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How to override the default USB video
According to the doc, I did a simple demo to verify. My env: ProductName: macOS ProductVersion: 15.5 BuildVersion: 24F74 2.4 GHz 四核Intel Core i5 Info.plist: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>IOKitPersonalities</key> <dict> <key>UVCamera</key> <dict> <key>CFBundleIdentifierKernel</key> <string>com.apple.kpi.iokit</string> <key>IOClass</key> <string>IOUserService</string> <key>IOMatchCategory</key> <string>$(PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)</string> <key>IOProviderClass</key> <string>IOUserResources</string> <key>IOResourceMatch</key> <string>IOKit</string> <key>IOUserClass</key> <string>UVCamera</string> <key>IOUserServerName</key> <string>$(PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)</string> <key>IOProbeScore</key> <integer>100000</integer> <key>idVendor</key> <integer>1452</integer> <key>idProduct</key> <integer>34068</integer> </dict> </dict> <key>OSBundleUsageDescription</key> <string></string> </dict> </plist> UVCamera.cpp // // UVCamera.cpp // UVCamera // // Created by DTEN on 2025/6/12. // #include <os/log.h> #include <DriverKit/IOUserServer.h> #include <DriverKit/IOLib.h> #include "UVCamera.h" kern_return_t IMPL(UVCamera, Start) { kern_return_t ret; ret = Start(provider, SUPERDISPATCH); os_log(OS_LOG_DEFAULT, "Hello World"); return ret; } UVCamera.iig // // UVCamera.iig // UVCamera // // Created by DTEN on 2025/6/12. // #ifndef UVCamera_h #define UVCamera_h #include <Availability.h> #include <DriverKit/IOService.iig> class UVCamera: public IOService { public: virtual kern_return_t Start(IOService * provider) override; }; #endif /* UVCamera_h */ Then I build by xcode and mv it to /Library/DriverExtensions: sudo mv com.lqs.MyVirtualCam.UVCamera.dext /Library/DriverExtensions sudo kmutil install -R / -r /Library/DriverExtensions kmutil rebuild done However,the dext can't be loaded: kmutil showloaded --list-only | grep UVCamera No variant specified, falling back to release What's the problem? anyone can help me?
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Jun ’25
PhotosPicker obtains the result information of the selected video
In the AVP project, a selector pops up, only wanting to filter spatial videos. When selecting the material of one of the spatial videos, the selection result returns empty. How can we obtain the video selected by the user and get the path and the URL of the file The code is as follows: PhotosPicker(selection: $selectedItem, matching: .videos) { Text("Choose a spatial photo or video") } func loadTransferable(from imageSelection: PhotosPickerItem) -> Progress { return imageSelection.loadTransferable(type: URL.self) { result in DispatchQueue.main.async { // guard imageSelection == self.imageSelection else { return } print("加载成功的图片集合:(result)") switch result { case .success(let url?): self.selectSpatialVideoURL = url print("获取视频链接:(url)") case .success(nil): break // Handle the success case with an empty value. case .failure(let error): print("spatial错误:(error)") // Handle the failure case with the provided error. } } } }
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May ’25
Above Xcode16 operation project, in the project use AVPictureInPictureController opportunities (PIP) function open system blackout
I found that when the development tool above Xcode16 ran my app, I opened the suspended inscription function, and then opened the system camera, the content in the suspended window would not be displayed, and the suspended window would have a black screen. However, this phenomenon does not appear on Xcode15.4 development tools, it is the same code, I do not know why
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Apr ’25
Questions about H.264 encoding settings with low-latency rate control
Hi everyone, I noticed that Apple recently added a few new beta sample codes related to video encoding: Encoding video for low-latency conferencing Encoding video for live streaming While experimenting with H.264 encoding, I came across some questions regarding certain configurations: When I enable kVTVideoEncoderSpecification_EnableLowLatencyRateControl, is it still possible to use kVTCompressionPropertyKey_VariableBitRate? In my tests, I get an error. It also seems that kVTVideoEncoderSpecification_EnableLowLatencyRateControl cannot be used together with kVTCompressionPropertyKey_ConstantBitRate when encoding H264. Is that expected? When using kVTCompressionPropertyKey_ConstantBitRate with kVTCompressionPropertyKey_MaxKeyFrameInterval set to 2, the encoder outputs only keyframes, and the frame size keeps increasing, which doesn’t seem like the intended behavior. Regarding the following code from the sample: let byteLimit = (Double(bitrate) / 8) * 1.5 as CFNumber let secLimit = Double(1.0) as CFNumber let limitsArray = [ byteLimit, secLimit ] as CFArray // Each 1 second limit byte as bitrate err = VTSessionSetProperty(session, key: kVTCompressionPropertyKey_DataRateLimits, value: limitsArray) This DataRateLimits setting doesn’t seem to have any effect in my tests. Whether I set it or not, the values remain unchanged. Since the documentation on developer.apple.com/documentation doesn’t clearly explain these cases, I’d like to ask if anyone has insights or recommendations about the proper usage of these settings. Thanks in advance!
