)")
}
func peripheral(_ peripheral: CBPeripheral, didDiscoverServices error: Error?) {
if let error = error {
print("Failing to discover servies: \(error.localizedDescription)")
return
}
discoverCharacteristics(peripheral: peripheral)
}
/* Return all available services */
private func discoverServices(peripheral: CBPeripheral) {
peripheral.discoverServices(nil)
}
private func discoverCharacteristics(peripheral: CBPeripheral) {
guard let services = peripheral.services else {
return
}
for service in services {
peripheral.discoverCharacteristics(nil, for: service)
}
}
func peripheral(_ peripheral: CBPeripheral, didDiscoverCharacteristicsFor service: CBService, error: Error?) {
guard let characteristics = service.characteristics else {
return
}
for characteristic in characteristics {
let characteristicUUID = characteristic.uuid
print("Discovered characteristic: \(characteristicUUID)")
peripheral.setNotifyValue(true, for: characteristic)
if characteristic.properties.contains(.writeWithoutResponse) {
writeCharacteristic = characteristic
print("You can write!!!") // Never read...
}
if characteristic.properties.contains(.write) {
print("You can write?")
writeCharacteristic = characteristic // Being read...
}
}
func writeToPrinter() {
guard let peripheral = connectedPeripheral else {
print("Ughhh...")
return
}
if let characteristic = writeCharacteristic {
if let data = "Hello".data(using: .utf8, allowLossyConversion: true) {
peripheral.writeValue(data, for: characteristic, type: .withoutResponse)
peripheral.writeValue(data, for: characteristic, type: .withResponse) // -> Message sent successfully
}
}
}
func peripheral(_ peripheral: CBPeripheral, didWriteValueFor characteristic: CBCharacteristic, error: Error?) {
if let error = error {
print("Writing error: \(error.localizedDescription)")
return
}
print("Message sent successfully")
}
}
My app has no trouble connecting to the bluetooth-connected printer. Initially, I called
discoverServices(peripheral:)
to get all services And I get a service identifier (5833FF01-9B8B-5191-6142-22A4536EF123) for my printer. peripheral(_:didDiscoverCharacteristicsFor:error:) doesn't return a thing for .writeWithoutResponse but does return a characteristic for .write. Eventually, if I call writeToPrinter(),
peripheral.writeValue(data, for: characteristic, type: .withoutResponse)
returns
WARNING: Characteristic <CBCharacteristic: 0x3019040c0, UUID = 5833FF02-9B8B-5191-6142-22A4536EF123, properties = 0x8, value = (null), notifying = NO> does not specify the "Write Without Response" property - ignoring response-less write
If I call
peripheral.writeValue(data, for: characteristic, type: .withResponse)
, there is no error. But I get no output from the printer. What am I doing wrong? Thanks.
Hi, I'm in the process of creating an App + Helper Tool combo application, and depending on the necessity of root privileges, I'm setting up two paths in the app:
If root privileges are not necessary, I'm using SMJobSubmit rather directly:
var submissionError: Unmanaged<CFError>?
let submissionResult = SMJobSubmit(kSMDomainUserLaunchd, plist, nil, &submissionError)
where plist contains these items:
Label=com.***.redactedApp.redacted,
ProgramArguments=[path/to/helper-tool, commandName, commandArg1, commandArg2]
RunAtLoad=1,
KeepAlive=0
and it works as necessary, and performs the operations.
Now, in the case of privilege escalation being necessary, this call becomes a bit more complex:
let authorization = SFAuthorization()
var authRef: AuthorizationRef?
do {
try authorization?.obtain(withRight: kSMRightModifySystemDaemons,
flags: [.extendRights, .interactionAllowed])
authRef = authorization?.authorizationRef()
} catch let error {
// Logging error
}
var submissionError: Unmanaged<CFError>?
let submissionResult = SMJobSubmit(kSMDomainSystemLaunchd, plist, authRef, &submissionError)
while using the same plist, same executable at the same path, same Label.
However, when using the second path, suddenly SMJobSubmit fails:
Error Domain=CFErrorDomainLaunchd Code=2 "(null)"
Now, naturally I headed over to system logs in Console.app, and this is the weirdest - there is nothing suspicious near the log item I submit with the above error from the main application.
The tool is embedded in the Contents/MacOS folder. However, my problem is that anything that I can think of seems to lead to the same thought: it should be a problem in both cases, not just the privileged one.
Is there something extra that must be taken care of when using SMJobSubmit with privileged helper tools?
Six months ago I wrote FB14122473, detailing how the built-in CDC (or FTDI) VCP serial port driver is limited to 3 Mbps or less. Thing is, there are some FTDI devices that can do 12 Mbps (maybe more), and I have devices I need to communicate with at 4 Mbps. I had to use the FTDI SDK to be able to communicate with these.
I was hoping this post might help draw attention to that bug report.
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
Hardware
Two apps were built by different teams for the same account. One app disabled the network permission, and the other app could not access the network
With the new macOS 15, Apple introduced the new Local Network Privacy feature.
This is causing issues for our customers as - even though they granted the required permission for our software - connections to a server in their local network are being blocked. The situation is not fixed by recent macOS updates.
As far as I know, this issue exists for machines running on Apple Silicon. Systems running macOS versions (e.g. Sonoma) are not affected.
Currently, the workaround is to re-enable the permission under Settings > Privacy & Security > Local Network. The list shows our application with an enabled checkbox. Users now have to de-select the box and then re-select it again for the application to work. They have to do this after each and every reboot of their system, which is slightly annoying (so at the moment we recommend to not upgrade macOS to Sequoia, if possible)
I did some research and saw that other products are also affected by this bug. Is there a solution to this issue or any plans to fix it?