I am working on implementing a new Intents UI Extension and have noticed that when it is triggered via the "Hey Siri" voice command, the intent dismisses after a few seconds. However, if it is launched from the Shortcuts app, the intent remains active and does not dismiss automatically.
Additionally, I’ve observed that this behavior occurs on specific iOS versions, such as 17.5.1 or 17.7. On other versions, like 17.4.1 or 18.4, the intent persists as expected.
Does Siri automatically close the intent based on its own logic? Could the iOS version be influencing this behavior? Given the requirement to make the intent persistent, is there any option or configuration available to achieve this?
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Hello, everyone!
I'm currently working on creating tests for a study project in Swift. My current task is to create a test to check if a file is saved correctly.
The workflow in the app is as follows:
Launch the app.
Open a file within the app.
Modify the file.
Save it inside the app.
Save it to the Files app.
I need to verify if the saved file in the Files app is identical to a base file stored in the app bundle.
Initially, I thought I could solve this by creating a UI test, which I've already implemented up to a certain point. The UI test successfully navigates through the workflow steps until it's time to compare the saved file with the base file.
The problem is that I cannot open a saved file from the Files app in a UI test because it operates in a sandboxed environment and cannot interact with external app scopes.
So, my question is: What should I do in this case?
Would it be better to create a unit test specifically for testing the save function and ensure the UI test only verifies if the expected filename exists in the Files app?
I would prefer an end-to-end (E2E) test that covers the entire workflow, but it seems Swift splits tests into Unit and UI test groups, making this approach less straightforward.
Any suggestions or best practices would be greatly appreciated!
When using New Password Autofill in Dark Mode, it appears that SecureEntry sets the background color to white and applies a yellow-ish overlay, but doesn't adapt the foreground text color accordingly. This gives the illusion that the SecureEntry field is empty, as we have white text on a white background.
Is there a holistic and SwiftUI-native way of fixing this?
I have a simple SwiftUI Text:
Text(t) .font(Font.system(size: 9))
Strangely its ideal height seems to be larger when it is empty.
I initially observed this in a custom Layout container that wasn't working quite right. Eventually I looked at the height returned by v.dimensions(in:), and found that when t is non-empty the height is 11; when empty, it's 14.
Subsequently I observed similar behaviour in a regular VStack container.
Has anyone seen anything similar? Are there any properties that could affect this behaviour?
(This is on a watch - I don't know if that matters.)
Device: iPhone 16 Pro Max
System Version: 18.3.1
Screen width and height obtained using [UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size are as follows
Why are the two results different?
I'm encountering an issue displaying a large HTML string (over 11470 characters) in a UILabel. Specifically, the Arabic text within the string is rendering left-to-right instead of the correct right-to-left direction. I've provided a truncated version of the HTML string and the relevant code snippet below. I've tried setting the UILabel's text alignment to right, but this didn't resolve the issue. Could you please advise on how to resolve this bidirectional text rendering problem?
The results of the correct and incorrect approaches are shown in the image below.
Here's the relevant Swift code:
let labelView: UILabel = {
let label = UILabel()
label.textAlignment = .right
label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
label.numberOfLines = 0
label.semanticContentAttribute = .forceRightToLeft
label.backgroundColor = .white
label.lineBreakMode = .byWordWrapping
return label
}()
//Important!!
//It must exceed 11470 characters.
let htmlString = """
<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>İSTİÂZE</strong></p> <p>Nahl sûresindeki:</p>
<p dir="rtl" lang="ar"> فَاِذَا قَرَاْتَ الْقُرْاٰنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّج۪يمِ </p>
<p><strong>“</strong><strong>Kur’an okuyacağın zaman kovulmuş şeytandan hemen Allah’a sığın!</strong><strong>”</strong> (Nahl 16/98) emri gereğince Kur’ân-ı Kerîm okumaya başlarken:</p> <p dir="rtl" lang="ar">اَعُوذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّج۪يمِ</p> <p><em>“Kovulmuş şeytandan Allah’a sığınırım” </em>deriz. Bu sözü söylemeye “istiâze<em>” denilir. “Eûzü”</em>, sığınırım, emân dilerim, yardım taleb ederim, gibi anlamlara gelir. It must exceed 11470 characters.</p>
“””
if let data = htmlString.data(using: .utf8) {
let options: [NSAttributedString.DocumentReadingOptionKey: Any] = [
.documentType: NSAttributedString.DocumentType.html,
.characterEncoding: String.Encoding.utf8.rawValue
]
do {
let attributedString = try NSAttributedString(data: data, options: options, documentAttributes: nil)
labelView.attributedText = attributedString
} catch {
print("HTML string işlenirken hata oluştu: \(error)")
}
}
I'm using iOS 18.2 and Swift 6. Any suggestions on how to correct the bidirectional text rendering?