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Sep ’25
Vision Framework VNTrackObjectRequest: Minimum Valid Bounding Box Size Causing Internal Error (Code=9)
I'm developing a tennis ball tracking feature using Vision Framework in Swift, specifically utilizing VNDetectedObjectObservation and VNTrackObjectRequest. Occasionally (but not always), I receive the following runtime error: Failed to perform SequenceRequest: Error Domain=com.apple.Vision Code=9 "Internal error: unexpected tracked object bounding box size" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Internal error: unexpected tracked object bounding box size} From my investigation, I suspect the issue arises when the bounding box from the initial observation (VNDetectedObjectObservation) is too small. However, Apple's documentation doesn't clearly define the minimum bounding box size that's considered valid by VNTrackObjectRequest. Could someone clarify: What is the minimum acceptable bounding box width and height (normalized) that Vision Framework's VNTrackObjectRequest expects? Is there any recommended practice or official guidance for bounding box size validation before creating a tracking request? This information would be extremely helpful to reliably avoid this internal error. Thank you!
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Apr ’25
Clarification of use of `AVAssetDownloadConfiguration` and `AVAssetDownloadTask` to persist MP3 Audio downloads/streams
Hello! I have been following the UsingAVFoundationToPlayAndPersistHTTPLiveStreams sample code in order to test persisting streams to disk. In addition to support for m3u8, I have noticed in testing that this also seems to work for MP3 Audio, simply by changing the plist entries to point to remote URLs with audio/mpeg content. Is this expected, or are there caveats that I should be aware of? Thanks you!
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Apr ’25
How to disable automatic updates to MPNowPlayingInfoCenter from AVPlayer
I’m building a SwiftUI app whose primary job is to play audio. I manage all of the Now-Playing metadata and Command center manually via the available shared instances: MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared() MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo In certain parts of the app I also need to display videos, but as soon as I attach another AVPlayer, it automatically pushes its own metadata into the Control Center and overwrites my audio info. What I need: a way to show video inline without ever having that video player update the system’s Now-Playing info (or Control Center). In my app, I start by configuring the shared audio session do { try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(.playback, mode: .default, options: [ .allowAirPlay, .allowBluetoothA2DP ]) try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(true) } catch { NSLog("%@", "**** Failed to set up AVAudioSession \(error.localizedDescription)") } and then set the MPRemoteCommandCenter commands and MPNowPlayingInfoCenter nowPlayingInfo like mentioned above. All this works without any issues as long as I only have one AVPlayer in my app. But when I add other AVPlayers to display some videos (and keep the main AVPlayer for the sound) they push undesired updates to MPNowPlayingInfoCenter: struct VideoCardView: View { @State private var player: AVPlayer let videoName: String init(player: AVPlayer = AVPlayer(), videoName: String) { self.player = player self.videoName = videoName guard let path = Bundle.main.path(forResource: videoName, ofType: nil) else { return } let url = URL(fileURLWithPath: path) let item = AVPlayerItem(url: url) self.player.replaceCurrentItem(with: item) } var body: some View { VideoPlayer(player: player) .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fill) .onAppear { player.isMuted = true player.allowsExternalPlayback = false player.actionAtItemEnd = .none player.play() MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo = nil MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().playbackState = .stopped NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(forName: .AVPlayerItemDidPlayToEndTime, object: player.currentItem, queue: .main) { notification in guard let finishedItem = notification.object as? AVPlayerItem, finishedItem === player.currentItem else { return } player.seek(to: .zero) player.play() } } .onDisappear { player.pause() } } } Which is why I tried adding: MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo = nil MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().playbackState = .stopped // or .interrupted, .unknown But that didn't work. I also tried making a wrapper around the AVPlayerViewController in order to set updatesNowPlayingInfoCenter to false, but that didn’t work either: struct CustomAVPlayerView: UIViewControllerRepresentable { let player: AVPlayer func makeUIViewController(context: Context) -> AVPlayerViewController { let vc = AVPlayerViewController() vc.player = player vc.updatesNowPlayingInfoCenter = false vc.showsPlaybackControls = false return vc } func updateUIViewController(_ controller: AVPlayerViewController, context: Context) { controller.player = player } } Hence any help on how to embed video in SwiftUI without its AVPlayer touching MPNowPlayingInfoCenter would be greatly appreciated. All this was tested on an actual device with iOS 18.4.1, and built with Xcode 16.2 on macOS 15.5
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Jun ’25
Different behaviors of USB-C to Headphone Jack Adapters
I bought two "Apple USB-C to Headphone Jack Adapters". Upon closer inspection, they seems to be of different generations: The one with product ID 0x110a on top is working fine. The one with product ID 0x110b has two issues: There is a short but loud click noise on the headphone when I connect it to the iPad. When I play audio using AVAudioPlayer the first half of a second or so is cut off. Here's how I'm playing the audio: audioPlayer = try AVAudioPlayer(contentsOf: url) audioPlayer?.delegate = self audioPlayer?.prepareToPlay() audioPlayer?.play() Is this a known issue? Am I doing something wrong?
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Jul ’25
Can a Location-Based Audio AR Experience Run in the Background on iOS?
Hi everyone! I’ve developed a location-based Audio AR app in Unity with FMOD &amp; Resonance Audio and AirPods Pro Head-Tracking to create a ubiquitous augmented soundscape experience. Think of it as an audio version of Pokémon Go, but with a more precise location requirement to ensure spatial audio is placed correctly. I want this experience to run in the background on iOS, but from what I’ve gathered, it seems Unity doesn’t support this well. So, I’m considering developing a Swift version instead. Since this is primarily for research purposes, privacy concerns are not a major issue in my case. However, I’ve come across some potential challenges: Real-time precise location updates – Can iOS provide fully instantaneous, high-accuracy location updates in the background? Continuous real-time data processing – Can an app continuously process spatial audio, head-tracking, and location data while running in the background? I’m not sure if newer iOS versions have improved in these areas or if there are workarounds to achieve this. Would this kind of experience be feasible to run in the background on iOS? Any insights or pointers would be greatly appreciated! I’m very new to iOS development, so apologies if this is a basic question. Thanks in advance!
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Apr ’25
Clarification on SFSpeechRecognizer system alert message and service URLs for whitelisting
Hello Apple Engineers, I am developing a feature related to SpeechRecognizer (import Speech), and I have two questions: After adding the NSSpeechRecognitionUsageDescription key in my Info.plist, when I initialize an SFSpeechRecognizer instance, the system shows an authorization alert. The alert contains a pre-defined message from Apple: “Speech data from this app will be sent to Apple to process your requests. This will also help Apple improve its speech recognition technology.” Is it possible to remove or customize this message? My app runs in a network environment with a whitelist. I need to know which URL the SFSpeechRecognizer instance connects to, and which port it uses, so that I can add it to the whitelist. Thank you very much for your support! Best regards, Yu Cheng
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Sep ’25
Apple Music API High Error Rate
I am getting high error rates from the Apple Music API. This has been happening for months now, and it is quite frustrating. It is a mix of 404, 504, and random 500 errors. I hit these endpoints all of the time, so it is not like I am hitting a resource that doesn't exist. Why is this happening? Is this a known issue that is getting worked on?
