I just turned it on by accident and I can’t turn it off… I’m using IOS 26 rn and I can’t go back and I can’t disable the developer mode, I’m not a developer so yeah

It is gone from where I used to find it on Apple’s web site. Is it deprecated or no longer available?

Weirdness going on here. Our app is crashing on startup with iPad 7s running iOS 18.5. Before updating to iOS 18.5, it was working fine on iPad 7s. Even with iOS 18.5, it is working fine on every device we have tried including dozens of other iPads and iPhones. We have narrowed it down to the SquareReaderSDK. If we remove that SDK, it will launch and work without issues. But, many of our users need the SquareReaderSDK. The crash happens at app load, before appDelegate didFinishLaunchingWithOptions. So we can't figure out any way to debug the issue. Is anyone else having a similar issue? Square thinks it is an Apple issue.

Hi, I have an installer package that runs a postinstall script. The script can take a long time to complete, as one thing it does is copy about 10-30 GB of files using the rsync tool. We noticed on macOS 15 that the installer would fail almost exactly 10 minutes after it started. Looking in the /var/log/install.log, I see a message like this: 2025-07-01 12:54:32-07 Work-M1 package_script_service[21562]: PackageKit: Terminating PKInstallTask(pid:21573). Task has exceeded its 600 seconds of runtime. This does not happen in my testing on macOS 12 (Monterey) I have a few questions about this: A) Is this documented, and which OS introduced this? B) Is there a way a developer can extend or disable the time limit via a setting in the installer package. Or if not, is there a way end end user can disable it temporarily on their system? Thanks, Andrew

Hi, I have just updated my MacBook to Tahoe Beta 2, but now I cannot boot the iOS simulator. Where can I download the next Xcode beta? The Application download page is still showing the Xcode beta 1 build. Cheers, Jeff

Hi, We are trying to integrate Metric Kit into our MacOS Application. Our application is a background process. We are interested in getting CPU and Memory metrics for our process. MXMetricPayload is the one we are looking at. We tried to integrate metric Kit and left the background app for 24 hours, we did not get any callback. So, does metric kit work for background app in MacOS? Also does it for Network Extension?

I am developing CarPlay addition on our app. Which is distributed with the Enterprise In distribution method, so we do not have a product in the App Store. I am wondering if CarPlay support can be provided in applications distributed with the Enterprise in distribution method? If this is not possible, I will inform management that this is not possible. I am waiting for your answers, thanks.

I want to keep an eye on the App Store Connect release notes to find out when builds created with Xcode 26.2 RC will be accepted. I tried to add https://developer.apple.com/help/app-store-connect/release-notes/ to my RSS reeder but the items listed are not the same, it’s the items from the latest news from Apple Developer instead. Can we get an RSS feed please? Seems will be useful to monitor these release notes over time.

I’ve developed a virtual machine manager application using the macOS Virtualization framework. The application currently supports both NAT and bridged networking configurations. I’m now looking to implement host-only networking, where the guest VM can communicate with the host but not with external networks. Is this networking mode supported by the Virtualization framework, and if so, what is the recommended approach to set it up? Additionally, I would like to implement port forwarding from the host to the guest (e.g., redirecting traffic from a specific port on the host to a port on the guest). Is there a way to configure port forwarding using the built-in APIs of the Virtualization framework, or would this require a custom networking solution? Any guidance or best practices for implementing these features within the constraints of the framework would be greatly appreciated.

I need to automate updating to latest iOS betas as part of my ci script, but I can't get it to install iOS 26.0 beta for the life of me, using xcodes or xcodebuild. I can see the version listed using xcodes runtimes --include-betas, and I tried sudo xcodes runtimes install "iOS 26.0-beta1", but I would get the error Downloading Runtime iOS 26.0-beta1: 0% Error: ProcessExecutionError()\ I also tried xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS -buildVersion 23A5260l, where I found the specific build id on apples dev images website. But I would get the error iOS 23A5260l is not available for download. Specific version download failed, trying downloadPlatform ios latest... And similar error for trying xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS -buildVersion 26.0 or other version ids I found online. But this command would work for any other versions and betas listed on the website. I was able to install iOS 26.0 through xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS, which automatically installed it for me, but this is unideal for my situation, as I want to control which betas to install instead of just the latest one (like iOS 18.6 beta that just came out). Is anyone else also struggling with these errors? xcodes version 1.6.2 Xcode version 26.0 Beta (installed and selected through xcode)

