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iOS Distribution - Users Still Installing the Old Version After Update
I developed an app using Unity and exported it as an iOS project file so that I could package it in Xcode. Now, I’m facing an issue where users who previously installed version 1.0 are still seeing the old version after installing the updated version 2.0. Although the installation process for version 2.0 appears to complete (with the installation animation), the app still opens as version 1.0. I am an individual developer but used enterprise signing for distribution. I’m quite confused and have looked into the issue—some sources mention it might be related to CFBundleVersion, but modifying it didn’t help. I’d really appreciate some help with this. o(╥﹏╥)o
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Sep ’25
Error App Distribution Minimum IOS
I try to distribute my App again, but receive now the error that the Minimum IOS is not supported by Info.plist with Runner. i have latest XCode and the error stays whatever IOS I Set in General and in the building rules. Any one has an idea or had same issue since recent Xcode / project Updates ? thanks so much
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Sep ’25
How to implement background notifications with action buttons (Accept/Decline) in iOS Flutter app?
I am developing a Flutter app for food delivery (a multivendor e-commerce restaurant app). In the vendor app (Android), I successfully implemented a background notification that stays active until the vendor responds with either Accept or Decline. This works fine on Android, but I cannot get the same functionality working on iOS. My requirements: Vendor should receive a background notification. The notification should include action buttons (Accept / Decline). It should remain active until the vendor takes action. My questions: Is this possible to implement in iOS with Flutter? If yes, what is the recommended way (e.g., firebase_messaging, flutter_local_notifications, flutter_foreground_task, or native iOS integration)? Are there any iOS restrictions I should consider compared to Android background services? I built this for Android using firebase_messaging + flutter_foreground_task + flutter_local_notifications. On iOS, I tried setting up firebase_messaging and flutter_local_notifications, but I’m unable to keep the notification persistent with Accept/Decline action buttons. I expected similar behavior to Android, but it seems iOS has more restrictions around background services and notification handling. Dependencies I am using (relevant ones): firebase_core: ^3.8.0 firebase_messaging: ^15.1.5 flutter_local_notifications: ^17.2.2 flutter_foreground_task: ^8.17.0 get: ^4.7.2 shared_preferences: ^2.3.2
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Sep ’25
Update metadata for an already submitted feedback
I submitted a Feedback (FB17843422) on Monday evening after the keynote about Tahoe beta 1. At the time it still wasn't listed in the "What build does the issue occur on?" dropdown. I selected "I'm not sure" instead hoping I could update it later but as far as I can tell that isn't the case since "Add more information" only lets me add additional comments. Is there some way for me to do that or is it even necessary?
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Jun ’25
LibGDX/MobiVM App refuses to launch on iOS 26.0.1
Hello, currently I am having trouble releasing an app because it crashes/does not launch on iOS 26.0.1. We have uploaded apps in the past so I tried building one of them with our current toolchain. I use Xcode 16.4, Kotlin version 2.0.0, LibGDX 1.13.1 and robovm/MobiVM 2.3.23. I uploaded the build to TestFlight and tested with physical devices running iOS 18.5 and 26.0.1. It runs fine on 18.5 but refuses to launch on the 26.0.1 device. I cannot retrieve a crash log or .ips file because none is written. When I write a Console log while the app crashes/does not launch I get no hints as to why it does so. Do you maybe have additional ideas as to why it keeps not launching on iOS 26.0.1?
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Sep ’25
Signing / Provisioning Profile Error After Enabling CloudKit + MusicKit Entitlements
Hi everyone, after enabling CloudKit in my project, my app started showing conflicts between MusicKit and CloudKit entitlements — and now Xcode is failing to generate the provisioning profile entirely. Current issue (Signing / Provisioning Profile Failure) Xcode shows this error: “Provisioning profile ‘iOS Team Provisioning Profile: team8.groovefy.dev’ doesn’t include the entitlements: com.apple.developer.media-library, com.apple.developer.music-user-token, com.apple.developer.musickit, com.apple.developer.playable-content, com.apple.security.exception.mach-lookup.global-name” Automatic signing fails, and Xcode cannot create or update the provisioning profile. This started right after CloudKit was enabled in the project. Context Before enabling CloudKit, MusicKit worked normally, including Apple Music authentication and playlist creation. After activating CloudKit capabilities: MusicKit stopped generating the Apple Music user token Playlist creation broke Now the provisioning profile cannot be rebuilt because the required MusicKit-related entitlements are no longer included Even after removing CloudKit entirely, the issue persists — as if the App ID or entitlements on the server side became inconsistent or corrupted. I already tried: Recreating App Identifier Recreating provisioning profiles Resetting capabilities Cleaning and reinitializing the Xcode project settings But Xcode still refuses to generate a valid provisioning profile that includes the MusicKit entitlements. Summary Enabling CloudKit caused MusicKit entitlements to collide, and now the provisioning profile no longer includes the required MusicKit entitlements — preventing the app from signing, running, or creating playlists. If anyone has faced this type of entitlements/provisioning corruption or knows how to reset the App ID entitlements on Apple’s side, any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Dec ’25
Testing Family Controls & Multicast Networking APIs - Educational Use Without Paid Developer Account?