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Jun ’25
AVCaptureSession startRunning is slow
AVCaptureSession's startRunning method is thread blocking and seems to be slow. What is this method doing behind the scenes? For context: I'm working on Simulator Camera support and I have a 'fake' AVCaptureDevice that might be causing this. My hypothesis is that AVCaptureSession tries to connect to the device and waits for a notification to be posted back. I'd love to find a way to let my fake device message AVCaptureSession that it's connected.
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Jul ’25
How to request for Video Subscriber SSO entitlement from Apple
Hi All. I'm working on Single-Sign-On feature in my application to let customers sign into their TV Provider. I need to add Video Subscriber SSO entitlement (com.apple.developer.video-subscriber-single-sign-on) to the app, but I found out that it's a special entitlement, need to contact Apple to enable it for my Apple account. On https://developer.apple.com/account I navigated to Support -&gt; Contact Us -&gt; Development and Technical -&gt; Entitlements and ask in the email about missing entitlement (ticket ID 102478794279). The support team couldn't help me, they redirected me to the operations team. I've been waiting for a few months now but they inform me to keep waiting. Is there a better way to contact Apple and get Video Subscriber SSO entitlement in an efficient way?
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Jun ’25
Homepod Crossfade
I’m running HomePod OS 26 on two HomePod minis and OS 18.6 on main HomePod (original) I’ve enabled Crossfade in the Home app. I’m playing Apple Music directly in the HomePod mini. Crossfade just doesn’t work on any HomePod. I can understand it not working on the HomePod - but why isn’t it working on the minis running OS 26? I’ve tried disabling and enabling Crossfade, rebooting HomePods etc but nothing?!
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Aug ’25
Why a driverkit extension needs a CMIO extension
I developed a driverkit extension based on overriding-the-default-usb-video-class-extension, but the link didn’t give the details of realization. I asked DTS who gave two tips: 1, Do you also have a CMIO extension to load in place of the default overriding-the-default-usb-video-class-extension 2, Your DriverKit extension’s info.plist is also missing the CameraAssistantBundleID. I want to know why a driverkit extension needs a CMIO extension, what’s the data and control flow?
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Jun ’25
MusicKit playbackTime Accuracy
Hello, Has anyone else experienced variations in the accuracy of the playbackTime value? After a few seconds of playback, the reported time adjusts by a fraction of a second, making it difficult to calculate the actual playbackTime of the audio. This can be recreated by playing a song in MusicKit, recording the start time of the audio, playing for at least 10-20 seconds, and then comparing the playbackTime value to one calculated using the start time of the audio. In my experience this jump occurs after about 10 seconds of playback. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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May ’25
Instagram video embed in WKWebView freezes on start on iOS18.5
Hi everyone! Here's what I observed so far: On device it's reproducible on iOS/iPadOS18.5, but works on iPadOS17.7. On iPhone16 iOS 18.5 simulator that I was extensively using for development it was reproducible until I reset content and settings. On iPhone 16 iOS18.4 simulator, which was also used a lot during development it still works always, so I tend to think it's 18.5 issue. Setting config.websiteDataStore = .nonPersistent() doesn't help. Cleaning WKWebsiteDataStore doesn't help. It works fine using direct URL from the embedded code (see the code below). Can someone provide some insight on how this could be fixed? Here's the code: import SwiftUI import WebKit @main struct IGVideoApp: App { var body: some Scene { WindowGroup { WebView() } } } private struct WebView: UIViewRepresentable { func makeUIView(context: Context) -> WKWebView { let config = WKWebViewConfiguration() config.allowsInlineMediaPlayback = true return .init(frame: .zero, configuration: config) } func updateUIView(_ uiView: WKWebView, context: Context) { let urlString = "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKHFOGct3z7/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" /// It works when loading from the data-instgrm-permalink URL directly // uiView.load(.init(url: .init(string: "\(urlString)")!)) /// It doesn't work whith embedding /// Note: the code part for embedding (<blockquote>...</blockquote>) is taken from my /// Instagram post (https://www.instagram.com/p/DKHFOGct3z7/) /// and stripped down. The urlString was also extracted for demonstration of direct loading. let string = """ <!doctype html> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <html> <head /> <body style="background-color:black; margin:0px"> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="14" data-instgrm-permalink="\(urlString)"> </blockquote> <script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script> </body> </html> """ uiView.loadHTMLString(string, baseURL: .init(string: "https://www.instagram.com")) } }
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Jul ’25
Can individual Apple Developer accounts stream full tracks with MusicKit?