When attempting to open sysdiagnose logs collected from an iPhone running iOS 26 beta 3 on macOS Console, the application consistently crashes. Crash report has been added for reference. Apple Feedback- FB18834450

Good day everyone. I have a react native app which works on dev mode on my device - Iphone 13 pro version: 18.5, but when deployed to TestFlight and installed on same device it crashes when ever I click on any TextInput. I downloaded the crash file but finding it difficult to pinpoint the problem. I want to know what the problem is, if it's related to an installed package or code base or any other. Any help will be appreciated!!! Thanks. crashlog.crash

If I build an x64 binary on my M4 Mini, when I try to debug it using Visual Studio remote debugging the connection is closed, which means I cannot debug my code in x64 mode. I need to be able to do this as I have architecture specific code. I have Rosetta installed. FWIW I have the same issue with lldb-mi :( David

My application always crashes at the same position when I open it on my iPad Air. It doesn't crash in debug mode which makes it very difficult for me to find the issue. My crash report from TestFlight: Exception Subtype: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x000000016d5f26f0 Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x000000016d5f26f0 VM Region Info: 0x16d5f26f0 is not in any region. Bytes after previous region: 546219761 Bytes before following region: 399632 REGION TYPE START - END [ VSIZE] PRT/MAX SHRMOD REGION DETAIL MALLOC_LARGE 14c000000-14cd08000 [ 13.0M] rw-/rwx SM=PRV ---> GAP OF 0x2094c000 BYTES Stack Guard 16d654000-16d658000 [ 16K] ---/rwx SM=NUL Termination Reason: SIGNAL 4 Illegal instruction: 4 Terminating Process: ProjectiOS [745] Triggered by Thread: 0 Thread 0 name: Thread 0 name: Thread 0 Crashed: 0 ProjectiOS 0x0000000107abf3b4 0x1026ac000 + 88159156 1 ProjectiOS 0x000000010e7d3be4 0x1026ac000 + 202537956 2 ProjectiOS 0x000000010e96c45c 0x1026ac000 + 204211292 3 ProjectiOS 0x000000010e96cadc 0x1026ac000 + 204212956 4 ProjectiOS 0x000000010e7d7ba4 0x1026ac000 + 202554276 5 ProjectiOS 0x00000001079cccc0 0x1026ac000 + 87166144 6 ProjectiOS 0x000000010945f33c 0x1026ac000 + 115028796 7 ProjectiOS 0x000000010945b648 0x1026ac000 + 115013192 8 ProjectiOS 0x0000000109458510 0x1026ac000 + 115000592 9 ProjectiOS 0x0000000107530430 0x1026ac000 + 82330672 10 ProjectiOS 0x0000000109459290 0x1026ac000 + 115004048 11 ProjectiOS 0x0000000109457584 0x1026ac000 + 114996612 12 ProjectiOS 0x00000001094b961c 0x1026ac000 + 115398172 13 ProjectiOS 0x00000001094bb8a0 0x1026ac000 + 115407008 14 ProjectiOS 0x00000001094c0340 0x1026ac000 + 115426112 15 ProjectiOS 0x000000010971e698 0x1026ac000 + 117909144 16 ProjectiOS 0x000000011104f7a4 0x1026ac000 + 244987812 17 QuartzCore 0x00000001879f4548 CA::Display::DisplayLinkItem::dispatch_(CA::SignPost::Interval<(CA::SignPost::CAEventCode)835322056>&) + 64 (CADisplay.mm:6671) 18 QuartzCore 0x00000001879d1c64 CA::Display::DisplayLink::dispatch_items(unsigned long long, unsigned long long, unsigned long long) + 880 (CADisplay.mm:5794) 19 QuartzCore 0x00000001879e5394 CA::Display::DisplayLink::dispatch_deferred_display_links(unsigned int) + 360 (CADisplay.mm:4886) 20 UIKitCore 0x000000018c936afc _UIUpdateSequenceRunNext + 128 (_UIUpdateSequence.mm:189) 21 UIKitCore 0x000000018c935f8c schedulerStepScheduledMainSectionContinue + 60 (_UIUpdateScheduler.m:1197) 22 UpdateCycle 0x000000027364b560 UC::DriverCore::continueProcessing() + 84 (UCDriver.cc:288) 23 CoreFoundation 0x0000000186f8c4cc __CFMachPortPerform + 168 (CFMachPort.c:604) 24 CoreFoundation 0x0000000186fbc0b0 