Hi Apple Engineers and fellow developers, I'm a student developer working on an educational focus management app that helps users hide distracting apps during study sessions. The app consists of: macOS app: Simple "Hide apps" button that triggers app hidding sessions iOS app: Uses Screen Time API to temporarily hide selected apps from home screen Communication: Bonjour networking between Mac and iPhone for session coordination The Challenge My app requires two entitlements that aren't available with Personal Developer Teams: com.apple.developer.family-controls (for Screen Time API) com.apple.developer.networking.multicast (for Bonjour device discovery) Current Error Messages text Cannot create a iOS App Development provisioning profile for "focuser.focuser-app". Personal development teams, including "My Name", do not support the Family Controls (Development) capability. Provisioning profile doesn't include the com.apple.developer.family-controls and com.apple.developer.networking.multicast entitlements. My Question for Apple Engineers Is there any legitimate way to test these privacy-sensitive APIs on my own devices for educational/learning purposes without purchasing the $99/year Apple Developer Program membership? I understand the security reasons behind these restrictions, but as a student just learning iOS development, it creates a significant barrier to experimenting with these technologies.
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Oct ’25
On Demand Resources as Legacy Technology
I read on this documentation : https://aninterestingwebsite.com/help/app-store-connect/reference/app-uploads/on-demand-resources-size-limits that On Demand Resources a legacy technology. Does this mean ODR will be deprecated? If so, when will it officially take effect? Our application is planning to use it, so we need more information to support our decision.
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Nov ’25
Inconsistent results involving code signatures and bundles
I admit I am doing something unusual, and I would not be surprised if it didn't work. I am surprised, however, because after performing the equivalent operations on four bundles, all of the bundles work fine on macOS 15.6.1, but only two of them work on macOS 26.1 (beta 2). I don't know what causes the different outcomes. What I am trying to do is get Java to pass the macOS 26 AppKit UI SDK linkage checking without having to rebuild the JDK using Xcode 26. Rebuilding works for the latest SDK, but it is very inconvenient and may not work for older JDKs. It usually takes a while before the JDK build team successfully transitions to a new Xcode release. My approach is to use vtool to update the sdk version in the LC_BUILD_VERSION load command of $JAVA_HOME/bin/java, which is the launching executable for the JDK. I performed this operation on four JDKs: 25, 21, 17, and 11. (I ran vtool on macOS 15.) It was completely successful on JDK 25 and 21. The JDK launches correctly on macOS 15 and macOS 26. On macOS 26, AppKit uses the new UI, which is the desired outcome. The JDK runs despite that fact that I signed the modified $JAVA_HOME/bin/java with my developer ID, which is inconsistent with the JDK bundle signature. (Redoing the bundle signing is part of the JDK build process; if that were necessary, I would stick with rebuilding the JDK.) The operation was not successful on JDK 17 and 11. I noticed two problems, which are not obviously related. When vtool created the new version of the java program, it lost the tool definition. $ vtool -show-build-version java java: Load command 10 cmd LC_BUILD_VERSION cmdsize 32 platform MACOS minos 11.0 sdk 11.1 ntools 1 tool LD version 609.8 $ vtool -set-build-version 1 10.0 26.0 -output a.out java /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/vtool warning: code signature will be invalid for a.out $ vtool -show-build-version a.out a.out: Load command 22 cmd LC_BUILD_VERSION cmdsize 24 platform MACOS minos 10.0 sdk 26.0 ntools 0 Adding back the tool definition didn't seem to matter. When I try to run the revised executable (in the context of the JDK bundle), it works on macOS 15, but on macOS 26, it is rejected as damaged. If I run the revised executable outside the JDK bundle, it runs (but fails because it can't find the rest of the JDK, which is expected). In all cases, GateKeeper rejects the revised executable because it has not been notarized, but that doesn't seem to stop the program from executing.
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Oct ’25
Fake JournalingSuggestions for testing?
I want to test different types of journaling suggestions, like for example photo/video containing ones but as a developer I have no control over what's shown in the Journaling Suggestions sheet. And this makes it really difficult to develop or test any suggestion type other than "reflection". Please let us have a fake suggestions sheet that includes all kinds of suggestion types so we can test. We could toggle it under Developer settings I think.