I have implemented fetching Apple Music preview songs using a Swift framework integrated into a Unity app. My requirement is to fetch full tracks from a user’s Apple Music library and play them inside Unity. To do this, I understand that I need to handle authentication, generate a Developer Token, and then obtain a Music User Token to access the user’s Apple Music content. Currently, I have an Individual Apple Developer account (not Organization). Based on my research, it seems that: With an Individual account, I can implement this functionality and even upload builds to TestFlight for internal testing. However, when releasing the app publicly on the App Store, full-track playback may be restricted for Individual accounts and allowed only for Organization accounts. 👉 Can you confirm if this understanding is correct? 👉 Specifically, is it possible for an Individual account to fetch and play full-length tracks from a subscribed Apple Music user’s library (at least for internal/TestFlight testing)?
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Sep ’25
How to override the default USB video
According to the doc, I did a simple demo to verify. My env: ProductName: macOS ProductVersion: 15.5 BuildVersion: 24F74 2.4 GHz 四核Intel Core i5 Info.plist: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>IOKitPersonalities</key> <dict> <key>UVCamera</key> <dict> <key>CFBundleIdentifierKernel</key> <string>com.apple.kpi.iokit</string> <key>IOClass</key> <string>IOUserService</string> <key>IOMatchCategory</key> <string>$(PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)</string> <key>IOProviderClass</key> <string>IOUserResources</string> <key>IOResourceMatch</key> <string>IOKit</string> <key>IOUserClass</key> <string>UVCamera</string> <key>IOUserServerName</key> <string>$(PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)</string> <key>IOProbeScore</key> <integer>100000</integer> <key>idVendor</key> <integer>1452</integer> <key>idProduct</key> <integer>34068</integer> </dict> </dict> <key>OSBundleUsageDescription</key> <string></string> </dict> </plist> UVCamera.cpp // // UVCamera.cpp // UVCamera // // Created by DTEN on 2025/6/12. // #include <os/log.h> #include <DriverKit/IOUserServer.h> #include <DriverKit/IOLib.h> #include "UVCamera.h" kern_return_t IMPL(UVCamera, Start) { kern_return_t ret; ret = Start(provider, SUPERDISPATCH); os_log(OS_LOG_DEFAULT, "Hello World"); return ret; } UVCamera.iig // // UVCamera.iig // UVCamera // // Created by DTEN on 2025/6/12. // #ifndef UVCamera_h #define UVCamera_h #include <Availability.h> #include <DriverKit/IOService.iig> class UVCamera: public IOService { public: virtual kern_return_t Start(IOService * provider) override; }; #endif /* UVCamera_h */ Then I build by xcode and mv it to /Library/DriverExtensions: sudo mv com.lqs.MyVirtualCam.UVCamera.dext /Library/DriverExtensions sudo kmutil install -R / -r /Library/DriverExtensions kmutil rebuild done However,the dext can't be loaded: kmutil showloaded --list-only | grep UVCamera No variant specified, falling back to release What's the problem? anyone can help me?