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE1_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 60 (CFRunLoop.c:2045) 25 CoreFoundation 0x0000000186fbbfd8 __CFRunLoopDoSource1 + 508 (CFRunLoop.c:2184) 26 CoreFoundation 0x0000000186f93c1c __CFRunLoopRun + 2168 (CFRunLoop.c:3205) 27 CoreFoundation 0x0000000186f92a6c _CFRunLoopRunSpecificWithOptions + 532 (CFRunLoop.c:3462) 28 GraphicsServices 0x000000022790d498 GSEventRunModal + 120 (GSEvent.c:2049) 29 UIKitCore 0x000000018c956ba4 -[UIApplication _run] + 792 (UIApplication.m:3902) 30 UIKitCore 0x000000018c8ffa78 UIApplicationMain + 336 (UIApplication.m:5577) 31 ProjectiOS 0x0000000110d93700 0x1026ac000 + 242120448 32 ProjectiOS 0x00000001109068f0 0x1026ac000 + 237349104 33 ProjectiOS 0x000000010f5885d4 0x1026ac000 + 216909268 34 ProjectiOS 0x000000010f588908 0x1026ac000 + 216910088 35 ProjectiOS 0x0000000107cf95b8 0x1026ac000 + 90494392 36 ProjectiOS 0x000000010e85dce8 0x1026ac000 + 203103464 37 ProjectiOS 0x0000000110fadbd4 0x1026ac000 + 244325332 38 ProjectiOS 0x0000000110f48e64 0x1026ac000 + 243912292 39 ProjectiOS 0x0000000110f50004 0x1026ac000 + 243941380 40 ProjectiOS 0x0000000110fb54f4 0x1026ac000 + 244356340 41 ProjectiOS 0x0000000110de715c 0x1026ac000 + 242463068 42 ProjectiOS 0x000000011102e55c 0x1026ac000 + 244852060 43 dyld 0x0000000183faae28 start + 7116 (dyldMain.cpp:1477) Then I symbolicated all the lines starting with "ProjectiOS" in my crash report but I cannot find the issue. Which lines in my crash report cause the crash? Lines 0-16: alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 202259184 alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 203932520 alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 203934184 alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 202275504 alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 86887372 alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 114750024 alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 114734420 alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 114721820 alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 82051900 alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 114725276 alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 114717840 alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 115119400 alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 115128236 alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 115147340 alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 117630372 BrotliEncoderHasMoreOutput (in ProjectiOS) + 2126968 Lines 31-42: alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 237070332 alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 216630496 alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 216631316 alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 90215620 alcCaptureSamples (in ProjectiOS) + 202824692 BrotliEncoderHasMoreOutput (in ProjectiOS) + 1464488 BrotliEncoderHasMoreOutput (in ProjectiOS) + 1051448 BrotliEncoderHasMoreOutput (in ProjectiOS) + 1080536 BrotliEncoderHasMoreOutput (in ProjectiOS) + 1495496 xamarin_get_original_working_directory_path (in ProjectiOS) + 4032 BrotliEncoderHasMoreOutput (in ProjectiOS) + 1991216

I'm on Mac Studio with Apple M1 Max and I recently upgrated to Sequoia 15.4. After that, Docker won't run anymore. I tried almost all proposed solutions on the web to make Docker to work with Sequoia 15.4 (e.g. workaround at GitHub), without success. Because of this, now I'm stuck in all of my development activities. For example, I cannot develop and deploy anymore my projects and applications. What can I make to solve that?