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Oct ’25
Flutter build fails on iOS physical device in Android Studio, works in Xcode
Hello, I'm encountering an issue when trying to build and launch a Flutter app on a physical iOS device using Android Studio. Here is the full log: `Launching lib/main.dart on (iPhone Name) in debug mode... Automatically signing iOS for device deployment using specified development team in Xcode project: (Project ID) Running Xcode build... Xcode build done. 19.7s Failed to build iOS app Could not build the precompiled application for the device. Error (Xcode): Target debug_unpack_ios failed: Exception: Failed to codesign (Project Names)/build/ios/Debug-iphoneos/Flutter.framework/Flutter with identity (identity ID). Error launching application on (iPhone Name).` This only happens when using Android Studio. When I build the same project using Xcode, it runs fine on the same device. Background: I accidentally deleted all Apple accounts from Xcode recently. In Keychain Access, I had three identical certificates; I deleted the older two and kept the newest one. I suspect this may be related to provisioning or code signing, but I’m not sure how to resolve it within Android Studio. Any advice or steps to fix this would be greatly appreciated. I created a new test project in Xcode using the iOS > App template, enabled automatic signing in Signing & Capabilities, and selected my team.
 I then tried building and installing the app on a real device, and it worked successfully.
 This confirms that there are no issues with code signing or provisioning on the Apple side.
 Thanks in advance!
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Jun ’25
My app crashes and I don't know why
Hi! I'm new at developing apps. I built my app with Expo and it's working fine in simulator and my iPhone 14 as well. But when I try to run the build in my iPhone with TestFlight it crashes instantly :/ This is part of the log: Incident Identifier: B0ED8DEF-A0F0-4D0C-B3BB-3BB9CAB3242A Distributor ID: com.apple.TestFlight Hardware Model: iPhone14,7 Process: colbakapp [83024] Path: /private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/44211687-140E-4DF3-A577-CB68CE6414B0/colbakapp.app/colbakapp Identifier: com.colbak.colbakapp Version: 1.0.0 (3) AppStoreTools: 16F3 AppVariant: 1:iPhone14,7:18 Beta: YES Code Type: ARM-64 (Native) Role: Foreground Parent Process: launchd [1] Coalition: com.colbak.colbakapp [18141] Date/Time: 2025-06-22 13:26:29.0142 -0400 Launch Time: 2025-06-22 13:26:28.6532 -0400 OS Version: iPhone OS 18.5 (22F76) Release Type: User Baseband Version: 3.60.02 Report Version: 104 Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT) Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000 Termination Reason: SIGNAL 6 Abort trap: 6 Terminating Process: colbakapp [83024] Triggered by Thread: 2 Thread 0: 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001f2e4fce4 mach_msg2_trap + 8 1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001f2e5339c mach_msg2_internal + 76 (mach_msg.c:201) 2 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001f2e532b8 mach_msg_overwrite + 428 (mach_msg.c:0) 3 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001f2e53100 mach_msg + 24 (mach_msg.c:323) 4 CoreFoundation 0x00000001a1c42900 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 160 (CFRunLoop.c:2637) 5 CoreFoundation 0x00000001a1c411f0 __CFRunLoopRun + 1208 (CFRunLoop.c:3021) 6 CoreFoundation 0x00000001a1c42c3c CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 572 (CFRunLoop.c:3434) 7 GraphicsServices 0x00000001eee21454 GSEventRunModal + 168 (GSEvent.c:2196) 8 UIKitCore 0x00000001a4655274 -[UIApplication _run] + 816 (UIApplication.m:3845) 9 UIKitCore 0x00000001a4620a28 UIApplicationMain + 336 (UIApplication.m:5540) 10 colbakapp 0x00000001046296b0 main + 64 (AppDelegate.swift:6) 11 dyld 0x00000001c8b17f08 start + 6040 (dyldMain.cpp:1450) Thread 1: 0 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000022c350aa4 start_wqthread + 0 Thread 2 Crashed: 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001f2e5a1dc __pthread_kill + 8 1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000022c357c60 pthread_kill + 268 (pthread.c:1721) 2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00000001a9c782d0 abort + 124 (abort.c:122) 3 libc++abi.dylib 0x000000022c2815a0 abort_message + 132 (abort_message.cpp:78) 4 libc++abi.dylib 0x000000022c26fef4 demangling_terminate_handler() + 316 (cxa_default_handlers.cpp:72) 5 libobjc.A.dylib 0x000000019f1e7c08 _objc_terminate() + 172 (objc-exception.mm:499) 6 libc++abi.dylib 0x000000022c2808b4 std::__terminate(void ()()) + 16 (cxa_handlers.cpp:59) 7 libc++abi.dylib 0x000000022c2840d0 __cxa_rethrow + 188 (cxa_exception.cpp:658) 8 