Hi.
I know to know which window gets hardware keyboard events (such as shortcut key) currently on iPad.
Until iPadOS 15.0, UIApplication.shared.keyWindow, which was deprecated on iPadOS 13.0 and didBecomeKeyNotification/didResignKeyNotification.
But after iPadOS 15.0, a keyWindow is managed by UIScene, not by UIApplication.
Each scene of my app always has just one window.
For my purpose, checking deprecated UIApplication.shared.keyWindow is still effective but didBecomeKeyNotification and didResignKeyNotification don't work because they are fired when a change happens only inside the scene.
So my questions are,
What is the new alternative of UIApplication.shared.keyWindow?
I know a wrong hack like
UIApplication.shared.connectedScenes.compactMap { $0 as? UIWindowScene }.first?.windows.filter { $0.isKeyWindow }.first
does not work since the order of connectedScenes is not related with getting hardware keyboard events.
What are the new alternatives of didBecomeKeyNotification/didResignKeyNotification which work on inter-scene?
The second question is more crucial.
Because about the first question, I can still use deprecated UIApplication.shared.keyWindow.
Thanks.
I'm upgrading my app from minVersion iOS 11 to iOS 12. My compiler says that UIDocumentMenuViewController with UIDocumentPickerViewController is deprecated, they recommend to use directly the last one. So I change the code.
fileprivate func openDocumentPicker() {
let documentPicker = UIDocumentPickerViewController(
documentTypes: [
"com.adobe.pdf",
"org.openxmlformats.wordprocessingml.document", // DOCX
"com.microsoft.word.doc" // DOC
],
in: .import
)
documentPicker.delegate = self
view.window?.rootViewController?.present(documentPicker, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
When I open the picker in iOS 17.2 simulator and under it is well shown, like a page sheet. But in iOS 18.0 and up at first it opens like a page sheet with no content but then it is displayed as a transparent window with no content. Is there any issue with this component and iOS 18? If I open the picker through UIDocumentMenuViewControllerDelegate in an iphone with iOS 18.2 it is well shown.
Image in iOS 18.2 with the snippet
The same snippet in iOS 17.2 (and expected in older ones)
Hi,
I am currently developing a document-based application for macOS and have encountered a challenge related to document container management. Specifically, I need to open a windowGroup that shares the same container as the one used in the DocumentGroup. However, my current approach of using a global shared model container has led to unintended behavior: any new document created is linked to existing ones, and changes made in one document are reflected across all documents.
To address this issue, I am looking for a solution that allows each newly created document to be individualized while still sharing the document container with all relevant WindowGroups that require access to the data it holds. I would greatly appreciate any insights or recommendations you might have on how to achieve this.
Thank you for your time and assistance.
Best regards,
Something like:
@main
struct Todo: App {
var body: some Scene {
DocumentGroup(editing: Item.self, contentType: .item) {
ContentView()
}
WindowGroup {
UndockView()
.modelContainer(of documentGroup above)
}
}
}
We recently migrated our app to use NavigationSplitView on iPad with a sidebar and detail setup, and we got reports that the navigation buttons on the sidebar disappear when returning to our app after using a different app. I reproduced the issue from a new empty project with the following code (issue tested on iOS 17.4 and iOS 18.3, was not able to reproduce on iOS 16.4):
import SwiftUI
@main
struct TestApp: App {
var body: some Scene {
WindowGroup {
NavigationSplitView {
Text("sidebar")
.toolbar {
ToolbarItem(placement: .topBarLeading) {
Button(action: {}) {
Image(systemName: "square.and.arrow.down")
}
}
ToolbarItem(placement: .topBarTrailing) {
Button(action: {}) {
Image(systemName: "square.and.arrow.up")
}
}
}
} detail: {
Text("detail")
.toolbar {
ToolbarItem(placement: .topBarLeading) {
Button(action: {}) {
Image(systemName: "eraser")
}
}
ToolbarItem(placement: .topBarTrailing) {
Button(action: {}) {
Image(systemName: "pencil")
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
Please check the following GIF for the simple steps, notice how the navbar buttons in the detail view do not disappear:
Here's the console output, it shows that the constraints break internally:
As the title says, I am not sure how to properly build an inverted ScrollView where I can safely insert items above my data ("prepend") without everything jumping around.