Any time I attempt to download the latest beta of macOS 26, Safari stops the download at Zero KB, with no indication of why. I'm able to download OS 26 beta 8 for the other platforms absolutely fine, just not macOS. Pressing the little orange "reload" button, just results in another copy of the same zero KB file bundle on the file system. Can anyone help please?

Hi, I have an iOS project with the following app targets: main iOS application a notification service extension 5 static libs containing some swift files with public methods 1 dynamic framework with above static libs as dependencies. The framework only contains 2 files - a default .h file and 1 .exp file. This exports file contains mangled-names of all the public methods that are exposed by the 5 static libs present as framework's dependencies. I obtained these symbols using the nm command for each static lib. The main iOS app target has 2 dependencies - the framework and the notification extension. The notification extension only depends on the framework. This setup works perfectly fine. I wanted to understand: If using the exports file is the only way to make this setup work? If not, what else can I do? What way does Apple recommend? According to my requirements, I only need at-most 2-3 functions to be exposed by the framework - thus using a exports file just for that seems to bug me. Thank you.

We are looking for a platform or portal provided by Apple that allows us to track crashes, hangs, or other runtime issues faced by users while using our iOS/macOS application. This is similar to how we currently use Windows Error Reporting (WER) for our Windows application. Important note: Our application is not distributed via the Apple App Store — it is delivered through enterprise distribution or ad-hoc provisioning.

I created 2 iOS projects in Xcode: Project 1: 4 targets (main app + 3 app extensions) 4 static libraries the main app's target dependencies include - 3 app extensions and the 4 libs. the main app's binary is linked to all 4 libs similarly, each extension is linked to all 4 libs Project 2: 5 targets (main app + 3 app extensions + 1 framework) 4 static libraries the main app's target dependencies include - 3 app extensions and the framework each extension is dependent only on the framework the framework's target dependencies include all the 4 static libs As per my understanding, the app bundle size for Project 2 should be less than that of Project 1, since we eliminate duplicating the static libs for each target by using a framework instead. However, I have found that the bundle size is more for Project 2 as compared to the bundle size of project 1. I do not understand, why?

This example fails to compile on Sequoia 15.4 with Xcode 16.3 and the command line tools installed; jacquesmenu@macstudio:C++Tests &gt; cat pcount_test.cpp // clang++ -std=c++17 -o IntWrapperTest IntWrapperTest.cpp #include // std::string #include // std::cout #include // std::ostringstream int main1 (int argc, char* argv[]) { std::string theString = "Prière d'éviter"; std::cout &lt;&lt; theString &lt;&lt; ", size(): " &lt;&lt; theString.size () &lt;&lt; std::endl; std::stringstream oss; oss &lt;&lt; theString &lt;&lt; std::endl; std::cout &lt;&lt; oss.str () &lt;&lt; ", pcount(): " &lt;&lt; oss.pcount () &lt;&lt; std::endl; } //_______________________________________________________________________________ // position in output stream #include // std::ofstream int main () { std::ofstream outfile; outfile.open ("test.txt"); outfile.write ("This is an apple",16); long pos = outfile.tellp(); outfile.seekp (pos-7); outfile.write (" sam",4); outfile.close(); return 0; } jacquesmenu@macstudio:C++Tests &gt; clang++ pcount_test.cpp pcount_test.cpp:3:10: fatal error: 'string' file not found 3 | #include // std::string | ^~~~~~~~ 1 error generated. The same occurs with iostrem if it is the first include mentioned. Compiling in Xcode itself does not this problem, though. This include is to be found here: jacquesmenu@macstudio:C++Tests &gt; xcode-select -p /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer jacquesmenu@macstudio:C++Tests &gt; ls -sal /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/**/string | grep MacOSX 72 -rw-r--r-- 10 root wheel 203802 Mar 8 06:17 /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/string