libobjc.A.dylib 0x000000019f1e5568 objc_exception_rethrow + 44 (objc-exception.mm:399) 9 colbakapp 0x00000001049f7b68 invocation function for block in facebook::react::ObjCTurboModule::performVoidMethodInvocation(facebook::jsi::Runtime&, char const, NSInvocation*, NSMutableArray*) + 200 (RCTTurboModule.mm:444) 10 colbakapp 0x00000001049fc538 facebook::react::ObjCTurboModule::performVoidMethodInvocation(facebook::jsi::Runtime&, char const*, NSInvocation*, NSMutableArray*)::$_1::operator()() const + 36 (RCTTurboModule.mm:463) 11 colbakapp 0x00000001049fc538 decltype(std::declval<facebook::react::ObjCTurboModule::performVoidMethodInvocation(facebook::jsi::Runtime&, char const*, NSInvocation*, NSMutableArray*)::$_1&>()()) std::__1::__invoke[abi:ne190102... + 36 (invoke.h:149) 12 colbakapp 0x00000001049fc538 void std::__1::__invoke_void_return_wrapper<void, true>::__call[abi:ne190102]<facebook::react::ObjCTurboModule::performVoidMethodInvocation(facebook::jsi::Runtime&, char const*, NSInvocation*, NSMu... + 36 (invoke.h:224) 13 colbakapp 0x00000001049fc538 std::__1::__function::__alloc_func<facebook::react::ObjCTurboModule::performVoidMethodInvocation(facebook::jsi::Runtime&, char const*, NSInvocation*, NSMutableArray*)::$_1, std::__1::allocator<face... + 36 (function.h:171) 14 colbakapp 0x00000001049fc538 std::__1::__function::__func<facebook::react::ObjCTurboModule::performVoidMethodInvocation(facebook::jsi::Runtime&, char const*, NSInvocation*, NSMutableArray*)::$_1, std::__1::allocator<facebook::... + 104 (function.h:313) 15 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a9bbcaac _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 32 (init.c:1575) 16 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a9bd6584 _dispatch_client_callout + 16 (client_callout.mm:85) 17 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a9bc52d0 _dispatch_lane_serial_drain + 740 (queue.c:3939) 18 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a9bc5dac _dispatch_lane_invoke + 388 (queue.c:4030) 19 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a9bd01dc _dispatch_root_queue_drain_deferred_wlh + 292 (queue.c:7198) 20 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a9bcfa60 _dispatch_workloop_worker_thread + 540 (queue.c:6792) 21 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000022c350a0c _pthread_wqthread + 292 (pthread.c:2696) 22 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000022c350aac start_wqthread + 8 Thread 3: 0 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000022c350aa4 start_wqthread + 0 ... EOF
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Jun ’25
On demand module download
I am working on an iOS app and I want to achieve on demand module download inside the app when the user clicks on the module icon which he wants to use. The idea is that we have a super app consisting of multiple modules say four independent apps/features and I want to separate each one so that when the user selects a specific app/feature, it’s downloaded on demand and then opened directly within the same super app resulting in a lower app size initially I want to upload all the code of all modules to app store connect but when the user downloads the app, then only one module's code should be available to the user, the rest of the module's code should be downloaded when the user wants to use that module. I know apple restricts downloading new code but in my case I want to upload all the code to app store for review but just give option to the user to get rest of the code when needed. Any guidance, architectural advice, or example implementations would be highly appreciated.
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Oct ’25
iOS Distribution - Users Still Installing the Old Version After Update
I developed an app using Unity and exported it as an iOS project file so that I could package it in Xcode. Now, I’m facing an issue where users who previously installed version 1.0 are still seeing the old version after installing the updated version 2.0. Although the installation process for version 2.0 appears to complete (with the installation animation), the app still opens as version 1.0. I am an individual developer but used enterprise signing for distribution. I’m quite confused and have looked into the issue—some sources mention it might be related to CFBundleVersion, but modifying it didn’t help. I’d really appreciate some help with this. o(╥﹏╥)o
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Sep ’25
Developer Runtime Missing for iOS 26 Beta
unable to find developer runtimes in this list https://aninterestingwebsite.com/download/all/?q=simulator%20runtime also, can see it's not being published since iOS 18.2 release, any specific reasons for it? or is the download link changed here?