My current code is essentially this:
@State private var scrollPosition = ScrollPosition(idType: Message.ID.self)
private func onMessageDidScrollIntoView(_ id: Message.ID) {
let indexOfVisibleMessage = /* ... */
if indexOfVisibleMessage < 10 {
fetchOlderMessages()
// ^ this updates my ViewModel `messages`
}
}
var body: some View {
ScrollView {
LazyVStack {
ForEach(messages) { message in
MessageCell(message)
}
}.scrollTargetLayout()
}
.defaultScrollAnchor(.bottom)
.scrollPosition($scrollPosition)
.onChange(of: scrollPosition) { oldValue, newValue in
guard let visibleMessageId = scrollPosition.viewID(type: Message.ID.self) else { return }
onMessageDidScrollIntoView(visibleMessageId)
}
}
..so if the user scrolls up to the oldest 10 messages, I start loading more and insert them at the top.
The problem with this is that the ScrollView now jumps when new messages are inserted. This is because the ScrollView maintains it's Y position, but the content size changes since we are adding new items "above".
I tried to play around with a few suggestions I found on StackOverflow, namely;
Inverting the ScrollView (.scaleEffect(y: -1) on the ScrollView and then again on the MessageCell to counter it): This somehow jumped the x position of the ScrollView and completely breaks .contextMenu.
Playing around with .onScrollGeometryChange to update scrollPosition.scrollTo(y:) when it's contentSize changes: This just didn't work and stopped the user scroll gesture/interaction.
Setting scrollPosition to the Message.ID I want to keep stable before doing an update: This didn't do anything.
But nothing actually worked for the reasons described above.
How do you actually build these UIs in SwiftUI? I think an inverted ScrollView is quite a common UI, and obviously data has to be loaded lazily.
Hi, I'm working on RealityView and I have two entities in RCP. In order to set views for both entities, I have to create two separate attachments for each entity. What I want to achieve is that when I hover (by eye) on one entity's attachment, it would trigger the hover effect of the other entity's attachment. I try to use the hoverEffectGroup, but it would only activate the hover effect in a subview, instead a complete separate view. I refer to the following WWDC instruction for the hover effect.
https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2024/10152/
Description:
When initiating the print flow via UIPrintInteractionController, and no printer is initially connected, iOS displays all possible paper sizes in the paper selection UI. However, if a printer connects in the background after this view is shown, the list of paper sizes does not automatically refresh to reflect only the options supported by the connected printer.
If the user selects an incompatible paper size (one not supported by the printer that has just connected), the app crashes due to an invalid configuration.
Steps to Reproduce:
Launch the app and navigate to the print functionality.
Tap the Print button to invoke UIPrintInteractionController.
At this point, no printer is yet connected. iOS displays all available paper sizes.
While the paper selection UI is visible, the AirPrint-compatible printer connects in the background.
Without dismissing the controller, the user selects a paper size (e.g., one that is not supported by the printer).
The app crashes.
Expected Result: App should not crash
Once the printer becomes available (connected in the background), the paper size options should refresh automatically.
The list should be filtered to only include sizes that are compatible with the connected printer.
This prevents the user from selecting an invalid option, avoiding crashes.
Actual Result: App crashes
The paper size list remains unfiltered.
The user can still select unsupported paper sizes.
Selecting an incompatible option causes the app to crash, due to a mismatch between UI selection and printer capability.
Topic:
UI Frameworks
SubTopic:
UIKit
We're encountering a UX challenge with the automatic App Store notification banner that appears when users first launch our App Clips (not the App Clip sheet). This notification, which suggests downloading the full app, is creating confusion among our users. We've observed that some users tap the notification instead of completing their intended action within the App Clip, interrupting their workflow.
Is there a way to disable this banner?
I'm creating an app which gamifies Screen Time reduction. I'm running into an issue with apples Screen Time setting where the user can disable my apps "Screen Time access" and get around losing the game.
Is there a way to detect when this setting is disabled for my app? I've tried using AuthorizationCenter.shared.authorizationStatus but this didn't do the trick. Does anyone have an ideas?