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Jun ’25
PhotosPicker obtains the result information of the selected video
In the AVP project, a selector pops up, only wanting to filter spatial videos. When selecting the material of one of the spatial videos, the selection result returns empty. How can we obtain the video selected by the user and get the path and the URL of the file The code is as follows: PhotosPicker(selection: $selectedItem, matching: .videos) { Text("Choose a spatial photo or video") } func loadTransferable(from imageSelection: PhotosPickerItem) -> Progress { return imageSelection.loadTransferable(type: URL.self) { result in DispatchQueue.main.async { // guard imageSelection == self.imageSelection else { return } print("加载成功的图片集合:(result)") switch result { case .success(let url?): self.selectSpatialVideoURL = url print("获取视频链接:(url)") case .success(nil): break // Handle the success case with an empty value. case .failure(let error): print("spatial错误:(error)") // Handle the failure case with the provided error. } } } }
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May ’25
Above Xcode16 operation project, in the project use AVPictureInPictureController opportunities (PIP) function open system blackout
I found that when the development tool above Xcode16 ran my app, I opened the suspended inscription function, and then opened the system camera, the content in the suspended window would not be displayed, and the suspended window would have a black screen. However, this phenomenon does not appear on Xcode15.4 development tools, it is the same code, I do not know why
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Apr ’25
Questions about H.264 encoding settings with low-latency rate control
Hi everyone, I noticed that Apple recently added a few new beta sample codes related to video encoding: Encoding video for low-latency conferencing Encoding video for live streaming While experimenting with H.264 encoding, I came across some questions regarding certain configurations: When I enable kVTVideoEncoderSpecification_EnableLowLatencyRateControl, is it still possible to use kVTCompressionPropertyKey_VariableBitRate? In my tests, I get an error. It also seems that kVTVideoEncoderSpecification_EnableLowLatencyRateControl cannot be used together with kVTCompressionPropertyKey_ConstantBitRate when encoding H264. Is that expected? When using kVTCompressionPropertyKey_ConstantBitRate with kVTCompressionPropertyKey_MaxKeyFrameInterval set to 2, the encoder outputs only keyframes, and the frame size keeps increasing, which doesn’t seem like the intended behavior. Regarding the following code from the sample: let byteLimit = (Double(bitrate) / 8) * 1.5 as CFNumber let secLimit = Double(1.0) as CFNumber let limitsArray = [ byteLimit, secLimit ] as CFArray // Each 1 second limit byte as bitrate err = VTSessionSetProperty(session, key: kVTCompressionPropertyKey_DataRateLimits, value: limitsArray) This DataRateLimits setting doesn’t seem to have any effect in my tests. Whether I set it or not, the values remain unchanged. Since the documentation on developer.apple.com/documentation doesn’t clearly explain these cases, I’d like to ask if anyone has insights or recommendations about the proper usage of these settings. Thanks in advance!
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Sep ’25
Vision Framework VNTrackObjectRequest: Minimum Valid Bounding Box Size Causing Internal Error (Code=9)
I'm developing a tennis ball tracking feature using Vision Framework in Swift, specifically utilizing VNDetectedObjectObservation and VNTrackObjectRequest. Occasionally (but not always), I receive the following runtime error: Failed to perform SequenceRequest: Error Domain=com.apple.Vision Code=9 "Internal error: unexpected tracked object bounding box size" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Internal error: unexpected tracked object bounding box size} From my investigation, I suspect the issue arises when the bounding box from the initial observation (VNDetectedObjectObservation) is too small. However, Apple's documentation doesn't clearly define the minimum bounding box size that's considered valid by VNTrackObjectRequest. Could someone clarify: What is the minimum acceptable bounding box width and height (normalized) that Vision Framework's VNTrackObjectRequest expects? Is there any recommended practice or official guidance for bounding box size validation before creating a tracking request? This information would be extremely helpful to reliably avoid this internal error. Thank you!