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Jun ’25
Error App Distribution Minimum IOS
I try to distribute my App again, but receive now the error that the Minimum IOS is not supported by Info.plist with Runner. i have latest XCode and the error stays whatever IOS I Set in General and in the building rules. Any one has an idea or had same issue since recent Xcode / project Updates ? thanks so much
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Sep ’25
PHP errors and warnings not displayed on macOS
I am experiencing an issue with PHP on macOS where errors and warnings are not displayed, either in the terminal or when running scripts through the built-in PHP server.
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Sep ’25
How to implement background notifications with action buttons (Accept/Decline) in iOS Flutter app?
I am developing a Flutter app for food delivery (a multivendor e-commerce restaurant app). In the vendor app (Android), I successfully implemented a background notification that stays active until the vendor responds with either Accept or Decline. This works fine on Android, but I cannot get the same functionality working on iOS. My requirements: Vendor should receive a background notification. The notification should include action buttons (Accept / Decline). It should remain active until the vendor takes action. My questions: Is this possible to implement in iOS with Flutter? If yes, what is the recommended way (e.g., firebase_messaging, flutter_local_notifications, flutter_foreground_task, or native iOS integration)? Are there any iOS restrictions I should consider compared to Android background services? I built this for Android using firebase_messaging + flutter_foreground_task + flutter_local_notifications. On iOS, I tried setting up firebase_messaging and flutter_local_notifications, but I’m unable to keep the notification persistent with Accept/Decline action buttons. I expected similar behavior to Android, but it seems iOS has more restrictions around background services and notification handling. Dependencies I am using (relevant ones): firebase_core: ^3.8.0 firebase_messaging: ^15.1.5 flutter_local_notifications: ^17.2.2 flutter_foreground_task: ^8.17.0 get: ^4.7.2 shared_preferences: ^2.3.2
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Sep ’25
Is PacketLogger working for you on Sequoia?
It used to work for me (a few months, maybe a year ago). Right now when I run it there is no output (even though I granted it Bluetooth Capture permissions and have working RFCOMM communication in my program). Versions: PacketLogger 2024.03.18 (2024.03.18d1) Sequoia 15.4.1 M2 chip
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May ’25
Update metadata for an already submitted feedback
I submitted a Feedback (FB17843422) on Monday evening after the keynote about Tahoe beta 1. At the time it still wasn't listed in the "What build does the issue occur on?" dropdown. I selected "I'm not sure" instead hoping I could update it later but as far as I can tell that isn't the case since "Add more information" only lets me add additional comments. Is there some way for me to do that or is it even necessary?
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Jun ’25
LibGDX/MobiVM App refuses to launch on iOS 26.0.1
Hello, currently I am having trouble releasing an app because it crashes/does not launch on iOS 26.0.1. We have uploaded apps in the past so I tried building one of them with our current toolchain. I use Xcode 16.4, Kotlin version 2.0.0, LibGDX 1.13.1 and robovm/MobiVM 2.3.23. I uploaded the build to TestFlight and tested with physical devices running iOS 18.5 and 26.0.1. It runs fine on 18.5 but refuses to launch on the 26.0.1 device. I cannot retrieve a crash log or .ips file because none is written. When I write a Console log while the app crashes/does not launch I get no hints as to why it does so. Do you maybe have additional ideas as to why it keeps not launching on iOS 26.0.1?
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Sep ’25
Signing / Provisioning Profile Error After Enabling CloudKit + MusicKit Entitlements
Hi everyone, after enabling CloudKit in my project, my app started showing conflicts between MusicKit and CloudKit entitlements — and now Xcode is failing to generate the provisioning profile entirely. Current issue (Signing / Provisioning Profile Failure) Xcode shows this error: “Provisioning profile ‘iOS Team Provisioning Profile: team8.groovefy.dev’ doesn’t include the entitlements: com.apple.developer.media-library, com.apple.developer.music-user-token, com.apple.developer.musickit, com.apple.developer.playable-content, com.apple.security.exception.mach-lookup.global-name” Automatic signing fails, and Xcode cannot create or update the provisioning profile. This started right after CloudKit was enabled in the project. Context Before enabling CloudKit, MusicKit worked normally, including Apple Music authentication and playlist creation. After activating CloudKit capabilities: MusicKit stopped generating the Apple Music user token Playlist creation broke Now the provisioning profile cannot be rebuilt because the required MusicKit-related entitlements are no longer included Even after removing CloudKit entirely, the issue persists — as if the App ID or entitlements on the server side became inconsistent or corrupted. I already tried: Recreating App Identifier Recreating provisioning profiles Resetting capabilities Cleaning and reinitializing the Xcode project settings But Xcode still refuses to generate a valid provisioning profile that includes the MusicKit entitlements. Summary Enabling CloudKit caused MusicKit entitlements to collide, and now the provisioning profile no longer includes the required MusicKit entitlements — preventing the app from signing, running, or creating playlists. If anyone has faced this type of entitlements/provisioning corruption or knows how to reset the App ID entitlements on Apple’s side, any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Dec ’25
I can't find speech recognition option in + capability
How to add speech recognition in + capability in Xcode there is no "Speech Recognition" in the list.