I want to have my own background and foreground colors for some views and I am having a bit of trouble. I cannot figure out how to remove the margins around some built-in views. One example is below. The ScrollView portion is always black or white, depending on whether I am I dark mode or not. I've added various colors and borders to see what is going on below. I've also tried adding the modifiers to the Scroll View rather than the TextEditor and it doesn't work at all. If I don't have the .frame modifier on the ScrollView, the TextEditor moves to the top of its frame for some reason. I've played with .contentMargins, .edgeInsets, etc. with no luck
How do I get the TextEditor to fill the entire ScrollView without the margin? Thanks!
import SwiftUI
struct TextEditorView: View
{ @Binding var editString: String
var numberOfLines: Int
var lineHeight: CGFloat
{ UIFont.preferredFont(forTextStyle: .body).lineHeight
}
var viewHeight: CGFloat
{ lineHeight * CGFloat(numberOfLines) + 8
}
var body: some View
{ ScrollView([.vertical], showsIndicators: true)
{ TextEditor(text: $editString)
.border(Color.red, width: 5)
.foregroundStyle(.yellow)
.background(.blue)
.frame(minHeight:viewHeight, maxHeight: viewHeight)
.scrollContentBackground(.hidden)
}
.frame(minHeight:viewHeight, maxHeight: viewHeight)
}
}
I'm trying to update my app to use TextKit 2. The one thing that I'm still not sure about is how I can get the selection frame. My app uses it to auto-scroll the text to keep the cursor at the same height when the text wraps onto a new line or a newline is manually inserted. Currently I'm using NSLayoutManager.layoutManager!.boundingRect(forGlyphRange:in:).
The code below almost works. When editing the text or changing the selection, the current selection frame is printed out. My expectation is that the selection frame after a text or selection change should be equal to the selection frame before the next text change. I've noticed that this is not always true when the text has a NSParagraphStyle with spacing > 0. As long as I type at the end of the text, everything's fine, but if I insert some lines, then move the selection somewhere into the middle of the text and insert another newline, the frame printed after manually moving the selection is different than the frame before the newline is inserted. It seems that the offset between the two frames is exactly the same as the paragraph style's spacing. Instead when moving the selection with the arrow key the printed frames are correct.
I've filed FB17104954.
class ViewController: NSViewController, NSTextViewDelegate {
private var textView: NSTextView!
override func loadView() {
let scrollView = NSScrollView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 400, height: 400))
textView = NSTextView(frame: scrollView.frame)
textView.autoresizingMask = [.width, .height]
textView.delegate = self
let paragraphStyle = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraphStyle.lineSpacing = 40
textView.typingAttributes = [.foregroundColor: NSColor.labelColor, .paragraphStyle: paragraphStyle]
scrollView.documentView = textView
scrollView.hasVerticalScroller = true
view = scrollView
}
func textView(_ textView: NSTextView, shouldChangeTextIn affectedCharRange: NSRange, replacementString: String?) -> Bool {
print("before", selectionFrame.maxY, selectionFrame)
return true
}
func textDidChange(_ notification: Notification) {
print("after ", selectionFrame.maxY, selectionFrame)
}
func textViewDidChangeSelection(_ notification: Notification) {
print("select", selectionFrame.maxY, selectionFrame)
}
var selectionFrame: CGRect {
guard let selection = textView.textLayoutManager!.textSelections.first?.textRanges.first else {
return .null
}
var frame = CGRect.null
textView.textLayoutManager!.ensureLayout(for: selection)
textView.textLayoutManager!.enumerateTextSegments(in: selection, type: .selection, options: [.rangeNotRequired]) { _, rect, _, _ in
frame = rect
return false
}
return frame
}
}
We've seen a spike in crashes on iOS 18.4 across both iPhone & iPad. We can't reproduce it, but it looks like it happens when the app goes into the background.
Crash Log
I have a few crash report from TestFlight with this context and nothing else. No symbols of my application.
Crash report is attached.
crashlog.crash
It crashes at 16H25 (local time paris) and a few minutes after (8) I see the same user doing task in background (they download data with a particular URL in BGtasks) with a Delay that is consistant with a background wait of 5 or 7 minutes.
I have no more information on this crash and by the way Xcode refuses to load it and shows an error. ( I did a report via Xcode for this).
We were using below delegate methods from QuickLook to get modified PDF file URL after the sketching But we are not able see the multi line text properly laid out on PDF and part of text missing. Same time Other pencil kit tools are working as expected.
`func previewController(_ controller: QLPreviewController, didSaveEditedCopyOf previewItem: QLPreviewItem, at modifiedContentsURL: URL)
func previewController(_ controller: QLPreviewController, didUpdateContentsOf previewItem: any QLPreviewItem)`
We tested all code in iOS 18.2.
Please let us know if the text edited URL on PDF can be retrieved in any possible way without tampering text