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Apr ’25
Clarification of use of `AVAssetDownloadConfiguration` and `AVAssetDownloadTask` to persist MP3 Audio downloads/streams
Hello! I have been following the UsingAVFoundationToPlayAndPersistHTTPLiveStreams sample code in order to test persisting streams to disk. In addition to support for m3u8, I have noticed in testing that this also seems to work for MP3 Audio, simply by changing the plist entries to point to remote URLs with audio/mpeg content. Is this expected, or are there caveats that I should be aware of? Thanks you!
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Apr ’25
Usage of Apple Music Feed leads to error 500
Hello, I'm trying to receive parquet files using the example that provided in documentation. I've done all required steps but receive constantly error 500 with "Upstream Service Error". By looking into the issues list, seems this error exists for months. Is it possible to get it working?
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May ’25
Audio Unit logo for website
hi, Is there an Audio Unit logo I can show on my website? I would love to show that my application is able to host Audio Unit plugins. regards, Joël
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Sep ’25
How to disable automatic updates to MPNowPlayingInfoCenter from AVPlayer
I’m building a SwiftUI app whose primary job is to play audio. I manage all of the Now-Playing metadata and Command center manually via the available shared instances: MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared() MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo In certain parts of the app I also need to display videos, but as soon as I attach another AVPlayer, it automatically pushes its own metadata into the Control Center and overwrites my audio info. What I need: a way to show video inline without ever having that video player update the system’s Now-Playing info (or Control Center). In my app, I start by configuring the shared audio session do { try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(.playback, mode: .default, options: [ .allowAirPlay, .allowBluetoothA2DP ]) try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(true) } catch { NSLog("%@", "**** Failed to set up AVAudioSession \(error.localizedDescription)") } and then set the MPRemoteCommandCenter commands and MPNowPlayingInfoCenter nowPlayingInfo like mentioned above. All this works without any issues as long as I only have one AVPlayer in my app. But when I add other AVPlayers to display some videos (and keep the main AVPlayer for the sound) they push undesired updates to MPNowPlayingInfoCenter: struct VideoCardView: View { @State private var player: AVPlayer let videoName: String init(player: AVPlayer = AVPlayer(), videoName: String) { self.player = player self.videoName = videoName guard let path = Bundle.main.path(forResource: videoName, ofType: nil) else { return } let url = URL(fileURLWithPath: path) let item = AVPlayerItem(url: url) self.player.replaceCurrentItem(with: item) } var body: some View { VideoPlayer(player: player) .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fill) .onAppear { player.isMuted = true player.allowsExternalPlayback = false player.actionAtItemEnd = .none player.play() MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo = nil MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().playbackState = .stopped NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(forName: .AVPlayerItemDidPlayToEndTime, object: player.currentItem, queue: .main) { notification in guard let finishedItem = notification.object as? AVPlayerItem, finishedItem === player.currentItem else { return } player.seek(to: .zero) player.play() } } .onDisappear { player.pause() } } } Which is why I tried adding: MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo = nil MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().playbackState = .stopped // or .interrupted, .unknown But that didn't work. I also tried making a wrapper around the AVPlayerViewController in order to set updatesNowPlayingInfoCenter to false, but that didn’t work either: struct CustomAVPlayerView: UIViewControllerRepresentable { let player: AVPlayer func makeUIViewController(context: Context) -> AVPlayerViewController { let vc = AVPlayerViewController() vc.player = player vc.updatesNowPlayingInfoCenter = false vc.showsPlaybackControls = false return vc } func updateUIViewController(_ controller: AVPlayerViewController, context: Context) { controller.player = player } } Hence any help on how to embed video in SwiftUI without its AVPlayer touching MPNowPlayingInfoCenter would be greatly appreciated. All this was tested on an actual device with iOS 18.4.1, and built with Xcode 16.2 on macOS 15.5
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