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Jun ’25
Should I disable 'Charge Limit' for iOS development?
Is it recommended to turn off 'Charge Limit' if I leave my iPhone plugged into my Mac all day for development? I want to minimize battery degradation. Thanks
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Nov ’25
Point out a translation problem in the Apple Human Interface Guide (Simplified Chinese)
辅助功能 | Apple Developer Documentation In the illustration on this page related to "Prefer system-defined colors," Light is incorrectly translated as "细体". However, in the context of this article, translating it as "浅色" (light color) would be a more appropriate choice.
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Apr ’25
Testing Family Controls & Multicast Networking APIs - Educational Use Without Paid Developer Account?
Hi Apple Engineers and fellow developers, I'm a student developer working on an educational focus management app that helps users hide distracting apps during study sessions. The app consists of: macOS app: Simple "Hide apps" button that triggers app hidding sessions iOS app: Uses Screen Time API to temporarily hide selected apps from home screen Communication: Bonjour networking between Mac and iPhone for session coordination The Challenge My app requires two entitlements that aren't available with Personal Developer Teams: com.apple.developer.family-controls (for Screen Time API) com.apple.developer.networking.multicast (for Bonjour device discovery) Current Error Messages text Cannot create a iOS App Development provisioning profile for "focuser.focuser-app". Personal development teams, including "My Name", do not support the Family Controls (Development) capability. Provisioning profile doesn't include the com.apple.developer.family-controls and com.apple.developer.networking.multicast entitlements. My Question for Apple Engineers Is there any legitimate way to test these privacy-sensitive APIs on my own devices for educational/learning purposes without purchasing the $99/year Apple Developer Program membership? I understand the security reasons behind these restrictions, but as a student just learning iOS development, it creates a significant barrier to experimenting with these technologies.
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Oct ’25
On Demand Resources as Legacy Technology
I read on this documentation : https://aninterestingwebsite.com/help/app-store-connect/reference/app-uploads/on-demand-resources-size-limits that On Demand Resources a legacy technology. Does this mean ODR will be deprecated? If so, when will it officially take effect? Our application is planning to use it, so we need more information to support our decision.
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Nov ’25
Inconsistent results involving code signatures and bundles
I admit I am doing something unusual, and I would not be surprised if it didn't work. I am surprised, however, because after performing the equivalent operations on four bundles, all of the bundles work fine on macOS 15.6.1, but only two of them work on macOS 26.1 (beta 2). I don't know what causes the different outcomes. What I am trying to do is get Java to pass the macOS 26 AppKit UI SDK linkage checking without having to rebuild the JDK using Xcode 26. Rebuilding works for the latest SDK, but it is very inconvenient and may not work for older JDKs. It usually takes a while before the JDK build team successfully transitions to a new Xcode release. My approach is to use vtool to update the sdk version in the LC_BUILD_VERSION load command of $JAVA_HOME/bin/java, which is the launching executable for the JDK. I performed this operation on four JDKs: 25, 21, 17, and 11. (I ran vtool on macOS 15.) It was completely successful on JDK 25 and 21. The JDK launches correctly on macOS 15 and macOS 26. On macOS 26, AppKit uses the new UI, which is the desired outcome. The JDK runs despite that fact that I signed the modified $JAVA_HOME/bin/java with my developer ID, which is inconsistent with the JDK bundle signature. (Redoing the bundle signing is part of the JDK build process; if that were necessary, I would stick with rebuilding the JDK.) The operation was not successful on JDK 17 and 11. I noticed two problems, which are not obviously related. When vtool created the new version of the java program, it lost the tool definition. $ vtool -show-build-version java java: Load command 10 cmd LC_BUILD_VERSION cmdsize 32 platform MACOS minos 11.0 sdk 11.1 ntools 1 tool LD version 609.8 $ vtool -set-build-version 1 10.0 26.0 -output a.out java /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/vtool warning: code signature will be invalid for a.out $ vtool -show-build-version a.out a.out: Load command 22 cmd LC_BUILD_VERSION cmdsize 24 platform MACOS minos 10.0 sdk 26.0 ntools 0 Adding back the tool definition didn't seem to matter. When I try to run the revised executable (in the context of the JDK bundle), it works on macOS 15, but on macOS 26, it is rejected as damaged. If I run the revised executable outside the JDK bundle, it runs (but fails because it can't find the rest of the JDK, which is expected). In all cases, GateKeeper rejects the revised executable because it has not been notarized, but that doesn't seem to stop the program from executing.
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Oct ’25
Fake JournalingSuggestions for testing?
I want to test different types of journaling suggestions, like for example photo/video containing ones but as a developer I have no control over what's shown in the Journaling Suggestions sheet. And this makes it really difficult to develop or test any suggestion type other than "reflection". Please let us have a fake suggestions sheet that includes all kinds of suggestion types so we can test. We could toggle it under Developer settings I think.
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Oct ’25
Flutter build fails on iOS physical device in Android Studio, works in Xcode
Hello, I'm encountering an issue when trying to build and launch a Flutter app on a physical iOS device using Android Studio. Here is the full log: `Launching lib/main.dart on (iPhone Name) in debug mode... Automatically signing iOS for device deployment using specified development team in Xcode project: (Project ID) Running Xcode build... Xcode build done. 19.7s Failed to build iOS app Could not build the precompiled application for the device. Error (Xcode): Target debug_unpack_ios failed: Exception: Failed to codesign (Project Names)/build/ios/Debug-iphoneos/Flutter.framework/Flutter with identity (identity ID). Error launching application on (iPhone Name).` This only happens when using Android Studio. When I build the same project using Xcode, it runs fine on the same device. Background: I accidentally deleted all Apple accounts from Xcode recently. In Keychain Access, I had three identical certificates; I deleted the older two and kept the newest one. I suspect this may be related to provisioning or code signing, but I’m not sure how to resolve it within Android Studio. Any advice or steps to fix this would be greatly appreciated. I created a new test project in Xcode using the iOS > App template, enabled automatic signing in Signing & Capabilities, and selected my team.
 I then tried building and installing the app on a real device, and it worked successfully.
 This confirms that there are no issues with code signing or provisioning on the Apple side.
 Thanks in advance!
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Jun ’25
CLI and macOS version compatibility matrix
Looking for a dynamic table that displays the latest supported CLI versions with the version of macOS. Specifically, is CLI 15.3 supported on Ventura 13.7.8? More generally, what is the lastest version of CLI supported on macOS <version_goes_here>
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Oct ’25
My app crashes and I don't know why
Hi! I'm new at developing apps. I built my app with Expo and it's working fine in simulator and my iPhone 14 as well. But when I try to run the build in my iPhone with TestFlight it crashes instantly :/ This is part of the log: Incident Identifier: B0ED8DEF-A0F0-4D0C-B3BB-3BB9CAB3242A Distributor ID: com.apple.TestFlight Hardware Model: iPhone14,7 Process: colbakapp [83024] Path: /private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/44211687-140E-4DF3-A577-CB68CE6414B0/colbakapp.app/colbakapp Identifier: com.colbak.colbakapp Version: 1.0.0 (3) AppStoreTools: 16F3 AppVariant: 1:iPhone14,7:18 Beta: YES Code Type: ARM-64 (Native) Role: Foreground Parent Process: launchd [1] Coalition: com.colbak.colbakapp [18141] Date/Time: 2025-06-22 13:26:29.0142 -0400 Launch Time: 2025-06-22 13:26:28.6532 -0400 OS Version: iPhone OS 18.5 (22F76) Release Type: User Baseband Version: 3.60.02 Report Version: 104 Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT) Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000 Termination Reason: SIGNAL 6 Abort trap: 6 Terminating Process: colbakapp [83024] Triggered by Thread: 2 Thread 0: 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001f2e4fce4 mach_msg2_trap + 8 1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001f2e5339c mach_msg2_internal + 76 (mach_msg.c:201) 2 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001f2e532b8 mach_msg_overwrite + 428 (mach_msg.c:0) 3 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001f2e53100 mach_msg + 24 (mach_msg.c:323) 4 CoreFoundation 0x00000001a1c42900 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 160 (CFRunLoop.c:2637) 5 CoreFoundation 0x00000001a1c411f0 __CFRunLoopRun + 1208 (CFRunLoop.c:3021) 6 CoreFoundation 0x00000001a1c42c3c CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 572 (CFRunLoop.c:3434) 7 GraphicsServices 0x00000001eee21454 GSEventRunModal + 168 (GSEvent.c:2196) 8 UIKitCore 0x00000001a4655274 -[UIApplication _run] + 816 (UIApplication.m:3845) 9 UIKitCore 0x00000001a4620a28 UIApplicationMain + 336 (UIApplication.m:5540) 10 colbakapp 0x00000001046296b0 main + 64 (AppDelegate.swift:6) 11 dyld 0x00000001c8b17f08 start + 6040 (dyldMain.cpp:1450) Thread 1: 0 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000022c350aa4 start_wqthread + 0 Thread 2 Crashed: 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001f2e5a1dc __pthread_kill + 8 1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000022c357c60 pthread_kill + 268 (pthread.c:1721) 2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00000001a9c782d0 abort + 124 (abort.c:122) 3 libc++abi.dylib 0x000000022c2815a0 abort_message + 132 (abort_message.cpp:78) 4 libc++abi.dylib 0x000000022c26fef4 demangling_terminate_handler() + 316 (cxa_default_handlers.cpp:72) 5 libobjc.A.dylib 0x000000019f1e7c08 _objc_terminate() + 172 (objc-exception.mm:499) 6 libc++abi.dylib 0x000000022c2808b4 std::__terminate(void ()()) + 16 (cxa_handlers.cpp:59) 7 libc++abi.dylib 0x000000022c2840d0 __cxa_rethrow + 188 (cxa_exception.cpp:658) 8 libobjc.A.dylib 0x000000019f1e5568 objc_exception_rethrow + 44 (objc-exception.mm:399) 9 colbakapp 0x00000001049f7b68 invocation function for block in facebook::react::ObjCTurboModule::performVoidMethodInvocation(facebook::jsi::Runtime&, char const, NSInvocation*, NSMutableArray*) + 200 (RCTTurboModule.mm:444) 10 colbakapp 0x00000001049fc538 facebook::react::ObjCTurboModule::performVoidMethodInvocation(facebook::jsi::Runtime&, char const*, NSInvocation*, NSMutableArray*)::$_1::operator()() const + 36 (RCTTurboModule.mm:463) 11 colbakapp 0x00000001049fc538 decltype(std::declval<facebook::react::ObjCTurboModule::performVoidMethodInvocation(facebook::jsi::Runtime&, char const*, NSInvocation*, NSMutableArray*)::$_1&>()()) std::__1::__invoke[abi:ne190102... + 36 (invoke.h:149) 12 colbakapp 0x00000001049fc538 void std::__1::__invoke_void_return_wrapper<void, true>::__call[abi:ne190102]<facebook::react::ObjCTurboModule::performVoidMethodInvocation(facebook::jsi::Runtime&, char const*, NSInvocation*, NSMu... + 36 (invoke.h:224) 13 colbakapp 0x00000001049fc538 std::__1::__function::__alloc_func<facebook::react::ObjCTurboModule::performVoidMethodInvocation(facebook::jsi::Runtime&, char const*, NSInvocation*, NSMutableArray*)::$_1, std::__1::allocator<face... + 36 (function.h:171) 14 colbakapp 0x00000001049fc538 std::__1::__function::__func<facebook::react::ObjCTurboModule::performVoidMethodInvocation(facebook::jsi::Runtime&, char const*, NSInvocation*, NSMutableArray*)::$_1, std::__1::allocator<facebook::... + 104 (function.h:313) 15 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a9bbcaac _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 32 (init.c:1575) 16 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a9bd6584 _dispatch_client_callout + 16 (client_callout.mm:85) 17 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a9bc52d0 _dispatch_lane_serial_drain + 740 (queue.c:3939) 18 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a9bc5dac _dispatch_lane_invoke + 388 (queue.c:4030) 19 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a9bd01dc _dispatch_root_queue_drain_deferred_wlh + 292 (queue.c:7198) 20 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a9bcfa60 _dispatch_workloop_worker_thread + 540 (queue.c:6792) 21 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000022c350a0c _pthread_wqthread + 292 (pthread.c:2696) 22 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000022c350aac start_wqthread + 8 Thread 3: 0 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000022c350aa4 start_wqthread + 0 ... 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Jun ’25
On demand module download
I am working on an iOS app and I want to achieve on demand module download inside the app when the user clicks on the module icon which he wants to use. The idea is that we have a super app consisting of multiple modules say four independent apps/features and I want to separate each one so that when the user selects a specific app/feature, it’s downloaded on demand and then opened directly within the same super app resulting in a lower app size initially I want to upload all the code of all modules to app store connect but when the user downloads the app, then only one module's code should be available to the user, the rest of the module's code should be downloaded when the user wants to use that module. I know apple restricts downloading new code but in my case I want to upload all the code to app store for review but just give option to the user to get rest of the code when needed. Any guidance, architectural advice, or example implementations would be highly appreciated.
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Oct ’25